The defence ministry will shortly place an order to buy 126 multi-role combat aircraft and intends to complete the procurement by March 2007. This is in step with the new defence procurement procedure framed by the ministry. Defence minister Pranab Mukherjee has said the procurement procedure is bei
With already seven Damen crew tenders in operation in the Gulf of Mexico, another Stan Tender has been delivered to Naviera Integral in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. The vessel will be used for crew transportation between shore and the oil rigs of PEMEX.
Global ocean-carrier APL, the Port of Seattle and numerous public safety agencies have completed a comprehensive test of security procedures at the port. The day-long exercise on September 28 tested the ability of APL, the Port of Seattle, the FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Coast
SBM Offshore N.V. is pleased to announce that the Company has recently received a number of orders in both the lease and the turnkey supply segments of its activities. SBM Offshore has secured contracts as follows: Semi-Submersible Floating Production Unit for Thunder Hawk, Gulf of Mexico; Mobile Of
ONE of the world’s most luxurious superyachts is having $1 million worth of work done in Brisbane because silting of the Coomera River has blocked entry to the Gold Coast marine precinct. To make matters worse, the decision to stop the $80 million superyacht travelling up the silted waterway was mad
The search for sunken treasure in deep-sea shipwrecks may sound like the stuff of children’s adventure stories rather than corporate boardrooms. But a British marine salvage company says raising a profit from the depths of the ocean could soon become a reality. London-listed SubSea Resources Plc sol
On October 26 in Fort Lauderdale, Yachting Developments Limited of New Zealand will find out if one of its latest launchings, Vesper has won a Superyacht Society Design Award for sailing vessels of 23m to 36m. Ian Cook of Yachting Developments says the company is thrilled that Vesper is a finalist i
The Navy and the Air force in a joint operation successfully destroyed and sank a large vessel carrying weapons and ammunition for the LTTE this morning. The vessel, sailing in the deep seas around one hundred nautical miles off Kalmunai was destroyed around noon today. Large quantities of weapons a
September, 20, 2006. Transas Norway, Horten
September 18, 2006. Transas Denmark, Copenhagen
First order contracted for the new slipway of IHC Holland Merwede Superior Offshore International orders new diving support/deepwater construction vessel with IHC Holland Merwede BV. IHC Holland Merwede BV is proud to announce that its subsidiary Merwede Shipyard has received the contract for the de
Dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster nv hereby announces that it has won a major dredging contract for the construction of a steel plant in Sepetiba, Brazil. The contract was awarded by CSA Companhia Sider
The production of Viking XPRS, a new type of fast car passenger ferry, was started in Aker Yards, Turku on the 3rd of October by Kaj Jansson, Project Director Viking Line pushing the button of the cutting machine with Yrj
At least five Nigerian soldiers have been killed in a massive raid on a convoy of barges carrying fuel in the oil-producing Niger Delta. Some 25 workers for the oil firm Shell were taken hostage, while nine more soldiers are missing, sources say. About 70 armed men staged the attack in five speedboa
