woman committed suicide on the Carnival cruise ship Conquest by jumping off of an upper deck and landing on the balcony of a cabin several decks below, Houston FBI Special Agent Shauna Dunlap said. The 48-year-old woman’s name and hometown were not released. The death occurred Saturday afternoon and
Aker Yards and Union Naval (Marseille and Barcelona) have concluded an agreement giving Aker Yards Lifecycle Services opportunity for conversions in the Mediterranean. The parties have agreed that conversions of the Mediterranean region are quoted and managed by Aker Yards Lifecycle Services (AY-LCS
Global container transportation leader APL has opened its own organisation in Lithuania. The new company, APL Agencies UAB, has its head office in Klaipeda, Lithuania
The vessel is nearly 50 metres long and has a full displacement of 270 tones with a mean draft of 2 metres. It is primarily designed for patrolling and anti-smuggling and anti-terrorist operations. It can also support Navy during wartime as a coastal convoy escort and a communication link. One of th
Fugro Chance de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., in conjunction with its longtime partner, Diavaz, has been awarded a contract for approximately ten geophysical / geotechnical integrated site surveys, pipeline route survey and 3000 sq. km. of 3D data interpretation for Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), offshore Gul
Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (SNTG), a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen S.A. (NasdaqNM: SNSA; Oslo Stock Exchange: SNI), announced today that it has signed an agreement with SLS Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for four 44,000 deadweight ton (dwt) parcel tankers. The aggregate price for the four ships is expe
Over the next few years Mississippi’s shipbuilding industry should see its share of the defense spending bill passed by federal lawmakers Thursday. About $2.6 billion of the $447.6 billion defense appropriations bill approved by Congress this week is earmarked for construction of two naval destroyer
The Alang ship-breaking yard of Gujarat was making news for being a dumping ground for toxic-laden ships. Asia’s largest ship breaking yard is the final destination of decommissioned ships from the world over. It has often raised environmental and safety concerns but documents available with NDTV su
One of the Titanic’s few remaining lifejackets has been sold to a private collector for
A Japanese registered fishing vessel, “Ryoei Maro”, damaged in a collision with a Thai vessel, off the coast of Angoche district, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, sank on Thursday, media reports Friday quoted Angoche maritime authorities as saying. The Mozambican authorities are worki
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Y702 – A perfect symbiosis between high-tech production and skilled craftsmanship. The hugely impressive 82m/269ft Y702 moves relentlessly towards a completion date of Summer 2007. Alongside 80m/262.50ft Y701, the complex fit-out of both yachts progresses perfectly on schedule at our Alblasserdam sh
Concordia Maritime has exercised existing options and placed an order with the Brodosplit shipyard in Croatia for a further two vessels in the P-MAX series, thus extending the series to ten units. Concordia Maritime has invested a total of more than SEK 3.5 billion in its new fleet, which currently
The government will award three petroleum exploration offshore licences to M/s Petroleum Exploration Limited (PEL) on Friday. In this regard, an agreement signing ceremony between the government and PEL will be held in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Recourses.
