Greenpeace activists in Estonia on Monday blocked the departure of a Dutch ship that had unloaded chemical waste blamed for the deaths of seven people in Ivory Coast, the organization and news reports said. A Greenpeace statement said its ship Arctic Sunrise dropped anchor in front of the gasoline t
A new route, the announcement of a revised Rule, the confirmation of two entries and more to follow shortly
Knight & Carver YachtCenter has announced a partnership with Renegade Super Grafix, a highly regarded yacht painting firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Starting immediately, Renegade will partner with Knight & Carver to provide excellence in yacht painting at Knight & Carver
Vinashin Lines Ltd Co, a subsidiary of Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin), signed two major shipbuilding contracts this week in Hai Phong. Under the first contract, the Ha Long Shipyard will build one 54,000-tonne ship, 190m long, 32.4m wide, 17.8m high, and with 9,480 horsepower,
The Wave, Oman’s leading tourism and beachfront residential development company, has announced the signing of a landmark contract with Boskalis Westminster Middle East, the operating company of Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, the world leaders in marine dredging works. The inking of
As two yacht owners and entrepreneurs, Joe Vittoria, on the world
The UK is pressing the EU for action to stop overfishing of the bluefin tuna, which campaigners say is being fuelled by the demand for sushi. The environment group WWF says many EU fishing fleets are breaking the law and catching far more tuna than allowed. Traditionally much of the catch is exporte
The Sultanate
The opening of the Royal Watler Cruise Terminal is the first step of many to better manage the Cayman Islands
A.P. Moeller’s giant container ship Emma Maersk is on its way to the Far East. It is the longest ship trading in the world today. At 396 metres, it is only exceeded in length by the floating production and storage vessel Knock Nevis which sits off Qatar, permanently in the same spot, dispensing crud
A huge restoration of the Cutty Sark tea clipper is to go ahead thanks to a
New Zealand’s superyacht industry is on show this weekend to the world’s most discerning audience. The Monaco Boat Show is the most prestigious event in a very high luxurious world and more than a dozen New Zealand boat builders and designers are exhibiting. Gary Dickson, editor of the New Zealand y
A state commission is scheduled to decide Monday whether to bolster funding for a task force trying to draw cruise ships to visit southeastern Connecticut. The Connecticut Cruise Ship Task Force is requesting about $70,000 from the state’s Commission on Culture and Tourism. The task force has been r
MACKENZIE’S Tug Service has welcomed an addition to its fleet with the arrival of a new tugboat from China. Designed by Dutch company Damen, the $6.5million vessel arrived at the Esperance Port Authority last week after a brief stopover in Broome. MacKenzie’s Tug Service Owner Fud MacKenzie said the
