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According to an exclusive report by Fairplay, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) is to make recommendations to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) that revisions be made to the ISM Code in particular with respect to the incorporation of drills that recreate real, practical scenarios. Thes
i-Tech, the recently-created division of global subsea construction and engineering contractor Subsea 7 Inc. (OSE Symbol: SUB), has today announced the award of two new contracts with an estimated total value of approximately $20m. i-Tech has been awarded a four year contract by Alfanave Maritime Tr
The Perini Navi fleet is meeting in the waters off Porto Rotondo, where they will compete to win the first place in the Perini Navi Cup race, which will take place on September 8 and 9. Among the contenders are the last-born in the Perini fleet: the Maltese Falcon, 88 meters, and the Heritage sloop,
Work has begun on the 116,000-tonne liner Ventura, the largest vessel ever built for the British cruise market. The P&O Cruises ship is being constructed at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy and will enter service in April 2008. The 950ft (290m) long vessel will accommodate 3,100 passengers and will
Islamabad, Sep 3 (IANS) Pakistan and China are looking for buyers in third countries for their joint venture combat aircraft JF-17 Thunder, officially called FC-1. The two are also jointly producing the Chinese designed F-22 frigate and the Al Khalid tank. New projects are likely to be discussed by
The Marco Polo was a clipper ship that made a record passage in 1852 from Britain to Australia and back in five months and 21 days, unheard of at that time. She brought fame to her skipper, Captain James Nicol “Bully” Forbes, and her owners, James Baines and partners of the Black Ball Line, the [&he
ATHENS, Greece _ President Roh Moo-hyun is to hold a summit with Greek President Karolos Papoulias on Monday to discuss ways to improve bilateral relations and economic cooperation between the two nations. Roh arrived in the Greek capital Sunday night (Korea standard time) for a three-day state visi
The ambulance boat for the Isles of Scilly is back in service after six months of repairs. The Star of Life has had structural defects fixed and the engine overhauled while at Falmouth Docks. The Isles of Scilly now have boat and land ambulances and three emergency four-wheel-drive vehicles.
Firefighters have spent three hours controlling a blaze in the engine room of a tugboat in the Solent. The crew, who alerted emergency services just after 0200 BST on Sunday, sealed off the area and returned to the dockside in Southampton, Hampshire. None of the four people on board the 385 ton vess
Qingdao holds the Clipper race in very high esteem and rightly sees it as the City
This year’s line-up smashes the 2005 record of 37 yachts and, once again, has brought the elite of the international sailing and business worlds to Porto Cervo. The 2006 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup will be the stage for some truly fierce competition among a fleet of veritable giants, which includes some st
Production at the Terra Nova offshore oil platform off Newfoundland
Chevron Corp. has awarded Transocean Inc. a five-year, $862 million contract to build a drillship. The drillship construction contract is the third such contract award for Transocean this year and the second contract award from Chevron. If Chevron (NYSE: CVX) exercises its right to convert the contr
