The United States may have more difficulty capturing terrorists, intercepting weapons of mass destruction and conducting routine military operations at sea if the U.S. Senate ratifies the Law of the Sea Treaty, according to a just-released report by The National Center for Public Policy Research. Th
Following the lapse of the legal deadline of August 2 for demerging its offshore division, the Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd has now said it will apply to the Bombay High Court to extend the date for the demerger. In a filing on the Bombay Stock Exchange, GE Shipping said that the board at its
THE number of cruise ship passengers arriving into the island between the first six months of this year has dropped by 17 per cent when compared to the same period in 2005. This comes despite the fact that the number of ships coming into the port has increased from 240 to 272, or 13.3 per […]
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CLS) launched three vessels on Wednesday at a brief function held at the Shipyard. The vessels were: a bulk carrier for Clipper group of Bahamas, a fire-fighting tug for ATCO Saudi Arabia, and a platform vessel for Deep Sea Supplies of Norway. The flooding of the dock was co
The traditional launch of the schooner Isabella is set for Sunday, Aug. 13 at high tide (approximately 3 p.m.) at the Burnham Boatyard, Burnham Court, adjacent to the Essex Shipbuilding Museum. Master shipwright Harold Burnham and his crew will launch the 38-foot custom built two-masted schooner usi
OWNERS of the vessel that ran aground in Rotuma said yesterday there will be no oil spill because all fuel in the boat had been siphoned-off into 44 gallon drums. Kadavu Provincial Council chairman Ratu Josateki Nawalowalo urged people concerned to let common sense prevail. “When the boat was ground
It’s a scene played out often these days, and not just in Disney movies: A yacht or a ship is attacked at sea, the passengers and crew are beaten or killed and the modern-day pirates get away with valuable booty. Piracy is big business, costing mariners and insurance companies $16 billion annually,
Megayacht builder Christensen Shipyards, which had been considering the purchase of the former Vanalco aluminum plant, on the Columbia River, has abandoned that plan and decided to build a new shipyard, near Knoxville, Tennessee. Christensen
Oil traders and refiners on Thursday moved to dispatch prompt crude supplies to the U.S. West Coast, which will soon begin to feel the pinch of BP’s decision to shut down its massive Prudhoe Bay oilfield, traders said. Independent U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp. (TSO.N: Quote, Profile, Research), which ha
Oil traders and refiners scrambled on Thursday to move prompt crude oil and product supplies from Asia to the U.S. West Coast, anticipating tighter markets with the closure of BP’s massive Prudhoe Bay oilfield. The shipments gave more lift to Middle East sour crude prices and regional jet fuel diffe
With the closing successfully concluded on August 3, 2006, the takeover of Atlas Elektronik has now been consummated. In the first phase of the deal, ThyssenKrupp and EADS acquire 60- and 40-percent stakes in Atlas Elektronik, respectively. In a second step, to take place in the near future, EADS wi
A 35-year-old man died early this morning in Boulder Bay at Kodiak Island aboard a 32-foot fishing vessel, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The man fell out of his bunk convulsing, said Petty Officer Tiffany Farrell.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning the 49 boats competing in Rolex Baltic Week’s IMS Offshore World Championships divided in two divisions arrived back in Neustadt’s ancora Marina. The offshore race on a course zigzagging around the Bay of L
The Polar Pioneer drilling rig has now completed drilling and well operations on the Sn
