The rescheduled homecoming ceremony to mark the return of the SS Nomadic to Belfast is due to take place. Nomadic, which arrived in Belfast on Saturday, was used to ferry passengers to the ill-fated Titanic. On Monday, an event to celebrate its return to Belfast had to be cancelled after a man worki
Aker Kvaerner has signed a contract with MPF Corp Ltd. for delivery of drilling equipment to the Multi Purpose Floater (MPF) drillship. The total contract value for Aker Kvaerner is approximately NOK 450 million. The drilling package is designed for world wide, harsh environment and ultra deepwater
Malaysia plans to buy two frigates from the UK’s BAE Systems and eight training aircraft from Italy’s Finmeccanica SpA unit Aermacchi to boost its defence systems, the Star newspaper said. ‘The two new vessels will be the most advanced warships to be constructed in Malaysia,’ Najib was quoted as say
MANITOWOC, Wis. — David Ross slips off his loafers and climbs aboard the giant boat floating on the Manitowoc River. Shoes can scuff the deep red onyx flooring on the Mirgab V, a 144-foot yacht built by his company, Burger Boat, for a family from Kuwait. All workers must remove their shoes — those m
The container ship
The 52m (170ft) sloop Kokomo, which was launched earlier this month, at Alloy Yachts International, Auckland, commenced construction in August 2004. She has a beam of 10.2m (33.5ft), draws 4.9m (16.1ft) and has a design displacement of 340 tonnes. The main engine is a 1200hp Caterpillar 3412E with o
The fleet is starting to feel the effects of the high pressure ridge coming south west from Ireland, with quite patchy runs across the board. The weather chart (courtesy of the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Centre) shows the ridge almost on top of the fleet position. Just to the south
SS Nomadic’s triumphant return to Belfast was thrown into disarray last night following the death of a Harland and Wolff worker who had been helping to bring her to the Odyssey Arena. Hundreds of well-wishers lining the quay listened in silence as Social Development Minister David Hanson revealed th
A Hampton Roads warship has been ordered to assist in the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon, the Navy said Monday. The USS Gonzalez, a Norfolk-based destroyer with a crew of about 300, will provide protection for a Lebanese-flagged cruise ship that could ferry hundreds of U.S. evacuees to the isl
A huge Ukrainian ship canal project slicing through the Danube Delta threatens serious damage to wildlife in one of Europe’s most prized wetlands, a scientific report for the United Nations said. The canal would destroy nesting and feeding sites for unique bird colonies and spawning and nursery area
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (RCL.OL: Quote, Profile, Research), the world’s second largest cruise group, said on Tuesday that it had ordered a third 118,000 gross-registered-ton ship from German shipbuilder Meyer Werft. The first of the vessels, built for its Celebrity
Based on recent increases in demand for air freight, the peak shipping season is about to be underway, a major logistics provider said today. Rates are expected to climb accordingly, said Trans Global Logistics in a bulletin to customers. In several key regions, demand for air freight began to build
Spanish trade union CC.OO. is to challenge the privatization of the IZAR factories as it thinks the Government has broken the agreement reached with the trade unions in December 2004. Izar employeesThe privatization of the shipbuilding company IZAR comes to an end Tuesday when the state-owned holdin
Norwegian shipbuilder Aker Yards said Monday it had signed a 320-million-euro deal with Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel over four container/cargo ships for arctic operations and an option for a fifth newbuilding. The newly contracted vessels are to be built by Aker’s German shipyards, not the He
