Two Royal Navy ships are expected to make their way to the Middle East to be on standby for an emergency evacuation of British nationals from the Lebanon. Defence Secretary Des Browne has given orders for HMS Illustrious and HMS Bulwark to “make ready” for operations following Israeli air strikes. N
It will be an interesting few days for the Clipper fleet. Sandwiched between a series of low pressure systems in the western Atlantic, and a large area of high pressure to the east they are almost riding on the edge of a wave of south westerly wind. Ahead lie light and variable breezes and ultimatel
About 1,000 US citizens were being given a mayoral welcome when their cruise ship berthed in Liverpool. They are passengers on the 68,000-tonne Crystal Serenity, a five-star liner arriving at the docks on Saturday. The Lord Mayor, councillor Joan Lang, was due to welcome the captain, crew and passen
Greece is preparing to deploy its new Roussen-class fast strike craft to a NATO mission for the first time. HS Daniolos, the second ship of the class, is expected to join Operation ‘Active Endeavour’, NATO’s maritime counter-terrorism mission in the eastern Mediterranean, towards the end of July for
CONTROVERSIAL ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Firth of Forth were today given the green light. The decision was greeted with horror by environmental groups, who have warned oil spills could spoil public enjoyment of the Forth and devastate sensitive natural habitats. And Fife councillors were cons
The Marine Police will not approve the setting up of armed escort vessel services to protect merchant ships plying the Strait of Malacca. Its Commander SAC II Jalaludin Abdul Rahman said the armed escort vessel issue had been discussed in detail by the marine police and the shipping associations. “W
Short Sea Shipping involves the maritime transport of freight, within Europe and with Europe
Statoil has awarded two integrated drilling service contracts to Schlumberger Norge and Baker Hughes Norge AS. With the options included, the contracts will have a total value of NOK 1.8 billion The contracts’ duration is two years with extension options of two times two years, commencing 1 Septembe
Transpetro, the transport arm of Brazil’s federal energy company Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), has awarded the Atl
At least five people died when a Russian cargo ship sank off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s Far East last night, the Emergencies Ministry said Friday. The ministry’s Far East department said there are believed to have been five crew members and 12 passengers on board the RUM-4006. Rescuers
SALVORS working to free the stricken 17000-ton Safmarine Agulhas from her precarious perch on the East London harbour sea wall, favour using the same strategy the company employed when it successfully refloated the 133-metre-long container ship Umfolozi in the Walvis Bay harbour last year. Smit Salv
Imtech (technical services provider in Europe ) announces that ship owner Allseas recently has awarded Imtech
THE WA Government has gone into battle with the Commonwealth for a share of its $2 billion naval shipbuilding contract. The State Government has stepped-up its campaign to convince the Commonwealth that WA should play a major role in a $2 billion Australian Navy vessel contract. Science and Innovati
Govan shipyard in Glasgow is to take over the contract to build a ship from a rival in England after the work went over budget. The 16,000-ton fleet auxiliary ship Lyme Bay will be towed from Tyneside to the Clyde after procurement officials at the Ministry of Defence decided to withdraw the work fr
