Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-largest shipyard, said Thursday it will start building a factory in China next week to produce blocks for ships. The plant, located in the Chinese northeastern port city of Yantai in Shandong Province, is projected to have an annual pr
Full speed ahead with more work underway at shipyard. The six-year-old Aker Philadelphia Shipyard delivered its fourth cargo ship today as workers toiled on three other vessels they plan to complete over the next 18 months. The 681-foot Maunalei, Hawaiian for mountain flower, was turned over to the
64.7-Meter AMELS 212 designed by Tim Heywood and Andrew Winch. Amels, acknowledged masters of the art of superyacht building, announces plans to begin construction of the second in its LIMITED EDITIONS series, the 64,7-meter AMELS 212. This decision follows the stunning success of the AMELS 171, int
Senators who want to open new areas of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas production heralded what they called a historic compromise Wednesday. The agreement was supported by a key Florida senator, Republican Mel Martinez, who previously had vowed to block anything he perceived as a threat to the sta
Matson Navigation Co. took delivery of the MV Maunalei, its newest container ship, and will christen it on July 22 at a Philadelphia shipyard. Oakland-based Matson is owned by Honolulu-based Alexander & Baldwin Inc. The Maunalei is the fourth ship Matson has bought since 2003 in a modernization and
The Washington State Ferries M/V Elwha made its way to the Dakota Creek Industries shipyard last week for refurbishment. Dick Nelson, DCI president, said a bunch of little jobs will be performed on the ferry to complete the overhaul by October. On April 7, the Elwha suffered a drive motor casualty,
Construction of $45.5-million vessel slated to begin in 2008. Advocates of local shipyards have something to smile about with the recent confirmation that Vancouver Shipyards will be responsible for building B.C.’s newest ferry. The shipyard is contracted to build a new 125-car ferry, classed as an
The 110-foot tender packer Norqueen, based out of Vancouver, B.C., is taking on water near the southwest side of Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska. The Coast Guard received notification of the situation around 7:19 a.m. A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and crew was dispatched from Air Station
The Navy, the Army, the Marine Corps and U.S. Special Operations Command have reached consensus on many performance attributes for a future transport called the Joint High Speed Vessel, but some thorny issues remain unresolved, according to internal Navy documents. The $1.5 billion acquisition progr
A German warship rescued 13 sailors that were in danger of drowning in the Indian Ocean a week ago, according to the German embassy
Bow Valley Energy Ltd. (TSX – BVX) is pleased to announce that the U.K. government has approved the Field Development Plan for the Ettrick field (Bow Valley – 12.0%) in the North Sea. This approval will allow the joint venture partners in the field to proceed with development, with first oil expecte
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Two-thirds of the cargo has been removed from the grounded Safmarine Agulhas and the rest will be steam-cleaned before being taken ashore, the National Port Authority (NPA) said on Thursday. NPA East London spokesperson Terry Taylor said 475 containers have been offloaded — all the cargo from the de
A ship loaded with 4,200 tonnes of liquid gas caught fire Thursday morning while docking at the temper platform in Aqaba port, according to official sources.
