The Chinese government marked its second Maritime Day in Shanghai Tuesday to enhance public awareness of the nation’s over three million square kilometers of “blue territory”. Vice Premier Huang Ju sent a letter to the ceremony, urging further development of the nation’s ocean shipping, maritime exp
Rep. Rob Simmons (R-Conn.), probably the most ardent congressional supporter of the Navy
Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (Asry) has been awarded a major contract from National Drilling Company (NDC), in Abu Dhabi, for their offshore self-elevating three legged jack-up drill rig the Al Mariyah. The rig, originally manufactured by Nippon Kokan K K in 1982, is owned by NDC and ha
A wildcat on the Valkyrie structure close to the Statoil-operated Norne field in the Norwegian Sea has been completed without yielding commercial hydrocarbons. The Norne production ship ranks as one of the most profitable units on the Norwegian continental shelf, and great expectations have been aro
Another banner day for CRN. A new launching that saw all the children of Ancona take part in the festivities at the shipyard.
Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (Matson) announced today that its newest containership, MV Maunalei, has been delivered to the company by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard. The delivery of the Maunalei represents the completion of a historic four ship modernization and replacement strategy, following the d
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Pirates have attacked two United Nations chartered vessels in the Malacca strait off the coast of tsunami-hit Aceh province in Indonesia, an international maritime watchdog said.
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NASDAQ: GSTL) today announced that the Company has agreed to acquire three drybulk vessels from affiliates of Franco Compania Naviera S.A., for an aggregate purchase price of $81.25 million. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and the vessels
Dubai Waterfront, the world’s largest waterfront development and a subsidiary of Nakheel, began reclamation work on the first of seven islands to be reclaimed at the project. The reclamation phase of the 310-hectare island marks one of the pivotal stages in the construction of the iconic development
Samsung Heavy Industries(SHI) received a plaque of appreciation from the UK based energy firm BG for achieving 4 million hour zero accident record. It held a ceremony to congratulate this on July 11 at the guest house, during which President Lee Ki Ho of Geoje shipyard received an appreciation plaqu
Alloy Yachts International launched the 52 metre, performance sloop Kokomo yesterday. The yacht, which was built for Australian businessman and property developer Lang Walker, is the third yacht over 50 metres built by Alloy Yachts. The others were the 53 metre ketch Salperton (now Drumbeat) in 2002
Finance for offshore wind farm Q7 is now in place. Project owners Econcern, Energy Investments Holding and ENECO Energie signed a financing agreement with Rabobank and Dexia yesterday. The construction contract has been awarded to marine contractor Van Oord. Insurance is being provided by Delta Lloy
The 52m (170ft) sloop Kokomo was launched on 12th July at Alloy Yachts International, Auckland New Zealand. The yacht 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 3412
