The Clipper Fleet, currently berthed in Manhattan’s North Cove, is open to the public on Sunday afternoon giving New Yorkers a chance to see what it is like aboard one of the ten 68-foot racing yachts. Between 2pm-6pm members of the public can take a tour of one of the yachts and find out more [&hel
Emirates Team New Zealand won a
The fuel removal operation with respect to the grounded container ship Safmarine Agulhas began yesterday and to date approximately 120 tonnes of fuel has been pumped from the vessel into rail tank cars located on the Western Breakwater in the Port of East London. The vessel ran aground shortly after
Last week Congress voted to lift a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in coastal waters. It’s now up to the Senate to reject this move and, at the least, maintain the status quo that’s been in effect since 1981. Fuel prices may be punishing now, but that’s no excuse to open up areas [&helli
MOSCOW: A Nerpa nuclear-powered submarine to be leased to the Indian Navy has begun sea trials. The submarine, which went on sea trials on June 24, would be leased to the Indian Navy after its formal induction in to the Russian Pacific Fleet next year, Vedomosti daily reported on Saturday. The Amurs
KETCHIKAN– A new 2,500-ton floating dry dock will be built by a Chinese firm for the Ketchikan Shipyard. The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority and the Penglai Bohai Ship Co. finalized the $9.2 million deal Thursday. The dry dock is expected to be delivered by the end of July 2007.
With all ten Clipper 68s now moored up in Manhattan
It was one of the best days of action ever seen in the 32nd America
Hanjin Shipping will establish a joint venture company scheduled for operation in Colombo, Sri Lanka on July 1, 2006. Navigation Maritime Colombo (PVT) Ltd, Hanjin’s joint venture partner, has served as an agency for the Korea’s largest carrier since 1995. Colombo is the administrative capital and c
PROVIDENCE, R.I. –A company attempting to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Fall River, Mass., alleges that Rhode Island agencies are dragging their feet instead of issuing permits needed to complete the project. Weaver’s Cove Energy received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commi
Opposition Leader Mick Beddoes has called for the immediate removal of the stricken vessel Bulou ni Ceva from a reef in Rotuma to prevent an environmental disaster. He said there was a risk that oil and fuel from the ship would seep into the ocean if the Government did not speed up the removal proce
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Statoil has awarded a framework contract for subsea installations and associated call-off contracts to the Subsea 7-Acergy Consortium. The consortium is a partnership between Acergy Norway AS and Subsea 7 Norway. The framework contract will cover all subsea installation work for Statoil in 2007 and
On June 30, 2006 the Volgograd Shipyard laid down the first “Khazar” type dry cargo ship of the RSD19 project for Irinvestship Limited (Iran). All in all, the 4 vessels are to built within the 2 years. The construction of each vessel is $11 mn.
