Bang on schedule, the launch of the 105 ft (31.50 m) long maxi trimaran for French skipper Franck Cammas is the 6th maxi-mulithull to have come out of the Multiplast shipyard in Vannes since the year 2000. The yard is world leader in the building of ocean-racing maxi-multihulls. The unique experienc
Maine –Cianbro Corp. said Wednesday it has been awarded a contract to convert two 370-foot sulfur tankers into multipurpose supply vessels for the offshore oil industry. Cianbro said its agreement with Hornbeck Offshore Services of Covington, La., will provide more than 300 jobs on the Portland wate
China’s most advanced professional rescue ship “South Sea Rescue Ship 111” was put on service in Haikou base of South Sea Rescue Bureau on Wednesday. The 98-meter-long and 15.2-meter-wide ship can sail 12,000 sea miles continuously on the sea. It can also withstand typhoon of maximum 14 on the wind
The final and potentially decisive In Port race of the Volvo Ocean Race will be sailed this Sunday. The light winds currently tormenting the fleet appear to have ruled out the chance of the boats arriving in time for a Saturday battle. The decision to rethink was made during a meeting this evening b
Qingdao were visited by 3 killer whales yesterday, popping up 10m from the yacht to see what was going on. The commonly held theory is that they
The famed ocean liner SS France, which later enjoyed a successful second life as the cruise ship Norway, moved a step closer to the scrap yard on June 5th when India’s Supreme Court gave permission for the “Blue Lady,” as it is now named, to be brought into the port of Alang for inspection by [&hell
Passenger fares on the Spirit of Tasmania ferries will rise by $30 for a return journey from July 1. The TT-Line says the increase comprises a $15 per person fuel surcharge for each Bass Strait crossing. That raises the cheapest seat on the Spirits to $101 for an overnight voyage. The board flagged
A pump manufacturer based in Norway has, with the support from LSE, won the order for the water injection pumps for a floating production, storage and offloading facility, (FPSO), destined for operation in offshore Western Australia. Laurence Scott will be manufacturing the three motors required for
The much anticipated sailing trials of one of the world’s most extraordinary sailing yachts, the 286ft long, three-masted modern clipper ship Maltese Falcon, are currently taking place in the Sea of Marmara in Turkey and the first indications are that she is performing as predicted. The 1300-tonne y
The king and queen of Spain visited the Statoil operated Troll A platform today, 8 June, along with the Norway’s king and queen. The royal couples headed a delegation of 36 visitors, 18 of whom are from Spain, including Spanish foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos.
South African Port Operations (Sapo) expects cargo volumes at its 14 ports to increase by 26% over the next five years, says Vusi Khumalo, a senior manager in CEO Tau Morwe
The seven teams competing in the Sardinia Rolex Cup, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, set out from the Italian quays of Porto Cervo’s new marina to complete two windward leewards yesterday in the second day of racing.After five races, the scoreboard sees Team Sardegna, composed of Stuart
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Kazakhstan is ready to sign an agreement on shipping crude oil across the Caspian Sea through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said June 8. He added that the deal will be signed during the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia in Al
