Ferry traffic across the Sai Gon River came to a halt yesterday when a foreign vessel crashed into a wharf in District 1, forcing thousands of passengers on the Thu Thiem peninsula to find an alternative route. The Panamanian-flagged vessel was being pushed upstream from Sai Gon Port by two tugboats
Autoship Systems Corporation (ASC) of Vancouver, Canada is pleased to announce the release of Autoship 9.0, the industry leading ship hull design and surface modelling program.
Concordia Maritime’s Swedish-flagged product tanker Stena Primorsk, the third P-MAX tankers in a series of eight, will be named on 9 June. The total investment for the eight vessels amounts to SEK 2.4 billion. Transport economy, flexibility and further raising the safety level have guided the develo
China National Offshore Oil Corp. said Wednesday it has signed two production sharing contracts with BG Group for deepwater blocks in the western South China Sea, the first step in their cooperation in offshore China. The companies have also agreed on a geophysical survey on a third block in the eas
The captain of the 550-foot bulk cargo vessel Cape Flattery that ran aground Feb. 2, 2005, violated maritime law and his own company’s policies when he tried to enter the Kalaeloa Barbers Point channel without a harbor pilot, according to the ship’s owners. The big ship severely damaged several acre
Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard) and Keppel Verolme BV (Keppel Verolme) have secured contracts worth a total of around S$127 million for the conversion of a tanker to a Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) facility and the repair of a FPSO vessel respectively. The conversion of the
The Danish Hempel Group, a global producer of protective coatings for marine and industrial applications, officially inaugurated its new paint production plant in the Vietnamese-Singapore Industrial Park in Binh Duong Province near Ho Chi Minh City on June 06. Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Peter Lysh
With less than half of Leg 8 left, and more light breeze on the way, patience is going to be a key ingredient. Yesterday
Baker Hughes Inc. (a provider of wellbore-related products and services to oil and natural gas industry) said the worldwide rig count for May was 2,795, up 310 from the 2,485 counted in May 2005, and up 88 from the 2,707 counted in April 2006. Excluding Iran and Sudan, the worldwide rig count for Ma
The first day of racing in the ISAF Offshore Team World Championship and Sardinia Rolex Cup in Porto Cevo, Italy saw Team Germany make the running, led by a double bullet performance by Michael ILLBRUCK
Aker Yards has entered into a contract with Olympic Shipping AS, for the building of an ROV Vessel. The value of the contract is approximately NOK 400 million. Delivery will be from Aker Yards, Aukra in Norway. The vessel is an Aker ROV 02 CD, designed by Aker Yards Project, with delivery scheduled
A Labor task force on illegal fishing has called for a fleet of purpose-built vessels to help catch more illegal fishermen in northern Australian waters. In its report being released later today, the group is also expected to call for a national summit on the problem and the expansion of the Indigen
Iran
Environment experts have expressed concern about the extent of damage by the oil spill caused by the breaking up of cargo vessel Ocean Seraya off the coast of Karwar. Samples taken from the affected area have been sent for analysis and the reports are expected by the end of the week. Many dead fish
