In Port race rules allow one extra crew member to be brought aboard to bump up the numbers and as always the choice is between more brawn for grinding, or more brain for tactical decisions. Among the brain contingent, Ericsson, in past In Port races have had John Kostecki, but for this race he
THE competition to determine which new amphibious ships Australia will buy, and who will build them, is on in earnest. The outcome will determine which ships the next generation of Australian soldiers operate from and which local defence companies retain a stake in the naval shipbuilding industry. T
The hundreds of empty containers stacked beside the rails near the Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC.N) Portlock rail yard in Chesapeake, Virginia, look ready to board ship here on the U.S. East Coast and head back to China, but they are going nowhere. China is shipping so many goods to the United States
1.6 billion hovercraft plan again testing the water despite never quite landing as alternative for commuters. Largely unchanged in a half-century, the invention still elicits “oohs” and “ahs” in the tech-savvy Bay Area. Maybe it’s the name. Maybe it’s the gravity-defying air cushion it rides upon, l
Sunshine, 20 knots of wind from the north and spinnakers flying. This is the part that makes up for the cold, wet, miserable bits and despite the cold weather lasting longer than many had hoped, the layers are finally coming off as temperatures rise. Speeds are good all round, although Jersey have b
For the first time ever, fans of the Volvo Ocean Race can watch live video updates of the Portsmouth In Port race on Monday 29 May. Brought to you in conjunction with Tandberg Television and Livewire Digital, not only will you be able to view the action from the racecourse, but our faithful pundits
During the tragic incident when Hans Horreovets died, the Race Headquarters management team asked both Brasil 1 and Pirates of the Caribbean to divert to go to the assistance of ABN AMRO TWO. The boats didn
A Singapore court has fined a state-linked company less than US$20,000 for safety lapses that led to the deaths of seven foreign workers in a shipyard fire, the company said. Keppel Corp Ltd, the world’s largest maker of offshore oil rigs, said in a statement that its Keppel Shipyard unit was fined
Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) and Qatargas-II have signed 25-year timecharter deals to build the world
Ninety jobs at a north Devon shipyard are at risk after the cancellation of a
Associated British Ports Holdings plc, which owns the East Anglian ports of Ipswich, Lowestoft and King
As part of mock drills, warships participating in a large multinational exercise took off into the Turkish Mediterranean Friday in pursuit of a cargo ship said to be carrying weapons of mass destruction. The exercise, with 34 countries participating, was a practice session to prepare for interceptin
Coastguards from the United States, Japan, China, South Korea, Canada and Russia will hold a joint maritime exercise for six days from Saturday, chasing a ship suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction. Officials said this week it would be the first time China had taken part in such a joint
We refer to the announcement made by Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard) on Thursday, 25 May 2006. The Company has today been fined $30,000 for strict liability offence. Yesterday, Keppel Shipyard pleaded guilty to a Charge under Section 42(a) of the Factories (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repair Reg
