On April 15th 2006, less than twelve months after her keel was laid, Y-702’s hull and superstructure were ready to be transferred to the oceAnco facility. Later that day, the superstructure was positioned on the hull before the yacht was transported to the quay at the oceAnco facility in Alblasserda
OceanWorks International has announced that on February 25, 2006 Phase I of project VENUS (Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea) officially became Canada
The Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PetroVietnam) discovered a large volume of oil and gas at several major fields offshore in the first quarter of this year, announced the corporation at a press briefing in Hanoi on April 12.
Drilling contractors have struck pay dirt in the current market of high oil prices and short supply of drilling rigs, and investors anticipate sharp gains when the industry’s largest report earnings over the coming week.
Shipping rates continued to decline amid an increasing number of vessels and as refineries in Asia close for maintenance. Rates for Aframax and very large crude carrier (VLCC) on select routes have fallen more than 30% so far this year. During the first quarter, Aframax and VLCC rates were respectiv
South Korea’s top container shipper, Hanjin Shipping Co., inaugurated a shipping line Friday between Singapore and Bangladesh. Hanjin Shipping and Singapore’s shipper Sea Consortium Pte. Ltd. are operating five ships to provide a service once every four days between the ports of Singapore, Malaysia’
Martime Workers Union (shipping and courier branch) of Port Harcourt District has honoured the state commissioner for transport, Mr. Emeh Glory Emeh, the chairman of Port Harcourt Local Government Council, Hon. Azubuike Nmerukini and the chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government, Barr. Nyeso Wike for
The South Korean government warned Friday that it will take stern measures if Japan conducts maritime research in waters near the disputed islets located in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) without South Korea’s approval.
group of suspected illegal immigrants who had been in a container for nearly three weeks were “saved from death” by sharp-eared dock workers.
Yesterday Paul Cayard referred to his sailmakers, Justin Ferris and Dirk de Ridder spending hours at the sewing machine repairing their big red spinnaker after what the skipper called,
The Port of Weipa in Far North Queensland will be dredged to allow larger ships to dock, the Queensland Government has announced. The Ports Corporation of Queensland will spend $27 million to widen and deepen the port’s south channel to prepare for future expansion of the port.
Nexen Inc. has lost an arbitration with its former parent company over disputed offshore energy properties in Yemen, but the Middle Eastern country is no longer as vital to the firm with major new production expected from the North Sea, the Alberta oilsands and elsewhere.
Red Hook dock workers
Philippin-registered container ship sank Thursday near the mouth of Tokyo Bay, after colliding with a Japanese freighter, according to local media reports. The 6182-ton “Eastern Challenger” sank shortly after 12:00 a.m.local time (0300 GMT
