Thousands of sports shoes have been washed up on a Dutch island after a ship lost some of its containers in heavy weather.
Recoverable reserves in the Statoil-operated (OSE: STL, NYSE: STO) Kvitebj
Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Member of the Damen Shipyards Group, Standardizes on UGS’ Teamcenter for Product Data Management (PDM)
Aker Kvaerner has signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd in South Korea for delivery of drilling systems for two semi-submersible drilling rigs ordered by SeaDrill. The total contract value for Aker Kvaerner is approximately NOK 930 million.
Right off the Melbourne waterfront at Station Pier, the start line for Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race will allow the six remaining boats to line up in front of a huge spectator fleet as well as thousands on shore.
The short, 1,450 mile, course may seem like an easy sprint compared to the 6,000+ mile legs already completed; however, the warmer waters of Leg 3 still have plenty of challenges to keep the competition hot and the sailors on their toes.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Friday that Korean corporate giant Hanjin is investing US$ 1 billion on a shipyard facility at the Subic Freeport Zone.
Bollinger Marine Fabricators, LLC, (BMF) Amelia, La., a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. company, has signed a contract with Progressive Barge Line, Inc., New Orleans, La. for the construction of a leading edge double hull OPA ’90 Lakes, Bays and Sounds tank barge.
A letter of intent worth about NOK 2.35 billion (USD 350 million) for use of the Deepsea Bergen drilling rig in the Halten-Nordland area of the Norwegian Sea has been signed with Odfjell Drilling by Statoil.
political leaders have committed $30 million to buy land in Brunswick County for an international port, a decision that has county and some municipal leaders thinking about what its development could mean locally.
The Bush administration scores the second blow against anti-drilling forces in Florida in a week, announcing it wants to allow drilling for oil and natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast.
Toxic waste in Sydney Harbour has forced authorities to end centuries of commercial fishing, warn recreational anglers not to eat too much harbour fish, and undertake a A$200 million (US$150 million) clean-up programme.
Two days after the in-port race, the Ericsson Volvo Ocean Racing Team sailed offshore for a couple of days to test their new steel rams controlling their canting keel and to get back into
Two Norfolk shipyards are protesting the award of a $55 million contract to Earl Industries LLC in Portsmouth for work on a group of amphibious transport ships.
