ATHENS, Greece (AP) – The owners, operator and captain of a cruise ship that hit the rocks off the island Santorini and sank were fined a total of $1.57 million Monday for polluting the Aegean Sea.
Stronger winds and testing tactical conditions saw major changes in fortunes throughout the Superyacht Cup fleet for the second day of sailing for the Astilleros de Mallorca Rally.
Calgary, Alberta – Mr. John C.S. Lau, President & Chief Executive Officer of Husky Energy Inc., announced today that Husky has been awarded exploration licenses on Block 5 (2007-22) and Block 7 (2007-24) from the West Disko 2006 Licencing Round, offshore Greenland.
The scrapping of so-called ‘ghost ships’ on Teesside looks likely to go ahead, after a u-turn by council bosses. Able UK won a controversial contract with the US government to dismantle up to 13 vessels at its Hartlepool yard, and four ships arrived in late 2003.
The Cunard liner QE2 is to cease ocean cruises and become a luxury floating hotel. The 70,000-tonne vessel, launched by the Queen in 1967, is to be sold to the Dubai World company in a deal worth £50m.
The Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine & Engineering Co. (KSE:042660), the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, said Monday it had won a 467 billion won (US$504 million) order to build an offshore drill ship.
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on course to deliver another KFELS Super B Class jackup drilling rig to repeat customer, Sinvest AS (Sinvest), a subsidiary of Aban Singapore Pte Ltd (Aban) on time and within budget.
South Korea’s Posco is considering lifting its output of shipbuilding plates next year by 1.5 million to 2 million metric tons a year to meet rising demand, a company spokeswoman said Saturday.
On Friday June 15th in the tug base of Svitzer Australia the name giving of two new Damen built ASD Tugs 2411 took place. The two tugs had just recently arrived safely after their journey from Haiphong, Vietnam. The naming of the ‘Svitzer Colmslie’ was performed by Mrs Beth Coleman while Mrs Tricia
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said Sunday it has completed construction on a US$100 million (HK$780 million) block plant in China as part of its mid-term growth strategy.
To coincide with the America’s Cup in Valencia from April-June 2007 this year, The Superyacht Cup Palma will be held on the 16th -19th June and labeled as a ‘Palma Superyacht Week’. The week has been scheduled between the end of the Louis Vuitton Challenger Series for the America’s Cup (12th June) a
South Korean shipbuilders are expanding their manufacturing facilities abroad on the back of the vibrant market, despite nationalistic criticism that such overseas investments may cause inadvertent technology transfer to strong competitors such as China.
On June 6 a cooperation agreement was signed by and between Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and Song Thu Company in Danang, Vietnam. The agreement comprises an intense form of cooperation between the two companies for the next five years.
GANDHINAGAR: Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is planning to set up a mega ship-building facility in Gujarat. It is exploring possibilities of developing a facility at Kachhigarh, a coastal site located near Okha port in Saurashtra.
