A Navy ship is set to leave Norfolk today for its first-ever foreign humanitarian mission. The Baltimore-based Comfort and its crew of about 800 is expected to provide medical care to an estimated 85-thousand patients in 12 nations throughout Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Ocean Marine, the British sailing team owned by Mike Slade, today announced that ICAP – electronic interdealer broker – will sponsor the new 100ft superyacht Leopard for the forthcoming summer season.
Oceanteam Power & Umbilical ASA announced today that it has agreed main terms with the curator of Bohlen & Doyen for the purchase of the Marine Cable Installation assets of Submarine Cable & Pipe GmbH & Co. Submarine Cable & Pipe Gmbh is a subsidiary of the insolvent Bohlen & Doyen Group from Wiesmo
Repairs were started yesterday at Victoria Shipyards on a massive platform used at sea to propel commercial satellites into orbit. The Odyssey Launch Platform is undergoing repairs after a failed mission damaged the vessel in January after 20 consecutive successful launches. The platform, which is 1
When the P-52 FPU is operational, Keppel’s projects for Petrobras would have contributed over 50% of Brazil’s total oil production capacity of about 1.8 million barrels of oil per day. The consortium of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) and Technip Engenharia S/A is on track to deliver the P
Statoil and Odfjell Drilling have signed a framework agreement for developing new technology. Statoil has previously signed similar agreements with the Halliburton, Schlumberger and Baker companies regarding subsurface technology.
The development of the WIG ship, or Wing in Ground ship, which the government hoped to use as a next-generation marine transport, has stalled since the government has failed to find a private-sector partner. The WIG ship, dubbed a flying boat, is essentially an airplane that flies just above the sur
Todd Shipyards Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, has reached an agreement with J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Inc., to submit a Joint Single Proposal to build ferries for the Washington State Ferry System
One man has been found dead and another three are in hospital after hiding on board a Formula 1 powerboat being transported from Greece to Devon. They were discovered at a pay toll in France when noises were heard inside a compartment on the Negotiator boat.
Mumbai: More local firms are entering the dredging sector to capitalize on the huge opportunity for deepening port channels to allow larger ships to call for carrying cargo. The latest to join the bandwagon is Mercator Lines Ltd, India’s second largest private shipping company by fleet size. The Mum
AUTHORITIES have begun a hydrographic survey of the ocean floor around a bulk carrier stranded on a Newcastle beach as they prepare to try to salvage the vessel. The 40,000 tonne Pasha Bulker has been stranded at Nobby’s Beach since it ran aground on Friday in gale force winds and high seas.
The purpose and scope of the IHR (2005) are to prevent, protect against, control and provide a public health response to the international spread of disease in ways which avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade. The IHR (2005) also establish a single code of procedures an
Two 2,500 TEU container vessels will be built at Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., China and three 1,700 TEU container vessels will be built at Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co. Ltd., China. The aggregate construction cost for the vessels will be approximately $190 million, and will be paid a
Venezuela is close to striking a deal with Russia on the procurement of several diesel submarines for its Navy, a source in the Russian shipbuilding industry said Thursday.
