A lifeboat had to be put on standby after a bulk tanker carrying more than 5,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid was left drifting near Orkney. The Maltese-registered West Sailor ignored advice from the coastguard and anchored in the Pentland Firth to carry out repairs.
In early March 2007, Jongert Shipyard and S&A Project Development signed an agreement for the development of the exclusive Marina Suydersee. Marina Suydersee will be situated between Medemblik and Den Oever in the Wieringermeer district, a location which has been especially created for the shipyard.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (KSE:042660), the world’s third-largest shipbuilder, said today that it has received a 1.22 trillion-won (US$1.3 billion) order to build a container ship.
A safety group is calling for more controls on the use of watercraft after an accident off the Sussex coast. A London man, in his 30s, needed stitches when his water bike was in collision with a jet boat, and a speed boat between Brighton piers.
Being the sole distributor of Azimut Benetti Group from Italy, Riviera sport fishing boats from Australia, performance sailing yachts Grand Soleil from Italy and Stompcraft from New Zealand, as well as Monte Carlo Marine luxury tenders for mega yachts and personal craft, ART Marine has a great poten
The key moment of the match took place in the last minute before the start. This was a great job from James Spithill, who used the starboard entry to control Dean Barker in a long dial up on port tack in 10 knots of sea breeze. Spithill matched every change in Emirates Team New Zealand […]
Luna Rossa Challenge finds itself in a hole this afternoon after dropping its third consecutive match in the Final of the Louis Vuitton Cup. The Italians now trail 3-0 in the ‘first to five’ series.
With less than two weeks to go to the start of the Superyacht Cup Ulysse Nardin (16-19 June) participants are preparing for the big gathering in Palma, Majorca. With up to 60 yachts racing, all measuring more than 27m overall, the event promises to be one of the most spectacular gatherings of large,
NEWPORT NEWS , Va. — Northrop Grumman’s Newport News shipyard, which has been building submarines that carry conventional torpedoes and cruise missiles, wants to get involved with designing and perhaps building ballistic missile submarines.
A major rescue operation launched in difficult weather to save a fishing boat in trouble was sparked by a damaged distress beacon.
The government has said every effort is being made to help save a Falklands warship from the scrapyard and bring it back to its home port.
Cargotec’s MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling solutions has established a new division, MacGREGOR Offshore. The acquired companies, Norwegian Hydramarine and Singaporean Plimsoll will be the foundation for the new division. The offshore division will be headed by Henrik Vildenfe
The 107 metre Auto Express vehicle-passenger catamaran, launched at Austal’s Mobile, Alabama facility on January 18, 2007 for the Hawaii Superferry Corporation has been officially named “Alakai” (Hawaiian for “ocean path”). The ferry will now transit to the Hawaiian Islands to commence service in Au
At least 16 bodies have been found in the sea off the island of Malta. A spokesman for the French navy, which discovered them, said there was no sign of a boat and it was not possible to identify where they came from.
