A recent visit to Phuket by the world’s richest man has kickstarted plans to build an exclusive mooring off the coast of Thailand’s most popular island for billionaires to park their yachts.
Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola (Sonangol) and BP Exploration (Angola) Limited today announced the ‘Cordelia’ oil discovery in ultra-deepwater Block 31, offshore Angola. Cordelia is the fourteenth discovery that BP has drilled in Block 31. The well is located approximately 3.5 kilometre
PUMA has announced that the world-renowned design team, Botin Carkeek, and acclaimed custom yacht builder, Goetz Custom Boats, have been commissioned to begin work on PUMA’s new Volvo Open 70, which will compete in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09.
Funded by Norway, an agreement on the project worths US$3.9 million to support the Vietnamese shipbuilding industry was signed on May 22, 2007 between the Norwegian Ambassador, Kjell Storlokken, and Minister of Planning and Investment, Vo Hong Phuc. The Norwegian Foreign Affairs Department, Anne Ste
Damage to the hull of one of Scotland’s most historic ships by a marine worm is not as bad as first feared. It was thought that the Toledo worm had infested the timbers of the 100-year-old Discovery in Dundee.
A Cornish skipper is appearing in court in France on charges of using illegal trawling gear and other offences.
A plan has been produced to help protect one of southern Scotland’s most threatened fish – the Atlantic salmon. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has published the guide to help safeguard the future of the “King of Fish” on the River Bladnoch in west Galloway.
Emirates Team New Zealand has qualified for the Final of the Louis Vuitton Cup. The Kiwis defeated Desafío Español 2007 on Wednesday afternoon to win their Semi Final series 5-2. The Emirates squad will face Luna Rossa Challenge in the Final beginning on 1 June.
The opening round of the inaugural iShares Cup, formerly the Volvo Extreme 40 series, starts on Lake Starnberg, near Munich, this weekend with some notable names on the entry list.
The USS Kitty Hawk, the U.S. Navy’s oldest ship in full active service, embarked on its last major maneuvers Wednesday before being decommissioned next year.
Autoship Systems Corporation (ASC) is pleased to announce their UK Dealer, Autoship Systems UK, has delivered the first 3 Autoload installations to Rolls Royce Marine & Electrical Systems for installation on board the Samudra Prahari, Samudra Paharedar and the Samudra Pavak. These Pollution Control
Salalah, Oman – 23 May 2007 –Earthrace continues its quest to break the world record for circumnavigation of the globe by a powerboat. Earthrace entered the Red Sea May 22 2007, with a Northern path towards the Suez Canal.
Johannesburg – The R8 billion container terminal at the port of Ngqura in the Eastern Cape would be open for business in 2009, run as a partnership between an international terminal operator and SA Port Operations (Sapo), Maria Ramos, Transnet’s chief executive, said yesterday.
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW), an international marine fuel logistics company that markets and physically supplies refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea, announced today that the Company has entered into an agreement to purchase the M/T Nautilus, a 1991-bu
