The design and engineering team of one of the world’s most prestigious mega yacht builders has now opened a new office at Venture Quays, East Cowes. Palmer Johnson builds some of the fastest, most luxurious and expensive yachts in the world.
Spain will field two boats in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race. The participation of the Spanish entries was officially confirmed by Francisco Camps Ortiz, the regional president of Valencia, at a civic reception in the start port of Alicante on 17 May. The participation of two Spanish boats brings the
JUNEAU, Alaska – Crew members of a cruise ship that hit a charted rock said they were trying to correct course when the bottom raked across a rocky shoal, federal investigators said Wednesday.
The Mean Machine crew’s preparations for the 2008-09 race went up a notch this week with their maiden regatta outing aboard the former Pirates of the Caribbean Volvo Open 70 in the North Sea Race. The boat arrived in arrived in Harwich, England today from the Dutch port of Scheveningen at the end of
Unidentified gunmen have seized two South Korean fishing boats off the coast of Somalia. About 30 people – including four South Koreans – were on board, says the Somali foreign ministry. They have all been taken hostage.
Manila – Three people were killed and 14 others injured when an explosion rocked the engine room of a passenger ship in the central Philippines, the coast guard said Wednesday.
BMW ORACLE Racing clawed back nearly one minute over the course of the race yesterday to overhaul Luna Rossa Challenge and avoid dropping behind in the series 2 – 0. Instead, by making a pass on the final run, the Americans and Italians sit equal on one win apiece.
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, said Wednesday it has received a 713-billion-won (US$771 million) order to build six container ships from a European company. The vessels will be delivered by July 2010, it said in a filing with the Korea Exchange.
BAE Systems and VT Group have agreed the terms on which to merge their shipbuilding interests, but an announcement has been delayed by political uncertainties over plans for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, said on May 15 that it wants to produce ship blocks in North Korea if all conditions are met.
On the 3rd of May 2007, Bourbon Offshore and Damen Shipyards Gorinchem signed a contract for the construction and delivery of four Damen ASD Tugs 3213. This very powerful ASD Tug is the latest development from Damen and the top of the range with a bollard of in excess of 83 metric tons.
Emirates Team New Zealand has jumped out to a 2 – 0 lead over Desafío Español in one of the Semi Final pairings. The Kiwis can put a stranglehold on the series with another win today.
Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy (WLSA) has taken another major step forward in the development of its training services by opening today a new training centre in Jisa, near Pusan in South Korea. The new training centre supports the growing use of Wärtsilä engines and propulsion equipment in ships built
Pirates fired a grenade launcher and machine guns at a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean far off the coast of Somalia, a Malaysian-based maritime watchdog group said.
