They say yachting is like standing in a cold shower tearing up £50 notes. Now, meet the boys who shred MILLIONS in the barmiest race of them all. There’s no cushion on this seat. In fact, it’s not really a seat at all. I’m trying to squat on a patch of carbon fibre and there […]
A luxury superyacht is to dock at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, on Monday. The Motor Yacht Anna has been bought by an unnamed billionaire businessman, thought to be European. He has allowed its designers to show it off to their families for the day before it heads off to the Mediterranean.
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon Magnus and Crown Princess Mette-Marit visited Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) accompanied by 70 government officials and business leaders. The crown prince and his party arrived at HHI in Ulsan on the morning of May 11th. Mr. Min Khe-sik, vice chairman, and Mr. Choi Kil-s
The Mombasa based Seafarers Assistance Program says armed pirates have hijacked a merchant ship belonging to the United Arab Emirates off the coast of Somalia.
The planned restructuring of Britain’s shipbuilding and maintenance industry moved a step forward yesterday with news that engineering services company Babcock is to pay £350m for the company that owns Devonport Dockyard, which refits and refuels the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet.
Japan’s shipbuilding companies are increasing production capacity amid robust demand caused by increased sea transport and strong growth in China and India, officials said Friday.
Eight boats have been severely damaged in a fire at a boatyard in Hampshire. About 75 firefighters tackled the blaze at the yard in Vespasian Road, Bitterne, Southampton, in the early hours of Friday.
Total announces that it has finalised the agreements for its entry into two exploration blocks in the deep offshore Angola in the framework of the licensing round 2005/2006 organised by Sonangol E&P. Total takes a 30% interest, as operator, in the block 17/06, alongside Sonangol P&P (30%), SSI Seven
The Phuket King’s Cup Regatta has taken the top event award at the Christofle Asia Boating Awards – ‘Yachting Event of the Year’. This honor follows a record year in December 2006 with over 100 boats entering the event and with a record media turnout. It is the second consecutive year the Phuket Kin
In 2010, when the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380 makes its first commercial flight from Indian soil, a similar milestone will be completed by the Indian maritime industry. Three years from now, India is expected to join a league of nations that possess the expertise to build and
Fish processors have welcomed a decision by the Marine Conservation Society to remove monkfish from its list of species at risk. The MCS dropped the fish from their Fish to Avoid list following consultations with industry experts.
A drop in fish landings has forced Aberdeen Harbour Board to abandon plans for a new £3.5m purpose-built facility. The decision on the landings, cold storage and transhipment centre has been prompted by a drop of nearly 60% in landings since 2002.
A Scottish MEP has claimed that proposals to transfer oil between ships in the Firth of Forth would breach the European Habitats Directive. Fife-based Catherine Stihler has been told by the European Parliament that the plans would have to be ‘of overriding public interest’.
Nicolas Sarkozy is very happy to be the newly-elected future president of France. The way he chose to celebrate, however, is causing controversy. Sarkozy took off for a three-day luxury cruise off the coast of Malta on the beautiful Paloma, a nearly 198-foot megayacht owned by billionaire investor V
