Britain is facing a new diplomatic crisis with Iran after 15 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines were seized at gunpoint by Iranian warships off Iraq on Friday.
Today marked the official hand over of Port America’s Cup from the Consorcio Valencia 2007. This was a symbolic act that marks the end of construction works that began in the Port of Valencia in 2004. Port America’s Cup is now ready to host the decisive season of sailing’s greatest competition, with
With racing for Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 13 just 11 days away, teams are busy training and testing and perhaps most importantly, measuring in. Measurement is a critical part of America’s Cup racing, as it ensures the boats are ‘in class’, and thus that racing is fair.
A large visitor was turning heads on the waterfront this week. The mega yacht “Princess Mariana” pulled up to the dock on Water Street on Wednesday. Since then, the 250-foot yacht has been catching people’s attention.
Dockwise has contracted SMIT Salvage to salvage the Mighty Servant 3. Dockwise has chosen Smit out of four competitors for their experience and the fact that they have equipment ready near the North Angolan coast where the vessel is resting at the sea bottom in approx. 53 meters of water after it sa
Evergreen and Cosco Container Lines(COSCON) are to split their current ESA service, which links Asia, South Africa and the East Coast of South America in order to create two, new upgraded services – a new ESA service between the Far East and South America and FAX, a new, enhanced Far East – South Af
TOKYO – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced a further upgrade of container services to/from Vietnam with a new service called Vietnam Hong Kong New Loop 3 (VH3). This is part of the company’s strategy for serial expansion of container services to meet booming
TOKYO – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that the company has decided on the Brasil Maru as the name of the world’s largest iron ore carrier, which will sail under a long-term transport contract with Nippon Steel Corporation.
Around-the-world British sailor Dee Caffari has given a strong hint that she might take part in the Volvo Ocean Race after taking on the 2008 Vendee Globe. Caffari, who is bidding to break the Gallic stranglehold on the single-handed around-the-world race, told the Volvo Sailing Podcast in an exclus
Wärtsilä Corporation today inaugurated the first phase of a new reconditioning workshop in Shanghai, China. It will provide high-quality reconditioning services to owners and operators of marine engines, gearboxes, controllable-pitch propellers, thrusters and other ship equipment. This first phase r
Aker Yards has entered into a contract with Gulf Offshore NS. Ltd. for building of two Platform Supply Vessels based of the Aker design PSV 09 CD. The total value of the contract is approximately NOK 530 million. Delivery is scheduled in 4Q 2009 and 2Q 2010.
Latest models from many of the world’s leading powerboat manufacturers will be shown together for the first time at a new, free to enter, boat show. Titled the Festival of Power, it will be held at Port Solent Marina, Portsmouth, on Friday 29 – Sunday 1 July 2007 from 10am to 5pm.
Today at the inauguration of a new 36MW solar photovoltaic (PV) production line, the board of Tata BP Solar confirmed that this represents another step towards realizing the designed potential of the 300MW plant. The new production line has seen Tata BP Solar more than double its cell manufacturing
Owners of small fishing boats along the coasts of east and south-east England have been thrown a lifeline by Europe. Britain has exchanged with Germany 1.5% of its quota for North Sea prawns for permission to land an extra 150 tonnes of high-value sole.
