WAS the broken container ship languishing off Branscombe’s beach seaworthy? This question was posed after it was discovered the MSC Napoli had been involved in a previous collision under another name, writes Di Bowerman. In March 2001, the Korean-built vessel carrying 3,312 containers collided with
A 98-metre trimaran, dubbed ‘prison ship’ by its critics, has taken to Australian waters for the first time in Darwin, ahead of its inaugural border patrol. The Triton is the federal government’s latest weapon in the fight against illegal fisherman and other unlawful activities within Australian wat
Kalmar, the business area providing container handling solutions within Cargotec, has made an agreement to acquire the assets and business of Port Equipment Service, Inc. (PES) based in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. This acquisition will strengthen Kalmar’s service business in U.S. ports and
Total announces that it has signed an agreement with U.S.-based Apache to farm into the offshore AC/P37 permit in Australia’s Browse Basin. Located around 200 kilometres off the northwestern coast in a water depth of approximately 200 metres, this permit covers an area of 4,415 square kilometres.
Shipbuilding is undergoing an unprecedented growth in the birthplace of the industry in China because the city wants to become the largest such base in the world. In the middle of January, the Shanghai Shipyard Corporation completed a 3,500-TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) container vessel, North-Phili
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a seven-year contract for the maintenance and emergent repair of San Diego-based LHA and LHD class amphibious assault ships. The contract includes options to be exercised by the U.S. Navy through fisc
ROMAN Abramovich’s superyacht berths at Britain’s most exclusive seaside area yesterday —sparking speculation he is buying ANOTHER home in this country. The Chelsea owner’s boat Ecstasea docked at Poole harbour, Dorset, next to Sandbanks peninsula where mansions go for £10million.
PORT EVERGLADES – More than 100 passengers and crew members on a cruise ship that docked at Port Everglades on Thursday were reported ill. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta will conduct an investigation on the Holland America cruise ship Volendam.
Wärtsilä has signed an agreement to acquire the Swedish company Senitec AB in Varberg. The company is privately-owned and specializes in environmental technology products for separating waste such as oily water and sludge in power plants, harbours and ships. Senitec has 5 employees. This new busines
Three offshore, ship and tug design and technical consulting companies have joined forces to provide a major new one-stop resource for oil companies, offshore operators, tug owners, ports and shipyards. Offshore Ship Designers, based in Ijmuiden, the Netherlands, brings together the skills, experien
FUEL from a Norwegian cruise ship that ran aground at an Antarctic island has spilled onto the coastline, a scientist from Spain’s base in the area said today. Fuel washed into a bay off Antarctica’s Deception Island when the MS Nordkapp, with 370 people aboard, damaged its hull on rocks on Tuesday,
As owner of Golden Boy II, Matt Sawyer wants to make it clear that he’s just a normal guy who happens to own a 115 ft yacht. “I’d rather sound like a successful businessman than an arrogant young kid,” said Sawyer, “because I really don’t think I’m that way.” But the undeniable fact remains that [&h
Hampshire-based Royal Navy vessel has been scrambled to aid a cruise ship with 280 passengers on board after it ran aground. The ice patrol vessel HMS Endurance has sent ahead a Lynx helicopter to help with the evacuation of the Norwegian ship MS Nordkapp.
The stricken container ship MSC Napoli is not in immediate danger of breaking up, the government official in charge of the salvage has said. Robin Middleton, of the Department for Transport, was responding to newspaper reports which said the vessel was at high risk because of hull fractures.
