Building got underway in May 2006 on the IMOCA 60’ monohull for the French skipper Yann Elies. Multiplast is building the yacht for Elies’ entry in the Vendée Globe 2008. Deck and hull have just been assembled in the yard in Vannes, in southern Brittany.
Wärtsilä and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (HHI) have signed an agreement to set up a 50/50-owned joint venture in Korea to manufacture dual-fuel engines for LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers. The total investment in the company will be EUR 58 million, Wärtsilä´s share being EUR 29 million. Th
A partnership has been established by Statoil with the authorities in Murmansk county to strengthen emergency response to oil spills off north-western Russia. “The Russians have major offshore developments in the offing,” says Henrik Carlsen, Statoil’s senior vice president for the Barents region.
Devon County Council had called for better protection of the coastline three days before the grounding of the cargo ship MSC Napoli, it has emerged. The county council said it was asking South West MPs and MEPs to press for better management and planning to safeguard shores from pollution.
H.5288, a 300K TDW COT for BW Shipping was named ‘BW BAUHINIA’ by Mrs. Jania Geoghegan, spouse of Mr. Michael Geoghegan, Chief Executive of HSBC Holdings plc, London, on January 17th, at Quay C.
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
The mast stepping of the 56 meter ketch Selene has been successfully completed on January 14th at Perini Navi in Viareggio. The 39th yacht built by Perini Navi has been equipped with two aluminium masts – 58.8m for the main sail and 48.26m for the mizzen sail – and carbon-fibre furling booms support
The DNV classed, ‘Front Sunda’ is currently being converted from single hull suezmax tanker to heavylift vessel at Cosco Nantong Shipyard. It’s the first project for Frontline contracted to Chinese shipyard and is also the first heavylift conversion work for the yard.
Beach-combers have been told to stay away, but scavengers are out on Branscombe beach in Devon, where booty is washing up from the stranded ship MSC Napoli. So can they keep what they find? Brand new BMW motorbikes have been wheeled out of the shingle by keen treasure-hunters. Wine casks, perfume an
The amount of vehicles, freight and passengers using the port of Dover has increased for the second year running. Statistics released by the Kent port show a record 2.3 million lorries passed through it in 2006, while passenger numbers reached 13.7 million.
The warship HMS Cornwall is leaving its Devonport base to join the UK mission Operation Telic in Iraq. The Type 22 frigate will be away for the next seven months.
Drunk crewmembers have been blamed for running a ship aground off Latvia’s north-western coast on Jan 21. Latvia’s naval coast guard service head Hermanis Cernovs told LNT television that five of the nine crewmembers of the Malta-registered ship were under the influence, including the captain.
BAE Systems and VT Group plan to relaunch their British shipyards as big exporters of warships if a planned restructuring of their interests can be agreed. BAE and VT, formerly Vosper Thornycroft, are in talks to merge their shipbuilding assets, which include the Govan and Scotstoun yards on the Cly
The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) has issued an additional 500 billion VND (31.25 million USD) in bonds to mobilise capital for its shipbuilding projects. This is the corporation’s third bond issuance, which is underwritten by the Ha Noi Housing Bank Securities Company in the
