THE transport of plutonium off the Welsh coast was criticised by politicians last night as it emerged radioactive cargo was shipped through the Irish Sea on a former ferry. Safety fears over the use of the 20-year-old ship, Atlantic Osprey, on a journey between Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria and Cherb
The Japan Whaling Association says the Sea Shepherd organisation’s anti-whaling ship, the Farley Mowat, is now a pirate vessel. The ship has reportedly lost its registration in Belize and is without a flag.
Japan on Wednesday pressed for a thorough investigation of a collision between a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine and a Japanese oil tanker near one of the world’s most crucial shipping lanes. The fast-attack USS Newport News submarine rear-ended the supertanker Mogamigawa on Monday night in the 34-mi
A rescue operation has been launched after a fishing boat began taking on water off the Scottish coast.
The facilities and services of the Rodney Bay Marina will be upgraded to meet the standards of IGY’s growing portfolio of mega-yacht and luxury marinas worldwide. IGY currently operates luxury and mega-yacht marinas in St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Mexico and the Middle East. IGY also is currently develo
Removal of the remaining wreckage of the ship New Carissa from the beach at Coos Bay has been put off another year, the state said today. Oregon officials had hoped to see the wreckage gone by fall. But Department of State Lands Director Louise Soliday said there is not enough time to finish negotia
Will Corentyne’s coastal and riverine fishermen ever be safe from the scourge of piracy or should they accept it as a permanent occupational hazard? Artisanal fishermen for years have complained bitterly and frequently to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Home Affairs about their pligh
Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today said it plans to report earnings for the three months ended December 31, 2006 on the morning of Wednesday, February 14, 2007. Following the earnings report, expected to be released prior to the commencement of trading in the United States, the company will conduct a
A fishing boat which began taking on water off the Scottish coast has arrived safely in port after an air and sea rescue operation.
Sky Petroleum, Inc. (OTCBB: SKPI), an oil and gas company, is pleased to announce the company will receive USD 1,140,470 from its second allocation of production revenue from the Mubarek H2 well. This revenue will be received by the end of January 2007, or approximately 40 days from the second lifti
PTC, the Product Development Company®, and Tianjin New Harbor Shipyard jointly announced today that Tianjin New Harbor Shipyard has expanded its use of PTC Shipbuilding Solution, which includes CADDS® 5i to improve its overall design capabilities.
A survey by campaigners opposed to proposals for ship-to-ship oil transfers found 99 dolphins and whales in the Firth of Forth. The species included Minke, Pilot and Orca whales and bottle-nosed dolphins.
USA 98, BMW ORACLE Racing’s second race yacht designed and built for the America’s Cup in 2007, arrived at the team’s temporary training base in Auckland Monday morning (NZT). The high-tech 24-metre-long racing yacht departed from BMW ORACLE Racing’s custom building facility in Anacortes, WA, USA, b
U.S. nuclear-powered submarine collided with a Japanese oil tanker in the Straits of Hormuz, through which 40 percent of the world’s oil supplies travel, officials said. No one was hurt in the accident that happened Monday night in the 34-mile wide straits, which are bordered by Iran and Oman and se
