A Maltese-registered, 23,000-ton cargo ship, the Tzini, is being detained in Taiwan after having spilt some 110 tonnes of fuel onto the Taiwanese coastline near Suao Harbour after its tanks were punctured – creating an environmental hazard and halting fishing activities in the area.
Significant new contracts are due to be announced in the New Year by Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard, it was revealed today. The news came as the world’s largest car ferry arrived in the yard’s main building dock for essential repairs and maintenance work.
For the Hawaii, the newest Virginia-class fast-attack nuclear submarine, the party was a cheerful bon voyage. After seven years of construction, the $2.5-billion Hawaii — Electric Boat’s 100th nuclear submarine — was handed over to the Navy in a chilly dockside ceremony at the company’s Groton shipy
A federal plan to screen port workers could have unintended consequences for some local shipyards – driving up the cost to build and repair Navy ships while doing nothing to improve security, industry officials say. The new worker credential system, expected to take effect next year, is aimed at bee
Gujarat is set to become the world’s shipbuilding yard. While players like L&T, Adani, Pipavav Shipyard and ABG Shipyard are already present in the state, over a dozen new players have also queued up to set up ship building and repair yards. While ABG is looking at setting up ‘more than one’ yard, a
An affiliate of Vietnam shipbuilding giant Vinashin has just launched a 13,500-DWT (dead weight ton) freighter, which it built for the Vinashin Ocean Shipping Company. The oil tanker to be 145m-long, 20m-wide and 11m-height was built by the northern Hai Phong city-based Bach Dang Shipyard and state-
Statoil is expanding its involvement with biological fuels by mixing 5% biodiesel in normal autodiesel oil for sale in Norway. “We’re continuously improving our fuels in order to make them better for the environment,” says Dag Roger Rinde, president of Statoil Norge AS.
Three men whose bodies were found in a shipping container on a building site in Berkshire have been identified. Kirpal Singh, 30, Manjit Singh, 35 and 21-year-old Gurdeep Singh Deol, from Southall, Middlesex, were found dead at the site in Whitley, near Reading.
For the first time in more than 150 years – from June 23 to July 7, 2007 – Europe will host America’s Cup, sailing’s most prestigious event. Aficionados from around the world – some 6 million are expected – will flock to Valencia, this sunny city on Spain’s Mediterranean, to watch the world’s best y
The Rolex Sydney Hobart is more than just a yacht race; it’s an institution. Since 1945, yachts have gathered in Sydney Harbour to race the 628 nautical miles to Hobart, Tasmania. The race has a pioneering spirit much like the people of Australia and that is why hundreds of spectator boats and milli
As development operator, Statoil has signed an agreement with Transocean Offshore for drilling of production wells at the North Sea’s Gjøa field. Valid for three years, the contract is worth around USD 427 million. The deal covers drilling of 13 wells, with options for a further three. The Transocea
General Dynamics’ Electric Boat division will deliver the USS Hawaii to the Navy at its shipyard in Groton, Conn., on Friday, ahead of schedule. The Navy’s newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine could be stationed at Pearl Harbor, with a crew of 134.
Aker Kvaerner Songer Canada Ltd. in joint venture with Burns and McDonnell has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract to construct the Halton Hills Generating Station, a 683 mega watt natural gas fueled, combined cycle facility for TransCanada Corporation. Aker Kvaerner S
South Korean shipbuilders are considering increasing their imports of Chinese steel plates next year as the prices of locally-produced plates have risen, industry sources said Friday. Demand for steel plates by nine local shipbuilders is expected to reach 5.6 million tons this year, with about 2 mil
