Nigerian militants in speedboats have kidnapped seven foreign oil workers from a ship off the coast of the Niger Delta, Italian oil firm Eni says. Eighty-three workers were on the supply ship when it was attacked by armed men, the company said.
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has chosen Samsung Thales to develop weapons and radar systems for a new fleet of 2,300-ton frigates over the next five years, officials of the agency said Wednesday.
The Shipbuilders Council of America, concerned about U.S. shipowners sending more vessels overseas for cheap upgrading, has sued to stop Oakland-based Matson Navigation Co. from using a Chinese shipyard.
In an early morning ceremony at Electric Boat Shipyard Nov. 13, the American flag was raised for the first time top side on the Navy’s Pre-Commissioning Unit Hawaii (SSN 776), officially placing the ship into naval service.
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. plans to set up a large shipyard at a cost of about 20 billion rupees to capitalise on expected demand for vessels as international trade grows, its chairman said on Wednesday.
Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract with PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd in Singapore for delivery of drilling equipment for a Baker Marine Pacific Class 375 jack-up drilling rig. The total contract value for Aker Kvaerner is approximately USD 15 million. The award is based on a letter of intent signed w
The Navy may be ready to move USS Intrepid from its muddy misery early next month, as it enters the final stages of a dredging operation to free the historic aircraft carrier, officials said Tuesday. Intrepid Foundation officials obtained a monthlong extension on its federal dredging permit Tuesday
Despite being more than five months away, Boat Asia 2007 has already garnered much stronger exhibitor support with almost 40% more early-bird bookings to date; and many coming in on a much bigger and better scale in comparison to the same period last year.
A union organiser has said public support could be vital in saving some of the 120 jobs set to be lost at an Annan seafood factory. Young’s proposals to ship fish from Scotland to Thailand for shelling have sparked environmental concerns.
Following last month
As the lights of roistering St Maarten, the Caribbean party island, slowly receded behind us, the captain summoned us on to the deck of our mega-yacht. Champagne glasses in hand, we gazed upwards as 36,000-square feet of sail billowed above us with a mighty roar. We were off on a week-long
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. said Monday it took delivery of a 1998-built Panamax vessel, the final vessel of a, $81.3 million, three-ship deal.
A fire aboard a Great Lakes freighter burned part of its cargo of sugar beet pellets. The fire broke out on the Virginiaborg … a 434-foot-long bulk carrier. City firefighting crews were waiting yesterday as the ship docked in Sault Ste. Marie.
China will invest 15 billion yuan (1.875 billion U.S. dollars) in the next five years to modernize the Yangtze River waterway, the world’s third longest river with a length of over 6300 km, Li Shenglin, minister of Communications said in Nanjing on Tuesday. The money will be mainly used for waterway
