The University of New Orleans received a $3.6 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects agency last week to develop automated tools for programming robots to weld ship components. The grant is funded by the Office of Naval Research. “The shipbuilding industry can never find enough we
Jakob Hatteland Display unveiled the stunning Series 2 widescreen display at SMM 2006. Launched in May 2006, the Series 2 range is fast becoming an industry standard and the introduction of the sophisticated 32
The Federal Environment Minister, Senator Ian Campbell, has defended increasing fishing closures on Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef but says the matter was poorly handled. The comments follow the release of a review into the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). Commercial and recreatio
Rybovich Marina in West Palm Beach, Florida, is proud to announce they have been designated as a Certified ValvTect Marine Fuel Marina. Their fuel dock now offers ValvTect Marine Premium Diesel with BioGuard and ValvTect Marine Gasoline. Since 1929, Rybovich has manufactured luxury sportfishing yach
The Pohokura field in Taranaki is now producing commercial quantities of gas and condensate, joint venture owners Shell, Todd and OMV said yesterday. Commercial quantities were now flowing from the three completed onshore wells through the production station at Motunui, near New Plymouth. The gas re
woman committed suicide on the Carnival cruise ship Conquest by jumping off of an upper deck and landing on the balcony of a cabin several decks below, Houston FBI Special Agent Shauna Dunlap said. The 48-year-old woman’s name and hometown were not released. The death occurred Saturday afternoon and
Aker Yards and Union Naval (Marseille and Barcelona) have concluded an agreement giving Aker Yards Lifecycle Services opportunity for conversions in the Mediterranean. The parties have agreed that conversions of the Mediterranean region are quoted and managed by Aker Yards Lifecycle Services (AY-LCS
Global container transportation leader APL has opened its own organisation in Lithuania. The new company, APL Agencies UAB, has its head office in Klaipeda, Lithuania
The vessel is nearly 50 metres long and has a full displacement of 270 tones with a mean draft of 2 metres. It is primarily designed for patrolling and anti-smuggling and anti-terrorist operations. It can also support Navy during wartime as a coastal convoy escort and a communication link. One of th
Fugro Chance de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., in conjunction with its longtime partner, Diavaz, has been awarded a contract for approximately ten geophysical / geotechnical integrated site surveys, pipeline route survey and 3000 sq. km. of 3D data interpretation for Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), offshore Gul
Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (SNTG), a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen S.A. (NasdaqNM: SNSA; Oslo Stock Exchange: SNI), announced today that it has signed an agreement with SLS Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for four 44,000 deadweight ton (dwt) parcel tankers. The aggregate price for the four ships is expe
Over the next few years Mississippi’s shipbuilding industry should see its share of the defense spending bill passed by federal lawmakers Thursday. About $2.6 billion of the $447.6 billion defense appropriations bill approved by Congress this week is earmarked for construction of two naval destroyer
The Alang ship-breaking yard of Gujarat was making news for being a dumping ground for toxic-laden ships. Asia’s largest ship breaking yard is the final destination of decommissioned ships from the world over. It has often raised environmental and safety concerns but documents available with NDTV su
One of the Titanic’s few remaining lifejackets has been sold to a private collector for
