Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), the tourism asset development company wholly-owned by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, said yesterday it has issued a tender for the dredging and bulk filling of 40 million cubic metres of earth for its flagship Saadiyat Island project. The tender,
Although the essential security alarm system at Chittagong and Mongla ports for ships, remained off for the last four consecutive days, the government and high officials of the Chittagong Port Authority seem to be in no hurry to immediately restore the system. When contacted, State Minister for Ship
A ceremony to launch a 12,500 DWT freighter took place Saturday in Vietnam
Wrexham has remembered the World War II ship sunk in the Atlantic that the people of the town “adopted”. HMS Veteran was attacked by German U-boats after picking up 78 survivors from two other vessels which had been torpedoed. Townspeople had raised some
The 54.64M (180FT) ketch Adele is beginning a refit in Auckland. The biggest superyacht ever to have a refit done here, the work is being done by the specialist marine companies making up the Westhaven Marine cluster. Designed by Hoek Naval Architects and built by the Dutch shipyard Vitters, the yac
The Maltese Falcon, an 88m/288-ft sailing yacht built by Italian boatbuilder Perini Navi (Viareggio, Italy and Portsmouth, R.I.) for American millionaire and venture capitalist Tom Perkins was introduced on July 14 in Italy. Perini Istanbul, the boatbuilder
CANNES, France
The Royal Navy is celebrating its biggest ever drugs bust in the Caribbean after stopping a boatload of cocaine worth up to half a billion pounds. The smugglers set fire to their boat and illegal cargo when they were caught in a dramatic night-time operation off the north-east coast of Barbados. Whi
The U.S. Coast Guard this morning is coordinating efforts to remove a cargo ship lodged on a Fort Lauderdale reef. The Clipper Lasco was en route to Port Everglades yesterday afternoon when it ran aground at 1 p.m., U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Dana Warr said. The 645-foot vessel sailing from Fran
Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group, or Vinashin, has obtained the Government’s approval for upgrading the Pha Rung Shipyard in the northern port city of Hai Phong, according to a decision on Monday. Under the decision signed by deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung, Vinashin will spend take out St
Exports of Korean ships are expected to exceed US$22 billion this year on the back of more sales of high-value-added vessels including liquefied natural gas carriers. The Korean shipbuilders association says domestic shipyards are likely to export $10.7 billion worth of vessels in the second half in
The Kikeh oil field, situated off shore Sabah, will be on schedule for oil production in 2007, Technip Senior Vice President for Business Development, Syed Feizal Syed Mohammad, said Friday. The oil platform would be ready for drilling works in December this year, he told reporters at the launch of
The Dung Quat Shipyard needs 100 workers per month until the end of this year to get ready for its first 100,000-tonne ship. “Viet Nam ship building is a fledging industry, so the number of skilled engineers and workers is small. As an employer, we know skilled labour is very important,” said the co
Sreesankar of IL&FS Investment is of the view that one can look at ABG Shipyard and Bharati Shipyard from long term angle. Sreesankar told CNBC-TV18, “There is only ABG Shipyard and Bharati Shipyard. So, over the longer period of time, you may see upside coming in the ship building sector. If these
