It may not have been quite so painful, but those involved were pretty tense. Nearly 3,000 people stood at attention, listening for the telltale creaks and whines that meant a nearly 40,000-pound wooden schooner vessel had reached its tipping point. Sunday was the official launching of Isabella, a pr
WAIHEKE Shipping is ordered to cease industrial activity on pristine Motuihe Island beaches or risk
team of Danish scientists on board a scientific research vessel launched an eight-month round-the-world voyage on Friday to assess global environmental pollution. The Galathea 3 project is billed by organisers as the most important Danish scientific expedition for more than 50 years. The expedition
A cargo ship sank off the coast of Yunlin yesterday after sideswiping a passing fishing boat, Coast Guard Administration (CGA) authorities reported. The Lungyun No. 3, a 601 tonne cargo vessel from Kaohsiung, sideswiped the fishing boat Hunghui, also from Kaohsiung, about 15 nautical miles (27.78km)
About 800 Canadians sailed from the port of Beirut on Sunday on a ship chartered by Ottawa to help them escape fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. “Canadian officials were hoping to accommodate about 1,200 Canadians who wanted to leave,” CBC correspondent Nahlah Ayed reported
Tidewater (TDW – commentary – Cramer’s Take) said Friday it agreed to sell 14 of its offshore tugs to Crosby Marine Transportation. The company said the sale will result in cash proceeds of $44.8 million and a gain of $22 million, or 38 cents a share. The sale will have a negligible effect on future
The number of reported incidents of piracy attacks, worldwide, remained at 127 same as 2005, according to the International Maritime Bureau(IMB). According to its armed robbery and piracy report, the IMB stated that 127 ships were attacked. 11 ships were hijacked, 156 crew members taken hostage, 13
Rolls-Royce has won another significant order for the largest naval gas turbines in the world to power a next generation US Navy warship. Two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines will power the second Lockheed Martin-designed Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Another set of the same turbines has already been ord
MacGREGOR has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Scottish company Grampian Hydraulics, which specialises in hydraulics and spare part service of offshore support vessels in the North Sea. Acquisition of Scottish ship hydraulics service company Grampian Hydraulics is in line with MacGREGO
The search for Russia
Ship building has emerged as a favourite investment option for corporate India. Lured by the flood of orders in shipyards across the world and the 30 per cent subsidy element, quite a few big companies have queued up to enter the booming ship repair and building business.
Even before her 2004 launch, the L
A fire in a research vessel off the Louisiana coast was extinguished Saturday, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued 40 people from the ship. The fire was out at 1:20 p.m., and the safety zone around the 175-foot Odyssey Voyager was canceled about an hour later, Petty Officer Susan Blake said. Th
The search for fishing vessel F/B St. Mary, a dinghy and six other people who were reported missing since Wednesday continues today even as hopes they would be found were dampened by continuous stormy weather across the country. The four survivors plucked out of the waters off Lazi town in Siquijor
