MALAYSIAN shipbuilder Nautica Nova Shipbuilding and Engineering Sdn Bhd will build two tug boats with patented new carousel towing arrangement for a Dutch company. The multi-million-euro contract will see the construction of two 80-tonne static bollard pull. The two tug boats were commissioned by Du
According to London consultants Drewry, shipbuilders have received more than three times as many orders for oil tankers in the first quarter of 2006 as they did one year ago, as owners invested their record profits in new vessels. Drewry’s figures show that contracts were issued for 377 vessels, wit
INDIA is planning to allow the SS France to be broken up at the infamous Alang shipyard, angering environmentalists who claim that the luxury liner is laden with asbestos. An official report seen by The Times concludes that the ship, now at anchor six miles (ten kilometres) off the southwest coast o
Iran and Russia are cooperating in building four cargo ships. The vessels are expected to significantly expand Iran
The Royal Caribbean Mariner on the Seas is back out on the water tonight for a new cruise. It departed just hours after a trip that was marred by the spread of a stomach virus. The ship, carrying more than 3,000 passengers, arrived at Port Canaveral early Sunday morning after a week in ports like [&
The grounded Safmarine Agulhas is an unsalvageable wreck and the rest of its cargo cannot be removed, the National Port Authority (NPA) said on Saturday. “It’s now referred to as a wreck… It can’t be refloated,” said NPA East London spokesperson Terry Taylor. He said it was too dangerous for salvors
AN EXECUTIVE minister is being investigated by Scotland’s spending watchdog over a controversial decision on the building of a fisheries protection vessel. The Auditor General, Robert Black, has launched a preliminary inquiry into the ruling by Ross Finnie, the Environment and Rural Development Mini
For the first time in six years a nuclear submarine has docked in Southampton’s commercial port. HMS Tireless arrived on Monday for a five-day stay. The Navy now wants to use the port more often and leaflets detailing what to do in the event of an emergency were given to locals before the sub arrive
After a memorable Race Finish on Saturday in Liverpool, the Clipper Fleet is preparing to head back to their base in Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport. Nine of the Clippers will slip at 1400 today to lock out of Albert Dock, and head home after their 35,00 mile around the world race. Liverpool will be st
Police officers investigating the shooting of Charlieville fisherman Shazard Mohammed at the Gulf of Paria on Friday night, have seized a gun believed to have been used in the shooting by a Coast Guard officer. The gun will be taken to the Forensic Science Centre today for a ballistic expert to carr
Danger lurked around the Bombay High oil field on Sunday when MV OEL Vision, a cargo vessel, drifted perilously towards a rig after its generators went off and the ship lost propulsion. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) officials said the ship is
Marina di Ravenna, Italy
Winning the IRC 2 Class on the opening day is a good indication of who will be challenging for honours during the rest of Skandia Cowes Week. This year it appears the Commodores’ Cup boats are all in top form. Despite high expectations from Adam Gosling on his Corby 37 Yes! Murphy and Nye, it [&hell
Two fishermen are feared dead after their boat was capsized off the NSW mid-north coast by what is believed to have been a whale. The pair were among four people aboard a five metre runabout near North West Solitary Island, off Woolgoolga, when it was capsized just before 9.30pm (AEST) yesterday. A
