Matson Navigation Co. took delivery of the MV Maunalei, its newest container ship, and will christen it on July 22 at a Philadelphia shipyard. Oakland-based Matson is owned by Honolulu-based Alexander & Baldwin Inc. The Maunalei is the fourth ship Matson has bought since 2003 in a modernization and
The Washington State Ferries M/V Elwha made its way to the Dakota Creek Industries shipyard last week for refurbishment. Dick Nelson, DCI president, said a bunch of little jobs will be performed on the ferry to complete the overhaul by October. On April 7, the Elwha suffered a drive motor casualty,
Construction of $45.5-million vessel slated to begin in 2008. Advocates of local shipyards have something to smile about with the recent confirmation that Vancouver Shipyards will be responsible for building B.C.’s newest ferry. The shipyard is contracted to build a new 125-car ferry, classed as an
The 110-foot tender packer Norqueen, based out of Vancouver, B.C., is taking on water near the southwest side of Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska. The Coast Guard received notification of the situation around 7:19 a.m. A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and crew was dispatched from Air Station
The Navy, the Army, the Marine Corps and U.S. Special Operations Command have reached consensus on many performance attributes for a future transport called the Joint High Speed Vessel, but some thorny issues remain unresolved, according to internal Navy documents. The $1.5 billion acquisition progr
A German warship rescued 13 sailors that were in danger of drowning in the Indian Ocean a week ago, according to the German embassy
Bow Valley Energy Ltd. (TSX – BVX) is pleased to announce that the U.K. government has approved the Field Development Plan for the Ettrick field (Bow Valley – 12.0%) in the North Sea. This approval will allow the joint venture partners in the field to proceed with development, with first oil expecte
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Two-thirds of the cargo has been removed from the grounded Safmarine Agulhas and the rest will be steam-cleaned before being taken ashore, the National Port Authority (NPA) said on Thursday. NPA East London spokesperson Terry Taylor said 475 containers have been offloaded — all the cargo from the de
A ship loaded with 4,200 tonnes of liquid gas caught fire Thursday morning while docking at the temper platform in Aqaba port, according to official sources.
AMMAN, Jordan — A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas caught fire as it unloaded Thursday in Aqaba, injuring 12 people, the manager of the Jordanian port said. Four of the injured were firefighters, who needed an hour to bring the blaze under control, said Awwad al-Maaytah, the director general of
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline was officially opened today, 13 July, at its terminus in the Turkish port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean. Statoil has an 8.71% stake in the 1,768-kilometre transport system, which runs from the Azerbaijan capital of Baku via Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. Gue
Like the island resort made famous by the Beach Boys, the superyacht Kokomo, which was launched in Auckland yesterday, is all luxury. The 52-metre, high-performance aluminium sloop, which was built by Auckland company Alloy Yachts, was bought by Australian businessman and property developer Lang Wal
BP and its partner, Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited, today announced the approval of FEED (Front End Engineering and Design) for the Harding Area Gas Project. This is the first stage of a development project to allow the production of gas from the Harding area and prolong the life of the field beyon
