Raytheon’s refreshed version of the MK 2 Ship Self Defense System has passed U.S. Navy open architecture qualifying testing. The MK 2 system, known by its initials SSDS, can now be used in warship combat-management systems that meet the Navy’s Open Architecture Computing Environment standard. “This
South-east Queensland authorities say a chemical leak on a foreign cargo ship that berthed at the Port of Brisbane late yesterday is worse than originally feared. Emergency crews have worked through the night at Fisherman Islands to neutralise the danger from toxic and highly flammable cleaning chem
Om 21-6-2006, dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster nv increased its 51% holding in Cofra to full ownership. This acquisition strengthens Boskalis
Saying the test had been scheduled for months and had nothing to do with the current crisis with North Korea, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency has announced that a Navy ship has fired an interceptor that shot down a warhead from a medium-range missile over Hawaii, according to an Associated Press dis
A fleet of 45 yachts drawn from as far a field as New Zealand will compete in the biennial BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race starting from Wicklow Sailing Club on Saturday 1st July 2006 at 4.00pm. The course of 704 miles is internationally recognised as one of the toughest offshore races that combines to
Bandar Seri Begawan – The new Serasa Ferry Terminal in Brunei-Muara district will open its new gateway for travellers and operate its services from October this year. The new terminal will link its services from Brunei Darussalam to the neighbouring state of Labuan and the Menumbok district in Sabah
BOSTON High-speed ferry service between Salem and Boston officially begins this weekend. Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey and Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll joined other state and local officials on the maiden voyage earlier today. Healey says the new 45-minute service will give North Shore residents anot
Four men have been rescued from a liferaft after they abandoned their fishing boat when it hit rocks at Motiti Island in the Bay of Plenty shortly before daybreak today. The Tauranga pilot boat picked up the four, believed to be experienced fishermen, about 8am after their 14 metre fishing boat Lady
Operator Statoil and the other licensees in the Statfjord field in the North Sea have decided to optimise the Statfjord late life project by postponing the depressurisation of the Brent reservoir on the Statfjord field by one year, from 2007 to 2008. This optimisation will boost the oil production b
Race 10 from Port Antonio to New York got underway at 1300 local time (1800 GMT) on Friday afternoon when the ten yachts crossed the line off Folly Point Light in a brisk easterly breeze. Cardiff was the first over the line with New York hot on her heels, keen for a good result into […]
The Spanish Prince Felipe sailed with Desaf
The Manitowoc Company (NYSE: MTW) today announced that, as prime contractor and program manager, it has been awarded a multi-year contract by the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction and delivery of up to 250 Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) vessels for a total contract value of up to $600 million. Mani
Samsung Heavy Industries held a christening ceremony on June 22 for a 9,600 TEU container ship and handed it over to Chinas CGS, the ship owner. This container ship is the largest ever to be built in the world. SHI had already built the worlds largest container ship in July 2005, and it
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (AMEX: OMR), a leader in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, announced it has purchased and taken delivery of a second work-class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) capable of conducting deep-ocean archaeological excavation and recovery work on the Company’s
