Aker Yards has entered into a contract with Olympic Shipping AS, for the building of an ROV Vessel. The value of the contract is approximately NOK 400 million. Delivery will be from Aker Yards, Aukra in Norway. The vessel is an Aker ROV 02 CD, designed by Aker Yards Project, with delivery scheduled
A Labor task force on illegal fishing has called for a fleet of purpose-built vessels to help catch more illegal fishermen in northern Australian waters. In its report being released later today, the group is also expected to call for a national summit on the problem and the expansion of the Indigen
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Environment experts have expressed concern about the extent of damage by the oil spill caused by the breaking up of cargo vessel Ocean Seraya off the coast of Karwar. Samples taken from the affected area have been sent for analysis and the reports are expected by the end of the week. Many dead fish
A ship carrying about 200 Asian immigrants was intercepted by police and towed to Cadiz in southern Spain, said news reports. The 40-metre, Spanish-flagged vessel was spotted by a fishing boat while adrift about 18 km off the southern coast. A helicopter and several patrol boats participated in the
Amid a growing spat over naval contracts, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov on Tuesday lashed out at overspending at two St. Petersburg shipyards that state arms trader Rosoboronexport is reportedly trying to acquire, and backed the idea of a national shipbuilding holding. At a St. Petersburg meeting w
A common theme right now coming back from the boats is the continuous attacks from either squid or boobies. The squid have two tactics, either throwing themselves bodily at crews and boats, or actually latching on. Peter Le Coyte of Jersey was viciously attacked by a purple squid at least 5 inches l
Two new oil discoveries made by Statoil could be tied back to Gullfaks about five kilometres to the north-east, strengthening production in the Tampen area of the North Sea. The goal for exploration well 34/10-49 in production licence 050 was to explore the oil and gas potential in Cretaceous and Ju
The British Hawthorn tanker recently left Ceyhan in Turkey with the first cargo of Caspian oil from the BP-operated Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline, where Statoil has an 8.71% interest. The 1768-kilometre pipeline runs from Baku in Azerbaijan, via Tbilisi in Georgia, to the Turkish city of Ce
Bright sunshine, warm temperatures and a light north-westerly breeze greeted the seven teams competing in the first day of the 2006 Sardinia Rolex Cup and ISAF Offshore Team World Championship, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. The Race Committee was able to complete three windward-leeward
In light of recent natural and man-made disasters the ability to quickly respond is becoming more urgent than ever. Emergency response teams, rescue units, police and firefighters all need crucial and timely data to perform their jobs when time is of the essence and lives are on the line. By creatin
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Samsung Heavy Industries(SHI) on June 7 announced that it received orders for 14 container ships worth US$1.5 billion from Naviera Daniela of Panama and Danaos of Greece. These container ships consist of eight Post Panamax class ships and six Panamax class ships, and they are scheduled to be deliver
Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) is pleased to advise that the Company has exercised its option for a third ice class panamax at Jiangsu Rong Sheng Heavy Industries. The vessel of 75,000 dwt will be delivered during 2008. The agreed purchase price is USD 34,5 mill. The management of Golden Ocean fi
