Dredging works on the Adams Bridge and in South of Palk Strait under the Sethusamudram Shipping Channel Project (SSCP) would begin on October 1 this year, Union Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Minister, T R Baalu, said on Thursday. Addressing a press conference here, he said four companies – H
HOUSTON, June 1, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today announced that its report of drilling rig status and contract information covering the company’s offshore drilling fleet has been updated as of June 1, 2006. Drilling rig status and contract information on Transocean Inc.’s offshor
BooToo has returned to the yard for her first major refit since she was launched back in 2002. Her work schedule includes full repaint, recaulking of her decks, generator and rig work. She will stay in our inner dry dock until mid July, before departing for the Med for a series of late Summer charte
A $29 million repair contract with the U.S. Navy will delay some layoffs at the Electric Boat shipyard. The new work delays some of the layoffs scheduled for the second quarter at the shipyard. EB will provide routine maintenance and modernize systems on the USS Miami, a fast-attack submarine. Most
General cargo business at the Port of Toledo continues to boom, more than tripling during the start of this year
A cruise ship detained in port after a major outbreak of sickness has been given the go-ahead to sail on Saturday. Coastguards at Harwich in Essex found more than 100 passengers and crew on the Van Gogh liner were suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea last week. The ship was detained and 500 new pas
Bergesen Worldwide offshore has awarded Aker Marine Contractors, in partnership with Sonsub, a contract for installation of mooring and riser system for the first Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) in the Gulf of Mexico. The work comprises installation of the turret buoy, mooring sys
In another high profile acquisition program for Qatari projects, Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (Nakilat) has been awarded 25 year timecharters by Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (III) (QG3) for 7 ‘QFlex’ and 3 ‘QMax’ LNG carriers. Just two months ago Nakilat ordered 6 QMax vessels for charter
Kim Woo Choong, the Daewoo Group founder who surrendered to authorities after six years on the run, was today sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a $42 billion fraud. Kim, 69, who arrived at Central District Court in an ambulance, will remain hospitalized unless he recovers from illnesse
A Singapore-registered cargo ship MV Ocean Seraya sank off the Karwar coast early on Tuesday after its hull hit rocks in the choppy Arabian Sea, a Coast Guard official said.
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Security at a Devon naval base and aboard a warship is being investigated after an undercover reporter gained access using a lost cleaner’s pass. The Sun reporter spent one hour aboard HMS Ocean at the Devonport naval base in Plymouth on Tuesday and took video footage of the deck. He said guards wav
Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard) has secured the conversion of a tanker to a floating production storage offloading facility (FPSO) from Maersk Contractors for approximately S$96 million. The work scope on the fast-track conversion of VLCC Ellen Maersk to an FPSO includes the installation a
Proving to be the most successful and longest serving high speed vessel in service with the US Defence Forces, Austal built
