Work is due to begin on a new cruise liner which is widely thought will eventually replace the QE2. The new
Day 9 and the racing must go on. The fleet continues to spread out, with the leaders breaking the 1,000 nautical mile mark in southwesterly winds that continue to push the fleet towards the finish. With the stronger winds over the last 48 hours, the miles are disappearing and it looks like the leade
A.P. Moller – Maersk has declared the option for a third deepwater development semi-submersible at Keppel FELS limited in Singapore. The new rig is expected to be delivered in March 2010. Similar to its sister rigs the rig will be able to operate at water depths of up to 10,000 ft and is designed fo
A MacGREGOR RoRo cargo access/transfer equipment package is a key part of Matson Navigation
SYDNEY, N.S. – There was a time when the Maritimes were linked by sea routes eastern seaboard, and they can be once again, says the author of much hyped intermodal sustainability report on short-sea shipping. According to the Cape Breton Post, Dalhousie professor of marine transportation policy Dick
Montana Holdings Ltd., a Nassau- based international real estate investment and development firm, under the direction of Chairman John Mittens announces the official groundbreaking of Rum Cay Resort Marina, a $700 million mixed-use resort development project. This historic event took place at the fu
Ad Lib, a 40m motor-yacht from the Auckland company Alloy Yachts in Henderson, was judged the world’s best superyacht at the marine industry Oscars in Venice this month. The award is judged by a panel of independent superyacht industry professionals, including project managers, captains, engineers a
Stockholm, Sweden, May 19, 2006: Atlas Copco has today inaugurated a new compressor manufacturing plant in Liuzhou in Southern China. The production unit will produce oil-injected screw compressors and portable compressors, mainly of the Liutech brand for the Asian market. The new facility, which is
GULF OF MEXICO — As hundreds of veterans looked on solemnly, U.S. navy divers blew holes in a retired aircraft carrier and sent the 270-metre USS Oriskany to the bottom of the sea yesterday, creating the world’s largest man-made reef. The rusted hulk took 37 minutes to slip beneath the waves, about
Russia
The first submarine to get its final assembly at Northrop Grumman’s Newport News shipyard in 10 years returned Wednesday from successful initial sea trials to test its performance. In two days of trials, the Texas submarine was brought up to speeds of faster than 25 knots, dove deeper than 800 feet
Passengers on board a Celerity Cruises vessel say they are dissatisfied with compensation offered by the company when mechanical problems forced them to skip two port stops. Company officials say complaining passengers represent a tiny fraction of the vessel’s customers. The Summit, a 2,000-passenge
A crew member aboard ABN AMRO TWO, one of the yachts competing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06, died earlier this morning after failing to regain consciousness after being swept overboard from the boat. The crew member has been named as Hans Horrevoets, 32, of The Netherlands.
One of four 18th-century ships found on the sea bed off Rhode Island could be the Endeavour, the vessel Captain Cook commanded on his first epic voyage across the Pacific Ocean, according to US archaeologists. Marine experts have found the remains of four cargo ships scuttled by the British in 1778
