Overnight the wind slowly backed from east of north to west and increased slightly, releasing the fleet from their hell of windward work
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Deepwater Petroleum Limited, an affiliate of Chevron Corporation has announced the commencement of hull keel laying for its Agbami project
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, posted its fourth-consecutive quarterly profit Monday on increased orders for more expensive ships. Net income totaled 22.9 billion won, or $24.4 million, in the three months ended March 31, compared with a loss of 88.95 billion won in the s
Oman has ordered two multipurpose passenger-vehicle catamaran ferries at a cost of $66m from Australian shipbuilding firm Austal, according to the Oman Daily Observer. Each 213-foot vessel has the capacity to carry 203 passengers and 56 cars. They will be used to provide a tourist service for trips
South Korean shipyards ranked No. 1 through No. 7 in terms of order backlogs as of the end of April, a London-based market researcher said Tuesday. The world’s largest shipyard, Hyundai Heavy Industries, retained its spot with an order backlog of 11.44 million compensated gross tons (CGT), Clarkson
A ship which once ferried passengers to the ill-fated Titanic is to be brought back to Belfast in July after years of languishing semi-derelict in a French port. Northern Ireland Office Minister David Hanson confirmed today that a firm will use a submersible barge as part of plans to return the SS N
The owners and master of a British fishing vessel were fined a total of
The largest freshwater cruise ship in Chinees northeastern provinces was unmoored and formally put into use at Hun river, Shenyang, on May 14. You can charter the whole ship at the cost of 2000 CHY per hour. The ship named Shun Tao No 1 was built at the cost of 3million CNY. Tourists can board [&hel
On April 20, 2006, Benetti christened the hull of 59m Xanadu. The party gathered the owner, Sir Stanley Thomas and his friends, together with the Benetti building team, owner’s representative and project manager Neil Cheston from CNI, Gregory Morisson, surveyor, and Andrew Winch’s team in the Benett
The NSW Government has helped bring together leading members of the superyacht industry to form an association to drive the multi-million dollar growth sector in this State. said David Campbell Minister for Small Business. Mr Campbell said the NSW Superyacht Industry Association formally known as
ESL Shipping Oy, a subsidiary of Aspo Plc, has secured a contract to order two new ice-strengthened dry cargo vessels from the Indian ABG Shipyard Ltd. Expanding ESL Shipping
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Approximately 40 people attended the naming ceremony of H.5286, a 115,000 TDW Crude Oil Tanker for Lundquist. The vessel was named the
