In a development closely watched by Western naval analysts, China took has taken delivery of a Russin-made Sovremenny-class destroyer. The ship was built at Russia’s North Shipyard, Severnaya Verf in St. Petersburg and is one of two ordered by Beijing in 2002.
GROTON, Conn. – The Electric Boat shipyard as been awarded a nearly $14 million contract by the U.S. Navy to maintain nuclear-attack submarines homeported at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton.
The two Dutch boats, ABN AMRO ONE (Mike Sanderson) and ABN AMRO TWO (Sebastien Josse) along with Pirates of the Caribbean (Paul Cayard) finally made their turn to the east around 0930 GMT this morning and are now in the westerly breeze they have been longing for.
Mike Sanderson’s team aboard ABN AMRO ONE has taken the lead from movistar (Bouwe Bekking), and Ericsson (Neal McDonald) has made the decision to ship the boat to Melbourne.
Keppel Shipyard Limited, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has signed a contract with Golar LNG Limited for the conversion of an existing LNG carrier into a floating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU).
Aker Yards and ALSTOM announce on 4 January 2006 their intention to join forces in Shipbuilding and create together one of the world leaders in this industry, focused on high value added ships, including world class cruise ships.
The superyacht Air, the first yacht equipped with Azipod propulsors (in the form of a pair of 2,500kW Compact Azipod units), has successfully completed an initial six months of operation, as Azipod manufacturer ABB Marine reported recently.
China’s first LNG ship built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd affiliated to China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) was launched in east China’s Shanghai.
CAPE TOWN – Movistar took a slender lead nearly 30 hours into the 6100 nautical mile second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race between Cape Town and Melbourne on Tuesday after a tight start on the previous day.
The founder of easyCruise says he’ll bring his bright orange ship to South Florida later this year for a no-frills alternative to traditional cruising.
Early this morning, Ericsson was sailing at 10 knots, in 15-20 knots of wind, when a part of the keel movement system broke. Ericsson was in second place when the incident occurred and her boat speed was reduced to allow the crew to inspect the damage.
The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) and other events and activities organised by World Cruising Club have been taken over in a management led buyout from Challenge Business.
After less than 48 hours at sea, the ocean is taking its toll as two boats are now retracing their steps to the South African coast. Earlier this morning Ericsson Racing Team (Neal McDonald), in second place at the time, reported a problem with their canting keel system
Alstom SA said Wednesday it will transfer control of its money-losing shipbuilding business to Norway’s Aker ASA, another step in the French industrial conglomerate’s attempt to turn its fortunes around.
