When the Queen Mary 2, the largest cruise ship in the world, docked in Brooklyn for a day earlier this month, it marked the official opening of the newest cruise ship facility in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The terminal will create hundreds of new jobs and attract millions of passengers
A wooden boat carrying 60 passengers and crew sank in bad weather in eastern Indonesia, and all but one of those on board survived the accident. The Bervista went down late yesterday close to Rote island, said Piter Fina, an official from the region
Pirates armed with shotguns opened fire on a Malaysian fishing boat about nine nautical miles off the Parit Haji Baki coast here at 2am yesterday. Iskandar Kutil, 52, and his assistant known only as Sukiri, 40, escaped injuries when several shots whizzed past metres above their heads. One pellet was
At 1857 GMT yesterday, skipper Mike Sanderson steered ABN AMRO One across the VOR Leg 5 finish line in first place after 15 days, 2 hours, 47 minutes and 52 seconds at sea. Sanderson and team sailed under the Annapolis Bridge and across the finish line south-east of Sandy Point, 18 nautical miles fr
Nearly 3,000 people gathered at the Hamburg docks at dawn yesterday to witness the arrival of the world
Scientists have reported an unprecedented number of unaccompanied and possibly abandoned walrus calves in the Arctic Ocean, where melting sea ice may be forcing mothers to abandon their pups as the mothers follow the rapidly retreating ice edge north. Nine lone walrus calves were reported swimming i
A long-delayed doubling of submarine construction can’t begin any sooner than 2012 because of ongoing difficulties in getting costs under control, the Navy’s top officer who oversees submarine building said Monday. At a briefing for reporters, Rear Adm. William Hilarides, program executive officer f
Orders won by South Korean shipbuilders jumped 34 percent from a year ago to a record $12 billion in the January-March period, according to a Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy report. The report, released on Tuesday, said the orders amount to 136 vessels, or 4.92 million compensated gross to
Somalia has granted the U.S. Navy permission to patrol its coastal waters in an effort to combat piracy off the lawless Horn of Africa nation, the prime minister said. Ali Mohamed Gedi told lawmakers Sunday the United States also would help the transitional government set up a Coast Guard to secure
North Shields company, Southern Electronics, in conjunction with Radio Communication Manufacturer Icom UK has designed an innovative, yet practical, way of recording passenger traffic on the Tyne Ferry using radio communication equipment. The solution utilises RMS (Radio Messaging System) and Icom r
Crude oil prices remained near record highs of more than $70 a barrel today on fears of a US attack on Iran and militant action in Nigeria that has halted production.
Transocean Inc. has been awarded a two-year, $248 million contract for the semisubmersible rig C. Kirk Rhein Jr. for drilling operations offshore India. The contract, which is expected to commence in December, was awarded by Reliance Industries Limited.
Today, on 18 April 2006, the cruise ferry “Galaxy” was delivered for Tallink from Aker Yards shipyard in Rauma. The contract worth 165 million Euro was signed in October 2004. The vessel will start cruises from Helsinki to Tallinn. The vessel is one of the biggest cruise ferries in the Baltic Sea, h
Royal Huisman Shipyard is currently building a 58.04 metre ( 190.4
