The Maritime Safety Authority (MSA) has told Cook Strait ferry operators they must keep better watch after last night’s fatal collision in the Marlborough Sounds. From 9am tomorrow, all ferries must have extra crew on the bridge and in the engine room while in Wellington Harbour, Queen Charlotte Sou
Thirty-one of the top intellects from Asia Pacific nations will speak on marine issues at the first-ever Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) maritime conference. Held over the May 6 weekend, the conference will focus on maritime security challenges in the Asia Pacific region in the post 9/11 era. “We h
A Greek frigate, accompanied by helicopter-borne elite navy commandos, was heading for international waters off the southwestern Peloponnese yesterday after authorities in Athens were notified of an alleged pirate attack on a Norwegian freighter. The Merchant Marine Ministry said its search and resc
The look of the first Brazilian boat to compete in the Volvo Ocean Race has now been revealed. The boat
The DAMEX shipyards, in eastern Santiago de Cuba province, built a catamaran that will be used for passenger transportation in the country. Rio Las Casas, the first boat of its kind built in Cuba using aluminum technology, can carry 237 passengers. The catamaran will be operated by the company Pract
Mayor Celso Lobregat has suggested the construction of more RoRo (roll on-roll off) ramps in the wharf here as he stressed the importance of Wednesday
China became the latest debutant America’s Cup country when it registered its guarantee of 1 million euros (NZ$1.75m) hours before yesterday’s deadline. China, South Africa and a new German syndicate – United Team internet Germany – have never competed for the Cup before and join nine other syndicat
Kuwait has invited bids for building the first phase of a state-of-the-art container port on Bubiyan Island at a cost of around $2 billion, the emirate’s public works minister said yesterday. About 17 international and local companies have been prequalified for the project which is expected to start
Shippers have to shell out more as the container shipping lines platform India – Pakistan – Bangladesh – Ceylon Conference (IPBCC) is planning to increase the rates for European bound trade through a rate restoration initiative effective from June 1. “At a business plan review meeting held in Mumbai
The Offshore Technology Conference set to open at Reliant Center next week will be somewhere between the festive spectacles of the 1970s and the grim wakes of the late 1980s. The rejuvenated annual energy event inaugurated in 1969 is expected to bring more than 50,000 oil and gas industry profession
OPEC’s president said Monday that the cartel’s members excluding Iraq were producing 29.7 million barrels per day, 2.2 million bpd above the official quota, and there was no immediate need to pump any more oil. “Our latest information is that the OPEC-10 production now is 29.7 million bpd. There is
Venezuelan state oil giant PDVSA will prospect for, pump and refine oil from Cuba’s Gulf of Mexico economic zones, the company has announced. Spain’s Repsol-YPF, PDVSA and many of its rivals are looking for new oil fields around Cuba, one of the most under-exploited areas in the world. If they were
Palmer Johnson has now sold three of their highly acclaimed 120 ft. Sport Yachts and also signed a contract for a 150 ft. Super Sport Yacht which is scheduled to deliver in late 2006. Further, the company sold the first of their 123 ft. GRP Raised Pilot House series upon its debut at the 2005 [&hell
The challenge has been laid down for Team New Zealand with 10 other syndicates in the fight to take the America
