Best RIB Patrol Boat – 12-metre Police Patrol Boat – Marell Boats Offering a fine example of intra-Scandinavian co-operation, these five striking looking aluminium, outboard powered, RIB patrol boats for the Norwegian Police were created in neighbouring Sweden. As with all Marell creations, the boats are innovative, ..
“They come over here, taking our jobs and stealing our women,” is a familiar refrain against foreigners all around the world, as likely to be uttered from Dublin to Durban, from Dusseldorf to Des Moines, and from Denpasar to Dubai (well, probably not the second part in the UAE, but we won’t dwell on that).
Best Medium FiFi Boat – Balder – Marell Boats Sweden’s Marell Boats have rapidly become globally known for their fast, safe, stylish and practical aluminium and FRP work and patrol boats. They often present innovative but very practical propulsion solutions, in this case with sterndrives, with their new boats. This ..
Negotiations over a “code of conduct” (COC) in the South China Sea between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China waxed and waned for two decades.
UK-based aquaculture research organisation the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has confirmed the tragic news of the recent passing of Dr John Rogers, a member of the SAIC academic board.
During the Cold War, it was not unheard of for Soviet ships to attempt to disrupt US naval operations by “shouldering” vessels, meaning coming abreast and colliding in a semi-controlled manner.
Baird Maritime once more highlights the ever important fishing and aquaculture sector by reviewing newbuild vessels entering service around the world.
Chinese operator Fuzhou Liangjiang Sian Passenger Transport Company recently placed a new electric sightseeing vessel into service in Fujian province.
Chinese company the Dalian Cultural Tourism Development Group recently took delivery of a new sightseeing vessel built by the Wuxi Dongfang Ship Research High Performance Boat Engineering Company.
China’s Wuhan Cultural Tourism Group has taken delivery of a new sightseeing vessel built by local shipbuilder the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group.
Chinese operator Fuzhou Liangjiang Sian Passenger Transport Company recently placed a new electric sightseeing vessel into service in Fujian province.
Chinese company the Dalian Cultural Tourism Development Group recently took delivery of a new sightseeing vessel built by the Wuxi Dongfang Ship Research High Performance Boat Engineering Company.
China’s Wuhan Cultural Tourism Group has taken delivery of a new sightseeing vessel built by local shipbuilder the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group.
Australia’s Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services recently took delivery of a new fast patrol RIB designed by Southerly Designs.
Eleven people are reported missing after a fishing vessel sank off the South African city of Cape Town on Friday, May 17.
Two people are confirmed dead while five others have gone missing after a cruise ship and a small motor launch collided with each other in the Danube River near Hungary’s capital city of Budapest on Saturday, May 18.
Guatemala-based towage company Arrendadora Continental recently took delivery of a new harbour tug built by Med Marine of Turkey.
Kotug Canada, a partnership between Netherlands-based towage company Kotug International and Canada’s Horizon Maritime, recently held a ceremony to mark the laying of the keel of two new escort tugs that will be powered by methanol propulsion systems.
Canadian towage company HaiSea Marine, a joint venture business formed by the Haisla Nation of British Columbia and local shipping line Seaspan, has taken delivery two new escort tugs.
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted the Equinor-managed Empire Wind offshore wind project its final approval, authorising the project to begin construction on a new 810MW offshore wind farm south of Long Island.
Chinese shipbuilder Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore recently launched a new offshore installation vessel ordered by Van Oord.
A new survey boat being built for UK operator Marshall Jakeman Marine (MJM) was recently launched into the water for the the first time.
US Congressman from Louisiana Garret Graves has confirmed that a number of key projects entailing dredging, flood protection, and infrastructure works will receive funding totalling nearly US$600 million.
The government of India has been awarded a long-term bilateral contract under which it will develop and operate Chabahar Port in Iran for 10 years.
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) St Paul District has awarded a US$31.7 million contract to LS Marine of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, to conduct mechanical dredging operations in support of channel maintenance within the Mississippi River.
Aerospace manufacturer United Launch Alliance (ULA) has entered into agreements with Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana and naval architecture firm the Bristol Harbor Group of Rhode Island to design, oversee, and build a new ship to transport rockets to be used by the US Space Force.
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC) recently took delivery of a new mark-laying and committee boat built by UK-based Seaward Boats to a design by TT Boat Designs.
Early in the year 1992, a tender arrived on my desk from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This looked exciting. I opened the tender documents to see what sort of naval vessel we would be required to build. On reading the requirements I found the vessel was for a new “admiral’s barge” that was to […]
Australia’s Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services recently took delivery of a new fast patrol RIB designed by Southerly Designs.
A 53-year-old man from the suburb of Wandina has been penalised more than $2,000 in a Geraldton court for the illegal use of fish traps and taking four marron out-of-season from the Chapman River, the Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) said in a recent statement.
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