“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.
Irish singer-songwriter Hozier recently managed to top the singles charts in Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom with the indie hit “Too Sweet”, which also peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.
Baird Maritime once more highlights the ever important fishing and aquaculture sector by reviewing newbuild vessels entering service around the world.
Norwegian transport operator Torghatten and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into a contract for the development of a system for self-driving ferries on the Flakk-Rørvik route in Trøndelag county in central Norway.
MOTENA-Sea, a company under Japan’s MOL Group, has placed a new hybrid ferry into operational service in the waters off the city of Kitakyushu.
A cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises Australia successfully rescued three stranded sailors after a mayday call off New Caledonia on Saturday, May 4.
Norwegian transport operator Torghatten and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into a contract for the development of a system for self-driving ferries on the Flakk-Rørvik route in Trøndelag county in central Norway.
MOTENA-Sea, a company under Japan’s MOL Group, has placed a new hybrid ferry into operational service in the waters off the city of Kitakyushu.
A cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises Australia successfully rescued three stranded sailors after a mayday call off New Caledonia on Saturday, May 4.
The US Navy recently took delivery of a new large unmanned surface vehicle (USV) developed jointly by California-based maritime robotics company Saildrone and defence shipbuilder Austal USA.
Habbeke Shipyard in the Netherlands has been selected for the construction of two high-speed search and rescue (SAR) boats in a series.
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.
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges (PAB) in Belgium has confirmed that a new harbour tug that will utilise methanol as fuel has been launched into the water for the first time.
Best Electric Tug – HaiSea Wamis – Robert Allan Ltd Designed for operations in a very environmentally sensitive area not far from the Robert Allan Ltd office in Vancouver, British Columbia, this very useful 28-metre, 70tbp vessel represents the very latest in tug design. The berthing, unberthing and escorting of very ..
It was a remark by an insurer, commenting on the probable of level of claims after the Baltimore bridge strike incident, that took my attention the other day.
“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).
Ørsted and shipbuilder Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) formally named a new service operation vessel (SOV) in a ceremony at the Port of New Orleans on Saturday, May 11.
The floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) Liza Unity operated by Netherlands-based SBM Offshore has been awarded the first REMOTE-CON notation for an FPSO from ABS.
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has confirmed that the Port of Los Angeles will receive an estimated US$58 million in federal funding this year for maintaining its harbour channels and repairing its wharves.
Houston-based construction company Orion Group Holdings has been awarded a contract for infrastructure upgrade works at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The Cambodian government has unveiled plans for a new canal that would link some of Cambodia’s key ports to the broader Gulf of Thailand.
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 […]
The US Navy recently took delivery of a new large unmanned surface vehicle (USV) developed jointly by California-based maritime robotics company Saildrone and defence shipbuilder Austal USA.
“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).
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