The company Åge S. Wågene AS Sandefjord has since 1990 been the distributor of the famous brand Nitto KOHKI Japan air tools to land-based industry and has also taken over all distribution of Nitto KOHKI to shipping and offshore in Norway. Nitto KOHKI air tools have over the last 30 years been delivered to the [...]
Taiwan’s largest shipbuilder, CSBC, has agreed to delay delivery of 14 containerships to All Oceans Transportation, a unit of shipowner Yang Ming Marine. Among the newbuildings, five 8,240TEU ships have had their delivery dates postponed 15 months on average. A further four 6,600TEU vessels have been postponed by six months. It said all the ships [...]
An Indonesian state fisheries department has detained several fishermen and fishing vessels for operating in Indonesia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea. The Pontianak Fishery and Ocean Resources Monitoring Agency detained 77 fishermen and eight vessels in June.
SMIT and British Petroleum (BP) have reached a settlement agreement with regard to the salvage services rendered to the semi-submersible rig “Thunderhorse” in the Gulf of Mexico, following evacuation in anticipation of the approach of hurricane “Dennis” in July 2005. The positive impact of this settlement on the net profit (after tax) of SMIT is [...]
BMW and ORACLE Racing said yesterday that they were very pleased to announce the renewal of their partnership in BMW ORACLE Racing, as they prepare to compete for the next America’s Cup. Speaking at a press conference at BMW Welt, which adjoins the firm’s headquarters in Munich, Russell Coutts - the team’s CEO and skipper [...]
After five races at the City of Marseille Trophy regatta, the second event of the 2008 Audi MedCup Circuit, it is the reigning MedCup champions Artemis (SWE) which leads by two points from the supremely consistent Spanish Bribón.
Australia has released graphic images of Japanese hunters harpooning whales and dragging bleeding carcases aboard a ship near Antarctica, calling it evidence of “indiscriminate” slaughter of the animals. Japan accused the Australian government of spreading propaganda that could damage ties between the two nations.
BP and its partner, Marathon Petroleum West of Shetlands Ltd, have made a new oil discovery in Block 204/23, following drilling on the South-West Foinaven prospect, some 190 kilometres (118 miles) west of the Shetland Islands.
StatoilHydro in Venezuela has completed the third and last well of the minimum exploration programme of Block 4, Plataforma Deltana, eastern Venezuela. The campaign initiated in December 2004 found gas-bearing sands in the Cocuina and Ballena areas. The Orca well was not successful.
The Mary Rose is a national treasure which could soon be lost. That is the stark warning from the team that helped to raise the Tudor warship from the Solent 25 years ago.
