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FOREWORD: Shipping, Offshore & Marine
The shipping industry provides the lynchpin of the global economy. Until recently, the burgeoning interdependence of globalisation, coupled with the emerging power-houses of India and China, steered the world economic engine and the shipping sector. In her report, Sarah Pursey contemplates how this picture of sustained and healthy growth has been sullied by the global recession.
Cruising to Prosperity
Beginning as little more than a carpentry shop for fishing boat repair, Danish Yacht are now among the leaders in the luxury yacht market. The yard specialises in custom building sail and motor yachts of top quality craftsmanship.
First Class
With a wide diversity of cruises on offer, Hurtigruten is a company able to take its passengers to some pretty remarkable locations.
Boat Building Initiative
Neil Marine is an experienced Sri Lankan-based boat builder, which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Sailing to Prosperity
From repairing fishing boats to refitting superyachts and being given a Royal award, Balk Shipyards is a company that continues to go from strength to strength.
Against the Odds
Uljanik Shipyard has defended itself from all kinds of opposing forces during its impressive 153 years of operation.
Strength in Balance
Norwegian Batservice Holdings AS consists of a strong team of seventeen companies encompassing over 60 years of experience in activities ranging from ship-building to electronics and engineering. These diverse competencies nevertheless complement each other, with the individual companies fitting together like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle.
A Good Location
The Viktor Lenac shipyard in Croatia has become a by-word for value for money ship repairs, ship conversions and off-shore construction work.
Growing with its Yachts
Bilgin Yacht one of Turkey’s most reputable shipyards, building every type of luxury and standard motor yacht, with customized interiors and exteriors, worldwide.
Sailing to Global Success
Located in the world’s fourth largest container port, Ching Fu Shipbuilding has enjoyed over forty years of shipbuilding experience in Taiwan. A decade after its inception, the company has built an entire fleet of fishing vessels in Taiwan, to international standards.
Flexing Under Pressure
NKT Flexibles started life as a small entity within NKT Cables. Today it is one of the leading players in design, development and production of flexible pipe solutions for leading oil and gas companies throughout the world. Eric Payne spoke to Mr Michael C. Hjorth to discuss their flexible pipe technologies, current industry trends and their exciting new project with Petrobras.
The Future of Offshore Construction and Vessels
The Bergen Group is a Norwegian offshore construction and ship building company, with extensive facilities for carrying out design and engineering work.
First class
With a wide diversity of cruises on offer, Hurtigruten is a company able to take its passengers to some pretty remarkable locations.
- Industry
- General
- Energy
As oil starts to run dry, demand rises for hybrid cars, and electric cars make their way from conceptual design to mass production, the future of transport, experts say, lies in lithium.
Revealing the Hidden Charge
Algae are the focus of attempts to achieve commercially-viable systems for harnessing photosynthesis for atmospheric CO2 fixation and biosynthesis of fuels.
A Green Solution
Money may not buy happiness, but can happiness make us money? Is it just that we have had the causality wrong all along?