It sounds counterintuitive: A group of homeowners asking the city to raise their property taxes by almost 20 percent. But that’s exactly … By Aaron Applegate (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads, September 23, 2010;
Port Manatee officials Tuesday were not only celebrating the arrival of a new crane, but the first of what they hope will be two transportation grant awards that will increase container shipment business at the port.
Ellicott Dredges, founded in 1885, celebrated its 125th anniversary by taking a dinner cruise around the Port of Baltimore aboard the “turn of the century” paddlewheel riverboat “The Black-Eyed Susan.” The Port (which Ellicott’s predecessors helped create in the 1700s with the first dredge, a two ho
MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), the leading global provider of communications, connectivity, and content services to remote locations around the world, today announced a major addition to its popular MTN Worldwide TV service, which broadcasts live programming to cruise ships at sea.
China has demanded that Japan release full footage of a collision involving a Chinese fishing boat and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) vessels near the disputed Senkaku Islands. “The Chinese fishing boat was legally operating in the sea near the Diaoyu (Senkaku) Islands when many Japanese patrol boats sudde
Ningbo Port, the main operator of China’s second largest port of Ningbo, has raised RmB7.4bn (US$1.1bn) initial public offering (IPO) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The company, owned by the local government, set its offering price at the top end of the indicative range of RmB3.18-3.7, according to
THE Monaco Yacht Show started today and there are plenty of representatives there from Isle of Man based companies involved in the industry. “You have to go to Monaco every year if you are in this industry,” Bransom Bean, director of Moore Stephens Crew Benefits said, prior to setting off for the sh
Florida wildlife officers have removed a burrowing owl from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. The tiny and protected owl had made a home inside the ship’s mini-golf course, on the upper deck. Crew members called the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for help relocating the bird.
Carnival Corp & PLC, the world’s largest cruise company, posted better-than-expected third-quarter results on Tuesday, buoyed by increased bookings, and lifted its full-year outlook.
According to Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group, its Hebei based subsidiary Wuyang Iron and Steel has become the largest overseas supplier of South Korea based shipbuilding company SPP Shipbuilding Co Ltd.
Shares in AIM listed oil and gas services group Offshore Hydocarbon Mapping Plc (LON:OHM) rose by 9% to 9p early this morning on news that the company was planning to cut loose its loss making marine acquisition business. The proposed move will see OHM plough its efforts into the more viable geophys
A shipping agency more at home in the Carribbean than the North Sea is looking to launch a new service – between Great Yarmouth and Aberdeen. Kestrel Liner Agencies, based in Basildon, Essex, says it wants to run a regular service linking the two towns based on the links between the oil and gas sect
For several years, the Florida Inland Navigation District has been working to obtain permits for three dredging projects along the waterways of Broward County, Florida. The opened waterways will allow for passage of larger yachts, giving South Florida’s marine industry a boost.
Repsol was chosen Company of the Year in Canada by the Canada-Spain Chamber of Commerce, in recognition of the company’s efforts in the country over the last few years. Repsol Chairman Antonio Brufau accepted the award in a ceremony attended by the Canadian Ambassador Graham Shantz, the Director Gen
