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Bangladesh shipping minister Akbar Hossain has died after suffering a heart attack, an official said on Monday. Hossain, 65, went to hospital in the capital Dhaka late last night complaining of chest pain. “Shipping minister Akbar Hossain, a veteran freedom fighter, died after a massive cardiac arre
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Multraship has added twin-schottel tug Hamtun (1985, 3.500 ihp, ex-Red Funnel/Adsteam) to its fleet. The tug has been renamed Multratug 16 and will mainly be deployed for harbour towage services in the ports of Terneuzen and Flushing and on the Terneuzen-Ghent Canal. Earlier this month the former Du
The first project, set to be announced in Halifax on Monday, will be the selection of a builder for the navy’s three new joint support ships. The $2.8 billion program was started under the former Liberal government. A consortium led by General Dynamics Canada is thought to be leading contender and i
The fleet is heading north to the restart line, and at present is just west of Great Inagua, the southern most of the Bahamanian islands. Conor Fogerty, skipper of Cardiff and the duty skipper for the fleet at the moment, hopes to restart the race from Jamaica to New York later on today. They have [
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The duty skipper, Conor Fogerty on Cardiff Clipper, decided to go for the pre-arranged Plan B in case of extremely light winds after the start. The fleet is now motorsailing towards a rendezvous point in the Windward Channel, where they will restart later today. The wind stream chart shown indicates
A couple of fierce battles ensured there was plenty of action on the first weekend of Louis Vuitton Act 12 on the waters off Valencia. Two close matches between unbeaten teams trimmed the top of the leaderboard and provided spectacular racing for the large spectator fleet. Alinghi and Emirates Team
In twilight tonight, the Sacagawea will get her first taste of saltwater. By 8 p.m., smoke will rise from beneath the ship’s 41,000 tons, champagne bottles will be smashed against her 12-story-high bow and descendants of Sacagawea will send this future Navy resupply ship stern-first into San Diego B
Three groups vying for the lucrative $1.45-billion contract to maintain Canada
This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers corps officials began a 60-day, $2 million project to cut into the Saginaw River’s bottom to remove the silt that threatens to strangle shipping in Saginaw County. The corps plans to remove at least 5 feet from the shallows of Saginaw’s only turning basin
Aker Yards has today signed an agreement with Kleven Maritime to acquire Kleven Flor
Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) is pleased to advise that the Company has purchased the 1999 built Panamax M/V Kingston Trader. Simultaneously Golden Ocean has sold the vessel on back to back terms to Navigation Finance Corp ( NFC ) with a 10 years lease back at $ 9.300 per day on bare boat. The [
