The Japan Coast Guard will heighten efforts to deal with pirates in the Malacca Strait and other areas of Southeast Asia to protect Japanese ships against attacks, officials said. The coast guard will establish a five-member team of experts in anti-piracy issues, who will gather information from dan
The Massachusetts Port Authority wants to deepen the 11-mile shipping channel into Boston Harbor to accommodate large cargo ships, a project that would move nearly 60 percent as much earth as the Big Dig. The operator of the Port of Boston and the Army Corps of Engineers are close to finishing a fou
Officials say the Ketchikan Shipyard will receive about 70 million dollars from local, state and federal sources for improvements over the next five years. The yard, where vessels are repaired, is expected to get a second ship lift and complete plans to expand the yard to its originally planned size
new Mulder 59 Convertible hardtop has left Mulder Shipyard
Five hundred UK holidaymakers have been sent home after their cruise ship was detained by the coastguard because of a severe virus “rife” among the 250 crew. So many had the virus, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea, the ship would have been unable to cope with any emergency, the coastguard added.
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TWO cargo vessel crew members were still missing yesterday after a ship sank in strong winds and they fell over board at the mouth of the Yangtze River on Saturday morning. At least three people downtown were injured by falling debris that was blamed on the wind. Several shabby houses also collapsed
The second and third Iranian-made cargo vessels will be launched at the port of Khorramshahr today, the Persian service of ISNA reported. Constructed at the Arvandan Shipbuilding Complex through the efforts of Iranian engineers, the multi-purpose craft are capable of hauling 800 tons in the form of
In Port race rules allow one extra crew member to be brought aboard to bump up the numbers and as always the choice is between more brawn for grinding, or more brain for tactical decisions. Among the brain contingent, Ericsson, in past In Port races have had John Kostecki, but for this race he
THE competition to determine which new amphibious ships Australia will buy, and who will build them, is on in earnest. The outcome will determine which ships the next generation of Australian soldiers operate from and which local defence companies retain a stake in the naval shipbuilding industry. T
The hundreds of empty containers stacked beside the rails near the Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC.N) Portlock rail yard in Chesapeake, Virginia, look ready to board ship here on the U.S. East Coast and head back to China, but they are going nowhere. China is shipping so many goods to the United States
1.6 billion hovercraft plan again testing the water despite never quite landing as alternative for commuters. Largely unchanged in a half-century, the invention still elicits “oohs” and “ahs” in the tech-savvy Bay Area. Maybe it’s the name. Maybe it’s the gravity-defying air cushion it rides upon, l
Sunshine, 20 knots of wind from the north and spinnakers flying. This is the part that makes up for the cold, wet, miserable bits and despite the cold weather lasting longer than many had hoped, the layers are finally coming off as temperatures rise. Speeds are good all round, although Jersey have b
