The fourth edition of the Gulf Maritime exhibition, to be held at Expo Centre Sharjah from April 24-26, 2006, will host a total of 150 leading marine companies from across the globe.
Some people might call Capt. Bill McDonough a conspiracy theorist, but his predictions about the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard often come to pass.
Construction of a 3.7 ha shipyard began on the Nhat Le river bank in Dong Hoi city of central Quang Binh province on March 19.
Five North Koreans have fled to South Korea in a small fishing boat, avoiding detection along one of the world’s most heavily fortified borders.
A northern Russian shipyard on Sunday began construction of a new nuclear submarine, part of an ambitious navy modernization effort, the nation
The cruise industry has faced some tough problems recently. Reports of passengers vanishing to illnesses affecting entire ships have led many to wonder if the success of the cruise industry is sinking.
Some 128 workers have been evacuated from the Shell-operated North Sea Tern Alpha oil platform after an electrical fire. The fire, said to have broken out in a gas generator at about 12:50 am Thursday, was brought under control shortly before 5 am.
Two dozen famished and thirsty Africans were rescued from the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, 11 days after their Europe-bound vessel foundered far from Mauritania’s shore.
Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd. (ST Marine) has won a contract to convert a fishing trawler into a seismic research vessel for ZhuoZhou city, China-based BGP Inc., which is owned by the China National Petroleum Corp.
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Cerescorp orders up two 65-tonne post-Panamax super cranes. Halifax marine terminal operator Cerescorp is embracing the post-Panamax era in a major way.
Horizon Lines Inc., the second-largest ocean shipper in the islands, said it will increase its hauling capacity between Hawaii and the West Coast as a result of an agreement to charter five new U.S.-flagged vessels from Ship Finance International Ltd.
when David Stirling first set eyes on the APL Panama, the 835-foot container ship that became stranded on an Ensenada beach on Christmas Day, the 47-year-old salvage master had only one thought:
Travelift will transport mammoth vessels from shipyard to the river. Burger Boat plans to debut a new method for launching its mega-yachts when the Mirgab V goes into the Manitowoc River this spring.
