As Britain’s “Golden Age” of independent North Sea oil and gas supplies is nearing its end, the country’s leaders have kick-started a debate on future energy needs in which nuclear power would play a key role.
Democrats plan to push for more port security money while criticizing Republicans on the issue as the House debates a $91 billion measure for wars and hurricane recovery.
Sleeping on a cruise ship never felt so good! Guests cruising with Royal Caribbean International will soon experience the ultimate in relaxation and rejuvenation with the introduction of a new fleet-wide bedding program.
ABN AMRO TWO bowman Gerd Jan Poortman, who missed the last leg through injury, will not sail to Baltimore after doctors discovered his back problems, incurred when a wave swept him along the deck and he fetched up on the leading edge of a daggerboard, are more severe than first thought.
The skipper of a coastguard tug which ran aground off Shetland last year has pleaded guilty to being drunk in charge of the vessel.
New technology could reduce the costs of carbon dioxide capture substantially. Statoil
Canadian company Husky Energy will drill an oil well at a water depth of 1,500 meters in the South China Sea at the end of April, reported sources with Husky on Tuesday.
the Jan de Nul, a Belgian firm hired by the Mexican government, has been dredging sand off the ocean floor and pumping it onto the beaches, hoping to entice tourists back for spring break.
South Korea’s STX Shipbuilding Co. (067250.SE) said Wednesday that it received a KRW260 billion ($266.7 million) order to build six petrochemical product carriers.
La Spezia, Italy
Since the war on terror began the Coast Guard has taken on the responsibility for keeping our ports safe. Alongside the marines and the navy, members of the Guard get some special training to carry out the mission.
The time has come to inspect 100 percent of all imported cargo containers for bombs and terrorist weapons, U.S. Rep. Robert C. Scott and Virginia Port Authority executive director J. Robert Bray said Monday.
Shipping companies that transport iron ore, coal and other materials across the Great Lakes are using the lakes as a dumping ground for leftover cargo, despite federal laws and an international treaty that prohibit the practice.
China State Shipbuilding Corp, whose new orders increased 86% by tonnage in 2005 from 2004, is considering raising capital to help fund some US$2 billion (RM7.4 billion) in planned shipyard construction.
