VISITOR ARRIVALS to Hawaii rose 6.5 percent last month to a record 562,243 as a slowdown in Japanese arrivals was offset by record growth from the U.S. mainland and strong increases from Canada.
A large engine made by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. for a 4,000 TEU container vessel goes into test operation yesterday at the company’s Ulsan plant. Commanding 35 percent of the heavy-duty engine market worldwide
The shipping ministry has identified two qualified bidders for dredging work at Adams Bridge and a part of Palk Strait, under the Sethusamudram ship channel project. It had called for global bids to undertake the aforementioned work.
New rules governing recreational fishing are outlined in comprehensive guides published by the Western Australian Fisheries Department.
By Farid Ahmed, Dhaka : The third round of bidding for offshore gas blocks in Bangladesh, slated to be held next year, has come under a cloud with the government delaying seismic survey of the Bay of Bengal.
EDMONTON – Alberta oil companies, flush after a banner 2005 and seeing sustained strong markets ahead, plan to spend a record $39 billion in the new year.
China’s first LNG ship sailed off shipyard Wednesday in Shanghai, marking China’s shipbuilding industry stepping into a new era.
The China Shipbuilding Corp (CSBC) said in a report it issued yesterday that the company currently has orders totaling more than NT$90 billion (US$2.68 billion) to build vessels.
Women sailors Penny Haire, the navigator of Heaven Can Wait, and Vanessa Dudley, helmsperson on Wedgetail, today guided these two Queensland yachts to top-20 fleet positions in the Rolex Sydney Hobart.
SHANGHAI (AFX) – Shanghai lacks effective controls on cargo ships carrying hazardous chemicals along the upper reaches of the Huangpu River, the Shanghai Daily reported citing a report by the city’s top legislative body.
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The mystery of sensitive containers, carrying a massive 100 tonnes of gelatin sticks, disappearing from the decks of MV (Merchant Vessel) Eugenia, seems to have been solved.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 — A consortium of Japanese shipping lines
THE state-owned ferry operator, Caledonian MacBrayne, has confirmed it plans to split the company and set up a new firm based in the Channel Islands for its sea-going crew.
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