As if dealing with the fallout from the Songhua benzene spill were not enough, China has had to cope with a wave of serious pollution incidents this week.
Shanghai’s container cargo handling capacity will double to 30 million boxes by 2010, after yesterday’s opening of the $16 billion Yangshan deep-water port, dislodging Hong Kong as the world’s busiest harbor.
HALIFAX — The Port of Halifax is looking at a banner year and a brighter future for the most unlikely of reasons: Chinese goods have started arriving in North America by way of the Suez Canal.
Work to build the largest shipyard in Vietnam
Venezuela and Iran have agreed to explore setting up a joint shipbuilding operation in the South American country, state-run Petr
Farr 40 World Champion Richard Perini finished the Rolex Trophy One Design Series on a perfect note, recording a hat trick of victories in light and fluky conditions outside Sydney Heads.
The chief executive of Yachting Australia, Phil Jones, will today officially launch the 2006 Australian Youth Championship at the Mooloolaba Yacht Club.
The first of the Navy’s new class of amphibious ship will arrive at Naval Station Norfolk for the first time as it awaits commissioning in the new year.
About one in five workers at General Dynamics Electric Boat submarine shipyards is getting a lump of coal for Christmas
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics , has been awarded a seven-year contract for the continuous maintenance and repair of four LSD-41/49 class ships and four LPD-4 class ships for the U.S. Navy.
The Countess of Wessex will launch the first of the Royal Navy’s new ‘D’ Class destroyers early next year.
Today is very hot but clear skies and a light breeze. Kemp Sails gave me a gennaker, which is like a spinnaker but flown when the wind is coming from the front and side of the boat rather than from the back.
Brasil 1 have announced that round the world race veteran Marcel van Triest will be the new navigator for the next three legs of the Volvo Ocean Race, the Southern Ocean legs replacing Adrienne Cahalan.
Following successful trials and the technical acceptance of the Damen ASD Tug 3110 for Amberholdings, Latvia, the name giving ceremony took place on the 12th of December 2005 in Gdynia.
