Northrop Grumman expects to lay off 900 employees, 500 of them in Pascagoula, by the end of the year. Phil Teel, president of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, said a dip in the number of contracts that have been awarded to the company over the past few years led to the layoffs. The company had anticip
After successfully collaborating in the telecommunications and content businesses, Sony is now joining the Ericsson Racing Team to tackle the Volvo Ocean Race 2005 and 2006 challenge. Carl-Henric Svanberg, Ericsson President and CEO, says “We are delighted to have Sony on board for the Volvo Ocean R
Larry Ellison’s mighty BMW Oracle Racing America’s Cup team are facing one problem after another. Noel Drennan, Dirk de Ridder and Tony Kolb are leaving the America’s Cup team to sail in this winter’s Volvo Ocean Race. Other sailors and shore staff are considering their position.
The Ericsson Racing Team has today announced Tony Kolb as crewmember onboard Ericsson’s entry into the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06. It has also confirmed Britain’s Jason Carrington, Construction Manager for the team, as part of the racing crew.
Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s largest cruise operator, today announced that it has extended its contract with the City of Mobile for one year. As a result, the 1,452-passenger Holiday will continue to operate year-round four- and five-day cruises from the Alabama Cruise Terminal. Carnival origi
Several groups have proposals for former Metro Machine property Suitors interested in Erie’s shipyard have until the end of August to make their move. While the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority has one solid proposal in hand — from a shipbuilder who guarantees 200 new jobs within 12 months —
Israeli authorities have ordered yet another cruise ship carrying Israeli tourists to Turkey to divert due to security concerns. Last week, Turkish authorities detained a Syrian national who admitted planning to carry out attacks against Israeli tourists. According to media reports Monday, the cruis
Last Wednesday, after about a year and a half of hard work, the second ABN AMRO boat left its shipyard in Lelystad, the Netherlands.
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An empty 4-ton shipping container fell from a ship here, killing a worker, authorities said. The 40-year-old Tacoma-area woman was walking along a dock here Saturday afternoon when a crane knocked the empty container from a ship it was unloading, police said.
A Boston Harbor Cruises catamaran struck two small pleasure crafts that were anchored in the harbor, causing minor injuries to four people, the Coast Guard said on Sunday.
A SCHEME to revitalise Merseyside’s historic former Cammell Laird shipyard suffered a setback last night after it emerged the Harbour Master of Liverpool was against the submitted plans.
Representatives from Carnival Corporation told the Cruise New Zealand annual general meeting in Auckland last week that Carnival New Zealand planning a 51 per cent hike in its calls to New Zealand ports next year. That will raise the number of passengers and crews visiting New Zealand on their ships
The Port of Charleston handled nearly 2 million shipping containers during the just-ended fiscal year, a record that maintains the port’s ranking as fourth-largest in the nation. The State Ports Authority said Monday that 1.97 million 20-foot cargo containers passed through its terminals in the year
