A delegation from a Scottish shipyard is to lobby the European competition commissioner over a vital contract. The managing director of the Ferguson yard in Port Glasgow will be joined by Scottish National Party politicians at the meeting with Neelie Kroes.
The U.S. Supreme Court, expanding the scope of a landmark federal disabilities law, ruled Monday that foreign cruise lines sailing in U.S. waters must provide better access for passengers in wheelchairs.
Construction stars last Friday on the Changxing Shipbuilding Base on Shanghai’s Changxing Island, which is expected to eventually become the world’s largest shipyard, marking a major step forward in China’s ambition to become the world’s leading ship builder. In the first phase of the US$3.6 billi
State environmental regulators are proposing more than $600,000 in fines against a New London shipyard accused of polluting the Thames River and violating other laws. The Department of Environmental Protection alleges that the Thames Shipyard & Repair Co. violated environmental laws more than two do
Construction has begun on what China says will eventually be the world’s biggest shipyard, part of the country’s plan for taking a dominant role in the industry. China’s biggest shipbuilding company began building the 8-kilometer-long (5-mile-long) facility late last week on an island in the Yangtze
The next-generation Navy destroyer hasn’t even been built yet, but it already has been adrift for months on a stormy sea. Plans for the program – which is crucial to the future of Maine’s largest manufacturing company – have taken radical turns as the Navy and Congress pushed their respective agenda
The president of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems will give up his post as the head of Mississippi’s largest private employer, company officials say. Philip Dur, who was Ship Systems president since 2001, will retire at the end of the year. Northrop’s board of directors in Los Angeles elected Philip A.
Sargent residents got an unexpected surprise Wednesday when material from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge project was dumped on their beach. The combination clay and sand mud was being dredged from the Intracoastal Waterway as part of an annual maintenance project, said Matagorda County Commis
QNB yesterday announced its sponsorship of the 1st International Middle East LNG Shipping Forum that begins at the Marriott tomorrow. The two-day event being hosted by Qatar Petroleum will bring together senior officials and experts from liquefied natural gas producing, buying and transportation com
Malaysia says increased cooperation among Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia is sufficient to protect the vital Malacca Straits against pirates and terrorists. The Malacca Straits is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Lying between Malaysia and Indonesia and Singapore, the straits carry
The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has emerged as the successful bidder for transportation of 9 million tonne crude oil for Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). The two companies were negotiating the rates after SCI quoted 12 points above the Baltic Index for TD 3 route though IOC wanted the rate to b
In this part of the world, piracy is a real and deadly peril. The Straits of Malacca is a maritime choke point for ships going from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. Asian defense experts examined the problem here today at the Asia Security Conference, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the
MARITIME and Ports Authority of Fiji wants Fiji Ports Corporation Limited to oversee the development of seaports in the country. MPAF chairman Isimeli Bose said this would ensure the islands benefited fully from the Port Industry modernisation and globalisation. He said as a maritime country, Fiji s
The Queen and other senior members of the Royal Family will pay tribute to the UK’s seafarers during a theme-day series of engagements featuring the maritime community. The July 20 royal maritime day will see the Queen in Dover before hosting an evening reception at St James’s Palace for 500 guests
