Cruise industry officials say the 2005 visitor season is shaping up to be a busier one for the industry and Juneau business owners. The cruise lines expect a 4 percent growth in cruise passenger visits to Juneau over 2004 arrivals. An estimated 914,962 cruise passengers will visit the capital betwee
Bandits stormed a Singapore-registered tanker in the Malacca Strait and robbed the crew of their cash and mobile phones before escaping, police said Sunday. Ten pirates wearing ski masks and armed with long knives chased the Kyoseimaru tanker in a speedboat before boarding it near the southern tip o
A group of shipping companies says it wants to build a $1 billion port complex about 150 miles south of Tijuana, Mexico, because of severe congestion at Southern California ports.
Dubai Ship Docking Yard (Al Jadaf), the oldest ship repair yard in the Arabian Gulf, will participate in a big way in Gulf Maritime 2005 to be held from April 18-20 at Expo Centre Sharjah. Founded in 1978, it is considered to be one of the busiest docking yards in world with over 270 companies [&hel
MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp Bhd (MISC)’s share price surged to a new record high of RM17 yesterday on expectations that the company will soon be taking delivery of the sixth liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship it ordered from Japanese shipbuilder Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. This late
China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) announced on Friday it had bought China Ocean Shipping Tally Company (COSTACO), in a move expected to sharpen the competitiveness of the country’s largest shipping firm. The merger is seen as a big step in China’s State-owned enterprises (SOEs) reform because COS
The dredging and deepening of Westgate’s Port Taranaki is being welcomed by many shipping companies. That is the assessment of Westgate’s CEO Roy Weaver, who says with ship sizes increasing at a rapid pace and expectations for them to get even bigger in the future, it is necessary for the port to be
It took a big stack of letters to stop Paul O
In business, success opens many doors. It means a step from one area of business to another. This explains why big companies and individuals are ever breaking new grounds, looking for where to invest. In Nigeria, there is hardly any successful company that does not have a subsidiary company or compa
The latest warship to be launched on the Clyde went down the slipway at BAE’s Govan yard today. The 16,000 ton landing dock, Cardigan Bay, will be the 751st ship to launch from Govan. After years of reducing the workforce on the Clyde, the future prospects for shipbuilding are seen as bright.
Doha 2006 has won the Oryx Quest 2005. She crossed the finish line at 11.01.22 in Doha (08.01.22 GMT) making Brian Thompson the first skipper to win the non-stop round-the-world boat race which commenced and finished in Qatar. By being first across the line, Doha 2006 has picked up $1m, the biggest
New Zealand design guru Tom Schnackenberg is not alone in his desire to switch teams during an America
From the bridge of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 350-foot-long dredge ship Essayons, the sounds and feelings of the ocean are barely noticeable. The hopper dredge, based out of the Army Corps of Engineers
Piracy in international waters is a cause for concern as it shows where
