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Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will arrive in Pakistan today (Tuesday) on a three-day visit and both countries will sign several agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoU) in several sectors including additional dredging of Gwadar Port to accommodate large vessels.
Norfolk coastal defence campaigners last night hit out at plans to renew an offshore dredging licence off the coast at Yarmouth. They claim the application by Hanson Aggregates Marine would accelerate coastal erosion and put homes and businesses at risk. Malcolm Kerby, chairman of the Coastal Concer
The future of British sailing will be on show next week at Largs Sailing Club for the 2005 RYA Youth Championships and Trials. Many of Great Britain
Commercial fishermen say a cruise ship terminal on the Southport Spit at the Gold Coast could have a devastating impact on their earnings. The Queensland Government is set to begin an environmental impact study to further assess the viability of the project. Dennis O’Connell from the Queensland Seaf
Shortly before dawn, the imposing Inspiration towers over the dark shops and restaurants of Channelside. Lights in a few cabin windows and a handful of security guards milling around the dock are the only outward signs of life at 6 a.m. Soon a tightly scripted, sometimes hectic dance will begin to p
Conspiracy or incompetence? That is one debate to be had following an independent panel’s damning criticism of the environmental assessment of the Port Phillip Bay dredging project. The Bracks Government has ordered more studies, which, as the Opposition points out, could defer a decision beyond nex
Fishing at sea is a dangerous occupation all over the world, but few stretches of water are more lethal than the Bay of Bengal. Every year hundreds, if not thousands of Bangladeshi fishermen, are drowned. There are no official figures because no one bothers to count.
Volvo Ocean Race is pleased to announce the continuation of its sponsorship of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. Volvo has sponsored the championship since the 1998 regatta in Cape Town, South Africa and is pleased to announce that it will be continuing its sponsorship of the event fo
Saying more time is needed for public input, officials have extended the deadline for selecting a plan to clean up Onondaga Lake’s polluted bottom. The plan must be submitted by July 1st. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says it will solicit public comments through April 30th.
Volunteers are being sought to help with the Baltimore-Annapolis stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race, which will come to the Chesapeake Bay in April, 2006. Ocean Race Chesapeake will conduct a volunteer organizational meeting this Wednesday (6-8 p.m.) at Annapolis Yacht Club. Lee Tawney, secretary of t
When Disney’s your name and a sailboat race around the world is your game, hiring a skipper might seem as simple as dialing up the biggest star you can find. This voyage has big bucks and glamour written all over it. The media giant is expected to shovel as much as $16 million into its […]
A shipping company operating on the new direct trade route between Shanghai and Darwin is planning a third trial later this year. Hai Win Shipping’s second shipment arrived at the Port of Darwin on Thursday, with freight for southern destinations.
Tinworth Limited, a company owned and controlled 50% by Prosafe ASA and 50% by Ganger Rolf ASA / Bonheur ASA, has entered into an agreement with Vaalco Gabon (Etame) Inc., extending the contract for the employment of FPSO Petr
