Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI), the country
The International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL) celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2005 and will debut a one-time magazine highlighting the regulatory landscape of the cruise industry during Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention March 15-18, 2005, in Miami Beach.
The Navy has $3.7 billion in unfunded programs for the fiscal 2006 budget year, according to a
Thirteen new projects to enhance security at ports and marine facilities under the first round of funding from the Marine Security Contribution Program were announced today by Mauril B
The Port of Los Angeles has announced that former assistant director of marketing, Michael DiBernardo, has been named director of planning. In his new role, DiBernardo will manage the Port’s land use, facility-site, maritime and trade research activities, including management of cargo forecast data
WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard has given members of Congress a nearly $1 billion wish list of spending proposals that were not included in President Bush’s 2006 budget, including more than $637 million to upgrade deteriorating ships and helicopters. The two-page list represents the first time the Coas
Ticket prices for cruise vacations should soon reach record highs that were set before the 2001 terrorist attacks and economic recession, expanding the cruise lines’ already fat profits, industry executives said Tuesday. Despite rising prices, cruise trips are still popular because they are usually
Mersey Docks & Harbour Co., the U.K. port operator which may be bought by Peel Holdings Ltd., said full- year profit rose 16 percent as shipping and ports volume increased. Net income rose to 41.3 million pounds ($79.1 million), or 52.9 pence a share, from 35.7 million pounds, or 43.7 pence, a year
Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. said its 251-foot deep ocean archaeological platform, the Odyssey Explorer, has arrived in the western Mediterranean to begin work on the shipwreck site believed to be HMS Sussex.The Tampa-based company has received final approval on the technical and staffing portion
Keppel FELS Ltd has won contracts worth over S$990 million from AP Moller – Maersk A/S of Denmark to build four jackup rigs. Keppel FELS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s Keppel Corp, a marine engineering and property conglomerate. The first rig is expected to be completed in the fourth qu
The Dubai International Boat Show, the largest marine industry exhibition in the Middle East, opened today at the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), Mina Seyahi, with some of the finest boats and yachts on display. The show, being held from March 15 to 19, 2005, and organised by Dubai World Tra
HIGH-tech equipment capable of detecting bombs attached to the hulls of ships will be introduced as part of major security upgrade of the Port of Melbourne. The Royal Australian Navy and the Port of Melbourne Authority planned to install sonar systems to monitor activity on the harbour floor and pro
Olympic Gold Medallist names “P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan”. P&O Nedlloyd christened the latest and largest addition to its fleet in a major ceremony in the centre of Rotterdam today. In front of 600 guests at the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal, Netherlands Olympic gold medallist Inge de Bruijn named the 8450
The International Sailing Federation and The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club have rescheduled the ISAF Women
