The Welsh Assembly Government has been criticised for the length of time it was taking to decide on a dredging licensing application for a new marina on Anglesey. Council leaders said too much time was being taken over the application for the development near Beaumaris.
Four launch stations have closed down because of accumulation of silt in 30 kilometre area of waterways in greater Barisal region. New shoals have emerged in the riverbeds of Kirtonkhola, Arial khan, Kalabadar, Shikarpur, Hizla, Naya Bhanguni, Sugandhaya, Sandhaya and Meghna as the intensity of curr
ONE of the world’s biggest cruise ships was forced to tie up at the Port of Brisbane’s unsightly container wharves yesterday, unable to dock at Hamilton where a new $350 million cruise ship terminal complex is being built. Too big to fit under the Gateway Bridge, the 300m, 18-storey high Sapphire Pr
Boaters who count on Carolina Beach Inlet are getting emergency help from the federal government. Congressman Mike McIntyre says he has secured enough money to get the inlet dredged twice in the coming months.
THE decision to award the $6 billion air warfare destroyer contract would be based on merit with no playing of favourites, Prime Minister John Howard told South Australia Premier Mike Rann yesterday. Mr Rann welcomed Mr Howard’s determination because “if it’s dealt with on its merits, then SA has th
The upcoming Dubai International Boat Show, to be held from March 15th to 19th at the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC) – Mina Seyahi, is geared to be the largest marine industry exhibition in the Middle East.
A P Moller-Maersk Group, the world’s largest shipping company and one of its leading terminal operators, is expanding its presence in China on the back of the country’s booming terminal and port sector, according to a senior company official.
President Roh Moo-hyun Wednesday asked the government to come up with ways to attract private investment for the building of maritime police patrol boats.
THE Government plans to purchase more frigates for the Royal Malaysian Navy to strengthen Malaysia
For over half a century HSB International Monthly is successfully providing in-depth information on newly-built and recently commissioned ships in the Netherlands on a monthly basis. Through the years, these technical ship descriptions have attracted a considerable and still growing interest among s
Maersk Sealand is pleased to introduce the new weekly Hispaniola service beginning 22 March 2005. The Hispaniola Service will combine the current Asia
As part of measures to give punch to its undersea fighting arm, Navy has commenced upgrading its Russian Kilo Class submarines and arming them with Klub-S cruise missiles. The missiles will give the submarines, inducted into the Navy between 1986 and 2002, strike capability to hit warships as well a
PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd (Amex: EXM), a shipping company specializing in the seaborne transportation of dry bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal and grains, announced today that it is commencing a public offering of up to 5,899,000 shares of its Class A common stock.
A local stevedoring company will add 50 employees to its workforce when it moves to a location on Blount Island nearly twice the size of its current facility. The board of directors of the Jacksonville Port Authority has approved a 20-year lease with Coastal Maritime Stevedoring LLC.
