A ship that carried Northwest loggers and miners, housed visitors to the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and served as a charter-fishing base before it was grounded in a storm is emerging from a sand dune like a ghost unearthed by a howling wind.
Virginia Port Authority officials said that Maersk, the world
Slovenian fishermen strongly oppose a planned liquefied natural gas terminal in the gulf of Trieste, insisting that it would cause unacceptably high pollution levels, a subcommittee for sea fisheries at the Agriculture and Forestry Chamber (KGZ) said on Friday, 10 March.
The Belfast Coast Guard assisted a Russian cargo vessel stuck in the Irish Sea after suffering engine problems.
Vinashin and MacGREGOR signed a memorandum of agreement to establish a joint venture in Vietnam to produce ships
Shipping ministry is trying its level best to help Indian shipyards by appealing to finance ministry to exempt the sector from the ambit of service tax. The ministry believes that without such an exemption, it would be difficult for local shipyards to remain competitive.
n mid-February 2006, amid controversy over Iran’s nuclear research program, China and Iran announced an energy deal potentially worth US$100 billion.
Growth of cargo is expected at about 10.5 per cent this year while growth of ship tonnage is estimated at 15 per cent, according to industry sources.
An estimated $4.5 million beach renourishment project in North Carolina calls for moving sand well into the summer, when dredging typically is off limits to protect endangered animals.
A derelict fishing boat that has been grounded in the Tanapag Lagoon for nine years was finally removed late last month.
GREENPEACE activists used chains and oil drums to prevent four pirate fishing trawlers from leaving Rostock harbour on Saturday. One vessel was chained to the harbour wall and hung with a banner reading ‘Stop pirate fishing’.
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. today announced that it will participate in the Lehman Brothers High-Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference, which will be held at the Disney Yacht & Beach Club Resort from March 15 through March 17, 2006.
Continued piracy in the Gulf of Aden and in the Arabian Sea is threatening Yemen’s fishing industry, a high-ranking official was quoted as saying.
United Development Company (UDC), the owner and developer of the $2.5bn offshore island project
