Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has accepted an invitation to patron of Shosholoza. The Archbishop is scheduled to meet with the team on November 27 when they return to South Africa for a short break over the winter. Captain Salvatore Sarno, the managing director of Shosholoza says he is honoured b
CANCUN, Mexico – Carl Johnson said his heart missed a beat when he saw the beach outside his Cancun timeshare. He was expecting little sand a year after the resort was savaged by the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record. But what he saw took him by complete surprise. His patch of golden-white s
Azimut Yachts is attending the 46th International Boat Show at Genoa with a stand that is unique in size and elegance and with two new models: Azimut 47 in the Flying Bridge range and an important new development of Azimut 39 which underlines the company
As the Senegalese authorities and the European Union try to clamp down on the flow of Africans arriving in Spain’s Canary Islands, a new departure point has opened up – Gambia – just 100km further south of the centre of the Senegalese migrant trade. Senegal has become the centre in the past 12 month
Teesside will host more than 100 tall ships during the summer of 2010. Hartlepool has been chosen as the finishing point for the prestigious Tall Ships Race. Special events are planned in celebration for the vessels which will berth at Jackson Dock and Hartlepool Marina for three days in early Augus
Emergency services are to perform a “paper exercise” on how they would respond to an accident involving a cruise liner off the Scottish coast. The Highlands along with Shetland and Orkney have seen a major increase in passenger ship tourism.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today reported that the MOL-operated iron ore carrier Giant Step went aground offshore Kashima Port in Ibaragi Prefecture about 5:20 p.m. on October 6, 2006. Of 26 crewmembers, two lost their lives and eight are missing and the company is no
Measured in traditional shipping terms (CGT), Europe has about 15 per cent share of the worldwide commercial shipbuilding new orders
California-based Chevron Corp. (CVX) will invest $6 billion over the next four years to develop its offshore oil and gas field in East Kalimantan. “During a meeting, it was revealed that Chevron is committed to spend $6 billion in East Kalimantan,” Kardaya Warnika, the chairman of Indonesia’s offici
Dolphin Offshore Enterprises India Ltd said it has bagged an order worth over Rs 147 crore (32.196 million dollars) from domestic oil exploration major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. The company, along with Naftogaz Consortium, secured the BBBLRP Project contract from state-owned ONGC, Dolphin
Two Canadian tuna fishermen were rescued unharmed off the Oregon coast by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after floating on a life raft for two hours in swells as high as five metres. The Silver Bear, a 16-metre wooden fishing boat that was almost 100 years old, sank in the Pacific Ocean about 220 kil
Hanjin Shipping has established a wholly-owned local company in India, which starts operations from October, 2006. Approximately USD 900,000 has been invested in ‘Hanjin Shipping India PVT LTD,’ the new company will be called, which will reshuffle its sales organization. The new local company is des
The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) snatched two large contracts worth US$800 million with their partners in the United Kingdom. The signing was made during a business forum on trade, investment and tourism which took place on Oct. 6 in London as part of “the Viet Nam Days in the UK.
A Bahaman-flagged tanker “Clipper Loyalty” was launched in Tuzla neighborhood of Istanbul today. Making a keynote speech in the ceremony, Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim said that ships have been constructed in Tuzla Shipyard for 22 years, and today the shipyard has 1,25,000 dwt of s
