Yantian international wharf of Shenzhen, a special economic zone in south China’s Guangdong Province, received on Thursday morning the world largest container vessel for the first time. Leaving Shenzhen the same day, Emma Maersk is on its maiden voyage, which will call at 17 harbors in Europe and As
Twenty migrants have drowned while trying to reach the Canary Islands, survivors of a boat sinking have told Spanish police. The survivors – seven adults and four children – said they were picked up by a merchant ship after their boat broke up on the high seas before dawn. They said they were then b
Stena Bulk has sold 50 per cent of the tanker Stena Arctica to the Finnish oil company Neste Oil, which will also operate the vessel on a 10-year charter from 1 January, 2007
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is facing a $20 million shortfall in its budget for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, but the loss won’t affect current employment levels, a spokesman for the shipyard said. Deborah White, public affairs officer at the shipyard, said the U.S. Navy will find the means i
The licensing of salmon farms by the Soil Association has led to some within the UK’s organic movement to voice concerns that standards are slipping. A confidential study for the UK’s top organic body highlighted gaps between its principles and the standards it accepted, BBC Newsnight reported. The
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Mr. John C.S. Lau, President & Chief Executive Officer, Husky Energy Inc. announced today the official opening of Husky’s Tucker Oil Sands Project in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the facility site near Cold Lake, Alberta. The event was attended by the Honourable Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta, the
Phoenix home builder Randall Jackson is expanding his dream ship as he finalizes details with architects and shipbuilders to make the round-the-world condo resort a reality. His company, Residential Cruise Line Ltd., Thursday announced plans to add 12 residences and a world-class tennis court to the
EnCana Corp. and ConocoPhillips have struck a US$15 billion deal which will see oilsands crude sent to refineries in the U.S. Calgary-based energy giant EnCana will operate and manage the upstream assets, which include the Foster Creek and Christina Lake oilsands projects, while Houston-based Conoco
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VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has come up with a plan to dredge and widen waterways in all 13 Mekong Delta provinces so that large ships will be able to navigate their way through more of the watery region. Also in the plan is a port in Can Tho with the capacity to […]
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A Fraserburgh fishing boat was being towed to Shetland after getting wound up in her own gear. The 26m Helenus, with five crew on board, raised the alarm at about 1000 BST while in the Beryl field, about 90 miles east of Lerwick.
A shipyard in Cumbria is holding a recruitment drive to enlist dozens of new workers. Up to 60 jobs are being created at BAE systems in Barrow for the fitting out of a Royal Navy nuclear submarine. Advertisements have now been placed in local job centres in an attempt to plug the urgent need for [&h
