Thousands of tonnes of chemicals are to be slowly released into the sea from the wreck of a freighter that sank near the Channel Islands earlier this year. The Ece sank with more than 10,000 tonnes of phosphoric acid on board after a collision with another vessel 30 miles (50km) north west of Guerns
The Western Australian Government has looked to leads from Europe for tough new laws on illegal fishing. Fisheries Minister Jon Ford says those caught in state waters will now face fines of up to $150,000 and longer jail sentences. The changes also give state fisheries officers new powers to seize s
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Rescue vessels picked up 73 people from a ship that sank off Sumatra Island today, but were still searching for at least 43 people still missing. The accident occurred around 40 miles off the port of Sibolga on western Sumatra, said navy spokesman Lt. Col. Jaka Sentosa.
Energy company Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd has signed an agreement with a UK-based LNG transporter, Golar, to pursue new opportunities in the LNG market. LNG Ltd said the new partners would investigate five prospective opportunities, with the agreement also advancing several of LNG Ltd’s existing proj
HOUSTON, Jun 22, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today announced that Hydro (NYSE:NHY) has awarded the company a drilling contract for the construction of an enhanced Enterprise-class drillship plus a multi-year contract award for the High-Specification semisubmersible rig Henry Go
South Korea’s seven shipbuilders, makers of 38 percent of vessels delivered globally in 2005, said they may raise prices to take advantage of record orders and protect their profits from increasing steel costs. Carriers of containers, oil and minerals may cost about 5 percent more this year, said Ka
A cargo ship carrying 20,000 tonnes of coal sank off the coast of Somalia, and a rescue mission was under way to save the crew, officials said today. About 20 crew members were believed to be floating in life rafts after the MV Kanaya sank yesterday, said Andrew Mwangura, head of the Kenyan chapter
Singapore (dpa) – An anti-piracy plan bringing together 16 Asian countries is set to take off on September 4 followed by the opening of an Information Sharing Centre (ISC) based in Singapore, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The Japanese-initiated Regional Cooperation Agreement on Anti- Piracy
Fire safety authorities have boarded a ship off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast that is leaking gas from toxic chemicals. The ship is due to be escorted into Brisbane by water police this afternoon. Queensland authorities say the container ship will not be going anywhere until a full scientific hazard a
The U.S. fleet grew by two this week as the Navy took delivery of a supply ship and its first new submarine in a decade. The Virginia-class sub USS Texas was turned over to the Navy following completion of sea trials off the coast of Virginia. Texas is the second boat in the nuclear-powered Virginia
A container ship leaking gas from hazardous chemicals has anchored off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast while authorities assess the risks before it docks in Brisbane. The ship, Kota Pahlawan, has a dry powder chemical giving off gas in one of eight containers carrying the mining chemical, Xanthate. The
INCAT has announced that it has been selected by Heesen Yachts to implement and deploy CATIA(R) V5 within that organization. Heesen Yachts, a world leader in the super-yacht industry, uses CATIA V5 PLM software to save time and costs. INCAT will assist Heesen Yachts in the implementation of CATIA V5
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – A ship carrying more than 70 passengers and crew sunk off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Thursday amid bad weather, a naval spokesman said. The accident occurred around 64 kilometres off the port of Sibolga on western Sumatra, Lt. Col.
