The Victorian Government has announced a multi-million dollar injection to upgrade the Tenix shipyard at Williamstown. State and Regional Development Minister John Brumby unveiled plans for the upgrade, which will only go ahead if the shipyard wins the Federal Government’s $6 billion air warfare des
A 70-foot wave that slammed into a New York based megaliner not only shattered some glass and the confidence of some passengers, but it also pointed up the differences between ocean liners and cruise ships. Seas were rough for at least 11 hours before a seven story wave suddenly slammed into the bow
Bandar Seri Begawan – Yacht `Ambil Angin’ from Brunei came in second of the Labuan Harbour Regatta which was one of the events in the Borneo Cup Yachting Challenge (BCYC) 2005 at the Waterfront Marina, Labuan on Monday. ‘Ambil Angin’ owned by Kay Wilson and skippered by Chris Goodwin put up a strong
New petrol vessel Marine Patrol 31 of Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration (GDMSA) arrived at Hong Kong Wednesday for a three-day visit. A group of China Maritime Safety Administration officials led by GDMSA Director General Wang Xiangtao were aboard the ship. They will visit Hong Kong Marine De
A near-miss incident between the trouble-plagued Interislander ferry Aratere and a tanker in Wellington Harbour did not warrant an immediate inquiry, the Maritime Safety Authority (MSA) said today. The MSA is investigating the April 10 incident between the ferry and a CentrePort tanker, believed to
A robot that swims underwater to scan hulls and rudders to enhance ships
BNP Secretary General and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan on Tuesday said government has taken up a plan for dredging of rivers to encourage river route business and trade, reports BSS. He said as part of this programme dredging of rivers has started in various parts of the count
A new effort is underway to make it possible for much larger ships to move through Wilmington. Maintenance dredging could begin on the Cape Fear River as early as next fall. This is all part of the $500 million Wilmington Harbor Project.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will end dredging and maintenance of harbors with annual commerce of less than a million tons if President George Bush’s funding proposal stands. The president has proposed cutting a half billion dollars from the corps’ current $4.71 billion budget, leaving $4.21 bil
Bluewater has been awarded a contract to supply a Soft Yoke Tower Mooring System (SYMS) for the Bohai Development Project located in Bohai Bay. The partners in the field development are ConocoPhillips China Inc. (Operator) and CNOOC, one of China’s national oil companies. The production facilities f
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South Korea will embark on a plan this month to develop a maritime observation satellite capable of providing data on waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula, reported South Korean Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. The envisioned geostationary satellite will be jointly designed and constructed by the K
The VO70 Telefonica MoviStar, on the second part of her ocean training schedule for the Volvo Ocean Race, rounded Cape Horn last Friday. In just two weeks, she has sailed the 4,300 miles separating Wellington from the southernmost tip of the American continent, going from the Pacific Ocean to the At
India’s petroleum exports recorded a 24.9 percent rise during April-February 2004-05 compared to the same period in the previous year. “While 12.93 million tonnes of petroleum products were exported during the first 11 months of 2003-04, the export during the same period of 2004-05 amounted to 16.14
