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TEAM ABN AMRO has presented in Paris, France the skipper and three core crew members for their second boat in the Volvo Ocean Race 2005/06. These experienced crew members will sail under command of the appointed skipper of the second boat, Sebastien Josse. This young Frenchman has a proven track rec
A ship that went aground in Newport Beach was towed to Long Beach for an inspection Monday, two days after it ran ashore for the second time in about a month. The Eland, a ship helping dredge the Santa Ana River.
As the count-down towards achieving the set targets for raising the Nigerian content in oil and gas projects begins, the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), has said it was developing new indices that will ensure accurate measurement of local content in the projects. The Fede
Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI), the country
The International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL) celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2005 and will debut a one-time magazine highlighting the regulatory landscape of the cruise industry during Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention March 15-18, 2005, in Miami Beach.
The Navy has $3.7 billion in unfunded programs for the fiscal 2006 budget year, according to a
Thirteen new projects to enhance security at ports and marine facilities under the first round of funding from the Marine Security Contribution Program were announced today by Mauril B
The Port of Los Angeles has announced that former assistant director of marketing, Michael DiBernardo, has been named director of planning. In his new role, DiBernardo will manage the Port’s land use, facility-site, maritime and trade research activities, including management of cargo forecast data
WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard has given members of Congress a nearly $1 billion wish list of spending proposals that were not included in President Bush’s 2006 budget, including more than $637 million to upgrade deteriorating ships and helicopters. The two-page list represents the first time the Coas
Ticket prices for cruise vacations should soon reach record highs that were set before the 2001 terrorist attacks and economic recession, expanding the cruise lines’ already fat profits, industry executives said Tuesday. Despite rising prices, cruise trips are still popular because they are usually
Mersey Docks & Harbour Co., the U.K. port operator which may be bought by Peel Holdings Ltd., said full- year profit rose 16 percent as shipping and ports volume increased. Net income rose to 41.3 million pounds ($79.1 million), or 52.9 pence a share, from 35.7 million pounds, or 43.7 pence, a year
Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. said its 251-foot deep ocean archaeological platform, the Odyssey Explorer, has arrived in the western Mediterranean to begin work on the shipwreck site believed to be HMS Sussex.The Tampa-based company has received final approval on the technical and staffing portion
Keppel FELS Ltd has won contracts worth over S$990 million from AP Moller – Maersk A/S of Denmark to build four jackup rigs. Keppel FELS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s Keppel Corp, a marine engineering and property conglomerate. The first rig is expected to be completed in the fourth qu
