ESSEX, Mass. (AP) – For decades, the bell in the steeple of the First Congregational Church set the rhythm of daily life in this tiny shipbuilding town. It woke shipyard workers at dawn, interrupted the pounding of their wooden mallets at lunch, then tolled again when it was time for the workers to
PARIS (AFX) – Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said talks on the merger of France’s Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) shipyards with the shipbuilding business of Thales SA are back on track.
TAMPA – Some of his most important customers have rolled out the red carpet for Richard Wainio as he arrives in the hot seat of Tampa port director today. Traditional port businesses like his shipping industry experience.
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: Malaysia says it will hold talks with Indonesia to resolve a disputed maritime area in the Sulawesi Sea. “Now that both parties are claiming for possession, we will hold diplomatic talks to avoid untoward incidences,” Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said told his
Bandar Seri Begawan – The Philippine Ports Authority announced that interested parties who wish to understand the substantial commercial opportunities currently available in the Philippines are invited to participate in the triennial 3rd Philippine Ports and Shipping 2005 Manila Exhibition and Confe
The Norwegian tanker “Fjord Champion” was still on fire Sunday morning, but the fire was dying out, NRK reports. The crew of 28 were safely evaquated when the Norwegian tanker “Fjord Champion” caught fire late Friday evening, and the ship later drifted ashore near Mandal on the south coast.
Nigerian police found more than 60 children packed into a shipping container in Lagos, and a police said it was believed they were to be sold as slaves or servants. A woman accompanying the children was arrested after the discovery of the 60-70 boys and girls aged five to 14 yesterday.
Melbourne and Adelaide are slugging it out for the navy’s $6 billion destroyer contract, but could a top-notch American shipbuilder win the contract? David Elias investigates. A new generation of warships is about to go up on the shipbuilders’ slipway, but which slipway remains a tough call for the
China International Marine Containers (Group) Co. (CIMC), the world’s largest shipping container maker, posted Friday a more than threefold jump in 2004 net profit as sales volume and container prices surged on a global economic recovery.
Senator Lines, headquartered in Bremen, Germany, has completed integration with INTTRA, providing another avenue for innovative e-commerce shipping solutions to their customers. Senator Lines’ customers will have access to INTTRA’s suite of e-tools, including: tender, sailing schedules, booking, shi
Delegates from the 24-nation ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) were treated to a display of Singapore’s capabilities in handling sea-bourne terrorist threats recently. Singapore’s coordinated response to any security threat involves both the armed forces and Home Team.
The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force who will be docking in Muara Port tomorrow will be holding an open day for the public from March 8-10. The public is invited to visit one of Japan Maritime Self Defence Force’s most sophisticated ships, the ‘Hamayuki’.
Hopes of a settlement to the protracted dispute between Australia and East Timor over sharing energy reserves in the Timor Sea rose as talks resumed between the two sides. After nearly a year of negotiations, both sides finally appeared willing to broker a compromise on sharing reserves worth an est
Tony Bullimore and his young crew on Daedalus, the 102ft maxi catamaran, have decided today to act on advice from weather router Lee Bruce to avoid a ‘massive storm’ moving towards the southern Pacific. Bullimore’s crew is part of the Tracy Edwards’s Oryx Quest Race, which started from Doha last mon
