The coast guard has taken samples of fuel from at least 24 ships that have sailed across the Saronic Gulf in recent days as part of its efforts to track down the vessel that caused large oil slicks to appear on Saturday at two beaches in southern Athens, officials said yesterday. The samples have be
Aker Yards has signed a contract for the construction of two bunkering tankers for delivery in March and June 2008. The vessels are similar to those delivered by Aker Yards in 2005 and 2006. The two merchant vessels will be built at Aker Yards in Braila, Romania and are ordered by Maritima in France
On August 10 after the seatrials Vyborg Shipyard delivers the oil tanker “Aktau” to Raiffaisen Leasing Kazakhstan. The technical draft was made by Vympel construction bureau. The vessel is aimed for the crude oil and oil products transportation in the Caspian region.
The Electric Boat shipyard is banning tobacco whether it’s smoked, chewed or savored as snuff. EB says that by next July it plans to prohibit the use of all tobacco products on company property in Groton. The new policy is aimed at improving the health of workers and minimize health-related expenses
A new weekly shipping service from the Far East to the United States’ East Coast has arrived at the Port of Miami. Starting today, the CKYH Alliance will call at the Miami-Dade County port with its first vessel, Barcelona Bridge. The alliance is composed of COSCO, Yang Ming Line, Hanjin Shipping and
South Australia has opened a
Shell Malaysia has achieved another exploration and production milestone with the first delivery of natural gas from the E8 field off the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia. Operated by Sarawak Shell Berhad, the E8 field is a key component of the E11 Hub Integrated Gas project, one of Shell
This statement was made today by Bob Malone, Chairman and President of BP America, Inc., at a press conference in Anchorage, Alaska. “We deeply regret that it has been necessary to take this drastic action of an orderly and planned shutdown of the Prudhoe Bay oil field. “On behalf of the BP Group, I
THE deadline for submission of tenders for the removal of the Safmarine Agulhas wreck has been extended by a week until next Wednesday. The ship finally snapped in half on Saturday after being battered by merciless seas for more than a month. The Daily Dispatch yesterday learnt that a salvage compan
Three Chinese sailors who were among a 25-member multinational crew held captive by Somali militiamen for nearly four months landed safely in Shanghai Monday afternoon. The men, Jin Hongji, Yuan Zhengnan, Li Taimin, arrived at Pudong International Airport after a flight from Dubai, capital of the Un
A little less than a month after the debut of the new flagship Costa Concordia, christened on July 7 in Civitavecchia, the fleet expansion programme of Costa Cruises has taken another important step forward. A ceremony has taken place today at Fincantieri
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today that it has finalized a $1 billion contract with U.S. Shipping Partners L.P. (NYSE: USS) to build nine product carrier tankers. The contract includes options for five additional ships. Construction of
The retired navy frigate HMNZS Canterbury will be sunk as a dive attraction in Deepwater Cove at Cape Brett in the Bay of Islands. Defence Minister Phil Goff said today the Government had looked at selling the ship for scrap but the country would get greater economic benefit if it was sunk as a dive
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