A Taiwan-based shipping line has started service to the Port of Portland, providing another boost to the port that struggled after two of its three major container carriers pulled out in 2004. Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. began its Portland service Thursday, one month after carrier ZIM Integrate
State-run Shipping Corporation of India Ltd plans to spend Rs 63 billion ($1.4 billion) to buy 35 vessels in 2006/07 as it focuses on energy transportation for growth, its chairman said. The company, India’s largest shipping firm, owns a fleet of 82 ships, mostly bulk carriers and tankers and plans
China’s largest offshore oil producer, CNOOC Ltd, confirmed Friday the discovery of a large deepwater gas field made in partnership with Canada’s Husky Energy. Calgary-based Husky said Wednesday the field may contain 4 trillion to 6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. An official with CNOOC in Hong
A massive discovery of natural gas in the South China Sea is just the start of Husky Energy Inc.’s offshore exploration ambitions in the region — but first the company will have to secure drilling rigs. The company said late Wednesday it has discovered a large reservoir of natural gas in the deep wa
Modern U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault Ships project power and maintain presence by serving as the cornerstone of the Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) / Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG). A key element of the Seapower 21 doctrine pillars of Sea Strike and Sea Basing, these ships transport, launch, and l
Admiralty Shipyard launches the “Tavrichesky Bridge” product tanker built to to the order of Sovcomflot JS
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. in Korea has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for delivery of a new drilling rig equipment package to Eastern Drilling’s West E-Drill project. The contract value is approximately NOK 700 million. The project will start immediately at Aker Kvaerner’s subsidiary Aker
The United States welcomes a June 14 announcement by Ryoichi Kabaya, mayor of Yokosuka, Japan, that he has accepted the planned deployment to Japan of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to U.S. Ambassador to Japan J. Thomas Schieffer. Kabaya previously had expressed concerns about the saf
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A record number of yachts – 265 in total – will set out from Newport today for the 100th anniversary Newport Bermuda Race. The Newport Bermuda classic has traditionally initiated amateur sailors to the rigors of long distance ocean racing, but this year’s Centennial Race – the world’s second largest
Albatrosses and the world
On the 15th of June 2006 Dredging And Reclamation Jan De Nul Limited belonging to the Jan De Nul Group has signed the contract for the dredging of the downstream section i.e. 46-84 km of the Calabar River, Cross River, Nigeria. The Client is the Nigerian Port Authority. This major project calls for
The Fiji Ports Corporation is still trying to find the owners of the fishing vessel “Eleven” that ran aground in the Suva Harbor on Monday morning. The only confirmation that has been received is that the vessel is owned by the Marine Land Ltd but all other details are still unknown. It is believed
Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS) has secured its fourth order from India for a KFELS B Class jackup rig. Valued at US$182 million, this rig is for the Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd. Group (G.E. Shipping). This will be G.E. Shipping
