Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, has announced that it has won a number of large orders worth US$2.6 billion for 24 vessels in March.
The Carpenter government wants the federal government to build two 25,000-tonne amphibious naval vessels worth $2 billion in Australia and launch them at the Australian Marine Complex.
THE Mersey estuary has been pinpointed as an ideal site for a new money-spinning industry to dismantle toxic “ghost ships” from across Europe, the Daily Post can reveal.
We are enhancing our current range of multibeam echo sounders for improved precision of seabed mapping at greater depths, with the latest hydroacoustic technology.
Tours and excursion operators here said reservations for dhow cruises in Dubai have not been affected by the recent cruise ship tragedy in Bahrain but admitted that it is still too early to note if an effect would indeed be felt by the industry.
The Norwegian government says oil exploration in promising Arctic coastal areas will be restricted until at least 2010, to protect the environment and fisheries.
CORNWALLIS
THE fishing industry in the Faroe Islands – the mainstay of the country’s economy – is facing serious problems on two fronts, according to a new report.
The Aquarius 1 schooner was caught fishing in Russia’s internal waters illegally early on Monday, the Federal Security Service’s Primorye department told Interfax. About 900 snow crabs were discovered on board the schooner.
The People
THREE Russian fisheries inspectors have been touring Norwegian fish processing plants, at the invitation of Norwegian authorities, the Norway Post has reported.
A settlement has been reached with the Venezuelan state oil company Petr
A ship which has been detained in a Cornish port for almost 10 weeks is undergoing sea trails. The Panamanian-registered ship Saruna, which is 28-years-old, has been moored off Falmouth docks since 28 January.
SYDNEY ferries have been fitted with GPS technology and will now have black boxes installed as the NSW government tries to improve the safety and reliability of harbour services.
