Russian coastguards patrolling the North Pacific yesterday impounded a fishing boat allegedly involved in poaching crab after discovering 25 Ukrainian “slaves” on board.
Varun Shipping Ltd. said that its profitability will not be affected by the loss of the time charter contract from Petronet LNG Ltd. The contract would have commenced only in September 2009 and the returns would have started accruing from September 2009
The Queensland Government says a decision to base a commercial cruise ship in Brisbane will provide a big boost to the tourism industry. The P&O vessel set sail from her new berth today – on the first of up to 35 scheduled trip for 2006.
NEW ORLEANS — After Hurricane Katrina destroyed about one-third of the Port of New Orleans, the port’s chief executive turned an offhand remark into a challenge to restart a vital part of the city’s storm-ravaged economy.
Time is running out for the mid-sized yachts hoping to win the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart on handicap, but the small boats still have time to spoil Bob Oatley’s party by denying Wild Oats XI an historic treble.
Although Congress threatened big cuts to the Navy’s DD(X) destroyer earlier this year, the program emerged from budget talks relatively unscathed last week. In another victory for the sea service, appropriators and authorizers added $440 million
Strong 40 knot winds could either help or hinder the leading Maxis from breaking the course record in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Best placed to set a new time to Hobart is Wild Oats XI
Super maxi Wild Oats XI sailed from Sydney to Hobart in the fastest time ever recorded as it took out the 61st running of the blue water yachting classic.
The rebuilt Melbourne maxi Skandia crossed the finish line at 1446 this afternoon, and had to be towed into her berth at Constitution Dock. For the second time in the race her engine had failed her.
The continued importance and potential of the Asian market for Rolls-Royce was illustrated by a number of significant orders and developments across most of the group
On December 28, the North Shipyard, Saint-Petersburg, transferred a destroyer 956AM to the Chinese Navy, a REGNUM correspondent informs.
South Korean shipbuilders have secured a record value in contracts for 2005, cementing the country’s position as the world’s number one shipbuilder.
WILD Oats XI has sailed into sporting history and ushered in a new generation of sailing technology as its crew defied fickle winds and last-minute crises to finish the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in record time.
The Cape Doctor, the fabled source of winds along Cape Town
