After 12 years of effort, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources expects to begin work on dredging Crystal Lake in the fall of this year. The estimated cost of the project is $3 million. “It’s been a long time coming but it’s going to be worth it,” said community organizer Bruce Kluver of Crystal
You may remember that the departure of the fleet from Boston was marked by very light winds. Things have been very different since then. Leg six of the Global Challenge yacht race looked very straightforward at first sight: Boston to La Rochelle with just one waypoint to the southeast of Newfoundlan
Maritime Officers of the Ministry of Works and Transport are expected to meet with senior officials of Inter Isle Construction and Fabrication Company Limited, at the company’s headquarters in Chaguaramas today. One of the officers handling the investigation into the explosion which occurred aboard
Increased shipping, spurred by the country’s expanding economy, is creating unprecedented levels of pollution, a situation China’s Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) is working to remedy. Speaking yesterday, Liu Gongchen, deputy director-general of MSA, said his administration is working to establ
For the last two years, Premier Challenge team members have been quietly burning the midnight oil, designing and building their Volvo 70 racer, destined to become Australia
Hawaii officials have begun speaking out following news the chairman of President Bush’s Base Realignment and Closure Commission had questioned why the Defense Department recommended closing the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard rather than a similar facility in Pearl Harbor.
Dubai Ports Authority (DPA) has achieved a remarkable accomplishment in handling large container vessels, which have capacities between 4,000-8,000 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs), in a record time.
The fate of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard could be decided tomorrow, when four members of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission hold a hearing in Boston to decide whether to accept the Pentagon’s recommendation that the shipyard be closed.
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, the world’s second largest shipbuilder, said on July 4 it has won a 260.4 billion won (RM959.5 million) order from Belgium to build a liquefied natural gas carrier. The delivery would be made by March, 2008, the company said in a brief public disclosure.
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Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard workers are in disbelief the yard may be added to a federal closure list. While the workers we met are disappointed the government is eying the shipyard for cutbacks, they hope to have the chance to be lifelong employees.
Shares in China Cosco, the Chinese shipping giant, today sank 10 per cent on their debut in Hong Kong amid fears that the maritime sector is heading for stormy waters and raising a question mark over China’s economic prospects.
The new shipbuilding consortium Bulyard and Cyprus-registered Bulcon have signed a letter of intent for an order of 2 vessels worth USD 35 M. Bulyard will have to construct one 9,300 tonner and one 42,000 tonner. Bulcon has already made upfront payments on the USD 35M contract, which will be finalis
San Francisco police are trying to figure out what caused a powerboat carrying eight people to crash into a concrete pier at the Hunters Point Shipyard in San Francisco.
