The Maritime Safety Authority expects more information this week about a Cook Strait ferry’s close call that resulted in the captain being suspended. The incident happened when the Bluebrtime seek details of ferry close-call
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, the world’s second largest shipbuilder, is likely to be sold to a local buyer, the company’s chief executive said on Wednesday. The South Korean government is planning to sell its controlling stake in the shipyard.
MINISTERS at Holyrood and Westminster became embroiled in an extraordinary turf war last night, as both sides tried to secure the best deal for a Clydeside shipbuilding firm. Scottish Executive ministers were left fuming after their Westminster counterparts decided to go to Europe in an attempt to s
The plight of Ferguson’s shipyard yesterday prompted a row between Holyrood ministers and the local Labour MP who claimed he was trying to save jobs in his constituency. David Cairns, deputy Scottish secretary and MP for Greenock and Inverclyde, angered the Scottish Executive by contradicting minist
The State Duma on Wednesday approved long-awaited amendments to a legislative package that could ease business for Russian shipowners and could potentially infuse billions of dollars into the domestic shipbuilding industry. Over 400 deputies voted in the first reading for the amendments in federal l
China is expected to build ships totaling more than 10 million dead weight tonnage (dwt) for the first time in its history, said an official in charge of the country’s shipbuilding sector on Thursday in Beijing.
In a pioneering move, the Connexion by Boeing broadband service, already offered by several airlines, is being launched for maritime use in 50 ships operated by the London-based Teekay Shipping Corporation. Teekay has a fleet of 140 ships and transports 10 percent of the world’s oil, the company sai
The United States and Indonesia should boost intelligence and security cooperation to stem maritime terrorism in heavily traveled sea lanes around the vulnerable Southeast Asian archipelago, a study published on Wednesday said.
For the first time the British Marine Federation, its members and other industry partners will be exhibiting at the forthcoming SkillCity London 2005 at ExCeL.
A New Zealand Department of Labour survey found that boatbuilding was one of 15 trades that have been listed as
Carnival Cruise Lines was fined $65,000 and two of its ships were turned away from St. Thomas and San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday due to a computer glitch, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Miami-based Carnival also allegedly failed to notify officials in advance of their arrival.
LNG transportation issues are growing as more LNG enters the market. And with floating LNG facilities emerging, the ability to safely offload to another floating structure will be a crucial need. Yonghui Lui, senior research engineer, FMC Sofec, told participants at the Offshore Mechanics and Arctic
There’s a welcome sight for people who fish in the waters off Carolina Beach and the businesses that serve them. The Carolina Beach Inlet is being dredged for the first time this year. The dredger will work 12 hours a day over the next two and a half weeks.
Preparations are under way for a Sarasota County dredging project to remove shallow spots in the channel between Turtle Beach Lagoon and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at the south end of Siesta Key, a popular outlet for recreational boats and kayaks.
