Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare (NMB) and the new shipbuilding consortium Bulyard signed Sunday their first mutual contracts for the building of 3 ships. The EUR 58 M worth ships will be ready in two years, Transport Minister Nikolay Vassilev, who attended the signing ceremony
It’s been decades since General Electric dumped toxic chemicals into the Hudson River, yet those contaminants remain. Nothing, repeat nothing, should further delay an ambitious cleanup that already has been far too long in the making. Environmental Protection Agency officials are suggesting the proj
The floor of Monterey Bay is becoming littered with scrap iron used to anchor an increasing array of ocean sensors. Iron railroad wheels are a current favorite for securing moorings against currents and swell, but after several years they can sink deep into the bottom. The extra oomph required to ya
The ice sheet covering the interior of Antarctica is thickening, researchers report in the journal Science. This bulge may temporarily buffer rising sea levels, they believe. Antarctica’s “weight gain” is due to extra snowfall, caused by rising temperatures, the team thinks.
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America. America’s merchant mariners make our Nation more secure and our economy stronger. Throughout our history, they have promoted commerce and protected our freedom. On National Maritime Day, we honor the dedicated service of the United Sta
Fishermen off Greece’s Aegean island of Samothrace have found 13 dead dolphins and a small whale in an illegal driftnet, local authorities said on Friday. The 1 km (0.6 mile) net was pulled into the island’s port because of fears it could damage ships’ propellers.
Four lifeboat crew from Cleethorpes are to be presented with medals for bravery after saving the lives of two fishermen during a fierce winter storm. The men rescued the crew from a trawler after its net got stuck in a propeller in the Humber estuary last year.
Brazil’s federal energy company Petrobras broke another production record on May 12 when it turned out 1.82 million barrels (Mb) of oil, the company said in a statement. The is the ninth consecutive production record since mid-March, when one of two floating production, storage and offloading vessel
British sailor Neal McDonald has been named as skipper of the Ericsson Racing Team’s entry in the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean round-the-world yacht race. McDonald, a veteran of four round-the-world races, finished second as skipper of Assa Abloy in the last event in 2002.
Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard (KPSI) on Saturday will be the site for the festive christening of the M.V. Manulani , a new 712-foot, 30,000-ton container ship. The ship is the third of a four-vessel order for Matson Navigation Co., Inc.
The two companies which built the Queen Mary 2 and a walkway which collapsed in 2003, killing 15 people, said they were being investigated for manslaughter. Chantiers de l
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FISHERMEN in Port Dickson are facing a drastic decline in their catch. And, they claim river pollution from sand-dredging activities the past few days is the reason for the poor catch. A delegation, led by Port Dickson Fishermen Association general manager Ramlan Ismail, chairman Abdul Rahim Sawal a
Cruise Connections, a leading cruise agency, announces the cruise industry continues its strong pattern of growth as the member fleets of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) carried 2.873 million worldwide guests in the third quarter of 2004, a 9.72% increase over the same period in 20
