With an estimated 162 non-native species causing billions of dollars in damage in the Great Lakes, Michigan is considering requiring maritime shipping companies to get permits to dock at ports in the state. Michigan would be the first state to require ballast-water permits on the Great Lakes.Ballast
Controls on Baltic fisheries have taken a step forward since the accession of Poland to the European Union. Joe Borg, the European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, hailed the improvement in a visit to Warsaw yesterday.
ESPO, the European Sea Ports Organisation in collaboration with the Malta Maritime Authority will be hosting the prestigious ESPO 2005 Conference in Malta between the 28 and 29 of April. The theme of this year’s conference at the Hotel Le Meridien Phoenicia is “SYNERGIES FOR AN EU SEAPORT POLICY – M
In the presence of the Honourable Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, L-3 Communications MAS, a member of the Sikorsky-led Maritime Helicopter Team, today launched the construction of a new $45-million Maritime Helicopter Training Centre for the Canadian Forces in Shearwater, Nova Scotia.
Jose Manuel Barroso, the European commission president, yesterday refused to withdraw from handling competition cases involving the shipping industry despite fresh controversy over his links with Spiros Latsis, a shipping and banking billionaire. Mr Barroso was forced to disclose this week that he a
Greece’s Merchant Marine Ministry presented a draft law Thursday that aims to promote the listing on the Athens Stock Exchange of Greek and foreign shipping companies or holding companies with links to the sector. The law has a twofold aim, the ministry said: to improve the investment climate of the
The volume of shipping cargo handled in the port of Antwerp during the first quarter of 2005 amounted to 39,239,923 tonnes. This represents an increase of 4.8% compared with the 37,452,879 tonnes handled during the same period in 2004. On the import side there was a rise of 7.3%, while exports were
The New Hampshire Senate yesterday approved a bill that would spend $100,000 on efforts to keep the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard open, but it may take awhile to go into effect. The Senate cast a unanimous voice vote to send a clear message to federal authorities that the state is firmly behind the ship
The House voted late Wednesday to allow oil drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge as part of a broad energy bill that Democrats said would funnel billions of dollars to highly profitable energy companies while doing little to promote conservation or ease gasoline prices. The bill’s sponsors said oil
Caterpillar Inc. today reported first-quarter sales and revenues of $8.34 billion and record profit of $581 million, or $1.63 per share. Sales and revenues were up 29 percent and profit was up 38 percent compared to the first quarter of 2004. “These record results are further evidence of the strengt
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. today announced that its Manitowoc Marine Group was recently awarded a contract to build an unmanned, self-discharging, bulk cement barge for American Transport Leasing (ATL). The 460
The closing of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard would cost the Seacoast more than 3,000 jobs, according to a report released this week. The report also predicts closure would negatively affect state revenue and reduce the population for more than a decade. The document, “What If the Shipyard Closed,” was p
The Victorian Government has announced a multi-million dollar injection to upgrade the Tenix shipyard at Williamstown. State and Regional Development Minister John Brumby unveiled plans for the upgrade, which will only go ahead if the shipyard wins the Federal Government’s $6 billion air warfare des
A 70-foot wave that slammed into a New York based megaliner not only shattered some glass and the confidence of some passengers, but it also pointed up the differences between ocean liners and cruise ships. Seas were rough for at least 11 hours before a seven story wave suddenly slammed into the bow
