The industrial dispute which brought tens of thousands of protestors onto the streets of the Republic of Ireland has taken another turn for the worse.
Auckland, Tauranga and Port Chalmers look set to be the ports of call for 11 big container ships to be operated by the combined Maersk P&O Nedlloyd group on the eastward run to Europe.
WASHINGTON — The mysterious disappearance of a Connecticut man during a honeymoon cruise is drawing congressional attention to a seamy side of the glitzy cruise ship industry: Sometimes passengers end up crime victims.
As if dealing with the fallout from the Songhua benzene spill were not enough, China has had to cope with a wave of serious pollution incidents this week.
Shanghai’s container cargo handling capacity will double to 30 million boxes by 2010, after yesterday’s opening of the $16 billion Yangshan deep-water port, dislodging Hong Kong as the world’s busiest harbor.
HALIFAX — The Port of Halifax is looking at a banner year and a brighter future for the most unlikely of reasons: Chinese goods have started arriving in North America by way of the Suez Canal.
Work to build the largest shipyard in Vietnam
Venezuela and Iran have agreed to explore setting up a joint shipbuilding operation in the South American country, state-run Petr
Farr 40 World Champion Richard Perini finished the Rolex Trophy One Design Series on a perfect note, recording a hat trick of victories in light and fluky conditions outside Sydney Heads.
The chief executive of Yachting Australia, Phil Jones, will today officially launch the 2006 Australian Youth Championship at the Mooloolaba Yacht Club.
The first of the Navy’s new class of amphibious ship will arrive at Naval Station Norfolk for the first time as it awaits commissioning in the new year.
About one in five workers at General Dynamics Electric Boat submarine shipyards is getting a lump of coal for Christmas
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics , has been awarded a seven-year contract for the continuous maintenance and repair of four LSD-41/49 class ships and four LPD-4 class ships for the U.S. Navy.
The Countess of Wessex will launch the first of the Royal Navy’s new ‘D’ Class destroyers early next year.
