THE decision to award the $6 billion air warfare destroyer contract would be based on merit with no playing of favourites, Prime Minister John Howard told South Australia Premier Mike Rann yesterday. Mr Rann welcomed Mr Howard’s determination because “if it’s dealt with on its merits, then SA has th
The upcoming Dubai International Boat Show, to be held from March 15th to 19th at the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC) – Mina Seyahi, is geared to be the largest marine industry exhibition in the Middle East.
A P Moller-Maersk Group, the world’s largest shipping company and one of its leading terminal operators, is expanding its presence in China on the back of the country’s booming terminal and port sector, according to a senior company official.
President Roh Moo-hyun Wednesday asked the government to come up with ways to attract private investment for the building of maritime police patrol boats.
THE Government plans to purchase more frigates for the Royal Malaysian Navy to strengthen Malaysia
For over half a century HSB International Monthly is successfully providing in-depth information on newly-built and recently commissioned ships in the Netherlands on a monthly basis. Through the years, these technical ship descriptions have attracted a considerable and still growing interest among s
Maersk Sealand is pleased to introduce the new weekly Hispaniola service beginning 22 March 2005. The Hispaniola Service will combine the current Asia
As part of measures to give punch to its undersea fighting arm, Navy has commenced upgrading its Russian Kilo Class submarines and arming them with Klub-S cruise missiles. The missiles will give the submarines, inducted into the Navy between 1986 and 2002, strike capability to hit warships as well a
PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd (Amex: EXM), a shipping company specializing in the seaborne transportation of dry bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal and grains, announced today that it is commencing a public offering of up to 5,899,000 shares of its Class A common stock.
A local stevedoring company will add 50 employees to its workforce when it moves to a location on Blount Island nearly twice the size of its current facility. The board of directors of the Jacksonville Port Authority has approved a 20-year lease with Coastal Maritime Stevedoring LLC.
China Shipping (Group) Ltd, the country’s second largest sea transport operator, will buy 39 ships this year at a cost of 8 billion yuan (966 million US dollars) to meet surging demand, China Daily reported. The company’s plan is part of its strategy to be running one of the world’s largest three fl
South Korea on Tuesday claimed victory in a long-running shipbuilding dispute with the European Union, after the World Trade Organisation largely rejected Brussels’ complaint that Seoul was illegally subsidising the industry.
Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd has on Wednesday announced that the company has taken delivery of its new building Suezmax tanker (Ice Class 1 B notation), named ‘Jag Lok’. The double hull vessel of about 159,000 dwt is built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, S. Korea. The vessel was contracted
A READING-based BG Group manager has steered a new course after signing on to go all the way in the Global Challenge Yacht Race. Mark Setrem, a business relationship manager for the company based at Thames Valley Park, jumped at the chance to be part of the crew on BG Spirit. Globalchallenge2004.com
