The submarine construction industry is fairly stable but the workforce that designs submarines faces the threat of extinction, U.S. Navy officials told a House Armed Services Committee panel Tuesday.
Babcock International, the warship builder and support services group, warned potential bidders yesterday not to put forward a low-ball offer for the group.
British Columbia – Plans for more oil tankers to ply the waters of Canada
The Danish firm that has the $8.9 billion contract to build sections of the North Coast Highway has been awarded a contract valued at just under $500 million, to supply material for infrastructure work at Kingston Container Terminal.
A 171K Bulk Carrier for Anangel with our Hull No.1165 has been launched from the Royal Dock on the 26th of March, at Quay C. Hull No. 1165 achieved a progress rate of 92.1 %.
Some people think he’s crazy. His wife’s not exactly thrilled either. But like the biblical Noah, Dutchman Johan Huibers is steadfast in his mission: he’s building an enormous working replica of Noah’s Ark
At first light yesterday morning (March 28th, 2006), the Greenpeace helicopter flew over a group of fishing vessels 60 miles off the coast of Guinea. One was not on the list of ships authorized to fish. An inflatable boat was launched from the Greenpeace ship M.Y Esperanza
A commercial fishing vessel ran aground shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday about three miles north of Yachats. Personnel aboard the 62-foot “Sea Toi,” whose home port is Astoria, radioed a distress call, and Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay in Newport responded
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Two people have survived for nearly two months at sea in a small boat in the South Pacific. The pair went missing off the Solomons Islands and were picked up by a fishing vessel in Vanuatu waters, the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation reported on Tuesday.
Johannesburg – South African logistics and shipping group Grindrod has acquired 100% of Cross Country Containers for an undisclosed sum from AP Moeller-Maersk, the firm said on Tuesday.
COSCO Corp. (Singapore) Ltd. has sold four of its older vessels for US$34 million as part of an ongoing fleet renewal exercise and will realize a profit of about US$14.2 million from the sale, the Singapore-listed Chinese shipping and ship-repair company said Tuesday.
COSCO Pacific, P&O, Maersk and Qingdao Port Group will jointly invest RMB 4 billion in the sixth phase of a container project in Qingdao port, with the aim of starting operations in 2008.
A small oil tanker sank in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of the southern state of Campeche, authorities confirmed Monday. Local media reported that five crewmen had been rescued, but that three others were missing.
