GREENPEACE activists used chains and oil drums to prevent four pirate fishing trawlers from leaving Rostock harbour on Saturday. One vessel was chained to the harbour wall and hung with a banner reading ‘Stop pirate fishing’.
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. today announced that it will participate in the Lehman Brothers High-Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference, which will be held at the Disney Yacht & Beach Club Resort from March 15 through March 17, 2006.
Continued piracy in the Gulf of Aden and in the Arabian Sea is threatening Yemen’s fishing industry, a high-ranking official was quoted as saying.
United Development Company (UDC), the owner and developer of the $2.5bn offshore island project
The crew of an Australian frigate has been involved in a tense stand-off with six Iranian gunboats while guarding Iraq’s vital oil platforms in the northern part of the Gulf.
Egypt is holding talks with Saudi investors on providing safe and fast ferries to transfer pilgrims following the tragic incident of the sunken Al-Salam 98 ferry in which some 1000 people died, Egyptian Transport Miniter Muhammad Mansour revealed Sunday.
Two cargo ships collided near a central Philippine harbor, causing one to sink. A coast guard vessel and the other ship rescued all 22 crewmen from the sunken vessel, officials said today.
A Russian cargo ship is at the centre of a rescue operation off the coast of Northern Ireland. The 1,500-tonne vessel with six crewmen on board developed engine trouble on Saturday and is currently drifting nine miles off Millisle, County Down.
The current flourishing world ship market has brought opportunities for China to strive to be the biggest shipbuilder with a sharp competitive edge in technological innovation rather than low-cost labor force, a shipbuilding guru said here Sunday.
When a bolt of lightning set the Ericsson mast on fire last night Neal McDonald looked to the heavens and wondered,
President Bush said Friday the collapse of the Dubai ports deal could hurt U.S. efforts to recruit Mideast governments as partners in the worldwide war on terror.
It took more than two months of pulling, lifting, blowing and dredging. Yesterday, the APL Panama finally broke free from the sandy beach where it ran aground Christmas Day.
ABN AMRO ONE finally drifted across the finish line in Rio’s Guanabara Bay to take Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, cememting their position at the top of the points table with 49 points.
The fairing system developed by Farr Yacht Design for the Volvo Open 70 keels has been the source of considerable interest for those following the Volvo Ocean Race. Here’s the latest press report from Farr Yacht Design on what’s gone right and wrong.
