New rules governing recreational fishing are outlined in comprehensive guides published by the Western Australian Fisheries Department.
By Farid Ahmed, Dhaka : The third round of bidding for offshore gas blocks in Bangladesh, slated to be held next year, has come under a cloud with the government delaying seismic survey of the Bay of Bengal.
EDMONTON – Alberta oil companies, flush after a banner 2005 and seeing sustained strong markets ahead, plan to spend a record $39 billion in the new year.
China’s first LNG ship sailed off shipyard Wednesday in Shanghai, marking China’s shipbuilding industry stepping into a new era.
The China Shipbuilding Corp (CSBC) said in a report it issued yesterday that the company currently has orders totaling more than NT$90 billion (US$2.68 billion) to build vessels.
Women sailors Penny Haire, the navigator of Heaven Can Wait, and Vanessa Dudley, helmsperson on Wedgetail, today guided these two Queensland yachts to top-20 fleet positions in the Rolex Sydney Hobart.
SHANGHAI (AFX) – Shanghai lacks effective controls on cargo ships carrying hazardous chemicals along the upper reaches of the Huangpu River, the Shanghai Daily reported citing a report by the city’s top legislative body.
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The mystery of sensitive containers, carrying a massive 100 tonnes of gelatin sticks, disappearing from the decks of MV (Merchant Vessel) Eugenia, seems to have been solved.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 — A consortium of Japanese shipping lines
THE state-owned ferry operator, Caledonian MacBrayne, has confirmed it plans to split the company and set up a new firm based in the Channel Islands for its sea-going crew.
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Kanoo Shipping Agencies, one of the leading agencies in the Middle East, recently concluded its comprehensive new-build programme of Crew and Supply Launches when it received the new series of Long-Range Crew and Supply Vessels, Kanoo 32, from Holland-based Damen Shipyards.
State-run Gail India Ltd said on Wednesday it has started drilling activity in a highly prospective gas block in offshore Bay of Bengal along with its consortium partner Russian gas giant Gazprom.
Russian coastguards patrolling the North Pacific yesterday impounded a fishing boat allegedly involved in poaching crab after discovering 25 Ukrainian “slaves” on board.
