Circling the world five times as part of her famed 30,000-mile circumnavigation voyages, the tall ship Picton Castle has often been called upon to deliver critically-needed goods, including medical supplies and thousands of pounds of donated books and educational materials, to remote island communities. For Captain Daniel Moreland, founder of the award-winning sail training
Read moreToday (7 May 2013) marks the start of a six-month consultation period in which the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will seek widespread input on the administrative burdens that may result from compliance with IMO instruments. The intention is to gather data from a broad spectrum of stakeholders from which recommendations on how to alleviate
Read moreHyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading industrial robot manufacturer, today announced the Company has developed mini welding robots for building ships. The compact design of the welding machine, measuring 50 cm by 30 cm by 15cm when retracted its welding arm, can operate in confined areas inaccessible to human
Read more* Major conference on Somalia held in London * Britain pledges aid, U.N. has “more hope than ever” * Al Shabaab still a threat, but security improving (Reuters) – Britain will help boost radio communications on the Somali coast as part of efforts to combat rampant piracy along global shipping routes near the East
Read moreJakarta: Indonesian state-run port operator Pelindo II will at the end of this year start construction of the Tanjung Sauh Port on Batam Island with its partner, China Merchants Group. Construction is estimated to cost around Rp5trn ($515m). First phase development will see a 4m teu facility rise up in the next three years
Read moreA 19-year-old fisherman, La Bila, was reportedly killed on a fishing boat after being shot by local sea patrol officers on Friday in Raja Ampat waters in Sorong, West Papua, at around 3 p.m. local time. The incident began when La Bila and seven other fishermen were taking their motor boat from Batanta Island
Read moreChina Shipping Container Lines Co. (2866), the country’s second-biggest shipping company, ordered the world’s biggest container ship, taking over the title from A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S. (MAERSKA) Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540) will build five vessels each capable of carrying 18,400 20-foot containers for $700 million for China Shipping, the Ulsan, South Korea-based company said
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