Ship builder STX Finland says it will shut down the yard where some of the world’s largest cruise liners were built as the weak global economy continues to hit the European industry. Citing low profits and a lack of orders, the company says it will close the Rauma yard during 2014 with some 700
Read moreTony Abbott has vowed ”more forthright” interdictions of asylum-seeker vessels in the seas to Australia’s north from Wednesday as he moves to put an immediate stamp on border protection. Mr Abbott, unveiling his frontbench on Monday, set his incoming immigration minister Scott Morrison the challenging task of making a difference ”from day one” after the
Read moreUpdate: Impounded cruise ship Henna was able to depart the South Korean island of Jeju later on Monday evening (local time) following delays, after being held for three days. — A Chinese cruise ship impounded in South Korea over a commercial dispute with another Chinese firm was awaiting release and clearance for departure on Monday.
Read morecustomized fat loss program /p> IMO will host a special one-day symposium on a Sustainable Maritime Transportation System, on 26 September 2013, World Maritime Day. The Symposium has been arranged in order to provide Member States, industry and other stakeholders an opportunity to discuss and reflect on the theme of this year’s World Maritime Day
Read moreA Singaporean cargo ship and a Vietnamese fishing boat collided offshore Vietnam’s southern Vung Tau province in early Monday morning, leaving at least one people killed and seven missing, local VNExpress reported. Singaporean cargo ship Sima Saphire on its way from Vietnam’s southern Ho Chi Minh City to Malaysia, collided with the Vietnamese fishing
Read moreTokyo. Japan’s coastguard was on high alert Wednesday, a year to the day since Tokyo nationalised islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with China. Relations, which have often been testy, have soured dramatically over the last 12 months, with frequent confrontations between official ships from Asia’s largest powers. On Tuesday, Tokyo said
Read more(SeeNews) – Sep 11, 2013 – Terex Port Solutions, part of US machinery products maker Terex (NYSE:TEX), will supply handling equipment to Indonesian port operator Meratus Line Group. Terex will deliver four ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and three electrical rubber-tired gantry (E-RTG) cranes to Meratus Line’s container terminal at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port. The STS
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