As more passengers opt for air transportation, state owned shipping company, PT Pelni plans to modify more ships next year so they can carry passengers and containers to help boost business. President director Jussabella Sahea said the firm would modify three ships: Sinabung, Lawit and Tatamailau in 2013. “Modifying ships is the best solution
Read moreGrundfos-pumps and technology reduces the energy-consumption strikingly on the vessel Durban Bulker, which sails for Lauritzen Bulkers. In the future, several ships can look forward to reducing their energy-consumption. This is part of the learning drawn from a pilot-project between the shipping line Lauritzen Bulkers and Grundfos. The project was carried out on the
Read morePirates who fired weapons at Dutch marines are to stand trial in the Netherlands Four Somalis are set tobe tried for piracy and violence against Dutch troops. The suspects arrived at Eindhoven Air Base, in the Netherlands. A boarding team from the amphibious transport ship, HNLMS Rotterdam, on 25 October were unexpectedly confronted with
Read moreIran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have established a new naval base in the vital oil tankship transit Strait of Hormuz. According to Iran’s Fars news agency, as reported by Ria Novosti, the base, the fifth in the region, is located near Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Lengeh in the Hormozgan province, some
Read moreThere can be few more traumatic events than being attacked by armed men and held hostage, facing the threat of torture and even murder. Some of the tales told by those who have survived being held hostage by Somali pirates have revealed the extent of their ordeal, but whether such experiences invariably result in
Read moreCoast Survey’s major survey operations in response to Sandy are completed in Port of Virginia, allowing port operations to resume. That timely resumption is proving to be vital for East Coast shipping, as the port is now receiving cargo diverted from the Port of New York and New Jersey. Associated Press is reporting that
Read moreOver the weekend, at least 10 deaths occurred in the Mediterranean after a ship sank between Libya and Lampedusa. 70 others, including a pregnant woman, were rescued. Italy’s Navy and Coast Guard continued to search for possible survivors. It was unclear as to how many passengers were onboard the vessel, or how many were
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