Bourbon bulkers face delivery delays
France: Bourbon’s dry bulk subsidiary, Setaf Saget, is facing delivery delays for four Panamax bulk carriers from India’s Pipavav Shipyard. The vessels were orde...
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New approach to RAN’s ATV requirement
Australian firm, Sea Transport Solutions has developed a highly cost-competitive and viable approach to the Royal Australian Navy’s Aircraft Training Vessel (ATV) req...
Ramco focuses on offshore wind energy
Scotland, UK: Ramco Energy has changed its name to SeaEnergy in conjunction with its decision to focus on its offshore wind business instead of its oil and gas interest...
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Thoresen Thai angles for growth
Thailand’s Thoresen Thai Agencies (TTA) will continue pursuing growth over the next two years the Bangkok Post quoted the Managing Director of the country’s...
Indonesian police detain Malaysian ship
Indonesian police are holding a Malaysian vessel the ‘KM Fungka Sejahtera’after customs boats seized the vessel, loaded with 3,000 bags of ammonium...
Irish aid for Indonesian port
Ireland’s Dublin Port Company has signed an 18-month business contract with the Indonesian Government to manage and develop the free port of Sabang in...
NOL gets new lifeline
State-owned Singaporean shipping line, Neptune Orient Lines it is getting a US$160 million loan from local bank Development Bank of Singapore (DBS). The...
BC Ferries posts good second quarter results
Canada: British Columbia Ferry Services (BC Ferries) has announced its second quarter results with net earnings of US$60 million and US$56.6 million for...
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Indonesian ferry sinks in torrential rains
An Indonesian ferry carrying more than 270 people reportedly sank off Indonesia’s Sumatra Island yesterday, an AFP report said. At the time of writing,...
Austal nears completion of luxury yacht
Australian shipbuild Austal Shipyard, based in Western Australia, is nearing completion of a new US29.25 million luxury yacht. This first yacht that...
Australia: HMAS ‘Toowoomba’ returns after anti-pirate operations
HMAS ‘Toowoomba’ is heading back to Australia after a tour of duty in the Middle East conducting operations under Operation Slipper.
Joint venture to develop subsea integrity
France: Technip and Schlumberger have signed a global cooperation agreement to jointly develop subsea integrity and surveillance solutions for flexible...
Carnarvon completes appraisal in Bo Rang B field in Thailand
Australia-based Carnarvon Petroleum and its joint venture partner Pan Orient Energy Corporation, USA, have completed flow testing of the BR-3D1 appraisal...
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Philippine fisheries aim for continued growth
The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA) has said that it is confident that the country’s fishing sector would continue to report growth in...
Indonesian authorities impound 180 foreign vessels in 2009
A new report issued by the Indonesian Maritime Resources and Fisheries Directorate General (P2SDKP) showed that 180 foreign fishing vessels were detained...
Malawi: Fishermen feel the impact of fish ban
The Government of Malawi has banned fishing from the Malawian waters for a three-month period up to December 31, 2009, to allow fish to spawn and grow....
Australia: Conservation groups welcome Coral Sea Conservation Zone
Queensland, Australia: Conservation groups welcomed the Senate's support for the Federal Government's Coral Sea conservation zone. The motion by National...
Tuna breakthrough comes second in Time magazine's Top 50 list
Time magazine has named the work of Australian aquaculture pioneer Clean Seas Tuna and its founder Hagen Stehr AO at the top of its 50 Best Inventions...
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Australian Navy helps in Tonga recovery
The Royal Australian Navy’s heavy landing ship HMAS ‘Tobruk’ has anchored off the coast of the Tongan island of Niuatoputapu and has commenced its...
Japanese whaling fleet sails again
The Japanese whaling fleet left port in Innoshima on November 19 en route to Antarctica with over 1,000 whales in its sight, according to the Australian...
INTERTANKO’s Greenhouse Gas policy statement
INTERTANKO’s policy on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reductions from ships, as approved by the association’s council, has been written into a comprehensive...
Next eco push to focus on underwater noise
Shipping experts are saying that the next big environmental push would be to regulate the amount of noise emitted underwater.
Water hyacinth continues to be the bane of fishermen in Lake Victoria
Fishermen and navigators consider water hyacinths as a threat to their business but basket weavers around Lake Victoria say they have just discovered gold....
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