World News
India mulls importing gas from Iran via sea
09.09.2010
India is likely to resume negotiations for independently importing natural gas from Iran via a sea pipeline, according to a media report.
Goa ordered to remove wrecked ship from tourist beach
09.09.2010
An Indian court on Wednesday gave the government in the resort state of Goa two months to begin removing the rusting hulk of a ship that ran aground on a popular tourist beach a decade ago.
Northrop Grumman Introduces New-Generation Shipboard Alarm, Monitoring and Control Solutions
09.09.2010
The new series of shipboard machinery automation solutions, marketed by Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit under the VisionMaster label, is being introduced to provide cost-effective scalable solutions for small- to medium-size commercial and naval vessels.
Stopping migrants at sea dramatic but ineffective
09.09.2010
The arrival of a ship full of Tamils has normally staid government officials dreaming of boarding boats on the high seas.
Underwater Maintenance Work Carried Out on Drilling Vessels in Gulf of Mexico
09.09.2010
Recently Hydrex was asked to carry out a full inspection and remove all fouling from two drilling vessels in the Gulf of Mexico to reduce the weight and drag of the vessels and increase their available cargo capacity.
Taiwan issues land and sea warning for Typhoon Meranti
09.09.2010
Taipei - Taiwan on Thursday issued a land and sea warning for Typhoon Meranti, which had formed south-west of the island and was heading for China.
BP report shares blame for oil rig disaster
09.09.2010
BP blames "a sequence of failures" for the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion, in which 11 men died, and subsequent major oil spill. Science correspondent Tom Clarke says the report is BP's "case for the defence".
Pirates seize Greek-owned ship with Georgian, Turkish crew in protected Gulf of Aden corridor
09.09.2010
A Greek-owned chemical tanker with a crew of 18 was attacked by pirates in a protected corridor in the Gulf of Aden, the EU's naval force operating off Somalia said on its website, RIA Novosti reported.
Seventy jobs face the axe at P&O
09.09.2010
Cross-Channel ferry-operator P&O Ferries could axe up to 70 jobs as part of its latest cost-cutting measures.
$2.5m Newcastle cruise ship plan founders
09.09.2010
The state government's much-lauded $2.55 million Dyke Point cruise ship terminal was put to the test yesterday.
Samho Dream master pleads for help
09.09.2010
The master of the hijacked very large crude carrier Samho Dream had pleaded for help for the crew. The South Korean VLCC was hijacked by Somali pirates five months ago while transiting the Indian Ocean.
Success of re-defining traditional ships agency business
09.09.2010
Just three months after launching “Ships Agency Re-Defined”, Wilhelmsen Ships Service has already secured a number of contracts to provide husbandry services using this globally coordinated approach.
More hurricanes in greener seas?
09.09.2010
More hurricanes may form in greener waters, where sunlight tends to be absorbed at shallower depths, than in clear seas, according to new research that draws a link between ocean color and the formation and movement of tropical cyclones.
Chinese fishing boat captain sent to prosecutors over collision
09.09.2010
The Japan Coast Guard on Thursday sent to prosecutors a Chinese fishing boat captain whom it arrested after his vessel collided with two Japanese patrol boats Tuesday near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
Not guilty pleas over Tongan ferry tragedy
09.09.2010
Four men have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter over the sinking of the Princess Ashika ferry in Tonga last year.