The Royal Malaysian Navy has recently taken delivery of its first submarine. The ‘KD Tunku Abdul Rahman’ is the country’s first of two Scorpene-class submarines built by DCNS of France and Navantia of Spain. The vessel travelled from France to Malaysia, arriving after a 54-day journey on September 3 at Port Klang. Present at the ceremo...
The President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, recently announced that the country would build a new naval base on the Caspian Sea. President Berdymukhamedov said that the base would be built at Turkmenbashi, a port city. According to a report by the Associated Press, the joint naval and coast guard base will have two armed missile ships and...
The Royal Navy of Oman is planning to acquire a new hydrographic survey vessel. According to the US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the arrangement will be made through the US Government’s Foreign Military Sales office. The vessel is to operate within Omani waters performing hydrographic survey operations in depths between seven metres and 1,0...
Art Concerts has awarded KN Expo Service, Kuehne + Nagel’s business segment for fairs, exhibitions and events logistics, a contract for the transportation of its newest musical highlight BEN HUR LIVE® to the world premiere and for its subsequent European tour. The idea emerged 15 years ago – now, after only one year of preparation, Art Con...
Rail operations at Transnet’s new Port of Ngqura have been given the green light after Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) successfully ran a test train this month on the Ngqura main line, declaring it safe for operations. The achievement marks the latest crucial step in preparations for the commercial launch of the Port of Ngqura and its container terminal i...
On September 22, SAS President and CEO Mats Jansson will participate in the UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change in New York along with other global leaders. The list of delegates includes the prime ministers of the Nordic countries and chief executives of a large number of multinational companies. The purpose of the Forum is to bring together le...
Boeing and Qantas celebrated today as the Australian airline's 75th 737, adorned with a special decal to commemorate the milestone, arrived in Auckland, New Zealand. Qantas named the Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 in honor of Jean Batten, a spirited New Zealand aviator who broke numerous flying records in the 1930s. Qantas has been flying Boeing 737s si...
First GBRf is starting the fourth year on its ten year contract for London Underground, having laid over 50 km of track during 82 Ballasted Track Renewal (BTR) possessions. The company successfully passed the three-year milestone on the contract, to supply locomotives and deliver raw materials to replace the track on the London Underground, in August, 2009....
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
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