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Italy is to allow a ship carrying 140 African migrants to dock in one of its ports after it had been stranded in the Mediterranean. The decision, taken by the Rome government “for humanitarian reasons”, ended a four-day dispute with Malta over which country would accept the migrants. Italy appeared to have bowed to international pressure f...
Western Australian shipbuilder Austal is poised to become a leading contractor for the United States military after the Pentagon spared the futuristic ships the company builds from cuts to planned weapons spending. Austal, a company that started life building aluminium ferries in suburban Perth, has won contracts to build two classes of ships for...
The three largest cruise boats that call on the Port of Clarkston have yet to schedule dates for 2009 and it's not clear if they will. The only thing we have heard is they thought they were going to sell the Queen of the West and get that back on the river,said Jennifer Bly, auditor and bookkeeper for the Port of Clarkston. That's been two months ago, e...
Yuri Parfeonov, Director General of RosMorPort FSUE has been appointed deputy head of Russia’s Federal Agency of Marine and River Transport (RosMorRechFlot), PortNews IAA learnt from the press center of the Transport Ministry. A contest is to be announced for a former position of Yuri Parfeonov. Acting Director General of the FSUE...
The RF Transport Ministry supports the idea to provide the admittance of foreign vessels into Russian inland waterways, said Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin during “Governmental Hour” in Duma, PRIME-TASS has reported according to RZD-Partner. We think that our internal waterways can be opened and free for navigation, he noted. Howeve...
STX Europe has, through its subsidiary STX France Cruise SA, signed a contract to build a third Projection and Command Vessel (BPC) for the French Navy. STX France Cruise SA, in which STX Europe holds a majority stake, is jointly owned by STX Europe, Alstom and the French Republic. STX Europe will build the platform and outfit the ship at its yard in Sain...
The Transpacific Stabi-lisation Agreement (TSA) — the quasi-conference of 14 container lines — has suggested that a floor rate be established on freight movement from Asia to the US from July 1, Exim News Service reported. The recommended rate per FEU to the West Coast is $ 1,350 and $ 2,500 to the East Coast, with a $ 100 surcharge on a 40-foo...
Braemar Seascope, the shipbroking arm of Braemar Shipping Services, has acquired LPG broker and consultant LPG Connect International, for an undisclosed amount, to form a product broking division called Braemar LPG Connect. A statement says: “Creation of the product broking division, to take effect from April 21st, 2009, is based on Braemar’s...
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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