On 11th and 12th December 2007 the Port of Salalah organized the first 'Port Operations Basic Awareness' course for the registered shipping agents in and around the port. The first course attracted a dozen shipping agents that all left with a strong understanding of how the port and agents can work together to make a difference for the local trade. ...
New Delhi (PTI): Engineering and construction major Larsen & Tuobro has shortlisted three locations for its next shipyards on which the company will invest up to Rs 2,000 crore. "We are in the stage of finalising the locations for our shipyards. We have shortlisted Kakinanda in Andhra Pradesh and two others are near Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Mundra (Gu...
KOCHI: Two cruise vessels — M.S. Deutschland and M.S. Sliver Whisper — called at the Kochi Port on Wednesday giving the new cruise season a big start. M.S. Deutschland called at Kochi from Mumbai with about 300 passengers and 260 crew members and berthed at 7 a.m. The vessel left for Dubai at 2 p.m. M.S. Silver Whisper arrived from Goa with 350 pas...
Companies like L&T, Bharti Shipyard and ABG may get subsidy for ship-building activities for another 10 years. The shipping ministry has sent a revised proposal to the finance ministry for the extension of 30% subsidy to local ship-building firm. The finance ministry had earlier turned down the ship-builders's demand for extending the scheme of providing ...
An experienced seaman accused of leaving three yachtsmen to to drown in the English Channel after his ferry hit or swamped their vessel was acquitted of manslaughter yesterday. Michael Hubble, 62, was cleared after five days of deliberations by jurors at Winchester Crown Court. The jury is still considering separate charges under the Merchant Shipping ...
The chilly warehouse in Aleppo, Pa. had no Christmas lights draped outside or holiday tunes playing in the halls. Yet the boxes being sorted next to rows of white FedEx vehicles would have made a pretty spiffy pile under someone's tree. In addition to personal computers and live plants, there were boxes from Petco, Doctors Foster and Smith, L.L. Bean, ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - A cruise ship carrying some 1,700 passengers collided with a cargo vessel Monday in a Uruguayan port, but no injuries were reported. The Norwegian Dream, a Bahamas-flagged cruise ship, received damages described as "not serious" above its waterline and remained in harbor as authorities temporarily closed the Montevideo port, Urugu...
The new company, TUI Cruises, will begin service with one ship, in early 2009, and grow quickly with two newbuilds planned for 2011 and 2012. Both partners will hold a 50 percent interest in the joint venture, which is subject to regulatory and board approvals before completion. The first ship to operate under the TUI Cruises brand will undergo renovat...
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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