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imageIndia: Larsen and Toubro contemplating cruise ship construction
According to livemint.com, Indian shipbuilder Larsen and Toubro (LT) is contemplating a new shipyard in the eastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu for t...
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imageFuel surcharges: ESC baffled by BAFs
The European Shippers' Council (ESC) commissioned research recently into current levels of fuel surcharges being set by liner conferences. This foll...
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imageVinalines' US$3 billion expansion plans
Vietnam News has reported Mai Van Phuc, director of Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines), as saying the company plans to invest around US$3 ...
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imageAustralia: Beached container ship frees itself
A container ship operated by Cheng Lie Navigation has managed to pull itself free after running aground in Melbourne's Port Philip, reported news.co...
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imageFrance: Strong first quarter at Marseilles Fos
Led by container and oil growth, January-March cargo throughput at Marseilles-Fos rose 12 per cent against the first quarter last year to reach 24.2...
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imageYangtze container volumes increase 38 per cent in 2007 as domestic trade surges
Buoyant domestic trade propelled container traffic volumes on the Yangtze River to a record high of 5.54 million TEU in 2007, an increase of 38 per ...
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imageUK Chamber of Shipping welcomes draft Marine Navigation Bill
On May 6, the UK Government released a draft bill concerning marine navigation that, among other things, proposes to legislate to reinforce the Port...
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imageUSA: Ambassadors International reports improved pre-tax results for first quarter 2008
Ambassadors International reported revenue of US$56.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $32.9 million, for the three m...
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imageIndia: Tata Power to dabble in shipping
Indian energy company Tata Power is planning to move into the shipping sector reports Business Standard. It's Singapore-based subsidiary TPC Energy...
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imageFlensburger delivers 'Coastal Celebration' to BC Ferries
The third 160-metre double-ended ferry built by Germany's Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft for British Columbia Ferry Services (BC Ferries) will l...
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imageExtended MOU boosts bid to cut ferry deaths in developing nations
Interferry and the International Maritime Organisation have extended the Memorandum of Understanding on their joint campaign to reduce ferry fatal...
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imageBourbon profits continue rapid ascent
Bourbon revenues for the first quarter of 2008 were up 21.4 per cent over the same period in 2007 to €211.7 million (US$327.5 million). "The offsho...
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imageUpdate: Amazon ferry disaster death toll hits 45
Brazilian officials have said 45 people are dead and around 20 still remain missing after last weekend's ferry accident on the Amazon, reports EFE. ...
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imageNew military charter for Incat HSV
Now in her fifth year with the US Navy, HSV2 ‘Swift' could remain in military service for another five years thanks to a new charter for the Tasmani...
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imageGreatship India orders MPSV pair
Greatship India (GIL) has placed an order for two construction support vessels at Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard. These multi-purpose service vessels ...
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imageAustal USA awarded top security clearance
Austal USA has been awarded a facility clearance (FCL) by the US Department of Defence.This elevates Austal USA to the new level of US defence suppl...
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imageNew Russian patrol boat series under construction
Russian naval design bureau Almaz (Diamond) has finished the design of the new project 22460 patrol ship. The shipbuilder Almaz has also started cons...
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imageSembCorp Marine reports strong first quarter performance
Sembcorp Marine reported a 23.9 per cent growth in net attributable profit (PATMI) from S$73.7 million (US$53.5) in the first quarter of 2007 to S$9...
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imageKeppel clinches specialised shipbuilding contracts
Keppel Offshore and Marine has secured two contracts worth S$210 million (US$152 million). The first contract was awarded by a repeat customer, Glob...
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imageJaya performance up on strong demand for OSVs
Singapore's Jaya Holdings has reported growth of 26 per cent year-on-year in net attributable profit (PATMI) to S$113.3 million (US$82.4 million) for...
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 Fisheries, Aquaculture & Environment
imageSri Lanka: Plans afoot for South East Asia's largest fisheries harbour
Sri Lanka is pushing ahead with plans to build the largest fisheries harbour in South East Asia, reports Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror. The project, to b...
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imageAustralia: NSW clamps down on poaching
A surveillance operation on a suspected abalone poaching syndicate has resulted in the apprehension of five men, New South Wales Minister for Primary...
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imageAustralian case against Japanese whaling loses steam
Australia is expected to abandon plans to take Japan to the international court over whaling, reports The Australian. This follows New Zealand's de...
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imageTUNA 2008 Bangkok heading to be the biggest ever global tuna industry event
TUNA 2008 Bangkok is heading to be the biggest ever tuna industry event in the global tuna calendar. By May 1, almost a month to go to the event, ov...
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imageUSA: "Fishery failure" declared for West Coast salmon fishery
On May 1, US Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez declared a commercial fishery failure for the West Coast salmon fishery due to historically l...
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imageIndonesia's fisheries ministry wants license to kill...fish poachers
Indonesia's Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry of Indonesia wants to rein in illegal fishing in Indonesian waters by shooting poachers trying t...
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imageASEAN boss: Mangrove destruction leaves communities vulnerable to natural disasters
As reported by BBC News, ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan has suggested that large-scale destruction of mangrove forests in Myanmar resulted i...
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imageGaza Strip fishermen struggling
According to IMEMC News, the Popular Committee Against the Siege, based in the Gaza Strip, has reported daily losses of the fishing industry in the r...
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imageUS Government funds energy generation from ocean waves, tides
Ocean waves, tides, and currents are a vast, untapped source of energy that the US Department of Energy wants to harness to meet Americans' growing ...
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imageAustralian abalone headed to US
Australian Bight Abalone (ABA) has secured an export contract worth more than AU$100 million (US$95 million) according to the Adelaide Advertiser. ...
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