Water Transport

Shake-up essential for sector says Port of Tauranga chief

apn.co.nz     yesterday          

New Zealand's port system needs to be reorganised before the shipping industry decides the country is merely a stopover from Australia, says Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns. Port of Tauranga yesterday posted...                    

BC Ferries Releases first quarter results

newswire.ca     yesterday          

VICTORIA, BC, Aug. 28 /CNW/ - British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. (BC Ferries) announced its first quarter results today. Net earnings were $8.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $14.4 million...                    

Low prices draw Reliance, Tata power cos to Chinese shipbuilder

livemint.com     yesterday          

Bangalore: Power producers Tata Power Co. Ltd and Reliance Power Ltd have both turned to China’s state-run Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. Ltd for dry bulk cargo ships, enticed by the lower prices offered...                    

Pre-departure: Bangkok's Tourism and Commercialization

wordpress.com     yesterday          

I just returned from a week-long trip to Bangkok which now made me wary of traveling to third world countries in the future, despite my fascination about them. There were many tourists from the developed world all right...                    

Western nations warn Russia to `change course'

thisfuckingwar.blogspot.com     yesterday   2,193 related          

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Western leaders warned the Kremlin on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep the conflict from growing into a new Cold War after tensions broadened to imperil a key nuclear pact and threaten...                    

Royal Caribbean Redefines Cruising Favorites with Oasis of the Seas

prnewsnow.com     yesterday   6 related          

At a Virtual Travel Show sponsored by AAA Travel last night Royal Caribbean International unveiled two more neighborhoods for the highly anticipated Oasis of the Seas the worlds largest and most revolutionary cruise ship...                    

Nigeria: Militants Kidnap Isreali

allafrica.com     yesterday   30 related          

Posted to the web 28 August 2008 Tony Ita Etim Port Harcourt An Isreali construction worker has been kidnapped in Port Harcourt Rivers State, but no group has claimed responsibility for the abduction. Identified as Mr....                    

Shaw Group Announces Nuclear Component Manufacturing Plant Joint Venture

atomicinsights.blogspot.com     yesterday   3 related          

Shaw Group, which has a 20% ownership stake in Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, has announced a new plant that will build reactor components to be shipped via barge to new construction sites. The plant, destined for...                    

By 2011, Port's Cargo Shipments Expected To Triple To 125,000

tbo.com     yesterday   1 related          

By TED JACKOVICS The Tampa Tribune Published: August 28, 2008 TAMPA - Container cargo shipments to Tampa will triple by 2011, and the port will gain a second container cargo shipping line serving an Asia route within a...                    

Cornet Technology Awarded US Navy Maritime Embedded GPS Adapter Contract

spacedaily.com     yesterday          

Springfield VA (SPX) Aug 28, 2008 - Cornet Technology has announced that its Communications division has won a contract to develop next generation Maritime Embedded Global Positioning System Adapters (MEGA) for the U.S....