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Shipbuilding Industry

Offshore Finance required for Largest Accommodation barge in the World, Expected to work offshore West Africa and in deepwater Offshore Brazil.

Govt to dilute stake in Cochin Shipyard, SCI, DCI next fiscal Zeenews

Govt moves Hindustan Shipyard to Defence ministry Zeenews

Washington awards ferry contract to Todd Shipyards The Examiner

Ports

Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties' The New York Times

U.S. troops withdrawing en masse from Port-Au-Prince Post-Bulletin

Cruise ship back at South Carolina port after virus outbreak sickened more than 400 on board Star Tribune

Shipping

Australian police search 2 anti-whaling vessels San Fransisco Chronicle

Blood Vessel Cells Key To Growing Unlimited Adult Stem Cells redOrbit

Abermed warns of the risks of an increasingly overweight workforce Offshore Shipping Online

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Hanjin says Subic shipyard's cost competitiveness stands out in crisis

Container ship Hanjin Ottawa manouevres away from the terminal at Harbor Island as the Ban bridge Island ferry enters the Port of Seattle. The Port of Seattle is a port district that runs Seattle's seaport and airport.

By Genivi Factao Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction–Philippines Inc. (HHIC-Philippines) said Subic shipyard found its market niche in cost competitiveness in the middle of an economic downturn. "The true value of Subic Shipyard and its unrivaled cost competitiveness stands out in the...

Full Story: Malaya

Shipping cos raise freight rates up to 30%

CHENNAI: April could be a dicey month for consumers. Truckers have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from April 5, and shipping companies have announced a 15-30% increase in container freight charges because of rising oil prices. The...

Full Story: The Times of India

In this image issued by EU NAVFOR on Friday March 5, 2010 shows a boarding party from the EU NAVFOR French warship FS Nivose on Somali pirate skiffs off the Somali coast on Friday March 5, 2010.

Thai ship free after ransom - Somali pirates The Star2010-03-07

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia pirates said they had released the Thai-flagged Thai Union 3 ship on Sunday after receiving a $3 million ransom. The tuna fishing vessel belonging to Asia's biggest...

In this image provided by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society anti-whaling protestors in an inflatable boat pursue the Japanese factory whaling ship Nisshin Maru as water cannon is used to blast the radical conservationists during the clash in frigid Antarctic waters Monday, Feb. 2,

Australian Police Search Anti-Whaling Ships The New York Times2010-03-06

Filed at 2:31 a.m. ET ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- Australian police conducted searches Saturday on two anti-whaling vessels that recently clashed with Japanese ships in the Antarctic Ocean in an...

More people sick on SC cruise ship that had virus The Guardian2010-03-05

BRUCE SMITH Associated Press Writer= CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Passengers have again fallen ill with a stomach bug aboard a cruise ship hit by a virus last month on its previous trip from South...

High numbers of police personnel are deployed into wooded areas on Tuesday March 4, 2008 in Singapore. Authorities believe a top Muslim terror suspect has not managed to flee Singapore and have launched an investigation into how he escaped from a high-security prison, a senior government official said Sunday. More than a thousand security personnel were involved in a nationwide search for Mas Selamat Kastari, who is accused of plotting to hijack a plane and crash it into the Singapore's international airport

Singapore boosts security over threat to oil tankers BBC News2010-03-05

Singapore has bolstered security on land and sea, after receiving reports of a possible plot to attack oil tankers in the Malacca Strait. Home Minister Wong Han Seng said the threat to the country was...

Cruise Ship - Travel - Sea - Tourism - Holiday

Food poisoning sickens hundreds on ship Canoe2010-03-05

By Stan Lehman, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO, Brazil - Hundreds of passengers aboard an international cruise ship were stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, prompting a temporary quarantine of the...

Premier Indian Maritime Institution Integrates AVEVA Marine into its Training Curriculum PR Newswire2010-03-10

MUMBAI, India, March 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- AVEVA Group plc (LSE: AVV) today announced that AMET University, India's premier marine industry university, will be featuring AVEVA Marine solutions as part of its curriculum. Located in Chennai, AMET University is the first private maritime academy in...

US hospital ship Comfort leaving Haiti as military scales back in quake-ravaged country Star Tribune2010-03-10

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The U.S. military hospital ship Comfort has completed its relief mission in Haiti and is heading home. The Comfort has been stationed off the country's coast for seven weeks treating victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake. But the U.S. military is scaling back in Haiti and it's...

Early-Season Ships Underscore Need For Iron, Coal MSNBC2010-03-10

updated 9:20 p.m. ET March 9, 2010 DULUTH, MINN. --- An increased demand for iron-ore and coal could be a sign of a profitable shipping season to come. Last Week, The Army Corps of Engineers announced the opening of the Sault Locks on March 21, four days ahead of the scheduled opening, due to...

Hospital Ship To Return Home To Baltimore From Haiti NBC Washington2010-03-10

The U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Comfort is leaving Haiti after spending almost two months treating victims of the earthquake that killed almost 280,000 people there. The ship should return to Baltimore Harbor within about a week. Lieutenant Commander Daniel DiAuroro, who is in charge of...

Hospital ship USNS Comfort sailing home from Haiti USA Today2010-03-10

Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | By U.S. Navy MC2 Edwardo Proano, AP Lt. Jerri Gram, from Huntsville, Ala., shares a smile with a baby girl during an examination on the USNS Comfort off the coast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The infant was accompanied by her mother and...

Rat on a sinking ship The Guardian2010-03-10

The annual women's day row got off to an early start with me saying that if anyone's got to mingle at the all-girl moanfest it ought to be Diane...