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Feb 09, 2006
A U.S. Navy destroyer detained and boarded a suspected pirate ship in the Indian Ocean last month, aiming to see that terrorists do not lash up with pirates in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Feb 09, 2006
An investigation committee headed by the Estonian Central Criminal Police now suspects 15 vessels of the oil spill off the Estonia coast that resulted in death of thousands and aquatic birds.
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Feb 09, 2006
The Navy sent Congress a 30-year shipbuilding plan that would reverse the decline in the fleet and build it up from the current 285 ships to 315 in five years
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Feb 09, 2006
Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd will invest $3 billion next year to raise domestic production and is ready to spend $15 billion on overseas acquisitions to feed India’s energy needs.
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Feb 09, 2006
The Department of the Interior proposed leasing drilling rights in waters south of the Florida Panhandle in the Gulf of Mexico in a new five-year drilling plan
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Feb 09, 2006
Azura Energy Systems, Inc. (Azura) announced that Curtis D. Burton, 50, has been named the company's Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Burton will be responsible
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Feb 09, 2006
The Pentagon, in its strategic Quadrennial Defense Review, supports an increased Navy presence in the Pacific but gave few details on how this vision might take shape.
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Feb 09, 2006
The Indian Navy's reconnaissance aircraft and spy drones detected, tracked and photographed a new Chinese destroyer and a tanker traversing through the Indian Ocean region.
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Feb 09, 2006
According to the Washington Times, the U.S. port industry is facing unprecedented challenges that should concern American consumers, as well as the president and Congress.
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Feb 09, 2006
The International Labor Organization (ILO) began consideration of a draft Convention on maritime labor standards, which if adopted will represent the most sweeping
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Feb 09, 2006
In 2005, 370 million tons of cargo passed through the port of Rotterdam, 5% more than in 2004 and a new record. The volume of cargo leaving the port grew faster than that of cargo coming in,
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Feb 09, 2006
Smit International NV announced that net earnings for 2005 have risen by nearly 40% to EUR 38.3 million. Despite facing a heavier tax burden of 30% (up from 24% in 2004),
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Feb 09, 2006
Jaakko Eskola
Jaakko Eskola, 47, MSc (Eng.) has been appointed Group Vice President, Ship Power and a member of the Board of Management. Eskola joined Wärtsilä
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Feb 09, 2006
An invitation to bid on the construction of a new Passenger Only Ferry and a new Cargo / Passenger Ferry for Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Administration (PRMTA) of Fajardo,
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Feb 09, 2006
TOP Tankers Inc the owner of the double hull 154,970 dwt M/T Flawless, announced that on January 23, 2006, the vessel reported a minor fuel oil overflow on the
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Feb 09, 2006
SILVERDALE, Wash. (NNS) -- The first of four Ohio-class Trident missile submarines being converted to carry guided missiles and Special Operations Forces
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Feb 09, 2006
American Commercial Lines Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. Net sales for the quarter were $236.2 million, a 31 percent increase compared with $180.
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Feb 09, 2006
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) issued the report of its investigation into the deaths of two crewmen and the injury of three more during
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Feb 09, 2006
The Inland Waterways Users Board, sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will meet in Alexandria, Virginia on February 22. Topics on the agenda
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Feb 09, 2006
According to the reports, a container vessel APL Panama, stranded since Christmas Day off an Ensenada beach, now has its own jetty.
Salvors commissioned the 500-ft.
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