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Thailand scuppers migrant rescue ship's operations

Edit The Guardian 14 Apr 2016
A privately funded ship that had travelled to south-east Asia to save drowning migrants at sea has abandoned its mission after Thailand prevented the transfer of key equipment from reaching the ship, the charity’s founder has told the Guardian ... When pursued by the authorities, the smugglers have at times abandoned their ships and left the migrants without food or water....

Oil, natural gas industry cleans up abandoned well site near Bricktown

Edit The Oklahoman 14 Apr 2016
The site is the 15,000th abandoned oil well cleaned up by Oklahoma oil and natural gas producers through the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board ... In the midst of the oil bust, abandoned well sites were a constant frustration for Baker and the consumers he spoke with regularly. “One of our worst problems was when a new landowner would buy a piece of property and there would be an abandoned well site on it,” Baker said....

Kawasaki Kisen Said to Halve Fleet of Smaller Bulk Carriers

Edit Bloomberg 14 Apr 2016
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Japan’s third-largest shipping company, plans to halve the fleet of its smaller bulk ships, a person with knowledge of the plan said. Kawasaki Kisen, which owns about 100 Panamax- and handymax-sized ships, plans to make the reduction by returning vessels to shipowners, the person said, declining to be identified as the information hasn’t been made public....

USS Fort Worth will make it back to US under its own power

Edit Stars and Stripes 14 Apr 2016
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — One of the fastest ships in the Navy’s fleet will be taking a very slow trip back to San Diego for repairs later this year, after a January mishap in Singapore damaged its main propulsion system. The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth will make it home under its own power, Pacific Fleet command said Wednesday in Hawaii ... The ship’s engine damage occurred Jan....

"This is the right time to come to India via sea route" - PM (Ministry of Shipping of the Republic of India)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
Ministry of Shipping of the Republic of India) Prime Minister Mr ... ' Apart from the length of the coastline, India's maritime potential also lies in its strategic location on all major shipping highways ... Modi said the Ministry of Shipping was showcasing about 250 projects with investment opportunity in the Maritime Sector ... Union Shipping Minister Mr ... Anandiben Patel, MoS Shipping, Mr....

Update on lender dialogue and change of financial calendar in Viking Supply Ships AB. (Viking Supply Ships AB)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
Viking Supply Ships AB) ... Viking Supply Ships AB (publ) is a Swedish company with headquarter in Gothenburg, Sweden. Viking Supply Ships A/S is a subsidiary of Viking Supply Ships AB (publ). In addition Viking Supply Ships AB (publ) has the subsidiary TransAtlantic AB ... Viking Supply Ships AB is obliged to make this information public according to the Financial Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act (Sw....

37 New Examples

Edit The Atlantic 14 Apr 2016
Another would convert unused shipping containers into pop-up shops for local artisans ... The winning project proposes to support new local businesses in the downtown riverfront area by using shipping containers as sites for pop-up stores ... “We thought the shipping containers would be cool, along the Detroit riverfront, where there’s a lot of shipping — it’s a nice tie in....

Crippled U.S. Littoral Ship to Sail Home From Asia for Repairs

Edit Bloomberg 14 Apr 2016
The USS Fort Worth, a littoral combat ship crippled in Singapore since January after a botched maintenance procedure, will sail to San Diego for repairs this summer. The ship, on a rotational deployment in Singapore since December 2014, will use its gas turbine engines to make the trip, the U.S ... Fort Worth is the third littoral combat ship deployed by the U.S....

ICS Representing Shipowner Interests at Critical IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) Meeting (ICS - International Chamber of Shipping)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
ICS - International Chamber of Shipping). The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has made a number of submissions to a critical meeting of the IMO Marine Environment Committee (MEPC) which begins in London next week (18-22 April) ... ICS fears that any failure by the MEPC meeting to make progress could result with unilateral action against international shipping....

Austal USA Named 2016 Alabama Large Manufacturer of the Year (Austal Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
Navy under a $1.6 billion 10-ship block-buy contract to build Expeditionary Fast Transport vessels (EPF) and a contract worth over $3.5 billion to build 11 Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) ... Austal is a global defence prime contractor and a designer and manufacturer of defence and commercial ships ... Ships ... Today, commercial ship construction is centred on our shipyard in Balamban, Philippines....

14 April 2016; Naples, Italy. (Holland America Line Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
Today the good ship Koningsdam brought us to the port of Naples sitting under the looming Vesuvius just outside ... First of all they manage to pack a lot of ships in a rather small port and because it has always been a transatlantic departure port with passenger ships sailing to the new world and because of my hobby I can see the history behind it all ... After going through my school class they are then assigned to a ship....

Adelaide’s first unit readiness workup gets underway (Royal Australian Navy)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
Ship's company had little time to appreciate the significance of the milestone with Adelaide's work-up beginning in earnest immediately after the 27,000 tonne ship cleared the heads. The first damage control alarm sounded throughout the ship not long after departure, 'Smoke, smoke, smoke! Smoke in the Aviation Workshop ... Lieutenant Commander Beecroft said Adelaide's ship's company had an 'excellent attitude' to initial work-up training....

Navy mulling whether Russian jet encounter violates agreement

Edit Stars and Stripes 14 Apr 2016
At a time when Russian jets and ships frequently shadow U.S ... The evidence will include a chronology of events and geographical reconstruction, as well as videos and photos released by the Navy on Wednesday showing the jets flying near the ship ... The agreement prohibits “simulating attacks by aiming guns, missile launchers, torpedo tubes or other weapons” in the direction of a ship or aircraft....
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