OTTAWA -- The federal government has amended its search for a third shipyard in line for potentially billions of dollars in work following allegations of bias for Quebec's Chantier Davie yard, but is standing firm in several other areas. Public Service and Procurement Canada said in a statement Monday it had "corrected"…
Workers have found a bottle of whisky in the mast of decommissioned warship HMAS Sydney thirty-five years after it was built.Former employees of Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Paul Nickelson Kent and Alex Otero, told those charged with scrapping HMAS Sydney that builders had placed a small bottle of the alcohol in the mast…
Fiji Airways has increased its weekly freighter services to up to 10 flights per week.Services between Nadi and Auckland have increased to up to 3 flights per week, while the Nadi-Sydney and Nadi-Los Angeles flights operate up to twice a week.Freight services to Hong Kong and Port Vila in Papua New Guinea remain at one…
KEY POINTSAviation and maritime industries were significantly affected by the coronavirus pandemicCoronavirus restrictions grounded flights and suspended ship operationsSatellite images show airplanes grounded in airports and ships anchored in Manila BayThe coronavirus pandemic has significantly affected the global transport industry.
Previously, similar tactics by Saudi Arabia implemented in 2017 proved instrumental in draining a global crude glut and propping up the market, as the kingdom slashed its US oil exports to nearly a three-decade low.In a time-tested tactic, Saudi Arabia is poised to slash shipments of crude to the United States, seeking to drain excess stockpiles and boost rebalancing of supply and demand…
Greece has issued a naval alert after Turkey announced it was sending a ship to carry out a drilling survey in waters close to a Greek island off Turkey's south coast.Turkey's initial advisory on Tuesday sparked alarm in Greece amid reports that naval ships from both countries were preparing to patrol the area.The EU said…
NDB and Maersk officials after signing the MoU. From left: Damitha Silva Assistant Vice President - Digital Financial Services (NDB), Randima Krishnaratne - Country Sales Manager (Maersk), Nilkamal Perera - Country Operations Manager (Maersk), Dimantha Seneviratne, Director/Group CEO (NDB), Siddharth Iyer - Country Manager (Maersk)…
Many current military and political leaders believe that the US did not conduct detention operations correctly in Afghanistan, Iraq, and at Guantánamo Bay, and which has resulted in tactical-level failures.By John F. Hussey*In major conflicts dating back to World War II and continuing through recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan…
More boats are hitting the waters around Toronto as people stay in the city in lieu of travelling. But with that has come complaints of more litter on waterways, speeding, loud music at night and near-collisions off Toronto’s shores.Gordon Ballantyne, part of the management team at Toronto Island Marina on the Toronto Islands…
The challenges in repatriating seafarers on cruise vessels around the world have highlighted the shortcomings of many governments in this worldwide crisis, Lena Dyring, director of cruise operations for the Norwegian Seafarers Union, told Cruise Industry News. These shortcomings have caused a toxic, compounding domino effect…
Almost 4,000 migrants have crossed the Channel to the UK so far this year, according to analysis of Border Force figures.This is thought to be more than double the total for the whole of 2019 where fewer than 2,000 are believed to have arrived in the country.On current trends, around 7,500 migrants will cross the Channel by the end of the year…
Today is Sunday, Aug. 9, the 222nd day of 2020. There are 144 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed 18-year-old Black man, was shot to death by a police officer following an altercation in Ferguson, Missouri; Brown's death led to sometimes-violent protests in Ferguson and other U.S.
British medics will fly out to Beirut on Friday to assist with the health response following the deadly explosion in the Lebanese capital, the Government said.The Department for International Development (DfID) confirmed that a team of five medics from the UK’s Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT) will leave from Heathrow and travel to Lebanon…
GoodBulk Ltd. (GoodBulk or the Company) (N-OTC: BULK), a leading owner and operator of dry bulk vessels, today announces its financial results for the second quarter 2020.2nd Quarter HighlightsGenerated $7.2 million EBITDA and $5.8 million of net loss, after $10.1 million depreciation, resulting in loss per share of $0.19.Delivered…
“While adverse weather and the avoidance of it through to considered design and construction of container ships are clearly vital, the ‘moving parts’ of causation range through all aspects of container operations,” added TT Club risk management director Peregrine Storrs-Fox.There are many steps that can be taken to mitigate risk – from proper inspection and regular maintenance of deck fittings…
During week 31, freight rates for shipping wheat and coal by Handysize bulkers from Russian and Ukrainian Black Sea ports did not change.According to Glogos Project shipbrokers, freight rates for shipping wheat by 10,000 dwt Handysize bulkers from Novorossiysk / Tuapse to East Med made $15 pmt, and those for 25,000 dwt…
A SERIES of small, silly mistakes, bureaucratic indifference and greed over a period of time can lead to deadly disasters of huge proportions. In Lebanon, this happened on Tuesday when a blast sent black, orange mushroom clouds high up in the air and a powerful shock wave in all directions, destroying everything in its path - port structures…
LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) About 100 migrants who crossed the Mediterranean in small boats landed on the southern island of Lampedusa during the night, the latest in a wave of arrivals straining an already overcrowded holding center. Officials said the migrants, arriving from Libya, were either rescued at sea or managed to avoid detection and reach the island.The arrivals of small boats…
