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Tailoring the Panama canal
Panama City :: Panama | 8 days ago
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In spite of the recession, billions are being spent to widen one of the world’s most famous waterways and open up trade One of the world’s greatest engineering marvels is being overhauled as work crews blast through hills to widen and deepen the Panama...
Tags: Panama Canal, Panama City, Asian, global trade, Panama, Port operating companies, Cargo ship, Suez Canal, A. P. Moller-Maersk Group, Hospitality Recreation, Macro-engineering, Panamax
African immigrants drift toward Latin America
Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 11 days ago
Credibility Stowed away on cargo ships and unsure where their dangerous journeys will take them, increasing numbers of African immigrants are arriving in Latin America as European countries tighten border controls. Some head to Mexico and Guatemala as a stepping...
Tags: Argentina, African, african immigration, Latin America, European, Brazil, cargo ship, Buenos Aires, Refugee, Right of asylum, African diaspora, Immigration, Human migration, Demography, Population, Forced migration, Social Issues
Klavness group acquires US$ 300-M new ships
Manila :: Philippines | 13 days ago
Credibility The Norwegian shipping firm Torvald Klavness Group (TKG) is earmarking some US$ 300 million to acquire five to 10 new ships this year. The ships will be manned by an all–Filipino crew. The TKG is a family-owned shipping company focusing on the dry-bulk...
Tags: Torvald Klavness Group, TKG, bulk carrier, Klavness Maritime Logistics, Klavness Maritime Agency, Erik Klavness, Philippines, Manila, Panamax, Cargo ship, Tank ship, Merchant Navy, Ship, Business Finance, Oil tanker, Handymax
Somali pirates seize Greek cargo ship
Nairobi :: Kenya | 21 days ago
Credibility Suspected Somali pirates are believed to have hijacked a Greek cargo ship early on Thursday with crew members from Ukrain and Philippine onboard . Regional maritime official said Delvina was heading for the Kenyan port city of Mombasa from Mediterranean...
Tags: cargo ship
Iranian-registered cargo ship stranded off E China coast, rescue underway
Shanghai :: China | 26 days ago
Credibility Thirty-six crew members were trapped as an Iranian-registered cargo ship ran aground Sunday morning off east China's coast, a local maritime official said. The ship got stranded at 5:25 a.m. at the estuary of the Yangtze River.
Tags: China, cargo ship, crew members, registered cargo
'Mystery ship' returns to Malta
Birkirkara :: Malta | 28 days ago
Credibility The Arctic Sea was towed into harbour in the Maltese capital, Valletta, after maritime officials inspected the vessel and declared it radiation-free. The ship disappeared on its way from Finland to Algeria, and was eventually found off the Cape Verde...
Tags: Arctic Sea, Malta Maritime Authority, cargo ship, Russian, Valletta
One of 76 migrants arrested on a boat off B.C. coast granted freedom
Vancouver :: Canada | about 1 month ago
Credibility One of the men arrested aboard a small cargo ship off Vancouver Island last week has been ordered released from detention, but 75 other men remain in jail. The Immigration and Refugee Board has held detention hearings for 56 of the men and decided to...
Tags: Canada, cargo ship
China Warns Pirates Who Commandeered Ship
Beijing :: China | about 1 month ago
Credibility China has vowed to rescue the crew of a coal -laden cargo ship seized by pirates far off the coast of Somalia , but a negotiated settlement is more likely, maritime experts said Wednesday. European naval officials said that the 25 Chinese crew members...
Tags: Somalia, Somali Coast, cargo ship
China warns ship crew to avoid Somalia
Mogadishu :: Somalia | about 1 month ago
Credibility China is warning its ships' crew to stay away from the coast of Somalia after a cargo ship was captured by pirates on Monday. Chinese officials said Tuesday that they will make "every effort" to free the 25 crew members who were captured when pirates...
Tags: China, Somalia, Indian Ocean, pirates attacks, cargo ship, hijacked ship, china vows, De Xin Hai
Somali pirates seize Chinese ship
Mogadishu :: Somalia | about 1 month ago
Credibility The De Xin Hai, which was transporting coal, was seized early on Monday in the Indian Ocean, about 1,100km (700 miles) east of the Somali coast. The hijacking is believed to have been the first time a ship has been seized between the Seychelles and Maldives.
Tags: Somalia, Indian Ocean, China, De Xin Hai, European Union, cargo ship, pirates seize, spokesman ma, Foreign Ministry, Ma Zhaoxu
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