From fully automated cargo terminals to the rapid rise of digitally managed waterways and self-navigating smart ships, "intelligence" is becoming a key feature of the high-quality development of China's shipping industry.
These companies, which always have had high capital investment costs, paused new builds, and cut expenses where possible, but cruise ships need crews and fuel, so while the industry was closed debt piled up.
Hanwha Ocean, a shipbuilding and defense industry unit of Korea's Hanwha Group, said Friday it has been selected as the preferred bidder for the 460.1 billion-won ($332.2 million) project to build the ...
The leak appeared to be coming from the ship's engine, not its cargo tank, which was carrying close to 1.5 million litres of industrial fuel, officials said ... They said the ship scooped up water until it eventually capsized," Rear Adm Balilo said.
The owner of the sunken ship has contracted a company to secure the industrial fuel, with the coast guard bracing for contingencies ... There was no indication that industrial fuel oil stored in a tanker ...
This should add another 800,000 dwt worth of annual capacity and - according to local party secretary Zhang Changping - "break the monopoly of Japan and South Korea in the field of high-value-added ships, and achieve industrial self-reliance.".
VANCOUVER — The BC MaritimeEmployers Association says it has been told by a lawyer for the foremen's union that an industry-wide strike vote will take place in coming weeks ... An industrial relations board hearing that is set to resume on Aug.
The PCG has coordinated with the ship owner, Pasig City-based ShogunShips Co ... The ship manager of MT Terranova, Portavaga ShipManagement, said it “regrets” the death of LLandelar as he was one of its “exemplary marine officers.”.
In April, the Coral Expeditions’ 120-passenger ship, Coral Adventurer, was initially coated with GIT’s graphene-based hard foul release coating ... All in aim to minimize the transfer of invasive species via ship hulls.