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Evergreen Group Chairman HonoredEvergreen Group Chairman Dr. Chang Yung-Fa was presented the honor of Commandeur de l'Ordre de laCouronne (Commander of Order of the Crown) by the Belgian Minister ofForeign Affairs, Karel De Gucht. The presentation was made on behalf of HisMajesty King Albert II and took place at a...
Air emissions update  Recently, the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) took a major step toward bringing order out of the current chaos surrounding the regulation of air emissions from ships by provisionally adopting amendments to MARPOL Annex VI...
Offshore Drilling Spends SurgesHigh oil prices will drive oil & gas industry spends on offshore drilling to a total of $380b over the five year period to 2012; a rise of nearly 60% in comparison to the $240b spent in the previous five years. The latest edition of the ‘World Offshore Drilling Spend Forecast 2008-2012’...
New contracts for DockwiseDockwise Ltd. announced that three new contracts have been awarded to their subsidiaries Dockwise Shipping and ODL for the transportation of a semi submersible drilling rig, for the transportation of the hull of a production platform and for a FEED study of a jacket design respectively. Dockwise...
Star Bulk to Change Accounting Policy for Drydocking CostsStar Bulk Carriers Corp. announced that starting with its fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2008, it has elected to change its policy for accounting for vessel drydocking costs from the deferral method, under which the company deferred and amortized its drydocking costs over the estimated period of...
This Day in Naval History - May 14By Navy News Service1801 - Tripoli declares war against the United States.1836 - U.S. Exploring Expedition authorized to conduct exploration of Pacific Ocean and South Seas, first majorscientific expedition overseas. 1845 - First U.S. warship visits Vietnam. 1975 - Marines...
ASA and OMSA Establish Affiliate MembershipThe American Salvage Association (ASA) and the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) have agreed to establish a reciprocal Affiliate Membership relationship.The Offshore Marine Service Association represents more than 250 member companies, including about 100 firms that own and operate marine service vessels...
USS Carr Trains with Local Coast Guard, Builds RelationshipsBy Ensign Timothy Boston, USS Carr Public Affairs Sailors from USS Carr (FFG 52) completed theater security cooperation events and training to improve interoperability with the Barbados Coast Guard during a four day visit to Barbados, May 4-7.The Barbados Coast Guard has recently increased...
USCG Identification Documents for Foreign CrewmembersThe US Coast Guard proposes to require each crewmember on a foreign commercial vessel en route to a US port or place or at a US port or place and each crewmember on a US commercial vessel arriving from a foreign port or place to carry and present on demand an acceptable identification when in US navigable waters...
Varun Shipping to Invest $300mVarun Shipping reportedly will invest $300m to buy at least four new vessels in the offshore segment this year, according to a Reuters report. Varun is positioning itself to expand its presence in the offshore segment, the news organization said, quoting a leading Varun executive. Freight rates in the...
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Rescuers at China quake epicenter, digging by handHANWANG, China (AP) -- Soldiers rushed to shore up a dam cracked by this week's powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship Wednesday into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands....
China: Troops rush to plug dam cracksDUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- Hundreds of dams around the epicenter of China's earthquake have been damaged and Chinese troops scrambled Wednesday to plug cracks and open sluices to prevent flooding of already devastated communities....
Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in MyanmarYANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 - a much larger figure than the government tally. The U.N. warned a second wave of deaths will follow unless the military regime lets in more aid quickly....
UN chief secures support for more access in MyanmarUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A frustrated U.N. chief said Wednesday he secured support from Myanmar, its neighbors and key donors Wednesday to increase the flow of cyclone relief aid and to convene a possible donors' conference this month....
Lebanese Cabinet reverses anti-Hezbollah decisionsBEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- The U.S.-backed Cabinet on Wednesday reversed measures against the militant Hezbollah movement that last week set off Lebanon's worst violence since the 1975-90 civil war....
Swiss man soars above Alps with jet-powered wingBEX, Switzerland (AP) -- A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane Wednesday for the first public demonstration of the homemade device, turning figure eights and soaring high above the Alps....
Britain's Brown unveils new policies, ponders TV offerLONDON (AP) -- Beleaguered Prime Minister Gordon Brown won a rare cheer from his own ranks after unveiling a raft of new policies Wednesday, part of move to reinvigorate his tenure that could also include appearing on a reality TV show....
Chinese grapple with homelessness after quakeDUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- Li Ande ran a convenience shop, a solidly middle-class citizen in this quiet tourist town, until the earthquake pulverized his store and his home. Two days on, he's squatting under a tarp with seven members of his extended family....
Top UN official warns of increasing Darfur violenceUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. peacekeeping chief warned Wednesday of an alarming increase in violence in Darfur that has spread to the Sudanese capital and could escalate further....
Car bomb blamed on Basque militants kills policeman in SpainLEGUTIANO, Spain (AP) -- Suspected Basque separatists bombed a village police barracks housing officers and their families on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding four. Spain's government described it as an attempted massacre....
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Scandal-plagued Ohio attorney general resignsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's attorney general resigned Wednesday under threat of impeachment because of a sexual harassment investigation in his office and his extramarital affair....
Heavy rain in Louisiana floods dozens of homesSHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- Record-setting rains flooded dozens of homes and closed roads in northwestern Louisiana, and the misery was expected to rise along with the water as another round of storms hit Wednesday, authorities said....
Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronicsDALLAS (AP) -- In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers....
Chicago overturns ban on foie gras in restaurantsCHICAGO (AP) -- Dining on foie gras - a delicacy made of duck and goose liver - will soon be legal again in Chicago....
Court hears man's claim to cut of Hughes' estateDENVER (AP) -- It's the stuff movies are made of - literally: A delivery man says he rescued Howard Hughes after he found him face down and bloodied in the desert, so the reclusive billionaire left him $156 million in a hand-scrawled will as a reward....
Colombian paramilitaries appear in US courtsMIAMI (AP) -- Fourteen warlords from far-right paramilitary militias suspected in Colombia of thousands of atrocities began court appearances Wednesday around the United States on drug trafficking charges....
Attys: Ohio man to plead guilty to writing threatsCLEVELAND (AP) -- A man accused of writing racially hateful letters to prominent blacks, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is expected to plead guilty in federal court, attorneys said Wednesday....
Woman pleads guilty in Spitzer prostitution probeNEW YORK (AP) -- A woman accused of booking clients for a high-priced call girl ring pleaded guilty Wednesday to money laundering and promoting prostitution in the federal probe that brought down former Gov. Eliot Spitzer....
Canadian polygamist sect under pressureLISTER, British Columbia (AP) -- Fluorescent lights cast a yellow-green pall on the posted student artwork. Children's voices recite lessons behind closed doors. A group of seventh-grade girls giggle and whisper as they wander back to class....
Arrest made as crews continue battling Fla. firesPALM BAY, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities arrested a man they say was seen throwing a Molotov cocktail into the woods Wednesday in this Atlantic coast town, where several homes have been gutted by wildfires this week....
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