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Aiming to increase the global share of Indian merchant navy officers to 9% by 2015 in the wake of shortage of personnel, the government plans to acquire four training ships at a cost of Rs 500 crore. Aiming to increase … Continue reading
A Japanese airline (All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-700) en-route from southern Japan to Tokyo, with 117 people aboard, nose dived and rolled almost upside down ‘coz the co-pilot hit the wrong controls …. Continue reading
Piracy will be the focus of this year’s North American World Maritime Day Observance being held in Tampa, FL on October 27th followed by a US Coast Guard Missions conference on October 28th which will feature panel discussions on the … Continue reading
6:26AM Thursday Sep 29, 2011Fears about Michael Jackson’s health just before he died as he geared for a comeback two years ago loomed over the trial of his doctor, charged with causing … More – World
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Held captive by pirates (6:11) Source: Close Up Some seamen in Auckland know the grim reality of piracy on the high seas.
PTI Sep 23, 2011, 10.02pm IST Tags: Shipping Corporation of India| S Hajara MUMBAI: The state-run Shipping Corporation of India on Friday said that it would invest Rs 3,700 crore in the ongoing fiscal to acquire 24 new vessels across … Continue reading
A Rs. 1,000 crore expansion of Paradip port in Orissa has stalled because the government is yet to provide it with a forest clearance necessary to begin construction. The Union government-owned port had in 2009 selected developers to build two … Continue reading
» STX Finland Oy and TUI Cruises have today signed a contract for the design and construction of a 97,000 GT cruise vessel. The sophisticated… Sep 27 2011 / No comment / Read More »
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