UPDATE: Tall ships coming in May
Savannah ship watchers are in for a real treat this spring when more than a dozen tall sailing ships converge on our historic riverfront for a three-day festival that kicks off the Tall Ships Challenge 2012 , an ocean race from here to Halifax, Nova Scotia.Plans are falling into place for the festival that will offer Savannahians and visitors a variety of participation options, from dockside ...
Obama opens door to offshore wind power along mid-Atlantic coast
The Obama administration today unveiled plans to boost US offshore wind power by opening up four new wind-leasing regions for wind turbine power generation.
Firm seals £95m shipping port deal
A Scottish company has taken control of a major London shipping port in a £95 million deal, making it one of the largest in the UK. Forth Ports announced it had acquired 67% of shares in Tilbury Container Services (TCS), having already owned a third of the company.
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Abu Dhabi has set May as the start of trial operations of a pipeline that will cut across much of the UAE's barren desert to transport massive quantities of crude from its oilfields straight to the Indian Ocean.
Can shipping go green?
The world’s first hybrid-powered ferry fleet in Hong Kong is a proving ground for technology that could transform the future of marine travel
China mega ships ban aimed at helping own shippers
SHANGHAI/SEOUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - China is shieldingits loss-making shipping industry by blocking from its portsgiant vessels such as those mining giant Vale SA isbuilding to cut the cost of sending iron ...