Helicopter boost for Greek ship safety AFTER at least seven years of talks and delays, Greece's coast guard is finally to acquire its first all-weather helicopters under a contract due to be signed today between the ministry of merchant marine and the French manufacturer Eurocopter.
Red Cross bids to free crew Officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross are optimistic they have managed to secure the release of 17 Indian seafarers held by Tamil Tigers after their ship was bombed by the Sri Lankan air force last week.
Rearguard threat to rebirth of Patrick LONG after the pickets have gone and the peace deal signed, the rebirth of Patrick Stevedores in the wake of its five month dispute with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) still remains tottering on the brink of collapse.
Rouble crisis fuels fears of further softening INCREASING pressure to devalue the rouble despite recent intervention by the International Monetary Fund committing $23bn to help Russia's economic problems, plus continued financial difficulties in Asia have given rise to fears of a worldwide economic crisis.
BP all-weather shuttle ready LOCH Rannoch, the 130,000 dwt shuttle tanker designed to transfer Schiehallion crude to Shetland on a year-round basis is to be handed over on August 24 to Maersk for longterm bareboat charter to BP Exploration.
Several bidders compete for Chile bulk port ROLLS-Royce Materials Handling and the Mersey Docks & Harbour Company are involved in a joint bid to construct and operate a huge bulk port in northern Chile, at a site in Mejillones Bay.
Euro 'host state' safety directive facing ro-ro ferry sector AS if the legal maze of flag, coastal and port state owners is not enough to keep industry practitioners on their toes as they need to know who regulates what when and how in matters of ship safety, there is a new kid on the block.
End of subsidies ban urged BRITAIN'S Royal Fleet Auxiliary - the largest employer of civilian seafarers in the UK - is lobbying the government to lift a ban preventing it from access to so-called smart subsidies for maritime training.
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