NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler will support NOAA’s nautical charting mission NOAA commissioned a state-of-the-art coastal mapping vessel, NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, during a special ceremony at NOAA’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic in Norfolk, Va. The new ship’s primary mission will be to detect and monitor changes to the sea floor. Data collected by the…
A large floating dock unit, a victim of last years Japan tsunami has washed up on Agate Beach, Oregon, USA EPA/Oregon Parks and Recreation Department informs AFP that the Japanese consulate has confirmed the large dock, which measures 7 feet tall (2.1 meters) by 66 feet long (20.1 meters) by 19 feet wide (5.8 meters),…
BUSINESS DEMAND for IPC and Hutchison Port Indonesia (HPI) to optimize and add more capacities in both container terminals through the addition of stevedoring facilities and instrument investment. IPC and Hutchison are the managing bodies of Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) and TPK Koja in Tanjung Priok Port of Jakarta. The General Chairman of Indonesian…
A 693 foot Amver ship rescued two sailors from a 23 foot skiff after their boat went missing near the island of Chuuk on June 5, 2012. The Amver participating bulk carrier Solar Africa rescued 2 men from their 23 foot skiff near Chuuk in the Pacific Ocean on June 5, 2012. The 2 sailors…