Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has granted an amnesty to hundreds of young Somali pirates to reduce the threat to shipping in the seas off the Horn of Africa state, a senior regional official said. The amnesty will not apply to bosses running the gangs responsible for hijackings that have ramped up shipping costs…
The judge presiding over BP Plc’s trial over the Macondo well disaster is set to hear from a survivor of the fatal oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico, according to a witness list prepared for the case. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier is slated…
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SURABAYA – Indonesia will have a new port claimed to be the most sophisticated port in Asia. Indonesia state owned port company, Pelindo III, has signed a procurement and operating system contract with four international class companies in Lamong Bay Multipurpose Terminal Port. Executive Director of Pelindo III, Djarwo Surjanto, said the four…
Multibeam sonar manufacturer WASSP Ltd has announced details of the company’s latest range of multibeam sonar’s, now for all commercial applications. “Although WASSP was originally designed for commercial fishing, when the company first started promoting WASSP globally in 2006 most of the interest came from scientists and surveyors mainly because WASSP multibeam sonar technology…