Provides the latest RSS feeds for Shipping News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Malaysia Sun.com http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/cat/ce3f552cecabceb8/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 00:08:31 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:08:31 -0400 30 U.S. President Barack Obama says sexual assaults in the U.S. military undermine trust in the armed forces. The president used a commencement speech at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland Friday to tackle recent reports of widespread sexual violence in the military. "Those who commit sexual assault are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214748422/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214748422/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 China has successfully taken over the operational control of Pakistan's Gwadar Port. After pull out by Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) of a 40-year port management and development contract signed in 2007, China will operate the port, which is strategically located close to the Pakistan-Iran border and the Strait of Hormuz in south-western Balochistan province, reports the Daily Times. The ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214731633/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:02 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214731633/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 (CBS) – A Chicago area Naval Officer is now reunited with his two young daughters after a year and a half at sea. The surprise involved a scavenger hunt that led the girls to a reunion with their dad, reports CBS 2's Mike Parker, who was there. First Class Petty Officer Aaron Haines, back home on leave after 18 months of naval duty in the Sea of Japan, waited anxiously Friday night ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214752292/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:02:24 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214752292/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - The Mississippi State Port Authority has awarded a major construction contract for the Port of Gulfport expansion. L & A Contracting of Hattiesburg won the $55.8 million contract for improvements at the west pier and wharf. The contract represents two-and-a-half years of construction work at the port. The port commission president says it will include upgrading the ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214751546/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29:23 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214751546/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Today, the 34-year-old Glassport native, who resides in Port Vue, uses a laptop to reach a larger readership. She has won the romance category in the sixth annual international Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award for her historical romance novel, "A Man Above Reproach." She writes under the pen name of Evelyn Pryce ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214751583/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:15 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214751583/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) is advising road users that the fourth weekend work BLITZ for the Champlain Corridor has been POSTPONED due to ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214750771/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:53 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214750771/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Port Metro Vancouver says "it's all good news this year" on the cruise-ship front."This year, we're seeing an increase of more than 20 per cent for the season from last year," the port's manager of business development, Carmen Ortega, said.That is expected to translate into about 820,000 passengers on 236 sailings. Last season saw 667,000 passengers on 191 ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214750697/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:27 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214750697/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 President Obama spoke to more than 1000 U.S. Naval Academy graduates in Annapolis, Md., Friday, calling for higher standards of conduct in the military. NBC's Kristen Welker ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214749785/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:54:12 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214749785/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 reported container volume in April was 134,718 20-foot-equivalent units, rising 9 percent year-over-year and increasing 17 percent compared with April 2011.In the fiscal year to date, from July 2012 through April 2013, container volume was up 10 percent versus the same period last year, representing the highest fiscal level for the period in five years. The Port of Charleston moved 1.30 million ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214748873/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:57:39 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214748873/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 MANILA, Philippines--The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is expected to release next week its report on the grounding of the US Navy minesweeper, the Guardian, at the Tubbataha Reef last Jan. 17. According to PCG spokesperson Commander Armand Balilo, the report is about 90-percent complete. It will be submitted next week to Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya who will then forward it to ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214748874/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:56:44 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214748874/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Long Island war casualties As the hearse carrying the coffin of U.S. Navy SEAL Jonathan H. Kaloust made its way on Park Boulevard in Massapequa Park Friday, residents, who lined up on both sides of the street, said farewell to their native son.Nicholas Cummings, 9, and his mother, Diane Cummings, 42, waited on the street for more than two hours while the service for Kaloust was taking place ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214747756/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:35 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214747756/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth." The commander in chief congratulated the 1,047 midshipmen graduating at the Navy-Marine Corps ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214747758/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:37 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214747758/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 President Barack Obama spoke to 841 men and 206 women at the Naval Academy commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., on Friday, telling them that sexual assault threatens the entire military and it should be ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214747759/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:31 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214747759/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 The World Trade Center has tweeted a photo of its workers placing the spire on top of One World Trade Center tower, at incredible heights of 1,700 feet. The spectacular photo, taken on May 10th, shows the brave iron workers installing the final sections on top of One WTC, with New York City sprawled beneath them. The new tower, which sits at Ground Zero, stands at 1,776 feet tall including the ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214747760/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:31 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214747760/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Well thank -- -- Governor O'Malley for your kind introduction. And the great support -- Maryland gives. This academy. Secretary of Mavis. -- greater. General Paxson. Thank you all -- -- incredible leadership of our extraordinary navy and Marine Corps team -- The vice admiral Miller. Thank you for their outstanding work that you do to captain Clark and all the faculty. And staff. To the moms ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214747761/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:24:15 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214747761/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Italy's Francesco Molinari leads the way after two rounds of the European PGA Championship at Wentworth but several of his European Ryder Cup team mates missed the cut.Molinari was six under par after a second-round 68, making four birdies in his last eight holes by lunchtime.A cluster of players finished a shot back from Molinari including South Africa's George Coetzee, Marc Warren of ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214746519/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:43:53 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214746519/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 24, 2013 – Entering a military undergoing big changes since they arrived at the U.S. Naval Academy here in 2009, the newest generation of naval officers say the fundamentals that called them to military service remain the ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214746520/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:35:17 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214746520/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 LOS ANGELES - A crash involving a tanker truck and a car on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in West Los Angeles today resulted in a spill of about 700 gallons of diesel fuel onto the roadway and the closure of some lanes and on-ramps in the area, officials said. The crash was reported about 5:40 a.m. near Montana Avenue, said California Highway Patrol Officer Monica Posada. One minor ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214746522/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:45 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214746522/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 A U.S. Coast Guard panel investigating the grounding of a drilling rig in Alaska heard testimony from an engineer who blamed a tow ship's diesel fuel supply. The inquiry concerns the towing of the drilling rig Kulluk, owned by Royal Dutch Shell, which ran aground Dec. 31, 2012, when the 365-foot towing ship Aiviq experienced an engine failure, the (Anchorage, Alaska) Daily News reported ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214746495/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:30 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214746495/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fleet Composite Squadron 6 conducts boat operations off coast of Naval Station Norfolk, VA. (Credit: U.S. Navy) Yesterday Terry McAuliffe, Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214745040/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:19:24 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214745040/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 17 percent month-to-month .Of the April volume, export containers totaled 7,084 TEUs, a decrease of 34 percent compared to April 2012, while import containers accounted for 6,922 TEUs, down 25 percent year-over-year.From January to April, the port handled 62,446 TEUs. Outbound containers totaled 34,044 TEUs and inbound containers, 28,402 ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214743888/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:15:56 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214743888/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 computerized eyeglasses may just about be over. Google announced Thursday on its Project Glass page on Google+ that it is getting ready to ship Glass to everyone accepted into ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214743889/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:37 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214743889/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s legendary cruiser Avrora, a symbol of the October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, will most likely be moved for repair work in September this year, a Navy spokesman said on Friday. "The Avrora is expected to be sent for repair work in September 2013," the official said, adding that the work will be carried out in an as yet undecided ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214743891/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:38 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214743891/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Naval Academy Graduation and Commissioning ceremonies in Annapolis, Md., May 24, 2013. UPI/Molly ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214743893/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46:15 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214743893/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 The Port of Baltimore said buongiorno Friday to a shipment of 2,500 Fiat 500Ls automobiles. The cars, which arrived at Fairfield Marine Terminal, are part of 30,000 new Fiats scheduled to be shipped from the companys plant in Serbia to Baltimore over the next 12 months. The Port of Baltimore is the only U.S. East Coast port to handle the 500L models. The Port has withstood a challenging economy ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214743892/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:45 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214743892/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 President Obama decried a recent spike in military assaults -- and appeared to criticize turmoil at the IRS -- as he delivered the commencement speech Friday at the US Naval Academy in ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742360/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:52 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742360/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Conservation groups hoping to establish a preserve along the Lake Michigan bluffs and Port Washington city officials have reached an agreement that keeps the proposal ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742361/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:47 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742361/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 voiced concerns that a plan to reform European ports will threaten jobs and working conditions in pilotage, towage and mooring.The European Commission, the EU's ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742362/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:35 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742362/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Adolph Ojard, Duluth Seaway Port Authority's executive director, will retire this year. Adolph Ojard, executive director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority in ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742363/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:34 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742363/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 have intercepted a container, carrying aluminum scrap metal from Costa Rica, that was infested with more than a dozen different crawling and flying insects.The specialists collected and forwarded more than 10 different insect specimens to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Protection and Quarantine entomologist. USDA identified one of the insects as the Pheidole species, commonly referred to ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742364/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:33 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742364/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Monday, May 27, 2013 the Metrolinx Board of Directors will consider the agency's final report to government recommending an investment strategy to support over 400 km of new and enhanced transit, along with improvements to roads and highways. Media are invited to an embargoed briefing before the public board meeting, at ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742365/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:52:35 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742365/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 May 24, 2013 12:18pm President Obama gave a nod to his newly articulated drone policy as he addressed the graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday. ';We still face threats from al Qaeda affiliates and individuals caught up in its ideology,'; Obama said, addressing the academy’s graduation ceremony in Annapolis, Md. ';Will still need to conduct targeted strikes ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742367/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:37:41 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214742367/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 It's a voyage that helps introduce tourists to those small waterfront towns that they may not ordinarily think to visit. A cruise ship docked in Biloxi on Wednesday night. Then on Thursday, ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214740296/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:02 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214740296/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Yisrael Katz, Israel's transportation minister, has announced that tenders for the construction and operation of two new ports will be issued by July ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214740297/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:47 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214740297/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 In his commencement address at the United States Naval Academy, President Obama touched upon the growing military sexual assault cases, telling graduates, "We have to be determined to stop these crimes. They've got no place in the greatest military on ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214740298/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:23 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214740298/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP/WCIV) - The Mediterranean Shipping Company is adding 30 jobs at its location in Mount Pleasant. The shipping industry giant is investing almost $2 million in the process. "We look forward to expanding our footprint in the Charleston area and building on our previous success. We appreciate the support we've received from state and local officials as ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214740300/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:33:08 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214740300/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Two police officers check for fingerprints on the balcony of the cabin of two passengers who fell overboard from the cuise ship Carnival Spirit as it returned to Sydney from a Pacific cruise, on May 9, ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214739228/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:33 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214739228/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 To capitalize on the shale gas revolution in the United States, the BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLC (BTP) joint venture (40% Total, 60% BASF) revamped the Port Arthur steam cracker in Texas to process ethane, found in abundance in U.S. shale gas. "Our strategy in the United States consists of consolidating our production base by taking advantage of market trends," commented Patrick ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214739229/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:24:05 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214739229/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 North Korea must show remorse for sinking a South Korean warship before the South will consider easing or lifting sanctions, a government spokesman said Friday. The North has denied any responsibility for the sinking of the Cheonan in the Yellow Sea near the maritime border in March 2010. Forty-six sailors died. The South Korea spokesman, Kim Hyung-suk, said the sanctions were "aimed at ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214739230/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:23:30 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214739230/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 New Delhi : A senior Navy officer has been awarded the punishment of loss of three years seniority by a court martial after a junior officer under his command died after drowning during an exercise off the coast of Gujarat two years ago.Under-training Sub Lieutenant Vipin Kumar had died during a sea swimming drill on December 29, 2011 while he was posted on frontline warship INS Talwar under the ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214738402/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:17 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214738402/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 The Triton drone would replace the RQ-4 Global Hawk, which has been dismissed as too expensive by the Pentagon and Germany’s defense ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214737579/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:43 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214737579/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 It took a jury less than three hours Thursday to find Doreen Dufresne, 52, guilty of Solicitation First Degree Murder, a first degree ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214736764/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:03:36 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214736764/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 sailed 2,867 miles from Las Palmas, Spain to Marigot, St. Martin in 22 days, 12 hours and 32 minutes, cutting nearly four days from their previous record. The last record -- 26 days -- ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214736103/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:21 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214736103/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- President Obama will address Naval Academy graduates on Friday morning, welcoming the next generation of officers even as the military confronts a growing number of sexual assault ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214736104/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:58:36 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214736104/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Royal Caribbean International plans to base a third ship at Port Canaveral Explorer of the Seas for the winter of 2014-201 Royal Caribbean International plans to base a third ship at Port Canaveral Explorer of the Seas for the winter of 2014-2015, Florida Today reports. The ship has been sailing for the last eight years from Cape Liberty Port in Bayonne, N.J. Once based at Port Canaveral, ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214736101/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:53:38 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214736101/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Obama speaks at the U.S. Naval Academy commencement in Annapolis, Md., Friday, the White House said. The daily schedule indicated Obama also will sign a bill designating the Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate the lives of the four girls killed in Birmingham, Ala., at the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing of ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214736224/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:46:54 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214736224/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian government is ready to step in to sort out the crisis in Russian naval shipbuilding which is threatening to derail the defense procurement program, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday. The government’s direct intervention in the situation is the only way of averting further problems, he said at a meeting with shipbuilding company ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214735325/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:13:03 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214735325/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 This development project consists of dredging at berthing spaces and dry dock entrances at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, ME. Work includes acceptance of Government’s pre-dredge hydrographic survey, lobster mitigation actions, dredging, dewatering/amending, sampling, testing, characterization, offloading, transport and disposal of soils at a licensed disposal facility. Total ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214735327/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:02:40 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214735327/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Argentine exports suffered another blow as dock workers continued their go-slow and strikes in the Latin American country's ports. Argentine exports of grains and perishable goods are especially hit after three days of the stoppages and many loaded vessels will likely end up with spoiled merchandise before the industrial action is over, industry analysts warned. Industry estimates say the ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214735264/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:53:20 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214735264/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 George Economou's DryShips is considering further sales of newbuildings or of shares in drilling spin-off Ocean Rig after chopping its cash with the recently announced sale of a quartet of bulker ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733366/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:18:13 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733366/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Nobu Su's Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) and Greek shipowner NewLead Holdings have settled a long running legal dispute that resulted in the Taiwanese owner being slapped with an 18 month prison ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733367/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:18:09 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733367/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Nobu Su's Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) and Greek shipowner NewLead Holdings have settled a long running legal dispute that resulted in the Taiwanese owner being slapped with an 18 month prison ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733368/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:18:08 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733368/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 George Economou's DryShips is considering further sales of newbuildings or of shares in drilling spin-off Ocean Rig after chopping its cash with the recently announced sale of a quartet of bulker ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733369/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:18:07 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733369/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 The Fraser Surrey Docks, shown here, are under the jurisdiction of Port Metro Vancouver, which will decide whether or not to approve a proposal to expand coal exports to four million tonnes annually. (Handout from Fraser Surrey Docks ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733371/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:11 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733371/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Four months after an empty Russian cruise ship snapped a tow line and drifted into the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, its trail has gone cold.The Canadian Coast Guard says it has received no reported sightings of the Lyubov Orlova since March 12.At the time, one of the empty vessel's emergency radio beacons flashed an unconfirmed location almost 1,300 kilometres off Newfoundland. The ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733370/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:08 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733370/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 President Barack Obama reacts to CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin as she shouts at him from the back of the auditorium during his speech about national security, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733372/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:14:56 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733372/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 TOKYO, May 24 (Itar-Tass) - One of the Russian sailors who were injured in a fire that broke out on the Taigan ship anchored at the Japanese port of Wakkanai, has been discharged a local hospital, Attache of the Russian Consulate General in Sapporo Valery Kaminsky told Itar-Tass on ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733373/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:15 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214733373/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 The Cabinet Committee on Investment directed various security agencies to adhere to the timeline of 12 weeks already approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security, for grant of security clearances for port infrastructure improvement ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214732658/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:56:19 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214732658/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 New ticketing rules will significantly increase fares for Sydney ferry passengers who use multi-trip tickets for their daily commute. Until now ferry users could purchase the cheapest tickets, MyMulti 1, but they will soon be forced to buy the more expensive MyMulti 2 or 3 tickets. New South Wales Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian says the move will correct an anomaly that gave regular ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214731705/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:09:20 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214731705/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Poll: 71.6%:10.7% Support privatization of the ports in principle Dr. Aaron Lerner Date 24 May 2013 Representative sample 500 adult Israeli Jews surveyed 22 May 2013 by New Wave for Yisrael Hayom. Statistical error +/- 4.4 percentage points Pubilshed in Yisrael Hayom 24 May, 2013. Do you support the privatization of the ports in principle? Support 71.6% Oppose 10.7% Don't know 17.7% ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214731706/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:59:58 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214731706/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 REGULAR Sydney ferry users will pay more than $800 extra each year following plans to hike the price of some journeys by almost 39 per ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214730830/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:32:11 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214730830/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 A FOODLAND supermarket failed the public and breached the trust of South Australia by selling food 40 days after its use-by date, a court has heard. In the Adelaide Magistrates Court today, the operators of Port Noarlunga South's Foodland outlet pleaded guilty to 57 counts of breaching national food standards. They admitted that between May and October 2012 their staff sold out of date food, ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214732172/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:24:39 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214732172/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — Nearly a week after a longshoreman’s body was found inside his sunken pickup at the Port of Oakland, authorities reveal there were numerous delays in the efforts to rescue him. The longshoreman was in his truck when ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214730724/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:23:39 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214730724/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Port Pirie 5540 Metals company Nyrstar and the Federal Government have moved a step closer to finalising a proposed $350 million redevelopment of the Port Pirie smelter in South Australia.Nyrstar said an implementation agreement had been signed with the Government's export credit agency.The Government will be a guarantor to $150 million of the funding package which will come from ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214730168/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:48:27 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214730168/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 A sports car enthusiast claimed he couldn't find his car -- a Porsche -- on a B.C. Ferry bound for the Lower Mainland so he left without it and took the ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214729626/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:50:21 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214729626/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 EU agriculture commissioner Dacian Ciolos yesterday confirmed the European Commission was withdrawing the proposal to regulate how olive oil is served and presented in restaurants, recognising that it had not garnered "widespread ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214728243/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:29 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214728243/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Chris Lytle, Port of Oakland executive director The Port of Oakland has hired a new executive director, tapping Long Beachs executive port director. Chris Lytle will assume his position in Oakland in July. The Port which operates Oaklands airport, maritime port and real estate division had been without a permanent executive director since last November when Omar Benjamin retired amid a probe of ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214728268/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:05:06 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214728268/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Charges have now been laid against a 17-year-old Port Alberni male arrested in connection to a sexual assault on a teenager early this week.RCMP launched the investigation after a 16-year-old girl was attacked and suffered serious injuries Tuesday.The girl phoned 911 that afternoon after she was assaulted near railway tracks at Roger Creek Park near Gertrude and Roger streets.Police attended and ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214727181/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:43:41 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214727181/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 The former cruise ship Lyubov Orlova, here anchored in Pangnirtung Fjord, Nunavut in 2007, snapped a tow line and drifted into the North Atlantic. It was last sighted March ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214725878/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:31:19 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214725878/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Preventable and in most cases, treatable , obstetric fistula is a childbirth injury that leaves women incontinent and occurs when a woman or girl suffers prolonged, obstructed labor without relief from timely medical intervention. As Thursday, May 23 marks the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, The Christian Post highlights a global faith-based charity which has been working for the past ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214725879/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:21:33 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214725879/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Colleen Hanabusa , D-Hawaii, said in a statement. "This is a fitting tribute to Sen. Inouye, whose own strength and determination inspired so many of us." According to Hanabusa's office, the destroyer that will be named for Inouye will be delivered in mid-2018. "The naming of this destroyer appropriately honors his life and dedication to service during Pearl Harbor, World ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214725881/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:18:52 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214725881/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Young Brothers Ltd. said Thursday that cargo shipments between Honolulu and Hawaii's Neighbor Islands dropped by 3.9 percent during the first quarter, compared to the same time last year. According to Young Brothers, ports on Maui and the Big Island experienced declines. The largest Neighbor Island port, in Kahului on Maui, was down 5.8 percent and Hilo saw a decline of 6 percent. Shipping ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214725880/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:18:51 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214725880/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Mark Evans , a retired Air Force master sergeant and founder of nonprofit group Pizza 4 Patriots, said Guinness officials notified him that last summer's massive pizza delivery to U.S. service members in Kandahar, Bagram and Camp Bastion was officially the world's largest pizza delivery, ABC News reported Thursday. Evans said he is "completely pleased and overwhelmed" by the ... http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214726116/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:12:31 -0400 http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/214726116/scat/ce3f552cecabceb8