Ship

Architects unveil plans for floating columbarium

4 Nov 2012

A local architecture firm has come up with an ingenious way to alleviate the growing shortage of burial space - by turning a ship into a floating columbarium.

Bread Studio has developed the...

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China ship collision toll rises to 11

6 Oct 2012

The death toll of a two ship collision in central China rose to 11 on Saturday, with one person still missing in the second deadly boating accident in a week, state press reported.

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PLA aircraft carrier gets hull number, suggesting it's ready for action

4 Sep 2012

In a further sign that China's first aircraft carrier could become operational this year, the still unnamed vessel's hull number - 16 - has been revealed, suggesting that testing is basically...

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Race on to build polar research vessel

2 Aug 2012

China is making a big push to get an ice-breaker for Antarctic research built and steaming towards the South Pole within three years.

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Pacific Basin sheds 6pc on loss warning

20 Jun 2012

Pacific Basin Shipping saw its share price plunge by more than 6 per cent yesterday, a day after the firm said it expected a first-half loss after taking a US$190 million impairment on its fleet...

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Ship recycling centre will be north China's largest

4 May 2012

Dalian Shipbuilding Industry has teamed up with Angang Steel and one of Asia's largest shipping companies to launch a 3 billion yuan (HK$3.69 billion) ship repair and recycling complex that will...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Shipowners on verge of a buying frenzy, insiders say

Hong Kong shipowners could be poised to invest heavily in new fuel-efficient ships at rock-bottom prices, despite ongoing concerns about overcapacity and uncertain cargo growth, according to...

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Pacific Basin mulls selling assets

Pacific Basin Shipping is putting a 'For Sale' sign on its non-core shipping operations to focus on profitable dry bulk and towage businesses, senior executives said yesterday.

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The Titanic

Inside the ship

Boat deck

Fourth funnel

Not functional. Added for aesthetics but also provided ventilation

White Star Line pennant

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Clean fuel rebate can only be a start

With Hong Kong's air quality so bad and the ships using our port significant emitter of a key pollutant, sulphur dioxide, our government should be leading the push for clean fuel.

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Sinotrans open to expanding its tonnage

Sinotrans Shipping is eyeing the acquisition of more dry-cargo and container ships and could expand by chartering tonnage, senior executives from the firm confirmed yesterday.

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Industry must plot course around four key challenges, top analyst says

Shipyard overcapacity in China and South Korea, changing trade patterns, higher energy prices and tougher environmental controls are the key challenges facing shipowners, a leading analyst said...

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