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Nine feared dead in Italy cargo ship crash

Agence France-PresseMay 8, 2013 18:11
Nine people were feared dead on Wednesday after a container ship crashed in Italy's busiest port of Genoa, bringing down a 50-metre (164-foot) control tower in an accident that revived memories of last year's Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster. The Jolly Nero ploughed into the dock in the night during a standard manoeuvre as it was being steered to exit the port on its way to Naples with a cargo of industrial vehicles and containers.

US shift to Asia on track despite budget cuts

Agence France-PresseMay 6, 2013 21:45
Plans to expand the American naval presence in the Pacific with new ships and hi-tech weaponry will go ahead despite steep budget cuts, the US Navy chief said before a trip to the region. Admiral Jonathan Greenert told AFP in an interview he will seek to "reassure" partners during a nine-day trip to Japan, Singapore and South Korea that mounting pressure on military spending will not derail Washington's much-publicized shift towards Asia.

Hyundai wins order for world's biggest container ship

Agence France-PresseMay 6, 2013 02:30
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries said Monday it had won a $700 million deal to build the world's largest container ships for China Shipping Container Lines. Under the deal signed with China's number two shipper, the world's largest shipbuilder will build five vessels, each capable of carrying 18,400 TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) container boxes, Hyundai said in a statement.

Rona CEO turns to food retailing veteran like himself to help with turnaround

The Canadian PressMay 3, 2013 09:45
MONTREAL - Rona's new chief executive has turned to a food retailing veteran like himself to help oversee the transformation of the home renovation company. Robert Sawyer has hired Alain Brisebois, 54, for the newly created position of chief commercial officer. He starts May 27. Both men have previously worked at supermarket chain Metro Inc.

Sinking of B.C. ferry 'honest mistake,' not criminal action: defence

The Canadian PressMay 2, 2013 15:30
VANCOUVER - Karl Lilgert acknowledges he was in charge of the Queen of the North passenger ferry in the dying minutes of its final voyage seven years ago. Lilgert even admits it may have been his own mistakes that caused the ferry to miss a scheduled turn and sail into a remote island, sending the ship sinking to the bottom of the ocean and leaving two passengers missing. But none of that makes Lilgert a criminal, his lawyer told a jury Thursday, as the defence presented its closing arguments at his criminal negligence trial.

Foreign minister emphasizes importance of Spanish legacy in U.S.

Agencia EFEMay 1, 2013 18:30
Miami, May 1 (EFE).- Spain's foreign minister emphasized here Wednesday the continuing importance of the Spanish legacy in the United States, although he acknowledged that much remains to be done to "recover" the value of the Hispanic presence in this country.

NY City sues BP over Deepwater Horizon spill - Comptroller

April 26, 2013 14:15
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City said on Friday it sued BP Plc for more than $39 million (25.1 million pounds) of losses it claims beneficiaries of the city's pension funds sustained due to BP's "misconduct and fraudulent behaviour" linked to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. "BP failed to disclose to shareowners the serious risks involved in its offshore drilling operation," Comptroller John Liu said. "After the spill began, it misleadingly attempted to minimize the extent of the damage and the cost to shareowners."

Greenpeace activists board Australian coal ship in reef protest

April 24, 2013 01:00
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Six Greenpeace activists boarded a coal ship bound for South Korea near Australia's Great Barrier Reef on Wednesday, protesting against the expansion of the rich Australian coal industry and its impact on the World Heritage site. Environmentalists say the Great Barrier Reef, a popular tourist site worth about A$6 billion (4 billion pounds) a year to the Australia economy, is threatened by dredging, sedimentation and coal port and shipping development.

Cyber vulnerabilities found in U.S. Navy's newest warship : official

April 23, 2013 22:15
By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The computer network on the U.S. Navy's newest class of coastal warships showed vulnerabilities in Navy cybersecurity tests, but the issues were not severe enough to prevent an eight-month deployment to Singapore, a Navy official said on Tuesday.

Letter from Titanic's bandleader goes for $141k at auction

Agencia EFEApril 21, 2013 11:16
London, Apr 21 (EFE).- A letter from the leader of the band that continued playing as the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean was sold at auction for 93,000 pounds (about $141,600), a spokesman for auction house Henry Aldridge & Son told Efe. Wallace Hartley's letter to his parents was written on April 10, 1912, the day the ship sailed from Southampton, England, for the United States. The Titanic sank miles off the Canadian coast on the morning of April 15, 1912, about two hours after hitting an iceberg that ripped open its forward hull.
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