Owner of Belfast shipyard that built Titanic to enter administration | Shipping industry
Harland and Wolff, owner of the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, is set to enter administration this week after failing to raise new capital, dealing a blow to the British government's hopes of shipbuilding in the city. The company announced Monday that it had filed for bankruptcy and said it expected to appoint a […]
Kim Jong Un calls for ‘war preparations’ during Naval shipyard inspection in Nampho
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday reasserted his goal of increasing the military’s “war preparedness,” according to state media. His comments came as he toured a shipyard in Nampo to strengthen his country’s navy, and as the country’s military conducted a weapons test in which it fired a cruise missile into the sea. […]
Ukrainian Missile Strike on Shipyard in Crimea Damages Russian Ship
(AP) – The Russian military says a Ukrainian missile attack on a shipyard in annexed Crimea damaged a Russian ship. The Russian Defense Ministry announced late Saturday that the Ukrainian military fired 15 cruise missiles at the Zaryb shipyard in the eastern Crimean city of Kerch. Air defense forces shot down 13 missiles, the ministry […]
Russia: Crimea shipyard on fire in Ukraine attack
Russian officials said Wednesday that a Ukrainian military attack on a shipyard in Crimea caused a fire, injuring 24 people and damaging two ships undergoing repairs. Ukraine fired 10 missiles at the naval shipyard in the occupied port city of Sevastopol, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. According to numerous reports, this appears to […]
US Navy accused of concealing radioactive waste contamination at former shipyard — land potentially slated for residential development: Report
The U.S. Navy has been accused of covering up dangerous levels of radioactive waste contamination at a former shipyard in California. Guardian. This 866-acre parcel was located on the waterfront in San Francisco’s Hunter’s Point neighborhood and was used as a secret Navy laboratory. Media outlets said the city could acquire the land as early […]
REPORT: US Navy Faces Allegations Of Cover-Up Over Radioactive Former Shipyard
The US Navy faces criticism from public health activists for covering up dangerous levels of radioactive waste contamination at a former naval shipyard in California, The Guardian reported Sunday. The 866-acre Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco once housed a secret naval laboratory that injected animals with the radioactive isotope strontium-90, according to reports. […]