Australian Warship Propulsion Problem
HMAS Choules departed Sydney on 13 June 2012 for Queensland where it was scheduled to support Exercise Hamel in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. The next day a defect occurred on one of the six transformers which form part of the shipâs propulsion system which reduced the shipâs propulsion power by 50 per cent. The shipâs Commanding Officer decided to return to Sydney in order to have the defect rectified.
Coastguard Surfboats in the Spotlight
Guardians of the Gate: The Surfboats, a documentary by director David Wittkower, gives audiences a peek at a day in the life of Coast Guardsmen at Motor Lifeboat Station Golden Gate in San Francisco. Most people know little about the missions performed by service members whom Wittkower calls 'the Green Berets of the ocean'. âThe intended audience was the general public,â Wittkower said. Wittkower captured search-and-rescue operationsâŚ
Panama Canal Emission Reduction Plan
ACP has signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement with the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) and the German Agency for International Cooperation to apply mechanismsâŚ
Major China Terminal Signs Up with APM
Leaders from the Ningbo Port Group and APM Terminals were on hand in Copenhagen to sign a major agreement that creates a new level of cooperation in the fastest growingâŚ
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