1,300 passengers being evacuated as crui...

OSLO, March 23 (Xinhua) -- A cruise ship came into trouble in a storm off Norway's western coast Saturday and about 1300 people were being evacuated, local media reported. The cruise ship Viking Sky

Cambodia seeks to hire Turkey's power sh...

PHNOM PENH, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Wednesday that the country is seeking to hire a power ship from Turkey to tackle the ongoing electricity shorta

Foreign cargo ship sinks at Iranian port...

TEHRAN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A foreign cargo ship sank in the waters off Iran's Shahid Rajaee port on Tuesday with all 14 aboard surviving, Tasnim news agency reported. Hadi Haqshenas, deputy head of

First China-made polar cruise ship tests...

NANJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The first China-made cruise ship for polar expeditions tested the water on Tuesday in Haimen, east China's Jiangsu Province. Hu Xianfu, general manager of the shipbuilde

Spotlight: Turkey expects first light ai...

by Burak Akinci ANKARA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Turkey, a NATO country, is eagerly waiting for the delivery of its first amphibious assault ship which doubles as a light aircraft carrier, hoping it could

China-made crane ship salvages sunken No...

A China-made crane ship has been used to successfully salvage a sunken Norwegian frigate after a six-day operation, the maker of the crane ship said Tuesday. Despite signs of collision and erosion o

China-made crane ship salvages sunken No...

NANJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- A China-made crane ship has been used to successfully salvage a sunken Norwegian frigate after a six-day operation, the maker of the crane ship said Tuesday. Despite sign

Air Force acrobatics, fireworks celebrat...

ROME, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The people of Trieste on Friday were treated to a splendid ceremony for the christening of the Costa Venezia, the first Italian cruise ship dedicated to Chinese tourists, wh

Sailor shortages lead U.S. Navy to cance...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A shortage of 6,200 sailors has led the U.S. Navy to cancel two ship deployments, a senior Navy official told Congress on Tuesday. One ship's deployment to the South P

11 crew members rescued after cargo ship...

NANJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The entire crew of 11 onboard a cargo ship that caught fire Thursday morning in sea waters off the coast of east China's Jiangsu Province have been rescued. The fire brok