News tagged with cargo ships

Troubled freighter drifts toward Great Barrier Reef

A broken-down cargo ship was drifting towards the fringes of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Saturday, with fears of major damage if it were to run aground at the World Heritage-listed site.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 19, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

1st private cargo run to space station now May 19

(AP) -- A private U.S. company has set a new date for launching a cargo ship to the International Space Station.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Russian cargo ship docks at International Space Station

The Russian cargo ship Progress M-15M successfully docked at the International Space Station on Sunday, the mission control centre said.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Russia launches cargo ship

The Russian cargo ship Progress M-15M was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and successfully put into orbit on Friday, the mission control centre said.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 8

'Good chance' for SpaceX April 30 launch to ISS: NASA

NASA said Monday said there is a good chance SpaceX will soon become the first private company to attempt to launch its spacecraft to the International Space Station on an unmanned cargo mission.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

First commercial cargo run to space station April 30

The International Space Station should be getting its first commercial cargo shipment in early May.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Russian cargo vessel takes off for space station

The Russian cargo ship Progress M-14M was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early Thursday, bringing water and fuel to the International Space Station, the mission control centre said.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New oil leak as wreck's stern sinks off N.Zealand

Fresh oil leaking from the wrecked cargo ship Rena off the New Zealand coast is expected to reach shore overnight, salvage officials announced on Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stricken New Zealand cargo ship breaks up

A cargo ship that caused New Zealand's worst maritime pollution disaster when it ran aground three months ago broke in two in a storm on Sunday, raising fears of a fresh environmental crisis.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Malaysia seizes million-dollar ivory shipment

Malaysia has seized elephant tusks and ivory handicrafts worth an estimated four million ringgit ($1.3 million) en route from Kenya to Cambodia, a customs official said Tuesday.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Financing battle emerges at climate change talks

(AP) -- International climate negotiators were at odds Tuesday on how to raise billions of dollars to help poor countries cope with global warming. A major shipping group is willing to help, endorsing a proposal for a carbon ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coasts' best protection from bioinvaders falling short

Invasive species have hitchhiked to the U.S. on cargo ships for centuries, but the method U.S. regulators most rely on to keep them out is not equally effective across coasts. Ecologists from the Smithsonian Environmental ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Boeing leasing shuttle hangar to build new capsule (Update)

Boeing is taking over one of NASA's old space shuttle hangars to build a new capsule that the company hopes will lift astronauts to orbit in four or five years.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Russian cargo ship launched to space station

A Russian cargo ship was launched successfully to the International Space Station on Sunday, clearing the way for the next manned mission and easing concerns about the station's future after a previous failed launch.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Oil slick ship ran aground as captain 'cut corner'

The vessel at the centre of New Zealand's worst maritime pollution disaster ran aground because the captain was taking a short cut, the New Zealand government alleged Saturday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 4