Mining company Rio Tinto has reported that a deck fitter on board its bulk carrier RTM Zheng He, travelling from China to Western Australia… ...

The Type 076 amphibious assault ship entered the water on Friday at a launch ceremony at a shipyard in Shanghai, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) said in a statement.

China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, which is in sea trials and has yet to be commissioned, also has an electromagnetic system. The US Navy’s amphibious assault ships feature the F-35B ...

China launched Friday its first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, a vessel designed to strengthen the navy’s combat capabilities in distant waters. China’s largest amphibious assault ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BANGKOK (AP) — China launched a new ...

MOSCOW – A “terrorist act” sank the cargo ship that went down in international waters in the Mediterranean this week, the Russian state-owned company that owns the vessel claimed on Dec 25.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian operator of a cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain ...

China claims to have achieved a ‘world record’ in shipbuilding by developing a massive cargo ship similar to its Fujian aircraft carrier. Named Fan Zhou 8, the cargo ship has an unprecedented ...

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The story of Baucis and Philemon – a pair of hospitable elders who were saved by Zeus and Hermes. Credit: Wikipedia/Public domain. The Greek word Philoxenia, literally translated as a “friend to a ...

MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - A Russian cargo ship that ran into trouble on Monday in the Mediterranean Sea and later sank was rocked by a series of three explosions in "an act of terrorism," state ...

A unique and difficult-to-replace sealift ship operated by the Kremlin’s military logistics company sank in the Mediterranean Sea near Spain on Christmas Eve. The loss of the 13,000-ton M/V Ursa ...