Ship blocking Suez Canal could 'take weeks' to clear

A container ship blocking the Suez Canal like a “beached whale” may take weeks to free, the salvage company says, as officials stopped all ships entering the channel in a new setback for global trade.

High seas adventure for South Australians one and all

Sailing through the night, standing alone as lookout on the bow of the One & All with 42 metres of two-masted, square-rigged brigantine behind you, it’s easy to let your mind slip back a couple of centuries.

Hunter Class Frigates to be built as Osborne. Image: BAE Systems

Osborne ship jobs to combat unemployment

The ramping up of shipbuilding programs at Osborne this year is providing an employment lifeline for South Australia as the state’s jobless rate continues to rise.

Iran denies Gulf confrontation with British warship

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have rejected a US claim that they tried to stop a British tanker in the Gulf, via a statement carried by the semi-official Fars news agency.