Zhoushan

...powered by twin screws (propellers) at her stern. Two masts, one at the bow and one aft, were present on the Chusan. She had one funnel. The Chusan carried eighteen lifeboat s, nine on each side. Her capacity was 988 passengers and 577...

In this article: Chusan, London, Second World War, Mitsui, Southampton, Bombay, Far East, and India

...to buy oil from countries with pariah reputations, war-torn territories and hard-to-extract oil reserves. Enlarge Eugene Hoshiko/AP The Zhoushan oil reserve in China's Zhejiang province. China started to build its national oil reserves as...

In this article: China, China National Offshore Oil Corp., East Asia, Middle East, and United States

...Republic of China . Construction originally started following an agreement signed January 19, 1994, in Zhoushan, China, between Zhoushan Civil Aviation Airport Construction and Zhejiang Province and Pacific Development Company acting on...

In this article: Zhoushan Airport, United States, and People's Republic of China

Zhoushan Island (Chinese : 舟山岛) is the principal island of the namesake archipelago Zhoushan Islands, governed by Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, the People's Republic of China. Its name means "Boat Mountain", because its shape. It is the...

In this article: Zhoushan Island, Chongming Island, Zhoushan Islands, Opium War, and People's Republic of China

...the Group acquired a land covering approximately 611,622 sqm. on Waidiao Island, Cengang Town, Dinghai District, Zhoushan City from Zhoushan Land and Resources Bureau with a plan to build storage, wharfs and ancillary facilities on the...

In this article: Natural gas, Revenue, China, and Joint venture

...2010, which is expected to attract 70 million visitors from May 1 to Oct 31 next year. The exercise site was Fodu harbour, at Ningbo-Zhoushan port. "It is not only one of the busiest navigation channels in the world, but also an area that...

In this article: China, Ministry of Transport, Benzene, and East China Sea

...on an island south of Shanghai, have been filled to guard China's energy security. Patrolled by military personnel, these tanks in Zhoushan are one of four locations where China keeps its national strategic reserves. Since crude oil and...

In this article: China, Copper, Shanghai, Siberia, London, Nigeria, and Brazil

...build underground caverns and storage tanks in inland regions. Representatives of domestic and foreign media visited the Zhenhai and Zhoushan bases today on a tour organized by the Energy Administration. Zhoushan has filled its tanks fully,...

In this article: China, Wen Jiabao, and China National Petroleum Corp.

...services to vessels going to and from one of the world's busiest ports. Sino-Global also announced that it has established a branch in Zhoushan, Jiangsu province, China. "In line with our strategy to build a world-class shipping agency, we...

In this article: Sino, Hong Kong, and China

...pays them at times, something the government denies Official: "The Chinese government does not do such a thing" By John Vause ZHOUSHAN, China (CNN) -- They operate from a bare apartment on a Chinese island. They are intelligent...

In this article: Pentagon, Beijing, China, CNN, Allegation, E-mail, and United States