A new semi displacement catamaran pilot and escort boat was recently handed over to the US National Park Service NPS for use in the Glacier Bay National Park and Preser ......
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Australian companies MMA Offshore and Worley have entered into a memorandum of understanding MOU to jointly provide integrated services to the offshore wind market in T ......
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Published 4y-4mo-4w-3h-4m ago
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity and geotechnical drilling firm Gregg Drilling, a subsidiary of Sealaska, have formed a joint venture with the aim of providing geot ......
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Published 4y-4mo-4w-3h-12m ago
Repairs are ongoing on the French Navy nuclear powered submarine Perle, which was damaged by an onboard fire while undergoing an overhaul at Toulon on June 12, 2020. Fren ......
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Published 4y-4mo-4w-3h-20m ago
Ghana based Alpha Nautical Services recently took delivery of a 26 metre fast crewboat. The vessel, which has been named Manye, was originally built by Damen Shipyards Gr ......
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Published 4y-4mo-4w-3h-41m ago
China amp 8217 s Jianglong Shipbuilding has completed conducting sea trials of a new high speed catamaran ferry ordered by local operator Zhoushan Putuo Huandao Passenger Tr ......
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Published 4y-4mo-4w-3h-50m ago
The Philippine Coast Guard, the Philippine National Police Maritime Group, and other local partners have rescued seven of the 20 crewmen who were initially reported missi ......
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Published 4y-4mo-4w-4h-7m ago
Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corporation has floated out a new 153 metre landing platform dock LPD slated for the Republic of China Navy RoCN . The future RoCS Yushan wi ......
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Published 4y-4mo-4w-5h-13m ago
The town of Hempstead in New York recently took delivery of a new multi purpose harbour workboat from Safe Boats International of Bremerton, Washington. Built by Safe Boa ......
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Published 4y-4mo-4w-5h-43m ago
Crowley Engineering Services has completed the design of the first US flagged fully electric tug to be equipped with autonomous technology. Designed jointly by Crowley an ......
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Published 4y-4mo-4w-1d-4h ago
Irish builder Safehaven Marine recently handed over a new pilot boat to Svitzer for its operations at the Port of Tanger Med on the Strait of Gibraltar east of Tangier, M ......
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Published 4y-5mo-2h-24m ago
Two weeks ago we covered the deepsea mining sector here and focused on the efforts of DeepGreen to obtain a New York stock exchange listing through a merger. We noted t ......
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Published 4y-5mo-2h-30m ago
Indonesia amp 8217 s Pertamina International Shipping recently took delivery of a new very large crude carrier VLCC from Yokohama based Japan Marine United JMU . Named Pe ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4h-49m ago
Pacific International Lines PIL has stated that recently circulating rumours about the company amp 8217 s potential bankruptcy are totally false and that the information a ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5h-1m ago
Netherlands based De Poli Tankers has confirmed via social media that all 15 seafarers who were abducted by pirates from its vessel Davide B in the Gulf of Guinea on ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5h-19m ago
The US Coast Guard and partner agencies have recovered the bodies of three more crewmembers from the liftboat Seacor Power, which capsized in the Gulf of Mexico off Port ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5h-32m ago
The US Attorney amp 8217 s Office has said that a Montenegrin national was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison, and two years of supervised release by a United ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5h-54m ago
The US Navy littoral combat ship LCS USS Freedom has returned to San Diego, completing its final operational deployment. The ship was deployed to support Joint ......
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Published 4y-5mo-6h-13m ago
Singapore shipbuilder Penguin International has completed construction of a new aluminium vessel for use by its own pilotage fleet. The BV classed Penguin Tenaga will be ......
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Published 4y-5mo-6h-52m ago
The US Coast Guard decommissioned the patrol boat Shearwater during a ceremony at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey, on Thursday, April 15. Shearwater was ......
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Published 4y-5mo-7h-9m ago
One person was killed and two others have gone missing following an explosion on a vessel berthed in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines on Friday, April 16. The ......
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Published 4y-5mo-8h-13m ago
Finland amp 8217 s Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a project to reform the country amp 8217 s Pilotage Act. After collecting operators amp 8217 feedback, ......
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Published 4y-5mo-8h-14m ago
It is exciting to see another Pilotage Week come around. Pilotage is a sector where new and interesting designs keep arising along with continual refinement of existing ......
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Published 4y-5mo-8h-16m ago
Three Indian fishermen were killed while nine of their companions have gone missing after their boat capsized and sank following a collision with a commercial vessel in ......
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Published 4y-5mo-3d-2h-51m ago
The New Zealand Government has stated that the export of livestock by sea will cease following a transition period of up to two years. The transition period will enable ......
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Published 4y-5mo-3d-8h-21m ago
Diversified Marine of Portland, Oregon, has floated out a new tug ordered by Crowley Maritime Corporation. Once completed, Crowley Apollo will have two Caterpillar 3516 ......
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Published 4y-5mo-3d-8h-46m ago
Russian naval architects Rubin Central Design Bureau has confirmed that development is underway on a new type of warship that will combine key features of submarines and ......
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Published 4y-5mo-3d-8h-58m ago
The Indian Register of Shipping IRClass has successfully undertaken sea trials for two vessels operating on a new type of biodiesel fuel. The biodiesel blend used for ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4d-3h-2m ago
In Adelaide’s The Advertiser newspaper on March 7, former defence minister Christopher Pyne said, amp 8220 Then there is the nonsensical argument that the Attack Class ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4d-3h-25m ago
Westcon Yards of Norway has completed conversion work on the country amp 8217 s first LNG bunkering vessel. The vessel, which has been named Bergen LNG, will be operated by ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4d-5h-10m ago
A wrecked vessel discovered off Colwyn Bay, Wales, last week is confirmed as being that of the missing fishing vessel Nicola Faith, the UK Marine Accident Investigation ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4d-8h-13m ago
Saam Towage has officially begun operations in Peru with the deployment of the tug RAM Valkyria out of the Port of Callao 12 kilometres from the capital city Lima. The ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4d-8h-24m ago
Finland amp 8217 s Aker Arctic has successfully completed full scale ice trials for the self propelled, detachable icebreaking bow Saimaa and pusher tug Calypso. The test ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4d-8h-55m ago
The Dutch flagged, Australian chartered Antarctic resupply ship MPV Everest safely berthed in the Port of Fremantle at 17:30 local time on Tuesday, April 13, following a ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4d-11h-5m ago
French newspaper Le Figaro reports that offshore services provider Bourbon became the target of a cyber attack that greatly affected its company wide computer network ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5d-35m ago
The US Coast Guard and multiple Good Samaritan vessels rescued six people and found one unresponsive individual from a commercial vessel that had capsized 12 kilometres ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5d-1h-2m ago
The US Coast Guard and multiple Good Samaritan vessels rescued six people from a capsized commercial vessel 12 kilometres south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, on Tuesday, ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5d-1h-2m ago
Malaysian news outlet BH reports that the nearly week long firefighting effort on the containership Interasia Catalyst was successfully concluded on Tuesday, April 13. ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5d-1h-55m ago
I long ago stopped believing almost anything I read in the press, and the recent blockage of the Suez Canal has spawned another round of questionable reporting. One BBC ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5d-3h-25m ago
Taiwan amp 8217 s Wisdom Marine Group recently took delivery of a new bulk carrier from Japan Marine United JMU . The Panamax vessel Sakizaya Unicorn has an LOA of 229 ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5d-3h-34m ago
Norwegian shipowner Belships has entered into a letter of intent for the acquisition of a 61,000DWT Ultramax bulk carrier currently under construction at an undisclosed ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5d-3h-48m ago
The Western Australia fishing industry has avoided serious injuries or damage even after Cyclone Seroja swept through the area last weekend, WA Fishing Industry Council ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5d-3h-56m ago
A US Congressional delegation led by US Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia has requested that the federal government prioritise the Norfolk Harbor Widening ......
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Published 4y-5mo-5d-10h-4m ago
The European innovation project Flagships will deploy the world amp 8217 s first commercial cargo transport vessel operating on hydrogen, plying the river Seine in Paris. ......
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Published 4y-5mo-6d-2h-32m ago
A friend of mine, a pilot in Townsville, invited me to join him during an inbound pilotage of a car carrier back in the 1980s. The bridge is forward on car carriers and ......
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Published 4y-5mo-6d-3h-25m ago
German shipyard Meyer Werft laid the keel for the lead vessel of a new series of three cruise ships at its Papenburg facilities on Thursday, April 8. The vessel will be ......
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Published 4y-5mo-6d-3h-29m ago
The US Department of Transportation amp 8217 s Maritime Administration MARAD is encouraging states and port authorities to apply for US$230 million in discretionary grant ......
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Published 4y-5mo-6d-3h-38m ago
Tensions have been escalating in the South China Sea SCS in recent weeks, as Beijing tests the resolve of new US President Joe Biden by ramping up activity in pursuit ......
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Published 4y-5mo-6d-7h-2m ago
The Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources DENR has commenced rehabilitation dredging of the Naboc River in Davao de Oro province. The goal of the ......
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Published 4y-5mo-6d-8h-3m ago
Capital Link amp 8217 s Decarbonization in Shipping Forum will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, April 14 and 15, 2021, from 09:30 to 16:30 British Standard Time BST ......
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Published 4y-5mo-6d-8h-46m ago
Poland amp 8217 s Remontowa Shipbuilding has won a tender for the construction of a firefighting tug for use by the Szczecin and winouj cie Seaports Authority. The vessel ......
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Published 4y-5mo-6d-9h-9m ago
Norwegian salmon farming company Cermaq will be the operator of a new fish transport vessel that is currently under development. Designed by local naval architects Hav ......
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Published 4y-5mo-1w-2h-53m ago
The importance of scientific sampling to assess the composition of fish stocks and their status has been underlined by the results of an international five year study on ......
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Published 4y-5mo-1w-3h-33m ago
The UK Marine Management Organisation MMO has opened applications for a new grant scheme that will support the fishing and seafood sector in England. The Fisheries and ......
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Published 4y-5mo-1w-4h-54m ago
Scottish operator Targe Towing recently took delivery of two line handling boats in a series from Turkey amp 8217 s Sanmar Shipyards. The Robert Allan Ltd designed Gannet ......
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Published 4y-5mo-1w-5h-7m ago
Malaysian authorities have confirmed that the effort to contain and extinguish a fire that had ignited on board a containership in Port Klang was still ongoing four days ......
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Published 4y-5mo-1w-5h-52m ago
Iranian authorities have released a South Korean flagged tanker and its captain from their custody some three months after the vessel was seized for pollution violations ......
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Published 4y-5mo-1w-7h-37m ago
Icelandic fishing company Samherji took delivery of a new vessel on Saturday, April 3. Built by Karstensens Skibsværft of Denmark, Vilhelm Thorsteinsson has a length of ......
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Published 4y-5mo-2w-1h-59m ago
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with an unaffiliated third party to purchase a modern Capesize vessel for a gross purchase ......
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Published 4y-5mo-2w-2h-58m ago
The Philippine Coast Guard and local partners have deployed pollution response personnel and equipment to Misamis Oriental province following an oil discharge originating ......
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Published 4y-5mo-2w-5h-21m ago
The board of the Georgia Ports Authority has approved capital improvement projects that will increase the Port of Savannah amp 8217 s container capacity by 20 per cent. The ......
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Published 4y-5mo-2w-8h-48m ago
Seaspan Corporation has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed shipyard for six additional 15,500TEU modern newbuild containerships. The company anticipates ......
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Published 4y-5mo-2w-9h-9m ago
Norway amp 8217 s Wilhelmsen Group will invest in new businesses with the long term aim of shifting from mainly oil and gas related activities to activities related to the ......
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Published 4y-5mo-2w-10h-35m ago
Japan amp 8217 s NYK Cruises has awarded German shipbuilder Meyer Werft a contract for the construction of a new cruise ship. The vessel will have a length of 229 metres, a ......
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Published 4y-5mo-2w-10h-45m ago
Following a salvage operation involving both local and international organisations, the containership Ever Given, which ran aground and ended up blocking traffic in both ......
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Published 4y-5mo-3w-1h-32m ago
Damen Shipyards Cape Town launched a new South African Navy patrol vessel on Thursday, March 25. The 62 by 11 metre newbuilding is the first of a planned three locally ......
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Published 4y-5mo-3w-2h-20m ago
Netherlands based Titan LNG has taken delivery of a new LNG bunkering barge to be homeported in the Port of Antwerp. FlexFueler 002 will be operated alongside FlexFueler ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-5mo-3w-2h-52m ago
Svitzer Australia and Mid West Ports Authority MWPA recently took delivery of a new tug for operation out of the Port of Geraldton in Western Australia. The Robert ......
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Published 4y-5mo-3w-3h-7m ago
This weekend has seen the dire situation in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique get even worse, as rebels launched a massive attack on the town of Palma, just ......
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Published 4y-5mo-3w-3h-25m ago
I was delighted recently to be informed I was considered an essential service provider as part of Hong Kong’s salvage response team and could get a priority booking for ......
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Published 4y-5mo-3w-3h-30m ago
Turkey amp 8217 s Tersan Shipyard has launched a new factory longline fishing vessel ordered by Norwegian seafood company Ervik Havfiske. Designed by Marin Teknikk, Argos ......
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Published 4y-5mo-3w-4h-11m ago
China amp 8217 s COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry has laid the keel of a new jackup installation vessel ordered by Jan De Nul Group. Jan De Nul said the BV classed Voltaire ......
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Published 4y-5mo-3w-4h-24m ago
German multinational energy company RWE has taken the final investment decision FID on its 1.4GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm project. The 100 per cent RWE owned project ......
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Published 4y-5mo-3w-6h-1m ago
Turkey amp 8217 s Sanmar Shipyards recently added a new compact tug to its own towage fleet. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd, Delicay VIII measures 25.3 by 12 metres and is ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4w-1h-41m ago
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch MAIB has said that it will extend the search for the fishing vessel Nicola Faith, which went missing off the coast of Colwyn ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4w-1h-52m ago
Mitsui OSK Lines MOL has confirmed plans to invest in Norway based Larvik Shipping, a ship management company for liquefied CO2 carriers. The acquisition is part of ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4w-2h-3m ago
Jianglong Shipbuilding has launched a new steel aluminium patrol vessel slated for the Guangdong branch of the China Maritime Safety Administration CMSA . Hai Xun 09006 ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4w-2h-20m ago
Speculative capital is now investing in high specification, purpose built ships to support wind farms that have not even yet been installed. We have previously covered ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4w-3h-25m ago
General Dynamics Mission Systems recently delivered the first Knifefish surface mine countermeasure unmanned underwater vehicle SMCM UUV system under a contract awarded ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4w-5h-5m ago
Kongsberg Maritime has entered into an agreement to supply the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research IMR with four autonomous vessels. The scope of the supply includes ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4w-5h-17m ago
Global Marine Group amp 8217 s CWind has completed the sale of the catamaran crewboat CWind Endeavour to Wood Marine, a port services operator based in Suffolk, UK. The ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4w-6h-49m ago
A Hobart based shipbuilder has criticised the recent decision by the Tasmanian government to enter negotiations with a competitor from overseas regarding the supply of ......
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Published 4y-5mo-4w-11h-5m ago
The US Coast Guard is currently overseeing diesel spill clean up operations after a 30 metre pleasure craft caught fire near Marquesas, Florida, on Tuesday, March 16. The ......
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Published 4y-6mo-3h-5m ago
February this year was marked by heightened Russian naval activity in the Indian Ocean. Russian naval task groups drawn from the Baltic and Black Sea fleets took part in ......
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Published 4y-6mo-3h-25m ago
Reuters reports that Chinese customs officials have confirmed the arrest of 11 ships and 171 individuals earlier this week following a multi agency operation against ......
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Published 4y-6mo-3h-28m ago
The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force JMSDF commissioned the ocean minesweeper JS Etajima into service on Tuesday, March 16. The vessel is named after the city of ......
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Published 4y-6mo-4h-6m ago
The US Navy has awarded UK naval architects BMT a prime contract to conduct industry studies for the navy amp 8217 s T ARC X cable installation and repair ship replacement ......
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Published 4y-6mo-4h-18m ago
France amp 8217 s Thomas Services Maritimes TSM has taken delivery of two new RSD tugs in a series from Damen Shipyards Group. TSM will operate the IMO Tier III compliant ......
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Published 4y-6mo-4h-27m ago
The US Coast Guard cutter Douglas Munro, the service amp 8217 s last operational 115 metre Hamilton class high endurance cutter, returned home to Kodiak, Alaska, on ......
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Published 4y-6mo-7h-45m ago
Reacting to the delayed outcome of the EU Norway UK fisheries deal that sets total allowable catches TACs for 2021 for six jointly managed stocks, the Shetland ......
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Published 4y-6mo-7h-55m ago
The Philippine Navy commissioned a new warship into service in a ceremony in Manila amp 8217 s South Harbor on Friday, March 19. BRP Antonio Luna is the second of two Jose ......
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Published 4y-6mo-8h-5m ago
Service operation vessels SOVs are in the spotlight in this latest roundup following a number of noteworthy orders by both old and new players in the offshore wind ......
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Published 4y-6mo-10h-25m ago
Russia amp 8217 s Rubin Central Design Bureau has begun development on a new type of work class remotely operated vehicle ROV optimised for inspecting and servicing ......
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Published 4y-6mo-10h-34m ago
Fincantieri floated out a new cruise ship for Princess Cruises at its Monfalcone facilities on Thursday, March 18. The 3,660 guest Discovery Princess is the sixth ......
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Published 4y-6mo-10h-45m ago
The Indian Navy commissioned the final one of eight locally built Mark IV landing craft utility LCU vessels in a ceremony on Thursday, March 18. Like its sisters, L 58 ......
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Published 4y-6mo-10h-55m ago
Supply vessels have been seeing much of the action in the North Sea and off South America in this latest series of charter awards. The work is generally in support of ......
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Published 4y-6mo-11h-5m ago
Chinese operator Guangzhou Blue Dolphin Cruises has taken delivery of a new sightseeing vessel from local builder Jianglong Shipbuilding. Lan Haitun 2020 amp 8220 Blue ......
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Published 4y-6mo-1d-4m ago
Royal Boskalis Westminster has completed the construction of a large sand causeway in the sea in the northern part of Bahrain for a future five kilometre long highway. ......
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Published 4y-6mo-1d-20m ago
Fisheries Innovation Scotland FIS has launched two new projects with the aim of exploring digitalisation of the Scottish fishing fleet and understanding the impact of ......
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Published 4y-6mo-1d-30m ago
Crowley Maritime Corporation and Danish vessel operator Esvagt are set to form a new joint venture with the aim of making Jones Act compliant service operation vessels ......
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Published 4y-6mo-1d-39m ago
The Victoria state government has lifted the allowable commercial catch for the state amp 8217 s ocean scallops fishery by more than seven times after new scallop beds were ......
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Published 4y-6mo-1d-2h-17m ago
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority SLPA recently took delivery of a new pilot launch from local builder Colombo Dockyard. Designed by Macduff Ship Design and classed by LR, ......
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Published 4y-6mo-1d-4h-40m ago
A 27 year old South Australian man has appeared in Sydney Central Local Court following the seizure of approximately 200 kilograms of cocaine allegedly located on board a ......
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Published 4y-6mo-2d-3h-49m ago
Odyssey of the Seas, the second Quantum Ultra class cruise ship ordered by Royal Caribbean International, has begun undergoing sea trials in the North Sea. The program ......
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Published 4y-6mo-2d-4h-2m ago
Scottish Sea Farms will soon take delivery of a new delousing boat built by local shipyard Ferguson Marine. The £6 million US$8.34 million Kallista Helen will operate ......
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Published 4y-6mo-2d-4h-9m ago
Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China launched a new wellboat into the water on Monday, March 15. The ABS classed vessel will have a length of 69.53 metres, a beam of 14 ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-2d-4h-55m ago
The US Army Corps of Engineers USACE may have found the remains of a British warship dating back to the American Revolutionary War. Some cannon, an anchor, and other ......
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Published 4y-6mo-2d-5h-2m ago
The US Coast Guard patrol boat Reef Shark transferred custody of three suspected smugglers and an estimated US$6.6 million in seized cocaine to federal agents at Coast ......
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Published 4y-6mo-2d-5h-21m ago
A new ferry service has begun operating on the Elbe River between the northern German states of Lower Saxony and Schleswig Holstein. The 32 kilometre route between the ......
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Published 4y-6mo-3d-2h-6m ago
Stena Group companies have been much in the news recently. On the ferry side, Stena Line has been boasting about the number of women they employ, whilst Stena Bulk has ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-3d-3h-25m ago
Sweden amp 8217 s Port of Gothenburg began a regular direct service to South Africa and Oceania on Friday, March 12. The Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners will ......
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Published 4y-6mo-3d-4h-8m ago
Avenir LNG recently took delivery of Avenir Accolade, its second 7,500 cubic metre dual purpose LNG supply and bunkering vessel, from Keppel Offshore and Marine amp 8217 s ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-3d-4h-14m ago
Netherlands based Neptune Marine has delivered a new multi purpose workboat to Williams Shipping, a marine and logistics contractor headquartered in Southampton, UK. The ......
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Published 4y-6mo-3d-7h-36m ago
A fire ignited on board a cruise ship while it was berthed at the Port of Corfu in Greece on Friday, March 12. A spokesman for MSC Cruises said the blaze ignited on MSC ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-4d-2h-4m ago
US Coast Guard, US Air Force, and Federated States of Micronesia responders rescued five mariners in the vicinity of Houk Island, Chuuk, on Saturday, March 13. At 19:15 ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-4d-3h ago
In Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, public investment by petro states is increasingly focused on squeezing out private sector businesses in oilfield services, especially ......
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Published 4y-6mo-4d-3h-25m ago
Netherlands based De Poli Tankers has confirmed that 15 people were kidnapped following a pirate attack on one of its vessels in the Gulf of Guinea late last week. The ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-4d-3h-42m ago
China amp 8217 s Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding has launched the first of two new rail ferries for CG Railway, a joint venture between subsidiaries of railroad company ......
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Published 4y-6mo-4d-4h-3m ago
A new hybrid powered seiner/trawler built by Turkey amp 8217 s Cemre Shipyard has been delivered to Norwegian fishing vessel operator Liegruppen. Developed by Salt Ship ......
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Published 4y-6mo-4d-4h-16m ago
Fincantieri delivered a new logistic support ship to the Italian Navy in a ceremony in Muggiano on Friday, March 12. Vulcano will operate primarily as a supply and at sea ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-4d-4h-27m ago
Castor Maritime, through a separate wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement to purchase a Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier from an unaffiliated third party. The ......
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Published 4y-6mo-4d-4h-48m ago
Fijian police officials have launched an investigation into reports of ongoing abusive treatment by a local shipping line against its own personnel. The probe comes after ......
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Published 4y-6mo-4d-4h-59m ago
USCGC Robert Goldman, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia amp 8217 s newest Sentinel class cutter, was commissioned into service with the US Coast Guard at Key West, Florida, on ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-4d-5h-59m ago
Lloyd amp 8217 s Register LR has awarded an approval in principle AIP to Belgium amp 8217 s Exmar for its ammonia NH3 fueled, 40,000 cubic metre midsize gas carrier MGC ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-4d-6h-8m ago
Fincantieri launched a new Italian Navy multi purpose offshore patrol ship Pattugliatore Polivalente d amp 8217 Altura PPA at its Genoa facilities on Saturday, March 13. ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-4d-6h-15m ago
The UK government, through the Marine Management Organisation MMO , has published guidelines on the Seafood Response Fund SRF , which is designed to help UK fishing and ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-1w-5h-59m ago
The development of effective microbial management strategies to reduce disease outbreaks in aquaculture is often hindered by limited knowledge of the microbiology in fish ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-1w-6h-17m ago
A vessel chartered by Australia amp 8217 s SeaRoad Shipping departed Cape Town, South Africa, earlier this week and is scheduled to arrive at Melbourne on March 26. Owned by ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-1w-7h-2m ago
It amp 8217 s the subsea survey specialists amp 8217 turn in the spotlight this time as shown by a recent slew of project awards by clients in the oil and gas and renewables ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-1w-9h-15m ago
The latest succession of offshore vessel charters to be awarded indicate continuing activity in the UK offshore wind market. However, the recent awards show work is also ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-6mo-1w-11h-5m ago
Russia amp 8217 s United Shipbuilding Corporation USC has confirmed that the Russian Navy amp 8217 s newest Project 636.3 diesel electric submarine will be launched at the ......
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Boluda Towage Europe, through German subsidiary Boluda Deutschland, has been awarded contract for maritime rescue services in the Baltic Sea. The contract awarded by the ......
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Virgin Voyages has unveiled the first images of Resilient Lady, the third ship that will join the company amp 8217 s fleet. The vessel will be homeported in Piraeus and will ......
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US based unmanned technology company Sea Machines Robotics recently held a webinar in conjunction with Netherlands based survey specialists Deep and Simon Remote Survey ......
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Germany amp 8217 s SAL Heavy Lift and Dutch transport and installation contractor Jumbo have confirmed their intention to form a new joint venture company. SAL said the ......
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DP World and the Port of Nanaimo in British Columbia, Canada, have entered into a 50 year lease agreement for Nanaimo amp 8217 s Duke Point Shipping Terminal. The agreement ......
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Published 4y-6mo-2w-8h-30m ago
The US Coast Guard, the Canadian Coast Guard, and the Royal Canadian Air Force rescued 31 fishermen from a disabled fishing vessel over 200 kilometres south of Halifax, ......
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A US legislator from Alaska has introduced a new law that calls for the resumption of the cruise season in the wake of the Canadian government amp 8217 s recent announcement ......
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Published 4y-6mo-2w-9h-23m ago
With the offshore sector as busy as ever, new charters expectedly continue to be awarded at a steady pace. It is interesting to note that the succession of recent awards ......
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Torm has entered into an agreement to purchase eight 2007 2012 built MR product tanker vessels from Team Tankers Deep Sea for a total cash consideration of US$82.5 ......
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Published 4y-6mo-2w-2d-2m ago
Norwegian owner Belships has entered into letters of intent for the acquisition of two new vessels. The 61,000DWT Ultramax bulk carriers of Japanese design are expected ......
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Published 4y-6mo-2w-2d-16m ago
amp 8220 To err is human to forgive, divine. amp 8221 Alexander Pope On the face of it, the news for the towing industry is good this month. It has just been announced that, ......
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Published 4y-6mo-3w-3h-25m ago
The latest succession of offshore projects worldwide includes both completed works and new ones in the pipeline. There amp 8217 s been plenty of action in offshore wind in ......
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Published 4y-6mo-3w-5h-25m ago
The UK National Federation of Fishermens amp 8217 Organisations NFFO has written to the leaders of main political parties, and to UK fisheries ministers and shadows, ......
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Published 4y-6mo-3w-8h-6m ago
A new Ro Pax ferry has been added to the fleet of Philippine operator Montenegro Shipping Lines. Santa Brigida has a length of 72 metres, capacity for 390 passengers and ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1h-33m ago
In remarks delivered at the US State Department in early February, President Joe Biden championed the rule of law as part of “America’s abiding advantage” and ......
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The Indian Navy took delivery of its newest submarine on Monday, February 15. Built by state owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, the future INS Karanj is the third submarine ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4h-37m ago
Russia amp 8217 s Rosmorport has conducted a demonstration of the autonomous navigation capability of the hopper barge Rabochaya. Under the supervision of an onboard crew, ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4h-48m ago
The US Coast Guard and State of Washington partner agencies are responding to an active fire that ignited on board a commercial fishing vessel moored in Tacoma on ......
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Published 4y-7mo-5h-5m ago
The People amp 8217 s Liberation Army Navy PLAN recently commissioned the final two Type 056A or Jiangdao class corvettes to be built. The 86 metre vessels have been named ......
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Published 4y-7mo-5h-23m ago
Chinese salvage company Lianyungang Dali Underwater Engineering has begun work to dismantle the stern of the Japanese owned bulk carrier Wakashio, which ran aground in ......
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Published 4y-7mo-5h-40m ago
The name of a new Norwegian flagged zero emission fast ferry has finally been selected as the development team gears up for the start of construction. The new vessel will ......
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Published 4y-7mo-8h-2m ago
Finnish builder Aquamec has completed providing support for efforts to restore the Chanhe River in the city of Xian in central China amp 8217 s Shaanxi province. The project ......
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Published 4y-7mo-8h-15m ago
Maersk has confirmed that the containership Maersk Eindhoven faced an engine stop in heavy weather on Wednesday, February 17, while en route from Xiamen, China, to Los ......
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Published 4y-7mo-10h-34m ago
Crews aboard two Alameda based US Coast Guard cutters recently interdicted three suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and seized more than 4,000 ......
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Published 4y-7mo-10h-45m ago
India amp 8217 s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone APSEZ has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares of Dighi Port DPL near Mumbai for INR7.05 ......
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Published 4y-7mo-10h-55m ago
Norwegian engineering consultancy AqualisBraemar and the East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences have entered into an ......
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Published 4y-7mo-11h-5m ago
The Royal Navy has intercepted over 2,400 kilograms of illicit drugs as a result of back to back successful interdictions in the Arabian Sea. The boarding team from the ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1d-3h-40m ago
The first armed unmanned surface vehicle AUSV to be built in Turkey has finally been launched and has already begun undergoing sea trials. Built by Antalya based ARES ......
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ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and Atlas Corporation amp 8217 s wholly owned subsidiary Seaspan Corporation have entered into a strategic agreement for the long term ......
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Japan Marine United JMU delivered a new bulk carrier to an unnamed owner on Tuesday, February 16. Named Southern Cross, the NK classed newbuild has an LOA of 299.99 ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1d-5h-4m ago
The government of Gibraltar has ordered the detention of a commercial vessel for causing an oil spill in the waters of the Port of Gibraltar in the early morning hours ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1d-5h-14m ago
A.P. Moller Maersk has confirmed its planned launch of the world amp 8217 s first carbon neutral liner vessel by 2023, seven years ahead of the initial target of 2030. The ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1d-5h-34m ago
Hutchison Ports, through Oman based subsidiary Hutchison Ports Sohar, has entered into an agreement with Sohar Port and Freezone to conduct a joint feasibility study on ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1d-11h-4m ago
CMA CGM subsidiary Containerships has taken delivery of a new LNG powered vessel from China amp 8217 s Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard. The Handysize vessel has been named ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2d-2m ago
The legislature of Suffolk County, New York, has confirmed the completion of dredging works in Mount Sinai Harbor. The long awaited dredging project began in December ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2d-22m ago
Onezhsky Shipbuilding has laid the keel for a new vessel ordered by Russian Crab Company Group. The newbuilding will be the third in a series of seven vessels designed ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2d-38m ago
Petrobras has awarded Shearwater GeoServices a contract for deepwater ocean bottom node OBN seismic acquisition for the Tupi and Iracema projects in the Santos Basin ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2d-47m ago
Norway amp 8217 s Green Yard Kleven has been selected to perform conversion work on a coastal vessel owned by local cruise operator Hurtigruten to enable it to run on hybrid ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2d-57m ago
The Port of Amsterdam will soon begin making shore power charging services available for short sea vessels following successful tests conducted earlier this month. The ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2d-1h-12m ago
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has formed a partnership with energy service providers TechnipFMC and Petrofac with the aim of maximising the recovery of oil and gas from the ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2d-2h-27m ago
The Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources DENR commenced a new rehabilitation dredging program in Metro Manila amp 8217 s Marikina River on Wednesday, ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2d-5h-58m ago
The Royal Bahrain Naval Force commissioned eight vessels into service in a ceremony held earlier this month. Formally welcomed into the fleet were the 81 metre offshore ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2d-7h-17m ago
The Royal Commission in Jubail and Yanbu, represented by the Jubail and Yanbu Industrial Services Company, and Hutchison Ports have entered into an agreement to invest ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2d-7h-42m ago
Canadian authorities have confirmed that two people were killed as a result of a vessel capsizing incident in the waters off British Columbia on Thursday, February 11. ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3d-2h-8m ago
Armon Shipyard in Spain recently floated out a new beam trawler slated for Nueva Pescanova Group amp 8217 s operations in Namibia and Mozambique. Named Ponta Timbué after a ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3d-3h-5m ago
Over the past decade, China has earned itself a reputation as a bully in the South China Sea. Its relentless coast guard patrols, frequent maritime militia operations and ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3d-3h-25m ago
Russia amp 8217 s Admiralty Shipyard has cut the first steel for the sixth of 10 Project ST192 freezer trawlers ordered by Russian Fishery Company. The Skipsteknisk designed ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3d-3h-28m ago
Seaspan Corporation has entered into agreements with an unnamed shipyard for 10 LNG dual fuel containership newbuilds. The ultra modern vessels are anticipated to begin ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3d-4h-2m ago
This long overdue amp 8220 bible amp 8221 on the perils of the sea and salvage should not just be required reading and compulsory digestion for ship masters but for all ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3d-5h-58m ago
SunStone Ships amp 8217 third and fourth Infinity class expedition vessels have successfully completed sea trials, the company said on Friday, February 12. The trials of ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3d-7h-29m ago
A keel laying ceremony was recently held in Vahali Shipyards in Serbia to mark the start of construction of a new river cruise ship ordered by Saga Cruises. Slated for ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3d-8h-22m ago
The US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Mohawk recently returned home to Key West, Florida, after a 59 day patrol in the Caribbean Sea. Mohawk amp 8216 s crew interdicted ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3d-8h-33m ago
Bill Worrall had no intention of becoming a salvage man. Growing up near Liverpool, he always knew he wanted to go to sea, but it was the elegant blue funnels of Alfred ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4d-3h-25m ago
Castor Maritime, through two separate wholly owned subsidiaries, has entered into agreements to purchase two Aframax LR2 tankers from an unaffiliated third party seller. ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4d-5h-37m ago
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a contract for two 3D surveys for an unnamed client offshore Western Australia. The three month campaign comprises more than 3,200 ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4d-5h-54m ago
Taiwan Navigation Company has placed an order for five new harbour tugs with PaxOcean amp 8217 s Graha Trisaka Industri in Indonesia. The Robert Allan Ltd designed, 60 tonne ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4d-5h-59m ago
South Africa amp 8217 s Paramount Maritime Holdings, through subsidiary Nautic Africa, has delivered a new aluminium patrol and escort vessel to an unnamed Gulf of Guinea ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1w-1h-24m ago
A Ro Pax ferry operated by Faroe Islands shipping company Smyril Line will boast increased passenger capacity and upgraded onboard facilities upon completion of an ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1w-2h-6m ago
Five crewmembers of a cruise ship operated by MSC Cruises have been found guilty of actions that resulted in a collision with another vessel in Venice on June 2, 2019. ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1w-2h-24m ago
Charles Dickens offered only A Tale of Two Cities. This week, I offer a tale of no less than six restructurings, as the crisis in the offshore sector comes to a head. One ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1w-3h-25m ago
Mitsui OSK Lines MOL held a formal naming ceremony for a new LNG carrier on Tuesday, February 9. Gail Bhuwan will be operated on charter with Indian natural gas company ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1w-4h-5m ago
The crew of the US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Campbell returned to Kittery, Maine, earlier this week following a 63 day counter narcotics patrol in the Eastern ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1w-6h-9m ago
With the exciting news from earlier this week about South Korea unveiling plans to build the world amp 8217 s largest offshore wind farm, attention is once again focused on ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1w-11h-10m ago
A new firefighting and rescue vessel slated for operation on China amp 8217 s Pearl River has been formally inducted into service by the Guangzhou Fire Department. Built by ......
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Published 4y-7mo-1w-1d-5m ago
Best Fish Handling System Supplier – Cflow Fish Handling Moving fish around on fishing boats and between boat and shore is an important part of the fishing business. ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2w-17m ago
Best Naval Tug – Rainier – Robert Allan Ltd Remarkably, for a US Government organisation, the United States Navy has never been reluctant to use foreign intellectual ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2w-22m ago
Another fine little book from the prolific Osprey Publishing, this time, however, under the trademark of Shire Publications. Whatever the reason for that, it is very much ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2w-2h-39m ago
The Marine Institute of Ireland has confirmed that its newest research vessel will be named Tom Crean. The vessel amp 8217 s namesake is a renowned Irish seaman and explorer ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2w-2h-53m ago
Construction has begun on a new tug ordered by Société Coopérative des Lamaneurs, an operator serving the French ports of Brest and Roscoff. The Piriou designed tug is ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2w-2h-57m ago
Best Small Pilot Boat – 13 Metre Pilot Boat – Colnago Marine These small, 13 metre, Croatian designed and built, all aluminium pilot boats are truly multi purpose. ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2w-4h-8m ago
Best OSV Crewboat – Ventus Formosa – BMT Taiwan is rapidly developing its offshore wind farm sector, so it obviously requires considerable OSV heft. British based BMT ......
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Published 4y-7mo-2w-4d-4h ago
The US Coast Guard has ordered the suspension of an operation to locate a missing private aircraft that is believed to have crashed in the waters of the Strait of Juan de ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3w-3h-52m ago
A search got underway off the coast of North Wales on the morning local time of Thursday, January 28, following concerns for an overdue fishing vessel with three people ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3w-4h-14m ago
Spain amp 8217 s Zamakona Yards has received an order from Norwegian operator Intership for a new wellboat for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2022. The Salt Ship designed ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3w-4h-49m ago
The UK Environment Agency has seen an increase in the amount of illegal fishing devices found along East Anglian river banks, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday, ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3w-5h-4m ago
Panama registered shipowner Wealth Line took delivery of a new bulk carrier on Tuesday, January 26. Classed by LR and built in China by Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3w-6h-6m ago
Philippine authorities have detained a Chinese owned dredger after it was discovered that the vessel was still in Philippine waters more than a year after its compulsory ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3w-11h-5m ago
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Published 4y-7mo-3w-4d-1h-4m ago
Best Small Fish Farm Support Vessel amp 8211 Grieg 04 amp 8211 Flugga Boats Flugga Boats, located in the remote Shetland Islands, to the north of Scotland, may seem like an ......
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Published 4y-7mo-3w-4d-3h ago
We have previously seen unwanted deepwater rigs scrapped in the breakers yards of Turkey, or held for conversion into subsea mining vessels by Allseas, as the drilling ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4w-3h-25m ago
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency NDMA has awarded local company Norscrap West a contract for the scrapping of the frigate HNoMS Helge Ingstad, which sank following ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4w-5h-2m ago
A cargo vessel carrying over 600 tonnes of clay sank off Sibongkok Island in Western Indonesia amp 8217 s Bangka Belitung Islands province on Wednesday, January 20. The ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4w-5h-22m ago
The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo has been in the Baltic Sea with the Lithuanian Naval Force on operations to hunt for unexploded ordnance, some of which date back to ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4w-5h-57m ago
South Korea amp 8217 s TaiYoung Shipping took delivery of a new cargo vessel from Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China on Thursday, January 21. TY Pony is the second in a ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4w-6h-23m ago
Cyprus registered Castor Maritime, through a separate wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement to purchase a 2006 built Capesize dry bulk vessel from an ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4w-7h-6m ago
A new catamaran fast ferry ordered by the Trinidad and Tobago government amp 8217 s National Infrastructure Development Company NIDCO has departed the Hobart facilities of ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4w-8h-22m ago
Somat, a subsidiary of Italy amp 8217 s Cafimar Group, has taken delivery of a new ASD harbour tug from Turkish builder Med Marine. The Robert Allan Ltd designed Gordo has ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4w-2d-9m ago
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has awarded offshore exploration licence interests to Lundin Energy and Wintershall Dea. The award to Lundin includes 15 ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4w-2d-22m ago
Royal Caribbean Group has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Azamara Cruises brand to Sycamore Partners, a New York based private equity firm specialising in ......
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Published 4y-7mo-4w-2d-50m ago
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority AFMA has begun undertaking a five year review of the rebuilding strategies for orange roughy and blue warehou and is ......
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Published 4y-8mo-3h-10m ago
It was a recent picture of the car carrier Golden Ray, lying on her side and being sawn up by the salvors, that got me thinking that there really seems to be something of ......
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Published 4y-8mo-3h-25m ago
Russia amp 8217 s Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex recently held a steel cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction of a new MR product tanker for local shipowner SCF ......
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Published 4y-8mo-3h-49m ago
A new bulk carrier was handed over to Panama registered shipowner Leo Ocean on Friday, January 15. Built by Japan Marine United JMU , Azul Tierra amp 8220 Blue ......
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Published 4y-8mo-4h-2m ago
The depleted stocks of snapper in two inlets of South Australia amp 8217 s Yorke Peninsula are set to undergo a much needed replenishment program initiated by the state ......
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Published 4y-8mo-4h-15m ago
International Container Terminal Services ICTSI has completed a berth expansion project at the Manila International Container Terminal MICT , effectively raising the ......
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Published 4y-8mo-4h-58m ago
United Heavy Lift UHL officially welcomed a new vessel to its fleet on Monday, January 18. The DNV GL classed UHL Faith is the first in a series of eight vessels to be ......
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Published 4y-8mo-5h-9m ago
Avance Gas has entered into shipbuilding contracts for two very large gas carriers VLGCs with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering DSME in South Korea. The ......
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Published 4y-8mo-5h-24m ago
Norwegian shipowner Bulk Trading Group BTG took delivery of a new bulk carrier from Japan Marine United JMU on Friday, January 15. The DNV GL classed BTG Apo has an ......
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Published 4y-8mo-5h-40m ago
Equinor has partnered with engineering firm Moss Maritime for the development of a new offshore solar power plant off the island of Frøya in Norway amp 8217 s Trøndelag ......
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Published 4y-8mo-5h-58m ago
Four people were killed and three others have gone missing after a commercial vessel broke in two and sank in the Black Sea just off northern Turkey amp 8217 s Bartin ......
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Published 4y-8mo-6h-54m ago
Personnel on a Royal Malaysian Navy craft have successfully rescued all seven crewmembers of an offshore supply vessel that sank off the east coast of Sandakan in Sabah ......
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Published 4y-8mo-7h-52m ago
Philippine shipbuilder Propmech Corporation has confirmed that it is coordinating closely with local defence officials regarding the possible construction of larger ......
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Published 4y-8mo-8h-44m ago
The Royal Navy amp 8217 s only ice patrol ship is back at sea after a £14 million US$19 million , ten month revamp to enhance its ability to work in Antarctica. HMS ......
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Published 4y-8mo-19h-33m ago
Awilco LNG has entered into a two to three month time charter agreement with an unnamed counterparty. The object of the charter is WilPride, a 2013 built, ..
The ......
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Published 4y-8mo-19h-47m ago
For the past 18 months, Reach Subsea has been developing new and future proof, sustainable solutions for subsea services. The project, named Reach Remote, is carried out ......
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Published 4y-8mo-19h-59m ago
The Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust MAST , a UK based research charity, will soon take delivery of a new rigid inflatable boat RIB from Ribcraft RIBs. The 5.85 metre ......
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Published 4y-8mo-22h-24m ago
Pilbara Ports Authority PPA has confirmed that two newbuild bulk carriers will be used to transport Pilbara iron ore to South Korea on a new service that will see a ......
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Published 4y-8mo-22h-39m ago
Russia amp 8217 s SCF Group took delivery of a new LNG carrier from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries on Friday, January 15. The same day that it was delivered, the ..
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Published 4y-8mo-23h ago
A cargo vessel came to the aid of four men who had gone adrift in the waters off Sardinia after their boat suffered engine failure and water ingress on Saturday, January ......
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Published 4y-8mo-23h-12m ago
Sometimes it is not only easier to walk away, but actually better The deepwater drilling industry is in crisis, as you know. In 2020, four major owners of deepwater rigs ......
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Published 4y-8mo-1d-3h-25m ago
The next ship slated to join Brittany Ferries amp 8217 fleet was recently launched into the water for the first time. Built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihai, the ......
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Published 4y-8mo-1d-7h-16m ago
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku floated out a new cruise ship into the water on Friday, January 15. Ordered by Costa Cruises, the 337 metre Costa Toscana will be powered ......
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Published 4y-8mo-1d-7h-28m ago
Magseis Fairfield has completed a deepwater ocean bottom node OBN seismic survey in Mexico. The survey, which was on behalf of an unnamed customer, was carried out in ......
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Published 4y-8mo-1d-8h-6m ago
Q LNG Transport has confirmed that the first offshore LNG bunkering and articulated tug and barge ATB unit to sail under the US flag is now ready for operations. Built ......
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Published 4y-8mo-1d-8h-17m ago
Wanted to buy: crew transfer vessel Specifications as follows: 15 18m catamaran design 10 15 pax capacity Good Condition Capable of 25 knots Please phone Storm on 0415 ......
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Published 4y-8mo-4d-4h-28m ago
The UK Crown Prosecution Service CPS has released a statement on its decision to discontinue the prosecution of two Nigerian nationals in connection with an attempt to ......
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Published 4y-8mo-4d-4h-48m ago
The Royal Malaysian Navy recently took delivery of its second Keris class littoral mission ship LMS . Built by China Shipbuilding and Offshore International, the future ......
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Published 4y-8mo-4d-5h-13m ago
Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of the country amp 8217 s Department of National Defence, has awarded a CA$16.5 million US$13 million contract to Zodiac ......
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Published 4y-8mo-4d-6h ago
Svitzer Australia has taken delivery of the second of three tugs for the Port of Geraldton and Mid West Ports Authority in Western Australia. Svitzer Abrolhos is a Robert ......
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Published 4y-8mo-4d-7h-29m ago
Russian shipyard Sevmash has been selected to build two additional Project 955A or Borei A class nuclear powered, ballistic missile submarines for the country amp 8217 s ......
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Published 4y-8mo-4d-8h ago
A second Freshwater class vessel will continue to operate on Sydney Harbour, following further consultation and feedback from the community, Transport for NSW confirmed ......
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Published 4y-8mo-4d-8h-30m ago
Australian researchers have returned from a six week marine science voyage investigating the critical role of ocean life in capturing atmospheric carbon. In the most ......
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Published 4y-8mo-4d-9h-5m ago
Fincantieri launched a new cruise ship into the water at its Ancona facilities on Thursday, January 14. Silver Dawn will be the third ship in the Silver Muse class and ......
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Published 4y-8mo-4d-9h-29m ago
Norwegian companies Multiconsult and Argeo have entered into a strategic cooperation to significantly improve quality marine surveys and increase construction insight of ......
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Published 4y-8mo-5d-34m ago
The International Maritime Bureau IMB amp 8217 s annual piracy report recorded an increase of piracy and armed robbery incidents in 2020. In 2020, the IMB amp 8217 s Piracy ......
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Published 4y-8mo-5d-59m ago
General Dynamics NASSCO launched the lead ship of the US Navy amp 8217 s John Lewis class fleet oilers at its San Diego shipyard on Tuesday, January 12. Once in service, ......
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Published 4y-8mo-5d-1h-14m ago
The US Coast Guard has suspended the active search for the 10 crewmembers of the Taiwanese flagged fishing vessel Yong Yu Sing No 18 who went missing approximately 885 ......
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Published 4y-8mo-5d-2h-9m ago
Tug companies in the Far East might be expected to recoil in horror at a recent report published by the US National Bureau of Economic Research. Written by academics at ......
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Published 4y-8mo-5d-3h-25m ago
French shipowner Continental Bitumen has placed an order for two product tankers in a series from China amp 8217 s Wuhu Shipyard. The vessels will each have independent ......
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Published 4y-8mo-5d-6h-23m ago
UK based Shepherd Offshore has acquired the former Swan Hunter shipyard located in Wallsend, North Tyneside, with the aim of developing the site as an offshore energy and ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-5d-7h ago
New Zealand tour operator Whale Watch Kaikoura recently welcomed a new vessel to its fleet. The newbuild is the second Whale Watch vessel to be named Te Ao Marama. The ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-5d-7h-36m ago
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company GLDD has confirmed the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling US$60.9 million to be included in the year end 2020 backlog ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-5d-7h-57m ago
Diana Shipping, through a separate wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into a time charter contract with Geneva based Cargill International for the Capesize dry bulk ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-6d-5m ago
Greek shipowner GasLog has taken delivery of a new LNG carrier from Samsung Heavy Industries. Shortly after delivery, GasLog Galveston began serving a seven year time ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-6d-14m ago
TGS has begun work on the Espirito Santo multi client 3D seismic survey offshore Brazil. The survey will cover an area of approximately 2,694 square kilometres. Fast ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-6d-21m ago
Jianglong Shipbuilding has completed the initial series of sea trials of a new tour boat ordered by Chinese tour operator Zhuhai Jiuzhou Blue Trunk Line Investment ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-6d-42m ago
The Port of Ningbo Zhoushan in China amp 8217 s Zhejiang province took delivery of two newbuild 2,942kW ASD tugs in a series from local builder Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard on ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-6d-4h-32m ago
China amp 8217 s Jianglong Shipbuilding has held a steel cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction of a new sightseeing vessel ordered by local operator District ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-6d-5h-11m ago
Almost 3,000 cockles and 150 undersized paua are back in the sea after successful interventions by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries MPI and local police. ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-6d-9h-7m ago
Scorpio Bulkers has entered into an agreement to sell one of its vessels to an unaffiliated third party. The object of the US$18.65 million transaction is SBI Libra, an ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-6d-9h-31m ago
Carnival Corporation is set to accelerate the removal of four more of its vessels from service, the company said in a statement dated January 11. The four vessels were ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-1w-3h-28m ago
Volvo Penta has introduced a new fully integrated assisted docking system. The system is designed to give the captain better control when docking a boat by automating his ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-1w-3h-56m ago
CMA CGM officially named a new LNG fuelled containership on Friday, January 8. CMA CGM Rivoli is the fifth in a series of nine 23,000TEU vessels ordered from China State ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-1w-4h-47m ago
The levels of marine pollution fines being applied by environmental authorities in Turkey have been increased by 9.11 per cent, P amp 38 I club Standard Club said through ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-1w-5h-5m ago
Turkey amp 8217 s Tersan Shipyard has launched a new double ended Ro Pax ferry being built for Norwegian operator Fjord1. Once completed, the DNV GL classed vessel will have ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-1w-7h-55m ago
Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in the Netherlands has completed construction of a new diving bell ship ordered by the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-1w-8h-29m ago
An unnamed marina operator in Dubai has taken delivery of a new rigid inflatable boat RIB from local builder Asis Boats. The eight metre, custom built craft is equipped ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-1w-9h-26m ago
A warship formerly operated by the South Korean Navy was commissioned into service with the Colombian Navy in a ceremony on Wednesday, January 6. The 88 metre, 950 tonne ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-1w-23h-5m ago
An armed robbery attempt on a berthed commercial vessel in Morocco on the first day of the new year ended in failure after the crew managed to fight off the perpetrators, ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-2w-2h-26m ago
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering DSME handed over a new LNG carrier to Flex LNG on Friday, January 1. Flex Freedom is the eleventh vessel to join the Flex LNG ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-2w-3h-38m ago
Keppel Offshore and Marine Keppel O amp 38 M has delivered Singapore amp 8217 s first LNG bunkering vessel, FueLNG Bellina, to FueLNG. Designed by Keppel Marine and Deepwater ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-2w-4h-54m ago
ClassNK has released its Guideline for Survey and Facilities/Equipment of LNG Bunkering Ships, which outlines the additional safety requirements of liquefied gas carriers ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-2w-5h-2m ago
The government of Liberia has launched a new project that is intended to help ensure the sustainable management of the country amp 8217 s fisheries sector as well as reduce ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-2w-5h-55m ago
Maintenance dredging works have been successfully completed on schedule at the Port of Mackay in North Queensland. The dredging was in line with the Queensland Government ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-2w-1d-5m ago
US President Donald Trump has signed into law the omnibus spending bill for Fiscal Year 2021, which includes funding for four more Sentinel class fast response cutters ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-8mo-2w-1d-25m ago
