Indonesian search and recovery teams have found debris believed to have originated from the submarine KRI Nanggala, which disappeared in the Bali Strait on Wednesday, Apr ......
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Published 4y-5d-18h-47m ago
Australian boatbuilder Norman R. Wright and Sons has delivered a new pilot boat to Papua New Guinea port operator PNG Ports Corporation. Siabo is the first in a series of ......
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In a move that has deeply embarrassed the Indian government, a guided missile destroyer from the US 7th Fleet transgressed into India’s exclusive economic zone on April ......
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The Australian Department of Defence DOD has said that the Indonesian government has accepted Australia amp 8217 s offer to help search for the missing submarine KRI Nang ......
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Published 4y-1w-23h-16m ago
This is an excellent example of a, fortunately, fast growing publishing genre. That is the very personalised but accurate histories of World War II that have, so to speak ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-1h-8m ago
The Association of Maryland Pilots recently took delivery of a new pilot boat from Gladding Hearn Shipbuilding. The Ray Hunt designed newbuild is the fourth in a series t ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-1h-38m ago
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute MBARI has confirmed that construction will soon begin on its newest ocean going research ship. The vessel will be named Dav ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-3h-13m ago
Peel Ports has taken delivery of an autonomous unmanned survey vessel, which recently completed its first successful trial at Crosby Marine Lake, North of Liverpool. Name ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-3h-43m ago
Construction has been completed on a new aluminium catamaran vessel ordered by Major Marine Tours of Seward, Alaska. Designed by Teknicraft of New Zealand, the hydrofoil ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-4h-11m ago
The latest string of recently awarded and completed offshore projects covers a broad range of work types including installation, decommissioning, and subsea surveys. Alth ......
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Spanish shipyard Navantia held a launching ceremony for the first unit in a new class of four diesel electric submarines on Thursday, April 22. The S 80 class submarine w ......
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The Philippine Coast Guard has disclosed details of the events that led to a vessel grounding incident in Surigao del Norte province earlier this week. This development c ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-17h-11m ago
P amp 38 O Maritime Logistics, the port and marine services subsidiary of UAE based global port operator DP World, has taken delivery of a new all FRP pilot boat for operati ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-22h-26m ago
A unique vessel conversion project is presently in its final stages at Feeney Shipyard in upper New York State. The object of the conversion is the former Maine Responder ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-22h-32m ago
Canadian shipping company Algoma Central Corporation has been fined US$500,000 after pleading guilty in the US Court for the Western District of New York to dumping waste ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-22h-46m ago
DEME Offshore and Japanese contractor Penta Ocean Construction have agreed to establish a joint venture that will focus on the construction of offshore wind farms in Japa ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-23h-24m ago
Singapore shipyard Penguin International has launched the first catamaran windfarm service vessel that will operate under the Irish flag. Built to a BV classed Incat Crow ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-23h-33m ago
Norwegian operator Hagland Shipping has entered into a contract with Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes for the construction of two self discharging bulk carriers of 5,000 DWT ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-23h-43m ago
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation NQBP will soon begin maintenance dredging at the Port of Weipa. The trailing suction hopper dredger Brisbane will be used for th ......
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Published 4y-1w-1d-23h-58m ago
The US Navy commissioned the Independence class littoral combat ship LCS USS Oakland in a ceremony on Saturday, April 17. Oakland will be homeported in San Diego with 1 ......
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Published 4y-1w-2d-17m ago
Brazilian shipyard Belov Engenharia has begun construction on a new fleet of diesel electric pushboats for logistics operator Hidrovias do Brasil. The Robert Allan Ltd R ......
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Published 4y-1w-2d-32m ago
Indonesian authorities have confirmed that one of the country amp 8217 s submarines has disappeared while participating in a training exercise in the waters between Java and ......
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Published 4y-1w-2d-1h-58m ago
Volvo Penta amp 8217 s Inboard Performance System IPS has been installed on three different pilot boats currently in operation in China, Norway, and the United States. Alt ......
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Published 4y-1w-2d-16h-35m ago
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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Published 4y-1w-2d-22h-27m ago
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-1w-2d-23h-6m 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-1w-2d-23h-13m 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-1w-2d-23h-22m 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-1w-2d-23h-42m 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-1w-2d-23h-52m 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-1w-3d-9m 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-1w-3d-1h-14m 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-1w-3d-1h-45m ago
Indian Navy divers have recovered the bodies of three more individuals who perished after their fishing vessel capsized and sank following a collision in the Laccadive Se ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-17h-25m ago
Breaux amp 8217 s Bay Craft of Loreauville, Louisiana recently handed over a new custom built, all aluminium pilot boat to the Sabine Pilots Service of Port Arthur, Texas. S ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-22h-26m ago
Sibiril Technologies, a boat builder based in Carantec in Brittany, recently handed over a new pilot boat to the Dunkirk Marine Pilotage Station Pilotage maritime de Dun ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-22h-31m ago
Danish naval architects Knud E. Hansen has launched a new series of liquefied gas bunkering tankers. The flagship design of the project is a 126.5 by 20.5 metre vessel w ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-22h-46m ago
Flex LNG has entered into time charterparty agreements with UK based Cheniere Marketing International for four LNG carriers with the option for a fifth LNG carrier. Under ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-22h-59m ago
Norfolk based Goodchild Marine Services has placed an order for nine asset tracking and management systems from local technology company Applied Satellite Technology AST ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-23h-21m ago
The Philippine Coast Guard is currently monitoring a maritime incident wherein a cargo vessel ran aground in Surigao del Norte province on Monday, April 19. Eyewitnesses ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-23h-42m 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-1w-4d-2m ago
Tasmanian operator TT Line Company has entered into an agreement with Finland amp 8217 s Rauma Marine Constructions RMC for the construction of two car and passenger ferri ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-40m ago
Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana, has acquired Gulf Island Fabrication amp 8217 s shipyard facilities in nearby Houma. Bollinger said the acquisition expands its o ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-55m ago
Netherlands based Carbon Collectors has received an approval in principle AIP from classification society Bureau Veritas BV for a CO2 tug barge combination and its as ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-1h-21m ago
Dutch marine services provider Corps van Vletterlieden has taken delivery of a multi purpose workboat for operation in the Port of IJmuiden. Originally built by Damen Shi ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-1h-46m ago
Goodchild Marine Services of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk has been awarded a contract to build a new research and patrol boat for use by the Eastern Inshore Fisheries Conserva ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-1h-57m ago
Spanish ferry operator Naviera Armas has confirmed that it will add a new Ro Pax vessel in its fleet in time for commencement of regular sailings in July this year. Built ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-2h-27m ago
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch MAIB recently released its accident investigation report into the sinking of a commercial fishing vessel off the Scottish co ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-3h-44m ago
Viking Cruises took delivery of a new ocean going cruise ship from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri on Thursday, April 15. Like its six earlier sisters in the same series, ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-7h-6m 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-1w-4d-22h-26m 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-1w-4d-22h-32m 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-1w-5d-50m 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-1w-5d-1h-3m 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-1w-5d-1h-21m 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-1w-5d-1h-34m 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-1w-5d-1h-56m 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-1w-5d-2h-54m 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-1w-5d-3h-11m 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-1w-5d-4h-15m 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-1w-5d-4h-16m 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-1w-5d-4h-18m 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-2w-22h-53m ago
To assist the global shipping community in preparing for threats such as piracy, kidnapping, and terrorism on the high seas, the International Chamber of Shipping ICS ......
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Published 4y-2w-23h-19m ago
This fine book was reviewed here as a hardback last year. It has now been re published in more affordable and transportable paperback format. The author retired as a ......
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Published 4y-2w-23h-32m ago
The US Navy decommissioned the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in a ceremony in San Diego on Wednesday, April 14. Although built with an expected service ......
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Published 4y-2w-1d-3h-21m 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-2w-1d-4h-23m ago
Wan Hai Lines Singapore has taken delivery of a new 3,055TEU containership from Japan Marine United JMU . Wan Hai 327 can carry containers in a 12 by six arrangement ......
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Published 4y-2w-1d-4h-36m 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-2w-1d-4h-47m 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-2w-1d-4h-59m ago
Coastguard New Zealand recently took delivery of a new rescue boat for use by its Sealord Marine Rescue Centre in Nelson, South Island. Acquired for a cost of NZ$1.4 ......
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Published 4y-2w-1d-6h-7m ago
The US Navy Los Angeles class nuclear powered attack submarine USS Providence has completed its 16th and final deployment and returned to its homeport at Naval Submarine ......
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Published 4y-2w-1d-6h-17m ago
Vietnam based Pandaw Cruises has cancelled all future cruises in Myanmar due to what the company claims is the ongoing unrest in the latter country. In a statement posted ......
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Published 4y-2w-1d-6h-27m ago
The US Army Corps of Engineers USACE Los Angeles District will begin dredging the Newport Bay Harbor entrance channel and perform repairs on the harbour amp 8217 s east ......
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Published 4y-2w-1d-6h-36m ago
Evergreen Marine Corporation has confirmed that the containership Ever Given was arrested by an Egyptian court on Tuesday, April 13. Evergreen said in a statement that, ......
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Published 4y-2w-1d-6h-56m ago
Recent awards for offshore vessel charters this past week are focused on the maintenance and supply segment supporting oil and gas activities and encompassing a broad ......
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Published 4y-2w-1d-7h-7m 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-2w-1d-23h-3m 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-2w-1d-23h-27m ago
The Argentine Navy took delivery of a new Gowind class offshore patrol vessel OPV from French defence company Naval Group on Wednesday, April 14. Commissioned into ......
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Published 4y-2w-2d-24m ago
Norwegian fishing company Engenes Fiskeriselskap took delivery of a new freezer stern strawler from Spanish shipbuilder Gondán on Friday, April 9. The Kongsberg ......
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Published 4y-2w-2d-53m 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-2w-2d-1h-12m 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-2w-2d-4h-14m 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-2w-2d-4h-26m ago
Singapore based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has unveiled a new design of 27 metre catamaran crewboat optimised for windfarm support duties. Each vessel in the series ......
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Published 4y-2w-2d-4h-46m 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-2w-2d-4h-57m 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-2w-2d-7h-7m 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-2w-2d-21h-4m 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-2w-2d-21h-4m 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-2w-2d-21h-56m 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-2w-2d-23h-27m 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-2w-2d-23h-36m 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-2w-2d-23h-50m 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-2w-2d-23h-58m ago
Dong Fang Offshore DFO , a subsidiary of Taiwan amp 8217 s Hung Hua Construction, has acquired a construction service operation vessel CSOV formerly operated by Swire ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-38m 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-2w-3d-6h-6m ago
China amp 8217 s Jianglong Shipbuilding has completed conducting the initial sea trials of a new all steel vessel slated for Hong Kong Fortune Ferry Company. Fuqiang ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-6h-17m ago
Spanish shipbuilder Gondán has been awarded a contract to build 10 all electric commuter ferries for Transtejo and Soflusa, a public transport company that serves the ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-6h-26m ago
Three incidents of armed robbery were reported on board ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme TSS in the Singapore Strait, the ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-6h-36m ago
Washburn and Doughty Associates of Boothbay, Maine, launched a new ferry into the water on Friday, April 9. Slated for the Maine State Ferry Service, Capt. Richard G. ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-6h-46m ago
Classification societies American Bureau of Shipping ABS , DNV, and Lloyd amp 8217 s Register LR have each awarded an approval in principle AIP for a new design of ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-6h-56m ago
The US National Transportation Safety Board NTSB has found that the erratic steering of a supply vessel led to a collision resulting in more than 22,000 litres of ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-7h-7m 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-2w-3d-22h-34m 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-2w-3d-23h-27m 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-2w-3d-23h-31m 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-2w-3d-23h-40m 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-2w-4d-3h-4m 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-2w-4d-4h-5m 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-2w-4d-4h-48m 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-2w-4d-5h-11m ago
The Royal Australian Navy commissioned its first of two auxiliary oiler replenishment AOR ships in a ceremony on Saturday, April 10. HMAS Supply will be used to carry ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-6h-56m ago
Royal Caribbean Group, through its Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises brands, and Carnival Corporation have sent some of their ships to the island of ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-7h-6m 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-2w-4d-22h-55m 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-2w-4d-23h-34m ago
A new rescue boat recently delivered to Marine Rescue New South Wales was formally welcomed into service in a ceremony on Friday, April 9. Built by Yamba Welding and ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-16m 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-2w-5d-56m 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-2w-5d-1h-8m 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-2w-5d-1h-54m ago
The crew of a cargo vessel reported that some of their containers had fallen into the sea while they were underway off the West Frisian Islands in the Netherlands on ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-3h-14m 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-2w-5d-3h-39m ago
DP World Southampton has confirmed the investment of £40 million US$54.7 million in a project that seeks to expand the capacity of Britain amp 8217 s second largest ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-4h-51m ago
DFDS will introduce a new unaccompanied freight service between Sheerness in North Kent and the French port of Calais. The service will start on June 1 and will offer one ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-14m ago
The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force JMSDF recently commissioned a new diesel electric submarine into service. JS Toryu amp 8220 Fighting Dragon amp 8221 is the final ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-24m ago
Canadian shipowner Algoma Central Corporation has taken delivery of a new gearless dry bulk carrier from Jiangsu Yangzi Mitsui Shipbuilding Company in China. Captain ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-40m ago
Roger Revelle, a research vessel of Scripps Institution of Oceanography of UC San Diego, has completed undergoing an 18 month mid life upgrade program expected to extend ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-52m ago
An Iranian cargo vessel was the target of a deliberate attack in the Red Sea on Tuesday, April 6, the country amp 8217 s foreign ministry told local media in the days ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-1h-17m ago
Norwegian Cruise Line is set to resume operational sailings in July 2021 after a suspension that has lasted over a year, the company confirmed on Tuesday, April 6. The ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-1h-46m ago
Despite the introduction ten years ago of regulations prohibiting the use of asbestos materials onboard ship, a significant number of existing and newbuild vessels ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-3h-56m ago
One person has died while another three are in critical condition after they accidentally inhaled ammonia gas caused by a leakage on an LPG tanker anchored in the Strait ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-4h-8m ago
A fire ignited in the engine room of an Australian chartered Antarctic resupply vessel as it was sailing on its return voyage on Monday, April 5. The blaze on MPV Everest ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-4h-34m ago
This week amp 8217 s summary of completed and newly awarded offshore projects turns the focus on offshore wind, highlighting the pace of continuing development in this ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-4h-59m ago
In 2007, I was invited by the United Nations to address a regional conference on multilateral cooperation in Pacific Rim ocean governance. The conference was hosted by ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-23h-26m ago
Malaysian shipping company MISC has taken delivery of its sixth very large ethane carrier VLEC , Seri Elbert, from South Korea amp 8217 s Hyundai Heavy Industries HHI . ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-23h-30m ago
Hapag Lloyd will launch a new service that will offer direct weekly sailings between China, South East Asia, Kenya, and Tanzania. The East Africa Service 3 EAS3 will be ......
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Published 4y-3w-1d-23h-43m ago
The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed vessels and personnel in response to a collision incident between two foreign flagged commercial ships in the waters off Cavite ......
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Stolt Tankers has partnered with Amsterdam based GoodFuels to trial the use of a marine biofuel produced from sustainable and certified feedstocks. The trial will take ......
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The second Infinity class expedition cruise vessel ordered by US based SunStone Ships has been launched into the water at the Haimen facilities of China Merchants Heavy ......
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The keel of the future US Navy destroyer Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. was ceremoniously laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works amp 8217 BIW shipyard, on Tuesday, April 6. The ......
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Everett, Washington based OceanGate Expeditions has selected a multi purpose offshore support vessel OSV operated by Canada amp 8217 s Horizon Maritime to serve as the ......
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US based Quark Expeditions has taken delivery of a new polar cruise ship from Croatian builder Brodosplit. The Marshall Islands flagged Ultramarine has a length of 128 ......
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Swedish builder Candela Speed Boat has been selected to supply a new high speed, electric hydrofoil shuttle ferry for operation in the city of Stockholm. The development ......
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Oldendorff Carriers has ordered two 61,300DWT Ultramax bulk carrier newbuildings and acquired two 93,000DWT Post Panamax vessels in separate transactions, the company ......
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Australian aquaculture has experienced steady growth since 2002, yet its annual worth has plateaued at just over $1 billion in recent years. A new inquiry into the ......
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Seaspan Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire two containerships on long term charter with an unnamed global liner customer. The company expects that the ......
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A new expedition cruise vessel recently delivered to Australian operator Coral Expeditions departed on its maiden voyage on Wednesday, March 31. Coral Geographer arrived ......
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Singapore based unmanned systems specialist Zycraft USV has completed the second phase of an engineering development project aimed at introducing a new type of unmanned ......
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MSC Cruises and Total have entered into an agreement for the supply of LNG to MSC Cruises amp 8217 upcoming LNG powered cruise ships. The agreement calls for Total to ......
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Crystal Cruises will officially launch its Crystal Expedition Cruises brand with the inauguration of the company amp 8217 s first expedition vessel on July 17 of this year. ......
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A yacht transport vessel has been left abandoned in the North Sea off Norway after its onboard cargo shifted and caused it to list heavily and dangerously to one side, ......
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The respective boards of directors of US shipping companies International Seaways and Diamond S Shipping have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement pursuant ......
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Russian shipyard Severnaya Verf has launched a new Project 170701 freezer trawler slated for local fishing company Norebo Group. Kapitan Geller will have an LOA of 81.6 ......
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Indian ports and logistics company Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone APSEZ has taken over full ownership of Krishnapatnam Port after acquiring the outstanding 25 ......
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Singapore based Aquaculture Centre of Excellence ACE has awarded Indonesia amp 8217 s Vallianz Holdings a contract to convert an existing cargo barge into a floating, ......
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The second phase of an ongoing container terminal expansion project at APM Terminals MedPort Tangier in Morocco has begun, the company said on Thursday, April 1. The new ......
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A 323 metre very large crude carrier VLCC owned by Australia amp 8217 s Woodside Energy recently arrived in China to begin undergoing conversion works that will see it ......
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A 90 day dredging project to deepen and widen the channels within Shallowbag Bay and Roanoke Sound in Manteo, North Carolina, was recently completed successfully, opening ......
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The government of Canada is further investing in research to help improve understanding of the country amp 8217 s oceans, lakes, rivers, and waterways as well as the many ......
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The National Oceanography Centre amp 8217 s NOC research vessel Discovery recently left Southampton for an expedition to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory ......
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Philippine Coast Guard personnel on board a fisheries patrol vessel came to the aid of the occupants of a small banca type passenger boat after it capsized in the waters ......
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Turkish builder Sanmar Shipyards has been awarded a contract to supply a new ASD terminal and escort tug to Italy amp 8217 s Rimorchiatori Napoletani. The Robert Allan Ltd ......
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Published 4y-3w-4d-6h-57m ago
Austal USA launched the future US Navy Independence class littoral combat ship LCS Canberra at its Mobile, Alabama facilities on Tuesday, March 30. The future USS ......
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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-3w-4d-22h-1m 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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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-3w-5d-1h-23m 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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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-3w-5d-5h-11m 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-3w-5d-6h-37m 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-3w-5d-6h-46m ago
An agreement in principle has been reached between the Canadian and French governments regarding co managed fish stocks, including cod in the 3Ps zone off the south coast ......
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Published 4y-3w-5d-6h-56m ago
An expedition privately funded and executed by two former US Navy Officers has successfully re located, surveyed, and filmed the wreckage of USS Johnston, the ..
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The recent pictures of the gigantic Evergreen containership sitting forlornly across the Suez Canal, bow and stern hard aground on the sand, with a diminutive digger ......
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A new electric powered sightseeing boat built in China departed on its maiden voyage on the Pearl River in the city of Guangzhou on Tuesday, March 30. Named Jinlong Yu ......
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Russian media reports that two people were killed after a fishing vessel capsized and sank while still under construction at a shipyard near Saint Petersburg on Tuesday, ......
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Fisheries New Zealand will impose changes to catch limits for 14 fish stocks as well as introduce a full year round closure to harvesting shellfish at Cockle ..
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German shipyard Meyer Werft handed over a new cruise ship to Royal Caribbean International on Wednesday, March 31. Odyssey of the Seas has a length of 347.1 metres, a ......
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The Port Qasim Authority PQA of Pakistan has awarded contracts to Turkey amp 8217 s Sanmar Shipyards for the construction and delivery of four tugs and two pilot boats. ......
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Singapore shipowner Grindrod Shipping Holdings has entered into two separate transactions regarding the sale of three vessels in its fleet. The 2013 built MR tankers ......
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Much of the spotlight is on drilling vessels in this latest roundup of offshore charters. Interestingly, the newly awarded charters for such vessels has extended beyond ......
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amp 8220 In the decade ahead, the UK will deepen our engagement in the Indo Pacific, establishing a greater and more persistent presence than any other European ..
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The Royal Australian Navy RAN decommissioned the patrol boat HMAS Pirie in a ceremony at its homeport of Darwin on Friday, March 26. Pirie, the first Armidale class ......
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MHI has entered into an agreement with the Japanese Ministry of Defence regarding the development of a new autonomous underwater vehicle ......
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The French Ministry of Armed Forces, through its Defence Procurement Agency, has awarded local shipbuilder Naval Group a contract for the construction and delivery of two ......
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Yamba Welding and Engineering YWE has begun conducting sea trials of a new watercraft slated for the Australian Army. Designed by Naiad, the 12.5 metre regional support ......
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Global shipping company Maersk has confirmed that one of its vessels has become stranded in the Pacific approximately 1,050 kilometres off Alaska after it developed ......
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The Philippine government is presently considering temporarily stationing one of its vessels near a disputed reef in the South China Sea, the country amp 8217 s defence ......
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Damen Shipyards Group has expanded its dredger product range with available variants now covering hopper volumes from 650 m³ to 5,000 m³. The updated portfolio includes ......
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Bureau Veritas has granted Netherlands based Royal IHC an approval in principle AIP for the design of a hydrogen fuelled trailing suction hopper dredger TSHD . Royal ......
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Published 4y-1mo-5h-57m ago
Biosecurity New Zealand will begin further testing of oysters from Foveaux Strait, near Stewart Island, after three wild oysters from a small area in the Strait were ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6h-7m ago
Vastly increased offshore patrols, aerial surveillance, and monitoring have ensured illegal fishing has been kept at bay in England amp 8217 s seas since the UK became an ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6h-16m ago
The US Army Corps of Engineers USACE will conduct maintenance dredging of the outer harbour area of Grays Harbor estuarine bay in Washington State beginning this April ......
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German shipbuilder Neptun Werft handed over two new vessels to Viking River Cruises of Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 25. The vessels, which will sail under the ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6h-37m ago
Seaspan Shipyards recently held a steel cutting ceremony to mark the official start of construction of a new class of scientific research vessels to be operated jointly ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6h-47m ago
A new sulphur tanker slated for China amp 8217 s Dong Zhan Shipping was launched into the water at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard on Tuesday, March 30. Once completed, the ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6h-56m ago
The Isaac Regional Council of Queensland, Australia, has engaged a contractor to remove 12,000 cubic metres of built up sediment at Theresa Creek Dam near Clermont. The ......
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For the end of the quarter, we feature a six pack of updates on stories we covered recently. Eni and Shell acquitted over US$1 billion Nigerian corruption for now One ......
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The Royal New Zealand Navy recently launched its own journal, which aims to build the service’s professionalism and amp 8220 engage and exchange views with all those who ......
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Published 4y-1mo-23h-36m ago
SeaRoad Shipping amp 8217 s Ro Ro ferry SeaRoad Tamar departed Devonport for the last time at 17:00 local time on Wednesday, March 31, after 30 years of operating on Bass ......
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Published 4y-1mo-23h-49m ago
Oceanteam Bourbon 4, a 50:50 joint venture owned by Netherlands based Oceanteam and Bourbon Offshore Norway, has entered into a memorandum of agreement regarding the sale ......
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Lifeboat crew at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution RNLI station at Castletownbere, County Cork, were launched to assist the crew of a local tug that became ......
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The Port of Rotterdam has sold its sole remaining icebreaker to a marine contractor in Friesland, where it will join a sister vessel that had also been acquired by the ......
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Dutch offshore services provider Acta Marine will take delivery of a new hybrid multi purpose workboat in the summer of 2021, the company said on Monday, March 29. The ......
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Spanish shipbuilder Navantia launched a new warship into the water at its San Fernando facilities on Sunday, March 28. Named Hail after a city in northern Saudi Arabia, ......
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The Welsh Government has approved the deployment of the fisheries patrol vessel Rhodri Morgan to assist in the search for the missing fishing boat Nicola Faith, the UK ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1d-3h-25m ago
Boat crews of the US Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to a boat fire at Quartermaster Harbor Yacht Club on Vashon Island, Washington, on Monday, March 29. At ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1d-6h-6m ago
Jianglong Shipbuilding has begun construction on a new commuter ferry slated for operation in the waters of Wenzhou City in China amp 8217 s Zhejiang province. The vessel ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1d-6h-17m ago
BC Ferries amp 8217 fourth Salish class Ro Pax ferry will be named Salish Heron, the company said in a recent press release. The name of the 107 metre, LNG powered vessel ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1d-6h-37m ago
Jianglong Shipbuilding launched a new maritime law enforcement vessel at its Guangdong province facilities on Friday, March 26. Hai Xun 11108 will be operated by the ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1d-7h-6m ago
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems TKMS has come to an agreement with the procurement authorities of Germany and Norway on the general conditions for the purchase of six Type ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2d-45m ago
Austal USA recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the official start of construction of its first ever steel shipbuilding facility in Mobile, Alabama. The new ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2d-2h-9m ago
Salisbury, Maryland based Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corporation recently launched a new tug ordered by Vane Brothers of Baltimore. Rock Hall is the third steel hulled tug ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2d-3h-55m ago
Russia amp 8217 s Nevsky Shipyard laid the keel of a future ice capable seagoing tanker on Friday, March 26. The vessel will be the first of three Project 23130 tankers to ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2d-4h-45m ago
A new terminal service dedicated to intra European container transport is due to commence at the Port of Gothenburg. The terminal will be located at Skandiahamnen amp 8217 s ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2d-4h-59m ago
Conrad Shipyard of Louisiana has handed over a new deck barge to Ashton Marine, a marine transportation company based in Muskegon, Michigan. Named AM 3600, the 73 by 18 ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2d-6h-47m ago
The National Transportation Safety Board NTSB has published a marine accident brief in relation to the flooding incident on the 25 metre towing vessel Alton St Amant in ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2d-6h-56m ago
Russia amp 8217 s Admiralty Shipyard launched a new diesel electric submarine at its Saint Petersburg facilities on Friday, March 26. The future Magadan will be the third ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2d-7h-7m 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-1mo-3d-12m 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-1mo-3d-25m 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-1mo-3d-2h-3m ago
Taiwan amp 8217 s Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation recently took delivery of a new 2,800TEU container vessel. The BV classed YM Constancy is the eighth in a series of ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6d-11m ago
Norway amp 8217 s Belships has entered into a letter of intent for the acquisition of a new Ultramax bulk carrier currently under construction in China. The 61,000DWT vessel ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6d-19m ago
Greek shipowner Globus Maritime, through a separate wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with an unaffiliated third party to purchase a Kamsarmax bulk ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6d-29m ago
South Korean shipping line HMM took delivery of a new containership in a ceremony at Hyundai Heavy Industries amp 8217 HHI Ulsan shipyard on Monday, March 22. The ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6d-36m ago
Yanmar Holdings and its subsidiary Yanmar Power Technology Company conducted a field demonstration test of a new maritime fuel cell system in Oita, Japan, on Wednesday, ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6d-1h-6m ago
SeaRoad Shipping amp 8217 s new charter vessel Liekut arrived ahead of schedule at Station Pier, Melbourne at 08:30 on Thursday, March 25. Chas Kelly, Executive Chairman of ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6d-1h-16m ago
UK marine technology company Marine i and engineering and survey specialist Feritech Global are set to collaborate on the world amp 8217 s first autonomous subsea vehicle ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6d-6h-37m ago
The crew of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose has interdicted illicit narcotics in Middle East waters for the third time in less than five weeks. Earlier this month, in ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6d-6h-56m ago
Offshore wind projects are maintaining momentum in the Far East and in Europe. However, the oil and gas segment has also been experiencing considerable activity as of ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6d-7h-6m ago
A containership operated by Taiwan amp 8217 s Evergreen Marine Corporation ran aground while transiting the Suez Canal on Tuesday, March 23, causing vessel traffic in both ......
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Published 4y-1mo-6d-21h-56m ago
The MVD Harbour Pilots Society of Montevideo, Uruguay, has selected Irish builder Safehaven Marine for the construction and delivery of two new pilot boats in a series. ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1w-17m ago
NOAA Fisheries scientists and their partners at several other academic and research institutions explored how restored oyster reefs help the Chesapeake Bay. They have ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1w-29m ago
An advanced ocean plastic simulator first launched in 2019 can now track the movement of virtual plastic pollution along New Zealand amp 8217 s entire coastline. The Ocean ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1w-47m ago
The Philippine Navy is set to deploy additional ships for conducting increased maritime sovereignty patrols in the portion of the South China Sea that falls within the ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1w-1h-55m ago
Poseidon Sea Pilots, a fully owned subsidiary of Australian Maritime Systems Group, has awarded Queensland boat builder Norman R Wright and Sons a contract for two new ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1w-3h-11m ago
Russia amp 8217 s Severnaya Verf shipyard has begun conducting builder amp 8217 s sea trials of the Project 23120 logistics support vessel Vsevolod Bobrov. The trials are being ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1w-3h-50m ago
Tokyo based aquaculture consultancy Seafood Legacy and a number of local partners have launched Japan amp 8217 s first longline blue shark and swordfish fishery improvement ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1w-6h-47m ago
China State Shipbuilding Corporation amp 8217 s CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard has handed over a new LNG powered ultra large container vessel ULCV to CMA CGM. Named after a ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1w-1d ago
Sabine Pilots Service of Port Arthur, Texas, recently took delivery of a new custom built pilot boat from Louisiana builder Breaux amp 8217 s Bay Craft. The builder said ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1w-2d-14m ago
DFDS will introduce a fourth freight ferry to the direct ferry service between Rosslare Europort in Ireland and Dunkirk in Northern France. The new freight ferry is Ark ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1w-2d-35m ago
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has included seaport relief among his recommendations on how to utilise a portion of federal funds the state is expected to receive via the ......
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Published 4y-1mo-1w-2d-46m 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-1mo-1w-6d-20m 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-1mo-1w-6d-29m ago
Austal Australia delivered a new Guardian class patrol boat to the Australian Department of Defence DOD on Wednesday, March 17. The future HMPNGS Rochus Lokinap was ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2w-20m 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-1mo-2w-42m ago
Best Stabilisation System Supplier – Seakeeper United States headquartered Seakeeper has perfected and produces a range of anti roll gyro stabilisation systems for ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2w-45m ago
South Port New Zealand has awarded Damen Shipyards Group of the Netherlands a NZ$9.4 million US$6.8 million contract for the delivery of a new azimuth tractor tug for ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2w-54m ago
Bay Houston Towing Company of Galveston, Texas, recently took delivery of a new escort tug from Gulf Island Shipyards of Louisiana. George M is the final one in a series ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2w-6h-56m ago
UK based international oilfield service company Expro Group has formed an exclusive alliance with Singapore based global vessel provider FTAI Ocean, a subsidiary of ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2w-7h-6m 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-1mo-2w-1d-4m 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 ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2w-1d-56m 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-1mo-2w-2d-10m 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 ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2w-2d-16m 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-1mo-2w-3d-5m 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-1mo-2w-3d-18m 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 ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2w-3d-29m 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-1mo-2w-3d-49m 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 ......
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Published 4y-1mo-2w-6d-2h ago
Oregon shipbuilder Greenbrier Marine launched a new double hull petroleum tank barge into the water at its Lake Oswego facilities on Monday, March 8. Designed by Jensen ......
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Published 4y-1mo-3w-5h-56m ago
AAL Shipping will soon welcome two multi purpose heavy lift vessels back into its fleet. Pacific Action and AAL Gladstone have both served in the AAL fleet in the past. ......
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Published 4y-1mo-3w-6h-7m ago
UK based marine survey and research organisation Ocean Ecology has become part of Åkerblå Group, a Norwegian consultancy specialising in fish health, environmental, and ......
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Published 4y-1mo-3w-6h-16m ago
British advanced maritime technology business SubSea Craft and naval architects Bar Technologies have entered into a new five year contract to further develop a new type ......
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Published 4y-1mo-3w-6h-27m ago
The US Navy took delivery of the guided missile destroyer Daniel Inouye from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works on Monday, March 8. Prior to delivery, the ship successfully ......
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Published 4y-1mo-3w-6h-36m ago
Saam Towage amp 8217 s operations in El Salvador will be further expanded in the coming weeks following the arrival of two newbuild escort and firefighting tugs from Turkey. ......
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Published 4y-1mo-3w-6h-47m ago
Australia based Coral Expeditions has taken delivery of a new expedition cruise vessel from Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam. Coral Geographer is the second vessel in a series to ......
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Published 4y-1mo-3w-6h-57m ago
Three US senators are reintroducing bipartisan legislation that will codify the US Coast Guard amp 8217 s icebreaking mission on the Great Lakes and increase the icebreaking ......
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Published 4y-1mo-3w-7h-6m ago
Seaspan Corporation has entered into agreements with an unnamed shipyard for six 15,000TEU containership newbuilds. The are anticipated to begin deliveries in the fourth ......
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Construction is underway on a self propelled compact tanker barge ordered by Jupiter, Florida operator Intracoastal Marine Fuel. The construction contract for the vessel ......
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Published 4y-1mo-3w-1d-47m ago
A team of researchers from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole, non profit Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay, and the Maine ......
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Turkey amp 8217 s Cemre Shipyard has launched a new midwater pelagic trawler slated for Irish fishing company Atlantic Dawn. Designed by Salt Ship Design and classed by BV, ......
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Following a prosecution by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority AMSA on Friday, February 26, the chief officer and the owner of a foreign flagged commercial vessel ......
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Published 4y-1mo-4w-1h-31m ago
A company based in New Zealand amp 8217 s Tasman District has begun a one year research trial aimed at reducing the number of mussel floats that get lost at sea each year. ......
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Published 4y-1mo-4w-1h-57m ago
The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas and the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands have entered into a memorandum of understanding MOU that will allow the two entities to ......
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Published 4y-1mo-4w-2h-14m ago
US Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders have suspended the search for a missing aircraft and its pilot that are believed to have crashed in the waters off Boca Raton, ......
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Published 4y-1mo-4w-3h-26m ago
Svitzer will take delivery of a new pilot boat for operation in the Moroccan port of Tanger Med before the end of March. Svitzer Oued Martil is the third pilot boat built ......
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Published 4y-1mo-4w-3h-44m ago
Construction is underway on a new steel hulled gaming and dinner cruise boat ordered by Four Bears Casino of New Town, North Dakota. Wisconsin based Lake Assault Boats ......
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Greek company Minerva Marine has confirmed that authorities in Israel have cleared one of its managed tankers of any involvement in a recent oil spill incident affecting ......
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Transport for London TFL has received proposals from two bidders in its competition to determine the provider of a cross river ferry service near Hammersmith Bridge for ......
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Published 4y-2mo-46m ago
Best Feed Barge – San Hamana – Crisp Bros. and Haywards San Hamana is not the first fish farm feed barge designed and built by Tasmania’s innovative and effective ......
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Published 4y-2mo-54m ago
According to the latest data released by the Global Wind Energy Council amp 8217 s GWEC Market Intelligence, the global offshore wind industry had its second best year ......
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Turkey amp 8217 s Cemre Shipyard launched a new live fish carrier into the water on Saturday, February 27. Classed by DNV GL and designed by Havyard Ship Design, the ......
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Published 4y-2mo-1h-10m ago
The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation Organisation conjointe de cooperation en matière d’armement OCCAR has awarded Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri a ......
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Published 4y-2mo-1h-20m ago
UK Maritime Trade Operations UKMTO and security consultancy firm Dryad Global have confirmed that an explosion occurred on board a commercial vessel sailing in the Gulf ......
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Published 4y-2mo-2h-46m 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-2mo-2d-23h-27m ago
Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation APFC has taken delivery of two new high speed catamaran Ro Pax ferries. FastCat M17 and FastCat M18 will be operated on ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3d-48m 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-2mo-3d-1h-27m 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-2mo-3d-4h-8m ago
Singapore amp 8217 s Kim Heng Offshore and Marine, through wholly owned subsidiary Kim Heng Marine and Oilfield KHMO , has sold three of its vessels to Bridgewater Marine ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3d-6h-46m ago
Crewboats and processing platforms are the focus of the recent string of newbuilding orders and deliveries of offshore vessels. This time around, new deliveries are ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3d-7h-6m ago
Crewboats and processing platforms are the focus of the recent string of newbuilding orders and deliveries of offshore vessels. This time around, new deliveries are ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3d-7h-6m ago
A tug operated by Turkey amp 8217 s Düzgit Group has completed undergoing a modification program that saw its hull being extended to accommodate a larger working deck. ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4d-5m ago
Norway amp 8217 s Nordland Fylkeskommune has taken delivery of a new catamaran fast ferry from local builder Brødrene Aa. Named Fredrikke Tønder Olsen, the ferry will ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4d-27m ago
Greek ship management company Minerva Marine has issued an official statement on its website in response to reports that one of its managed vessels had spilled a large ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4d-52m ago
US based commercial LIDAR company 3D at Depth has launched a new offshore Geophysical Survey Services division. The new division will provide optimised surveys to support ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4d-3h-35m ago
SSE Renewables and Spanish renewables company Acciona have entered into an exclusivity agreement regarding the formation of a 50/50 joint venture to enter the emerging ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4d-4h-2m ago
A dredging campaign to keep Port Taranaki amp 8217 s shipping channels clear for trade began on Monday, February 22. The biennial maintenance dredging work is expected to be ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4d-4h-9m ago
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded an ocean bottom seismic OBS 4D survey by Aker BP at the Ivar Aasen field in the Norwegian North Sea. The survey will commence in ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4d-4h-17m ago
Ammonia fuelled tanker joint development project JDP consortium members MISC, Lloyd amp 8217 s Register LR , Samsung Heavy Industries SHI , and MAN Energy Solutions ......
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Published 4y-2mo-5d ago
Caledonian Maritime Assets CMAL , in partnership with Transport Scotland and CalMac, is commencing a major programme to replace up to seven small Loch class vessels ......
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Published 4y-2mo-5d-14m ago
US Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 ......
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Published 4y-2mo-5d-28m ago
As part of the on going inactivation availability on the fire damaged US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, contractors started the process of removing ......
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Published 4y-2mo-5d-4h-13m ago
BC Ferries has confirmed that a new Island class battery hybrid Ro Pax vessel was launched into the water at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania on Thursday, February 18. ......
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Published 4y-2mo-5d-4h-49m ago
One person is feared to have died following a vessel capsizing incident in the Swedish port of Trelleborg on Wednesday, February 17. The incident occurred on the ......
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Published 4y-2mo-6d-39m ago
MSC Cruises recently unveiled the first images of MSC Seashore, a new 339 metre vessel slated to enter service with the company in August 2021. Designed and built by ......
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Published 4y-2mo-6d-1h-5m ago
Mike Wall, who produces a very interesting and practical column for Baird Maritime, is a widely experienced British born and trained marine engineer. For the latter half ......
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Published 4y-2mo-6d-4h-40m ago
GC Rieber Shipping has entered into an agreement to sell the inspection, maintenance and repair IMR /walk to work vessel Polar Queen. The gangway onboard the 2011 built ......
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Published 4y-2mo-6d-6h-26m ago
In a joint effort to boost maritime safety and to enhance Abu Dhabi amp 8217 s maritime regulations, Abu Dhabi Ports subsidiary Abu Dhabi Maritime and the Abu Dhabi National ......
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Published 4y-2mo-6d-6h-46m ago
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has awarded the construction of some 2.4 kilometres of quays and earth retaining walls in the Princess Amalia Harbour to a consortium ......
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Published 4y-2mo-6d-7h-7m ago
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency MMEA has responded to an incident wherein a yacht caught fire while anchored in the Malacca Strait off Langkawi Island on ......
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Published 4y-2mo-1w-52m ago
Australian builder Hart Marine has delivered a new pilot boat to P amp 38 O Maritime Logistics for operation in the waters of Dubai. Named Al Dairah, the newbuild is 17 ......
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Published 4y-2mo-1w-1h-22m ago
Waterschap Scheldestromen, the water management authority in the Dutch city of Middelburg, has awarded Holland Shipyards Group a contract for the construction of a new ......
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Published 4y-2mo-1w-1h-36m ago
The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed rescue boats and other assets to the southern province of Surigao Del Sur to evacuate affected residents after torrential rains ......
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Published 4y-2mo-1w-1h-47m ago
Ocean Network Express ONE and Mitsui OSK Lines MOL have successfully completed the initial trials of a new type of sustainable biofuel on one of MOL amp 8217 s container ......
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Published 4y-2mo-1w-2h-9m ago
Crowley Maritime Corporation has fully integrated Seattle based naval architecture firm Jensen Maritime Consultants into the Crowley Engineering Services group. Crowley ......
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Published 4y-2mo-1w-3h-11m ago
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-2mo-1w-3d-38m 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-2mo-1w-3d-50m ago
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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Published 4y-2mo-1w-4d-44m 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-2mo-1w-6d-4m 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-2mo-1w-6d-2h ago
Helsinki Shipyard has laid the keel of the second in a series of three ultra luxury expedition cruise ships ordered by UK based Swan Hellenic. The vessel will have a ......
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Published 4y-2mo-2w-39m 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-2mo-2w-1h-39m 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-2mo-2w-1h-56m 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-2mo-2w-2h-1m ago
A major project to upgrade 430 metres of quayside has begun at the Port of Southampton in support of Ro Ro operations and the new cruise terminal. More than 400 metres of ......
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Published 4y-2mo-2w-6h-27m ago
Northern Supply, where Standard Drilling has an indirect ownership of 28.1 per cent, has entered into a memorandum of agreement MOA to sell the two medium size platform ......
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Published 4y-2mo-2w-6h-36m ago
The city governments of Antwerp and Bruges have entered into an agreement to merge their respective ports. Once completed, the ports will operate under the name Port of ......
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Published 4y-2mo-2w-6h-56m ago
Fincantieri launched a new warship into the water at its Muggiano facilities on Saturday, February 13. Named Damsah, the vessel is the second Doha class corvette that ......
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Published 4y-2mo-2w-7h-7m 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-2mo-2w-3d-7m ago
The final one in a series of four hybrid electric Ro Pax ferries ordered by Norwegian operator Norled has been completed at Poland amp 8217 s Remontowa Shipbuilding and has ......
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Published 4y-2mo-2w-5d-6m ago
Chinese operator Zhuhai Fast Ferry Company has taken delivery of two new catamaran vessels in a series built by AFAI Southern Shipyard. The Incat Crowther designed Xin ......
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Published 4y-2mo-2w-5d-18m ago
The ferries that carry tourists around Niagara Falls have integrated Veth Propulsion by Twin Disc technology to become the first zero emission, all electric passenger ......
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Published 4y-2mo-2w-6d-7m ago
French fishing company Via Ocean has taken delivery of a new steel/aluminium tuna seining vessel from Piriou. Built at Piriou amp 8217 s Vietnam shipyard, Via Alizé has an ......
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Published 4y-2mo-2w-6d-54m ago
Dutch marine contractor De Klerk has taken delivery of two non self propelled cargo pontoons from Damen Shipyards Group. The 40 by 11 metre Oosterschelde and the 30 by ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-16m ago
Lifeboat crews from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution RNLI station at Peterhead on Scotland amp 8217 s east coast have successfully rescued all five occupants of a ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-34m ago
The US Naval Sea Systems Command NAVSEA has confirmed that acceptance trials of the US Navy amp 8217 s second YT 808 class tug have been successfully completed. Like ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-46m ago
The federal government of Canada and the provincial government of British Columbia have confirmed that funding will be made available for four projects with the aim of ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-56m ago
Fincantieri laid the keel for a new cruise ship at its Ancona facilities on Thursday, February 4. Once completed, Viking Mars will have a gross tonnage of 47,800 and 465 ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-1h-6m ago
The US Coast Guard and the Russian Marine Rescue Service MRS have ratified updates to the Joint Contingency Plan JCP , a bilateral agreement focused on preparing for ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-4h-7m ago
Callan Marine has been awarded a long term contract for maintenance and new work dredging of the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas. Callan will provide maintenance and new ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-4h-42m ago
Best Oil Spill Response Boat – Maia – Baltic Workboats The many and varied output of boats from Estonia based Baltic Workboats feature frequently on Baird Maritime ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-5d-6m 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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Best River Ferry – Riva Express 4 – Chao Phraya Express Boat Company and Asimar Shipyard This fine ferry and its three sisters have been a long time coming. The ......
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Published 4y-3mo-5m ago
The Busan Port Authority of South Korea has unveiled plans to put the country amp 8217 s first zero emission domestic ferry into service by 2022. The catamaran vessel will ......
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Published 4y-3mo-9m ago
I have again been saddened by the recent loss of another of my Filipino friends. This time it was Commodore Dante La. Jimenez, who died last week of an aortic aneurysm. ......
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Published 4y-3mo-21m ago
The US Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal hearing to consider evidence related to the sinking of the crab fishing vessel Scandies Rose. The hearing will take ......
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Published 4y-3mo-35m ago
Athens based Attica Group, a provider of ferry services for passengers and cargo in the eastern Mediterranean, has awarded Norwegian shipbuilder Brødrene a NOK220 ......
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Published 4y-3mo-53m 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-3mo-3d-16m 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-3mo-3d-51m 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-3mo-3d-1h-6m 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-3mo-3d-2h-8m 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-3mo-3d-7h-7m ago
Acquisitions of both new and secondhand offshore vessels, as well as vessel newbuilding orders, continue at a steady pace as January 2021 comes to a close. Interestingly, ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3d-7h-12m ago
Belgian operator Verbeke Shipping has placed an order for a multi purpose tug to be built by Netherlands based Neptune Marine. The tug will have IMO Tier III compliant ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3d-21h-4m ago
Best Medium Ferry – Zanzibar 1 – CoCo Yachts Netherlands based CoCo Yachts is developing a strong reputation for sleek, efficient, yacht like fast ferries. Zanzibar 1 ......
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Published 4y-3mo-4d-38m ago
The Philippine Coast Guard and a Good Samaritan ship facilitated the successful rescue of all 34 crewmembers of a foreign flagged fishing vessel after a fire ignited in ......
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Published 4y-3mo-4d-4h-46m ago
Best Medium Ro Pax – Hjellestad – LMG Marin Unusually for a Norwegian coastal Ro Pax ferry, Hjellestad is of all aluminium construction. That, however, is not all ......
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Published 4y-3mo-5d-27m ago
Best Medium Patrol Boat – Sabah – Camarc Design A true multi national cooperation, the steel/aluminium fast patrol boat Sabah has involved a British designer, a ......
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Published 4y-3mo-5d-39m ago
Best Crab Boat – Aodh Na Mara – Macduff Ship Design Presenting another remarkable multi national ship building co operation, Aodh Na Mara brought together a Scottish ......
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Published 4y-3mo-5d-44m ago
Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting of Quincy, Massachusetts, has awarded a contract to IHC America to design a new 4,900 cubic metre trailing suction hopper dredger ......
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Published 4y-3mo-5d-17h-9m ago
Best Lighting Supplier – Hella Marine Hella Marine specialises in marine lighting that is now almost entirely LED. With a vast range covering the requirements of the ......
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Published 4y-3mo-6d-2h-5m ago
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Published 4y-3mo-6d-21h-6m 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-3mo-6d-23h-2m ago
Best Towing Winch Supplier amp 8211 DMT Marine Equipment There are many well known and respected deck equipment manufacturers around the world but one really stood out ......
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Published 4y-3mo-6d-23h-5m ago
Best Large Patrol Boat amp 8211 Gabriela Silang amp 8211 OCEA amp 160 This is a very special vessel. Effectively, it is a multi purpose warship that has been custom designed ......
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Published 4y-3mo-1w-3h-33m ago
The Philippine Coast Guard has acquired a speedboat for use in patrols off Palawan province, particularly the waters surrounding the holiday island destination of El ......
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Published 4y-3mo-1w-5h-3m ago
Washington State operator Kitsap Transit has taken delivery of a new catamaran ferry that will serve the company amp 8217 s Seattle Southworth Kingston route. Enetai is the ......
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Published 4y-3mo-1w-5h-17m ago
Seafood sales in Australia for the month of December 2020 witnessed a 30 per cent growth compared to December 2019, Seafood Industry Australia SIA said in a recent ......
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Published 4y-3mo-1w-4d-7m 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-3mo-1w-6d-17m 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-3mo-1w-6d-16h 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-3mo-2w-3h-18m 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-3mo-2w-3h-29m 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-3mo-2w-4h-8m 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-3mo-2w-4h-19m 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-3mo-2w-3d-30m 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-3mo-2w-3d-50m 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-3mo-2w-3d-21h 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 ......
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Published 4y-3mo-2w-5d-33m 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 ......
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Published 4y-3mo-2w-6d-49m ago
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has been selected to supply the Royal Moroccan Navy with a new offshore patrol vessel OPV , the company said via social media on Friday, ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3w-3m ago
The Royal Navy commissioned its newest River class offshore patrol vessel OPV in a ceremony on Thursday, January 7. HMS Spey was delivered to Portsmouth Naval Base in ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3w-1h-3m ago
Stormy weather caused a passenger vessel to run aground near Gran Canaria in Spain amp 8217 s Canary Islands on the evening local time of Thursday, January 7. The Fred ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3w-1h-15m ago
To protect vulnerable marine ecosystems VMEs , such as deep sea corals and deep sea sponges, bottom contact fishing at depths of over 400 metres conducted by EU vessels ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3w-3h-56m ago
Houston based infrastructure specialist Buckeye Partners has confirmed that crude oil export operations have commenced at the second deepwater dock at South Texas Gateway ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3w-4h-13m ago
The Egyptian Navy has taken delivery of the second ship in the El Fateh class of corvettes. The future ENS Port Said is also the first of three El Fateh class ships to be ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3w-3d-9m ago
The chairman of Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings HHIH has said that he expects the company amp 8217 s planned acquisition of rival shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3w-4d-15h ago
The Calhoun Port Authority CPA in Point Comfort, Texas, has confirmed that the expansion of Calhoun Port will commence within this year. Congress amp 8217 recent passage ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3w-4d-23h ago
Qatari shipowner Nakilat has taken delivery of a newbuild LNG carrier from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering DSME . Named Global Star, the vessel is the second ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3w-5d-43m 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 ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3w-6d-56m ago
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the US Agency for International Development USAID to help ......
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Published 4y-3mo-4w-52m ago
The Southampton Magistrates Court in the UK has charged two individuals in connection with a failed attempt to hijack an oil tanker in the English Channel off the Isle of ......
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Published 4y-3mo-4w-1h-7m ago
The South Korean Navy recently took delivery of a new guided missile frigate from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering DSME . The future ROKS Gyeongnam is the ......
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Published 4y-3mo-4w-2h-6m ago
The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed vessels and personnel to attempt to locate a small boat that has gone missing in the waters between the southern island provinces ......
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Published 4y-3mo-4w-4h-10m ago
Seattle based Saltchuk Marine has acquired Centerline Logistics amp 8217 harbour ship assist operations in California and the Pacific Northwest. Eight ship assist tugs ......
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Published 4y-3mo-4w-4h-26m ago
Interlake Holding Company has completed its acquisition of two vessels formerly owned by Michigan based companies operating on the Great Lakes. The purchased vessels are ......
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Published 4y-3mo-4w-4h-58m ago
China amp 8217 s Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard has handed over two newbuild ASD tugs in a series to separate local port operators in Jiangsu Province. Zhen Gang Tuo 4001 and ......
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Published 4y-3mo-4w-5h-40m ago
Carrington Slipways, “the best little shipyard in the world”. A phrase that I heard often from shipowners right through to the yard workers themselves. A family owned ......
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Published 4y-4mo-2d-17m ago
Two recent naval exercises demonstrate the potential for Russia China cooperation in the Indian Ocean, and how the two present a much greater threat to a continued US ......
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Published 4y-4mo-2d-22m ago
Stable Seas recently released its third annual Maritime Security Index with one very important addition. This year, the geographic scope was expanded to include Australia ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-2d-27m ago
Gas shipping companies Epic Gas and Lauritzen Kosan have entered into a transaction agreement to combine their fleet and business activities under a single entity. The ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-2d-1h-33m ago
United Shipbuilding Corporation amp 8217 s USC Admiralty Shipyard has cut the first steel for a new freezer trawler ordered by Russian Fishery Company. The vessel will be ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-2d-1h-51m ago
U Ming Marine Transport Corporation, through fully owned subsidiary U Ming Marine Transport Singapore, recently held a virtual naming ceremony for its newest very large ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-2d-1h-59m ago
US based Eagle Bulk Shipping has purchased two modern scrubber fitted Ultramax bulk carriers from unnamed owners. The first vessel, which was built in 2015 and will be ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-2d-2h-10m ago
A Danish flagged containership has lost power and gone adrift off Portugal amp 8217 s southern coast after a fire broke out in its engine room on Saturday, December 26. ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-2d-4h-1m ago
Chinese operator Zhoushan Putuo Huandao Passenger Transport has awarded Jianglong Shipbuilding a contract for the construction of a new steel aluminium sightseeing vessel ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-2d-4h-46m ago
The Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography has placed an order for two Project 17050 research vessels from local builder Nevsky Shipyard. The ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-2d-6h-6m ago
Russia amp 8217 s Onezhsky Shipbuilding has delivered a new self propelled hopper barge to local port operator Rosmorport. Named Smelaya, the 56 by 11 metre vessel has a ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-2d-6h-26m ago
The US Coast Guard has taken delivery of the future USCGC Robert Goldman, the 42nd Sentinel class fast response cutter built by Bollinger Shipyards. The 46 metre vessel ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-2d-6h-37m ago
United Shipbuilding Corporation amp 8217 s USC Yantar Baltic Shipbuilding Plant has handed over the newbuild large landing ship Pyotr Morgunov to the Russian Navy. The ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-2d-6h-57m ago
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a 3D broadband marine seismic acquisition contract by India amp 8217 s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ONGC in the Western Offshore ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-1w-2d-12m ago
Ports of Stockholm has confirmed that the entire Stockholm Norvik Port has completed undergoing construction and is now operational. The port amp 8217 s container terminal ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-1w-2d-27m ago
Russia amp 8217 s Admiralty Shipyard has launched the Project 00903 ice capable research vessel Severnny Polyus at its Saint Petersburg facilities. Once completed, the ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-4mo-1w-2d-59m ago
