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Dutch research foundation awards vessel newbuilding contract to Kampen yard

The Netherlands Foundation of Scientific Research Institutes Nederlandse Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Instituten NWO I has awarded Thecla Bodewes Shipyards of Kampen a ......

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Oyo Corporation joins Japanese offshore wind geotechnical investigation project

Japanese geoscience specialist Oyo Corporation has entered into a memorandum of understanding MOU with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha NYK and Fugro wherein the ......

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Belgium’s Verbeke Shipping orders tug from Dutch builder

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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AWARDS 2020 | Best Small Ro-Pax – Nairana – Incat Crowther

Best Small Ro Pax – Nairana – Incat Crowther With its ever increasing tourist volume, Bruny Island, located south of Hobart in Tasmania, was in urgent need of a more ......

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DHT Holdings acquires 2016-built VLCC pair

Bermuda based DHT Holdings has entered into agreement to acquire two very large crude carriers VLCCs from an unnamed owner for a total of US$136 million. The vessels ......

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OPINION | The US Navy needs to admit it can’t outbuild China

The most often quoted line of the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu is that, amp 8220 supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without .. The ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Medium Ferry – Zanzibar 1 – CoCo Yachts

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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Over 30 rescued from burning fishing vessel off Catanduanes, Philippines

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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AWARDS 2020 | Best Compact Cargo Vessel – Captain Ben Moore – Incat Crowther

Best Compact Cargo Vessel – Captain Ben Moore – Incat Crowther Intended to remove five trucks from the oft congested roads of New England and New York, Captain Ben ......

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New landing craft delivered to Utah Division of Parks and Recreation

Alabama based Silver Ships has delivered a new landing craft to the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation, a sub agency under the state amp 8217 s Department of Natural ......

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Tug Malta takes delivery of 25-metre newbuild

Malta tug operator Tug Malta has taken delivery of a new reversed stern drive RSD tug from Damen Shipyards Group. Named Senglea after a historic Maltese city, the ......

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Ems ferry arrives in Netherlands for LNG retrofit

A Ro Pax ferry owned by German operator Ems recently arrived at the facilities of Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander to begin undergoing conversion work that will allow ......

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JAXPORT expands berthing space at Blount Island container terminal

Jacksonville Port Authority JAXPORT contractors have completed the latest phase in a total of US$104 million in berth enhancements at the existing SSA Jacksonville ......

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Keel laid for US Navy’s 13th expeditionary fast transport

Austal USA recently laid the keel of the future USNS Apalachicola, the 13th Spearhead class expeditionary fast transport EPF ordered by the US Navy. The 103 metre EPF ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Emergency RIB – 6.7-metre Disaster Response Landing Craft – Marine Specialised Technology

Best Emergency RIB – 6.7 metre Disaster Response Landing Craft – Marine Specialised Technology Too small to be individually named, these very impressive, air liftable ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Transport Vessel – Inkanyamba – Incat Crowther

Best Transport Vessel – Inkanyamba – Incat Crowther Named for a legendary Zulu snake, Inkanyamba was ordered by ARMSCOR, the maritime purchasing division of the South ......

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COLUMN | Reverse engineering and adaptation enable Iran’s naval expansion [Naval Gazing]

Years of international sanctions against Iran have obliged the nation’s maritime force providers to engage in large scale reverse engineering. A wide range of foreign ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Medium Ro-Pax – Hjellestad – LMG Marin

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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AWARDS 2020 | Best Medium Patrol Boat – Sabah – Camarc Design

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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AWARDS 2020 | Best Crab Boat – Aodh Na Mara – Macduff Ship Design

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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Bulk carrier runs aground in southern Sri Lanka

A bulk carrier with a cargo of cement clinker ran aground in the Kuda Ravana Kotuwa reef in southern Sri Lanka on Saturday, January 23. The Liberian flagged Eurosun had ......

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Australia cancels submarine rescue system contract

The Australian government and the Australia subsidiary of US based underwater technology firm Phoenix International have both agreed to terminate an existing contract for ......

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Massachusetts operator to expand dredging fleet

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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Three rescued from sinking crab boat in Humboldt Bay, California

The US Coast Guard rescued three people after their commercial crab fishing boat lost propulsion and collided with the jetties while attempting to transit through the ......

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TDI-Brooks wraps up survey off Equatorial Guinea

TDI Brooks International has completed a geophysical and geotechnical campaign for Trident Equatorial Guinea in the Elon field off the coast of Equatorial Guinea. The ......

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Louisiana boatbuilder to supply long-range USVs to US Marine Corps

Metal Shark Boats of Louisiana has been selected to develop and implement the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel LRUSV system for the US Marine Corps. This tiered, ......

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Rosmorport begins operating berth at Ust-Luga fertiliser transshipment terminal

Rosmorport has begun operations at a newly completed berth at a new specialised terminal for transshipment of mineral fertilisers at the Port of Ust Luga. The .. The ......

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MSC ships to trial new Quadrise low-emission biofuel

UK based Quadrise Fuels International has entered into a joint development agreement JDA with MSC Shipmanagement of Cyprus MSC , a 100 per cent subsidiary of ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Factory Ship – Barentsevo More – Skipsteknisk

Best Factory Ship – Barentsevo More – Skipsteknisk The renowned Norwegian firm of naval architects, Skipteknisk, is responsible for this fine, powerful and tough ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Ship Delivery Service – International Maritime Services

Best Ship Delivery Service – International Maritime Services International Maritime Services, or IMS, as it is better known, is a Perth based but globally operating ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Small Diesel Engine Supplier – Volvo Penta

Best Small Diesel Engine Supplier – Volvo Penta Sweden based global engine supplier Volvo Penta is renowned for its quality, refinement, constant development and ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Lighting Supplier – Hella Marine

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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One killed, 15 abducted following pirate attack on containership in Gulf of Guinea

A violent pirate attack on a containership in the Gulf of Guinea has left one crewman dead, maritime security consultancy Dryad Global has confirmed. The attack on the ......

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Port of Houston gets USACE green light, funding for channel expansion

The Port of Houston has been awarded a amp 8220 new start amp 8221 designation and US$19.5 million in federal funds from the US Army Corps of Engineers USACE to begin ......

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Cruise ship Pacific Princess sold to unnamed buyer

Princess Cruises has confirmed the sale of the vessel Pacific Princess to an undisclosed buyer. The 670 guest ship was originally built in 1999 for Norway based ......

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Jan De Nul welcomes two new dredgers to fleet

Jan De Nul Group has taken delivery of two new dredgers: the cutter suction dredger CSD Willem van Rubroeck pictured and the trailing suction hopper dredger TSHD ......

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Awards Criteria

When it came time to decide the winners for this year, we again turned to the blueprint originally devised in 2012. With only minor tweaks and improvements, the judging .. The post Awards Criteria appeared first on Baird Maritime. ....

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Two more 11-metre RIBs delivered to Hellenic Coast Guard

Rafnar Hellas has delivered the fifth and sixth units in a series of 10 rigid inflatable boats RIBs ordered for the Hellenic Coast Guard. The boats each have a length ......

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Spanish shipyard wins US Navy vessel maintenance contract

Spanish shipyard Navantia has been awarded a contract to provide repair and maintenance support for US Navy vessels including the service amp 8217 s Arleigh Burke class ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Longliner – Atlantic – Skipsteknisk and Tersan Shipyard

Best Longliner amp 8211 Atlantic amp 8211 Skipsteknisk and Tersan Shipyard The beautiful and very impressive global roaming longliner Atlantic represents the absolute ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Landing Craft – Terror – Coastal Workboats

Best Landing Craft – Terror – Incat Crowther and Coastal Workboats An interesting and obviously successful collaboration between a leading Australian designer and ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Small Fish Farm Support Vessel – Grieg 04 – Flugga Boats

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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AWARDS 2020 | Best Towing Winch Supplier – DMT Marine Equipment

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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AWARDS 2020 | Best Ocean Tug – VB Guardian – Piriou

Best Ocean Tug – VB Guardian – Piriou and Piriou Vietnam VB Guardian is one of a series of purposeful, classy, all steel, 30 metre harbour and ocean tugs for a very ......

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COLUMN | Falling Knives and Walking Away: Sete Brasil, Petrobras, Keppel Corp., Knarr Drilling and Magni Partners [Part Two]

Last week we looked here at how China State Shipbuilding Corporation has decided to restart work on a pair of unfinished deepwater drilling rigs in Shanghai Shipyard at ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Interceptor – 15-metre interceptor – Marell Boats

Best Interceptor amp 8211 15 metre interceptor amp 8211 Marell Boats Sleek, smart, and fast, the aluminium/FRP composite Marell 15 metre interceptor is a very impressive, ......

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AWARDS 2020 | Best Large Patrol Boat – Gabriela Silang – OCEA

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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Philippine Coast Guard’s El Nido station gets new speedboat

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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Kitsap Transit takes delivery of catamaran ferry

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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COLUMN | Elon Musk buys two Valaris rigs for SpaceX [Offshore Accounts]

We have previously seen unwanted deepwater rigs scrapped in the breakers yards of Turkey, or held for conversion into subsea mining vessels by Allseas, as the drilling ......

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Norwegian firm awarded contract to scrap frigate Helge Ingstad

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency NDMA has awarded local company Norscrap West a contract for the scrapping of the frigate HNoMS Helge Ingstad, which sank following ......

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Clay carrier sinks off Sibongkok Island, Indonesia; all 15 crew safe

A cargo vessel carrying over 600 tonnes of clay sank off Sibongkok Island in Western Indonesia amp 8217 s Bangka Belitung Islands province on Wednesday, January 20. The ......

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Royal Navy survey ship joins search for unexploded ordnance off Lithuania

The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo has been in the Baltic Sea with the Lithuanian Naval Force on operations to hunt for unexploded ordnance, some of which date back to ......

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US Coast Guard commissions cutter Charles Moulthrope

The US Coast Guard commissioned one of its newest Sentinel class fast response cutters FRCs in a ceremony in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Thursday, January 21. USCGC ......

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South Korea’s TaiYoung adds second 3,700DWT newbuild to fleet

South Korea amp 8217 s TaiYoung Shipping took delivery of a new cargo vessel from Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China on Thursday, January 21. TY Pony is the second in a ......

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Castor Maritime acquires 2006-built Capesize bulker

Cyprus registered Castor Maritime, through a separate wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement to purchase a 2006 built Capesize dry bulk vessel from an ......

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Ørsted takes final investment decision on first renewable hydrogen project

Ørsted has decided to take the final investment decision on the H2RES renewable hydrogen demonstration project at Avedøre Holme in Copenhagen, Denmark. H2RES will be ......

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Samskip launches Ireland-Amsterdam direct container service

Samskip has expanded its selection of shortsea container connections between Ireland and North Continental Europe by introducing a new dedicated service link into ......

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GEV, Pacific Hydro ink MOU on hydrogen export

Australian companies Global Energy Ventures GEV and Pacific Hydro Australia Developments have entered into a four year memorandum of understanding MOU to explore ......

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Boluda acquires Iskes Towage and Salvage

Boluda Corporacion Maritima, through subsidiary Boluda Towage, has acquired the business activities and assets of Netherlands based Iskes Towage and Salvage. The ......

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AFMA to intensify crackdown on VMS non-compliance in February

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority AFMA has stated that it will be closely monitoring and cracking down on vessel monitoring system VMS non compliance with ......

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NIDCO’s newest ferry departs on delivery voyage

A new catamaran fast ferry ordered by the Trinidad and Tobago government amp 8217 s National Infrastructure Development Company NIDCO has departed the Hobart facilities of ......

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DEME starts maintenance dredging of Scheldt

DEME Group has begun conducting maintenance dredging of the Scheldt River in western Belgium. The company is using the aptly named Scheldt River, an LNG dual fuel ......

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Work Boat World Offshore Projects Roundup – January 22, 2021

The latest series of recently announced offshore energy projects around the world covers an assortment that includes installation, decommissioning, drilling, and IMR, ......

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GEAR | Capital Link’s German Maritime Forum begins January 28 online

Capital Link’s annual German Maritime Forum will take place digitally on Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 12:00 to 18:05 Central European Time. The event is held in ......

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TFG Marine to start bunkering operations from Falmouth in the UK

TFG Marine, a Geneva based joint venture company created by Trafigura and shipping firms Frontline and Golden Ocean, will start bunkering operations this month for ......

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OPINION | Does Soviet naval strategy provide a template for China’s maritime ambitions?

In 1976, Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Sergei Georgyevich Gorshkov published his exposition of Soviet maritime strategy under the title The sea power of the ......

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KSS Line taps Hyundai Heavy for VLGC newbuilding

South Korean shipowner KSS Line has awarded Hyundai Heavy Industries HHI a 87.6 billion US$79.5 million contract for a new very large gas carrier VLGC . The ......

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Australian seafood industry records bumper Christmas sales in 2020

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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River Parrett flood control dredging kicks off

Dredging work has commenced at a section of the River Parrett in Somerset to reduce flood risks to local residents, properties, roads, and land, the Somerset Rivers ......

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Sea-Cargo Ro-Ro ship to commence operations with tiltable rotor sails

A Ro Ro vessel operated by North Sea transport provider Sea Cargo has been fitted with a rotor sail propulsion system developed Helsinki based Norsepower. The .. The ......

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UK MOD orders autonomous minesweepers for Royal Navy

The UK Ministry of Defence MOD has awarded Atlas Elektronik UK AEUK a £25 million US$34.2 million contract for the supply of three examples of its Combined ......

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Alfa Group’s newest dry cargo ship floated out

Russia amp 8217 s Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard launched a new cargo vessel into the water on Wednesday, January 20. Named Viktor Andryukhin, the newbuilding is a Project RSD59 ......

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Iceland’s Fisk Seafood to acquire local longlining company

Iceland amp 8217 s Fisk Seafood has entered into an agreement to acquire local fishing vessel operator Ölduósi. The acquisition also covers Ölduósi amp 8217 s sole vessel, ......

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Mental health pilot program to benefit Australia’s seafood industry

A mental health and wellbeing pilot program specifically designed for the Australian commercial seafood industry is taking shape following the launch of the .. The ......

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Repairs approved for Coos Bay Port’s north jetty

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay said that repairs of the port amp 8217 s north jetty will be carried out this year following the recent confirmation by Congress ......

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Sydney boatbuilder to supply RIBs to Royal Australian Navy under AU$9 million contract

Sydney based company Britton Maritime Systems has been awarded a contract to build 12 new rigid inflatable boats RIBs in a series for the Royal Australian Navy. The ......

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MARAD authorises construction of two additional multi-mission vessels

The US Department of Transportation amp 8217 s Maritime Administration MARAD has authorised the construction of two additional national security multi mission vessels ......

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New tug delivered to Port of Shanghai

China amp 8217 s Sanlin Shipyard has delivered a new harbour tug to the Port of Shanghai. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd, Hai Gang 501 amp 8220 Harbour 501 amp 8221 will be used ......

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Teekay Petrojarl awards FPSO recycling contract to MARS Europe

Modern American Recycling Services, through Denmark based subsidiary Modern American Recycling Services Europe MARS Europe , has been awarded a contract by Teekay ......

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Offshore Heavy Transport to open Denmark office

Norwegian operator Offshore Heavy Transport OHT is set to open a new office in Denmark to serve as a base for operational and commercial activity related to wind ......

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US Navy names future vessel to honour Muscogee Creek Nation

A future US Navy Navajo class towing, salvage, and rescue ship will be named USNS Muscogee Creek Nation to honour the self governed Native American tribe located in ......

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Rosmorport wraps up phase one of construction at Vanino coal export terminal

Rosmorport has successfully completed the first phase of construction of a new coal transshipment facility at the far eastern Russian seaport of Vanino. Rosmorport claims ......

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Somat adds general purpose tug to Sicily towage fleet

Somat, a subsidiary of Italy amp 8217 s Cafimar Group, has taken delivery of a new ASD harbour tug from Turkish builder Med Marine. The Robert Allan Ltd designed Gordo has ......

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Lundin, Wintershall awarded exploration licences offshore Norway

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has awarded offshore exploration licence interests to Lundin Energy and Wintershall Dea. The award to Lundin includes 15 ......

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Royal Caribbean to sell Azamara cruise brand to New York equity firm

Royal Caribbean Group has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Azamara Cruises brand to Sycamore Partners, a New York based private equity firm specialising in ......

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BOOK REVIEW | Mutiny on the Spanish Main: HMS Hermione and the Royal Navy’s Revenge

This is an excellent book that is excitingly written and brilliantly explained by way of historical facts and technical, political and geographic details. One of the best ......

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South Australia oyster producer posts $1.8 million in revenues in Q4 2020

South Australia oyster producer Angel Seafood posted a 36 per cent increase in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, the company ......

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NZ oyster producer posts $1.8 million in revenues in Q4 2020

New Zealand oyster producer Angel Seafood posted a 36 per cent increase in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year, the company said ......

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Russian firm unveils concept designs for future aircraft carrier, landing ship

United Shipbuilding Corporation amp 8217 s USC Nevskoye Planning and Design Bureau has unveiled the first concept design images of an aircraft carrier pictured and a ......

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Patrol boat finds new use as research vessel for University of Southern Mississippi

Alabama boatbuilder Silver Ships has completed conversion work on a patrol vessel to enable it to be used for marine research activities. Originally built by Silver Ships ......

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Port Hedland fisher faces potential $5,000 fine for setting illegal crab traps

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development DPIRD reminds fishers to use the correct gear when fishing for mud crabs in Western Australia amp 8217 s ......

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COSCO Shipping resumes work on new chemical logistics facility in Singapore

COSCO Shipping International Singapore has now obtained a partial temporary occupation permit from the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore BCA for the ......

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Scorpio Bulkers Ultramax pair sold for US$35 million

Scorpio Bulkers has entered into an agreement to sell two Ultramax vessels in its fleet to an unaffiliated third party. The 2015 built SBI Leo pictured and SBI Lyra ......

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MOL refutes online news article on Wakashio oil spill

Mitsui OSK Lines MOL has released a statement on its website in response to an article published on Forbes.com on January 6 titled amp 8220 Explosive Documents Reveal BP ......

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First steel cut for new methanol-fuelled tanker for Proman Stena Bulk

Guangzhou Shipyard International GSI in China has cut the first steel for the lead ship in a series of three new methanol fuelled tankers ordered by Proman Stena Bulk. ......

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Austal launches new high-speed electric ferry series

Austal Australia has launched a new series of electric powered, high speed ferries with the introduction of a battery powered catamaran design. The vessel will have an ......

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AFMA seeks public comment on rebuilding strategies for orange roughy, blue warehou

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority AFMA has begun undertaking a five year review of the rebuilding strategies for orange roughy and blue warehou and is ......

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REMINISCENCES | Staying stable at all times

It was a recent picture of the car carrier Golden Ray, lying on her side and being sawn up by the salvors, that got me thinking that there really seems to be something of ......

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Construction begins on new LNG-powered MR product tanker for SCF Group

Russia amp 8217 s Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex recently held a steel cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction of a new MR product tanker for local shipowner SCF ......

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New 208,000DWT bulker delivered to Leo Ocean

A new bulk carrier was handed over to Panama registered shipowner Leo Ocean on Friday, January 15. Built by Japan Marine United JMU , Azul Tierra amp 8220 Blue ......

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Yorke Peninsula snapper stocks to be replenished under $500,000 project

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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ICTSI completes berth expansion at Manila International Container Terminal

International Container Terminal Services ICTSI has completed a berth expansion project at the Manila International Container Terminal MICT , effectively raising the ......

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United Heavy Lift expands fleet with 14,000DWT newbuild

United Heavy Lift UHL officially welcomed a new vessel to its fleet on Monday, January 18. The DNV GL classed UHL Faith is the first in a series of eight vessels to be ......

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Avance Gas orders VLGC newbuildings from South Korean yard

Avance Gas has entered into shipbuilding contracts for two very large gas carriers VLGCs with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering DSME in South Korea. The ......

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Norway’s BTG gets 82,000DWT bulker

Norwegian shipowner Bulk Trading Group BTG took delivery of a new bulk carrier from Japan Marine United JMU on Friday, January 15. The DNV GL classed BTG Apo has an ......

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Equinor to test floating solar plant concept

Equinor has partnered with engineering firm Moss Maritime for the development of a new offshore solar power plant off the island of Frøya in Norway amp 8217 s Trøndelag ......

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Four dead, three missing after freighter breaks in two in Black Sea off Turkey

Four people were killed and three others have gone missing after a commercial vessel broke in two and sank in the Black Sea just off northern Turkey amp 8217 s Bartin ......

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Seven rescued as supply vessel sinks near Sabah

Personnel on a Royal Malaysian Navy craft have successfully rescued all seven crewmembers of an offshore supply vessel that sank off the east coast of Sandakan in Sabah ......

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Philippine shipyard proposes bigger vessels for navy

Philippine shipbuilder Propmech Corporation has confirmed that it is coordinating closely with local defence officials regarding the possible construction of larger ......

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Royal Navy icebreaker resumes operational sailings following overhaul

The Royal Navy amp 8217 s only ice patrol ship is back at sea after a £14 million US$19 million , ten month revamp to enhance its ability to work in Antarctica. HMS ......

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Awilco LNG wins short-term charter

Awilco LNG has entered into a two to three month time charter agreement with an unnamed counterparty. The object of the charter is WilPride, a 2013 built, .. The ......

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Reach Subsea, Kongsberg developing unmanned mother ships for ROVs

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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New tender RIB to be delivered to UK maritime archaeology charity

The Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust MAST , a UK based research charity, will soon take delivery of a new rigid inflatable boat RIB from Ribcraft RIBs. The 5.85 metre ......

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LNG-fuelled bulker pair to serve Pilbara iron ore export route

Pilbara Ports Authority PPA has confirmed that two newbuild bulk carriers will be used to transport Pilbara iron ore to South Korea on a new service that will see a ......

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SCF Group takes delivery of LNG carrier for Shell charter

Russia amp 8217 s SCF Group took delivery of a new LNG carrier from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries on Friday, January 15. The same day that it was delivered, the .. The ......

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Cargo ship aids in rescue of four from sinking yacht off Sardinia

A cargo vessel came to the aid of four men who had gone adrift in the waters off Sardinia after their boat suffered engine failure and water ingress on Saturday, January ......

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COLUMN | Falling knives and walking away: drilling contractors, Chinese yards, Korean cast-offs, Northern Drilling, SinoOcean and the Tiger rigs – Part One [Offshore Accounts]

Sometimes it is not only easier to walk away, but actually better The deepwater drilling industry is in crisis, as you know. In 2020, four major owners of deepwater rigs ......

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New Brittany Ferries E-Flexer Ro-Pax hits the water

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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Finnish yard launches Costa Cruises’ newest LNG-powered ship

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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Names confirmed for five future US Navy ships

US Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite has confirmed the official selection of names for three surface warships, a submarine, and a towing and salvage vessel ......

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Magseis Fairfield wraps up deepwater OBN seismic survey in Mexico

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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First US-flagged offshore LNG ATB to begin operations

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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Locally-built tug handed over to Polish Navy

Remontowa Shipbuilding of Gdansk recently handed over a new 30 metre tug to the Polish Navy. Semko is one of six tugs ordered by the navy from Remontowa following the ......

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Hydrocarbon exposure leaves two dead on FPSO in Côte d’Ivoire

Two people are confirmed to have died in an incident on a floating production storage and offloading FPSO vessel operated by BW Offshore in Côte d amp 8217 Ivoire on ......

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CNOOC added to US commerce department’s entity list

The Bureau of Industry and Security BIS of the US Department of Commerce has added China National Offshore Oil Corporation CNOOC to its Entity List. Commerce ......

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Seatronics bags ROV orders worth

Seatronics, the unmanned systems subsidiary of UK based Acteon Group, has received orders totalling £1.8 million US$2.45 million from various undisclosed clients for ......

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Fishers fined $11,200 in NSW sanctuary zone

NSW Department of Primary Industries DPI fisheries officers handed down 26 penalty notices, totalling $11,200, and issued 22 warnings to fishers in the Port Stephens ......

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Piracy and armed robbery incidents in Asia see 17 per cent increase in 2020

A total of 97 incidents of piracy and armed robbery were reported in Asia in 2020, comprising 95 actual incidents and 2 attempted incidents, the Regional Cooperation ......

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ADVERT | 15-18-metre catamaran crewboat wanted

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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FEATURE | Chinese imports heading for 50 per cent market share of the dry bulk market after a turbulent year

The turbulence of the past year has in many ways clouded the underlying fundamentals in the dry bulk shipping market, but with 2020 now behind us, we are in a better ......

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UK Crown prosecutors drop charges against two Nigerians for attempted tanker hijacking

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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Second Keris-class littoral mission ship delivered to Royal Malaysian Navy

The Royal Malaysian Navy recently took delivery of its second Keris class littoral mission ship LMS . Built by China Shipbuilding and Offshore International, the future ......

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Canadian Armed Forces awards boat support contract to BC RHIB builder

Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of the country amp 8217 s Department of National Defence, has awarded a CA$16.5 million US$13 million contract to Zodiac ......

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US tech firm unveils 22-metre wind- and solar-powered unmanned vessel

US based Saildrone has launched a 22 metre example of its uncrewed surface vehicle series. Powered by wind and solar energy, the vessel is designed to be capable of ......

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Svitzer Australia welcomes second new tug to Port of Geraldton

Svitzer Australia has taken delivery of the second of three tugs for the Port of Geraldton and Mid West Ports Authority in Western Australia. Svitzer Abrolhos is a Robert ......

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Jan De Nul’s newest dredger completes initial sea trials

Jan De Nul Group has confirmed that the initial sea trials of Galileo Galilei, its newest trailing suction hopper dredger TSHD , have been successfully completed. The ......

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Russia orders two more Borei-A ballistic missile submarines

Russian shipyard Sevmash has been selected to build two additional Project 955A or Borei A class nuclear powered, ballistic missile submarines for the country amp 8217 s ......

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18 rescued after boat suffers water ingress in southern Philippines

A total of 18 people were rescued from a passenger vessel that was in danger of sinking off Basilan province in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, January 13. The ......

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Sydney Harbour’s oldest Freshwater-class ferry to be retained for weekend sailings

A second Freshwater class vessel will continue to operate on Sydney Harbour, following further consultation and feedback from the community, Transport for NSW confirmed ......

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Chinese shipyard launches patrol vessel slated for Hainan Free Trade Port

Jianglong Shipbuilding has launched a new steel aluminium patrol vessel ordered by the China Maritime Safety Administration CMSA . Once completed, Hai Xun 11108 will ......

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Research vessel Investigator completes six-week science voyage in Southern Ocean

Australian researchers have returned from a six week marine science voyage investigating the critical role of ocean life in capturing atmospheric carbon. In the most ......

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Silversea’s third Silver Muse-class ship floated out in Italy

Fincantieri launched a new cruise ship into the water at its Ancona facilities on Thursday, January 14. Silver Dawn will be the third ship in the Silver Muse class and ......

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Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – January 15, 2021

Charters for offshore vessels are already on the rise this early in 2021, indicating the much anticipated growth of a resilient sector that is steadily overcoming the ......

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Multiconsult, Argeo to cooperate on marine survey methods

Norwegian companies Multiconsult and Argeo have entered into a strategic cooperation to significantly improve quality marine surveys and increase construction insight of ......

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Gulf of Guinea records highest ever number of crew kidnapped in 2020

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 ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-2w-1d-1h-46m ago

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US Navy’s newest fleet oiler hits the water

General Dynamics NASSCO launched the lead ship of the US Navy amp 8217 s John Lewis class fleet oilers at its San Diego shipyard on Tuesday, January 12. Once in service, ......

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Elbit Systems to supply USVs to Asia-Pacific naval operator

Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract to supply examples of its Seagull unmanned surface vehicle USV to an unnamed naval operator in the ......

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US Coast Guard suspends search for missing fishermen off Midway Island

The US Coast Guard has suspended the active search for the 10 crewmembers of the Taiwanese flagged fishing vessel Yong Yu Sing No 18 who went missing approximately 885 ......

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COLUMN | A little knowledge is a dangerous thing [Tug Times]

Tug companies in the Far East might be expected to recoil in horror at a recent report published by the US National Bureau of Economic Research. Written by academics at ......

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SHUAA-led consortium successfully buys out AED1.13 billion debt of Dubai-based Stanford Marine Group

Asset management and investment banking platform SHUAA Capital has successfully completed a debt buyout of the AED1.13 billion US$308 million facility of UAE based ......

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New coastal barge service launched on Thames

The Port of Tilbury and grain processing company ADM Erith have successfully launched a twice daily coastal barge operation to deliver thousands of tonnes of oil seed ......

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Continental Bitumen orders product tankers from Chinese yard

French shipowner Continental Bitumen has placed an order for two product tankers in a series from China amp 8217 s Wuhu Shipyard. The vessels will each have independent ......

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North Tyneside shipyard to be rebuilt as offshore support hub

UK based Shepherd Offshore has acquired the former Swan Hunter shipyard located in Wallsend, North Tyneside, with the aim of developing the site as an offshore energy and ......

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Maritime NZ issues flags to approved America’s Cup viewing operators

Maritime NZ has distributed more than 110 distinctive yellow and pink flags to approved commercial operators providing on the water viewing for the Prada Cup racing ......

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NZ tour operator adds whale watching boat to fleet

New Zealand tour operator Whale Watch Kaikoura recently welcomed a new vessel to its fleet. The newbuild is the second Whale Watch vessel to be named Te Ao Marama. The ......

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Great Lakes Dredge and Dock wins US$60 million in new projects in Georgia, Florida

Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company GLDD has confirmed the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling US$60.9 million to be included in the year end 2020 backlog ......

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Forth Ports acquires Scottish towing company

Forth Ports has confirmed its acquisition of the entire share capital of Targe Towing, a towing service provider headquartered in Montrose, Scotland. Targe owns a fleet ......

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Good Samaritans rescue 22 after bulker sinks in Philippine Sea

Fishermen on a Taiwanese flagged vessel have successfully rescued all 22 crewmembers of a Panamanian flagged bulk carrier after it capsized and sank in the Philippine Sea ......

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UK yard delivers maritime security hovercraft to Estonian, Hong Kong operators

Southampton based Griffon Hoverwork has delivered two newbuild hovercraft to the Estonian Border Guard and the Hong Kong Marine Police, respectively. Each vessel has ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-2w-1d-22h-1m ago

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Diana Shipping secures three time charters

Diana Shipping, through a separate wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into a time charter contract with Geneva based Cargill International for the Capesize dry bulk ......

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GasLog takes delivery of LNG carrier

Greek shipowner GasLog has taken delivery of a new LNG carrier from Samsung Heavy Industries. Shortly after delivery, GasLog Galveston began serving a seven year time ......

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TGS kicks off multi-client 3D survey offshore Brazil

TGS has begun work on the Espirito Santo multi client 3D seismic survey offshore Brazil. The survey will cover an area of approximately 2,694 square kilometres. Fast ......

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Initial sea trials completed for new tour boat for Dawan District

Jianglong Shipbuilding has completed the initial series of sea trials of a new tour boat ordered by Chinese tour operator Zhuhai Jiuzhou Blue Trunk Line Investment ......

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COLUMN | Dive in diving: Boskalis, Rever Offshore, James Fisher, Mozambique [Offshore Accounts]

Boskalis buys Rever Boskalis announced here it has purchased beleaguered North Sea diving outfit Rever Offshore from Rever’s private equity owners Fara Holdco on ......

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Tug pair delivered to Ningbo-Zhoushan port

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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Philippine Coast Guard, partners respond to ferry grounding in Cebu

The Philippine Coast Guard and local partner agencies have responded to an incident involving a vessel that ran aground in Cebu province on Tuesday, January 12. The ......

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Construction begins on 470-pax tour boat for China’s Oujiang River

China amp 8217 s Jianglong Shipbuilding has held a steel cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction of a new sightseeing vessel ordered by local operator District ......

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ICES to share North Atlantic fisheries research data with UK under new MOU

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICES has entered into a memorandum of understanding MOU with the UK government on the sharing of scientific ......

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Cockles, paua back in sea after NZ MPI intervention

Almost 3,000 cockles and 150 undersized paua are back in the sea after successful interventions by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries MPI and local police. ......

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EU, Greenland agree on new fisheries partnership

The European Union and the government of Greenland have concluded negotiations for a new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement SFPA and a new protocol that will ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-2w-2d-10h-8m ago

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Scorpio Bulkers sells 2017-built Ultramax

Scorpio Bulkers has entered into an agreement to sell one of its vessels to an unaffiliated third party. The object of the US$18.65 million transaction is SBI Libra, an ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-2w-2d-10h-19m ago

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Wilhelmsen subsidiary acquires stake in former navy base near Tromsø

Wilhelmsen group company WilNor Governmental Services WGS has acquired 66 per cent of the shares in the Olavsvern Group, which operates a decommissioned Royal Norwegian ......

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CIMC Raffles, Huadian Heavy Industries to cooperate on offshore wind projects

Chinese firms Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard and Huadian Heavy Industries have entered into a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement on the development of new ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-2w-2d-20h-17m ago

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Germany’s SFK orders three more ferries from Dutch builder

German operator Schlepp und Fährgesellschaft Kiel SFK has placed an order for three additional hybrid ferries from Holland Shipyards Group. The newbuildings will be ......

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Port of Gdansk reports key stages of €1.3 billion infrastructure improvement plan will be completed in 2021

The Port of Gdansk has said that key projects within the largest investment programme in its history, covering €1.3 billion US$1.58 billion of infrastructure ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-2w-2d-21h-53m ago

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US Coast Guard cutter Stone scores drug haul off Dominican Republic

While in transit to conduct joint operations off the coast of Guyana as part of Operation Southern Cross, the US Coast Guard national security cutter Stone encountered ......

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OPINION | Will China turn off Asia’s tap?

Even after Asia’s economies climb out of the Covid 19 recession, China’s strategy of frenetically building dams and reservoirs on transnational rivers will confront ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-2w-3d-4h-12m ago

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Carnival to sell four additional ships in 2021

Carnival Corporation is set to accelerate the removal of four more of its vessels from service, the company said in a statement dated January 11. The four vessels were ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-2w-3d-4h-16m ago

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GEAR | Volvo Penta launches new assisted docking system

Volvo Penta has introduced a new fully integrated assisted docking system. The system is designed to give the captain better control when docking a boat by automating his ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-2w-3d-4h-43m ago

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CMA CGM christens fifth LNG-fuelled 23,000TEU newbuilding in series

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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Turkey imposes nine per cent increase in marine pollution fines

The levels of marine pollution fines being applied by environmental authorities in Turkey have been increased by 9.11 per cent, P amp 38 I club Standard Club said through ......

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HHLA’s newly acquired Trieste cargo terminal ready to commence operations

German port operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik HHLA has confirmed that its announced acquisition of 50.01 per cent of the multi function terminal Piattaforma ......

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Klaveness takes delivery of sixth combination carrier in series from Chinese yard

Klaveness Combination Carriers KCC took delivery of a new cargo vessel from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding in China on Monday, January 11. The vessel has been named ......

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NOAA orders research vessel for Puerto Rico maritime non-profit

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA has placed an order for a new catamaran research vessel for operation on near coastal and ocean routes by ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-2w-3d-8h-23m ago

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Fjord1’s newest hybrid ferry launched in Turkey

Turkey amp 8217 s Tersan Shipyard has launched a new double ended Ro Pax ferry being built for Norwegian operator Fjord1. Once completed, the DNV GL classed vessel will have ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-2w-3d-8h-43m ago

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Construction completed on new diving bell ship for German waterways administration

Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in the Netherlands has completed construction of a new diving bell ship ordered by the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration ......

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New water taxi service launched on India’s Valapattanam River following vessel delivery

Indian builder Navgathi Marine Design and Constructions has delivered the second unit in a series of four water taxis ordered by the Kerala State Water Transport ......

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AMSA issues recommendations from NTSB probe into fatal 2019 dive boat fire off California

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority AMSA has issued Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety Alert 1/2021, which the agency says is intended to raise awareness of ......

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Dubai operator adds marina tender to fleet

An unnamed marina operator in Dubai has taken delivery of a new rigid inflatable boat RIB from local builder Asis Boats. The eight metre, custom built craft is equipped ......

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Four kidnapped tanker crewmen released from captivity

US based Diamond S Shipping has confirmed that the four crewmembers who had been kidnapped from one of its product tankers on November 29, 2020, were released from ......

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Boluda France, HST to form crew transfer joint venture business

Towage specialist Boluda France and UK based vessel operator High Speed Transfers HST have entered into a memorandum of understanding MOU regarding the establishment ......

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Brazilian Navy selects local builder to supply new hospital ship

The Brazilian Navy has awarded local shipyard Estaleiro Bibi Eireli a contract for the construction of a new hospital ship. It will be the sixth hospital ship to be ......

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Ex-South Korean corvette commissioned into Colombian Navy

A warship formerly operated by the South Korean Navy was commissioned into service with the Colombian Navy in a ceremony on Wednesday, January 6. The 88 metre, 950 tonne ......

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COLUMN | Weather wise, or design foolish? [Grey Power]

There was an amazing satellite image taken of what was supposed to be the largest and deepest depression that had ever been recorded in the North Pacific. And it was ......

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Ferry rescues distressed fishermen off Guimaras Island, Philippines

A Ro Pax ferry came to the aid of four fishermen whose boat sustained damage in rough seas off the island province of Guimaras in the west central Philippines on Sunday, ......

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Spanish shipyard to build new patrol vessel for Royal Moroccan Navy

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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Royal Navy commissions patrol ship HMS Spey

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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Ferry runs aground while sailing through storm-hit waters in Canary Islands

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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AMSA issues 24-month ban on livestock carrier

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority AMSA has issued its most severe banning to date to the master and operator of the Marshall Islands flagged livestock carrier ......

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ICES releases new fishing regulations for protection of deep-sea marine ecosystems

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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Crude oil export begins at South Texas Gateway following deepwater dock completion

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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Construction completed on new water injection dredger for NC Ports

St Johns Ship Building SJSB in Palatka, Florida, has completed construction of a new water injection dredger ordered by the North Carolina State Ports Authority NC ......

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Acta Marine opens new office in Saint-Nazaire

Dutch offshore services provider Acta Marine has established a new office in Saint Nazaire in anticipation of new offshore wind projects in France. A wide range of ......

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RNLI renders aid to grounded trawler in Balscadden Bay, Ireland

A lifeboat crew from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution RNLI in Howth on Ireland amp 8217 s east coast came to the aid of a trawler that ran aground just outside ......

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Capital Gas Ship Management takes delivery of second LNG carrier in series

Greek shipowner Capital Gas Ship Management Corporation took delivery of a new LNG carrier from Hyundai Heavy Industries HHI . Aristidis I has a total cargo capacity of ......

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Indonesian vessels respond to crashed airliner in Java Sea

The Indonesian Navy, the Indonesian National Police, local search and rescue SAR agency Basarnas, and various other partners have deployed some of their vessels in ......

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Washington State Ferries opens new terminal in Mukilteo

Washington State Ferries WSF has officially begun operations of its new Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal. The new facility, the first new ferry terminal to be opened ......

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Wan Hai launches new China-Vietnam express service

Wan Hai Lines will launch a new weekly express service between East China and Ho Chi Minh City to expand on its intra Asia network. The service will be operated by two ......

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Globus Maritime secures charter for Panamax bulker

Greek shipowner Globus Maritime has secured a new time charter for the 2005 built Panamax bulk carrier Moon Globe. The vessel will be chartered by an unaffiliated third ......

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Finland unveils icebreaker concept demonstrator with removable bow

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency FTIA has launched a new icebreaker concept vessel equipped with an innovative hybrid motorised removable bow. The vessel, ......

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Yang Ming sets up subsidiary in France

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has set up a new subsidiary with NAXCO Group in France. Named Yang Ming France, the new business officially began operations on ......

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First steel cut for US Navy destroyer Jeremiah Denton

Huntington Ingalls Industries amp 8217 HII Ingalls Shipbuilding division has cut the first 100 tonnes of steel to be used for the construction of the US Navy Arleigh ......

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Washington Department of Ecology revises Puget Sound net pen permits for steelhead

After public review and feedback, the Washington Department of Ecology has revised four water quality permits to allow sterile, all female steelhead to be raised in ......

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OPINION | China’s fishery deal with PNG: wolf-warrior diplomacy or just business?

The signing of a $204 million memorandum of understanding between a Chinese government backed fishery company and the Papua New Guinea government to build a .. The ......

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Turkish-built tug to support coal transport in Israel

Israel amp 8217 s National Coal Supply Corporation NCSC has taken delivery of a new shallow draught tug to support its coal procurement and transportation activities. ......

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Egyptian Navy takes delivery of locally-built corvette

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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German waterways authority to welcome new hybrid ferry into service

The German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration Wasser und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes WSV will soon take delivery of a new hybrid Ro Pax ferry from ......

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Caledonian Maritime Assets awards ferry design contract

Caledonian Maritime Assets CMAL has awarded a contract to international design and engineering firm BMT to provide consultancy services for the concept design of a new ......

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Construction completed on new response boat for Guangzhou Fire Department

China amp 8217 s Jianglong Shipbuilding has completed construction of a new firefighting boat for operation in the waters of the Dawan District off Guangdong province. The ......

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Avenir LNG’s newest bunkering vessel floated out

Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering has launched a new dual purpose bunkering and supply vessel ordered by London based Avenir LNG. Once completed, Avenir ......

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MISC takes delivery of second VLEC from South Korean yard

Malaysia amp 8217 s MISC has taken delivery of Seri Erlang, its second very large ethane carrier VLEC . The newbuild is the second of six VLECs ordered by MISC from Samsung ......

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Greece’s United Overseas Group to acquire UAE tanker operator

UAE based United Arab Chemical Carriers UACC has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by United Overseas Group UOG of Greece. A wholly owned ......

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ADVERT | Boat rack for sale – Henderson, WA

210 position boat rack for sale for the cost of disassembly. Location: 46 Jessie Lee Street Henderson WA We have had a quotation completed and the cost to disassemble is ......

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Work Boat World Offshore Projects Roundup – January 8, 2021

The New Year brings good news for the global offshore projects sector, with key contracts being approved and others already underway and some even successfully concluded. ......

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Scorpio Bulkers sells 2018-built Kamsarmax vessel

Scorpio Bulkers has entered into an agreement with an unaffiliated third party to sell one of its Kamsarmax vessels. The object of the transaction was SBI Lynx, which was ......

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Scotline’s newest bulker begins sea trials

Dutch shipbuilder Royal Bodewes has begun conducting sea trials of a new bulk carrier ordered by Scotline Marine Holdings. The 90 metre, 4,850DWT Scot Ranger has ......

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Svitzer orders additional tug to serve Port of London

Svitzer Europe has awarded a contract to Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of an ASD tug to support operations in the Port of London. Svitzer Thames will arrive in ......

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DP World to develop Senegal’s Ndayane port

DP World and the government of Senegal have entered into agreements for the development of a deep water port at Ndayane, approximately 50 kilometres from the existing ......

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Pan Ocean secures time charter with Galp

South Korean shipowner Pan Ocean has entered into a time charter contract for one LNG carrier with Galp Energia of Portugal. The US$115 million contract commenced on ......

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New ferry to serve Yeu Island in Bay of Biscay

The government of the Pays de la Loire region in western France has placed an order for a new Ro Pax ferry to be built by local shipyard Piriou. Designed by Stirling ......

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Wallenius Wilhelmsen returns nine ships from lay-up

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has put nine of its laid up ships back in service to address reduced capacity and rising rates in the charter market. Plans are in place to ......

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Norsk Fisketransport takes delivery of wellboat

Norwegian aquaculture company Norsk Fisketransport has taken delivery of a new salmon wellboat from local builder New Havyard Ship Technology. Designed by Havyard Design ......

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New EU-UK trade agreement outlines joint fish stocks management

The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed on a new framework for the joint management of fish stocks in EU and UK waters following the recent conclusion of a ......

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COLUMN | False economy: remote-controlled autonomous ships? [Offshore Accounts]

The news that the bulk carrier Wakashio grounded off Mauritius and broke in two in August last year because the crew were navigating dangerously close to the shore in ......

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AET takes delivery of DP2 shuttle tanker

Singapore based AET has taken delivery of a new Suezmax shuttle tanker from Samsung Heavy Industries SHI . The DP2 equipped Eagle Pilar has been purpose built for ......

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USACE to dredge California’s Hueneme port

The US Army Corps of Engineers USACE Los Angeles District has unveiled plans to dredge the Port of Hueneme main channel starting in early January with a projected ......

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Newbuild tanker to serve Chemship’s US-Mediterranean route

A newbuild chemical tanker was recently handed over to Rotterdam based shipowner Chemship. The 16,000DWT, 134 by 21 metre Chemical Fighter was built by Asakawa ......

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Ukraine to get US-built patrol boats

Bremerton, Washington based Safe Boats International has been awarded a US$19.9 million contract for long lead time material acquisition as well as pre production and ......

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US Coast Guard, partners search for 10 missing fishermen off Midway Island

The US Coast Guard, US Navy, and Good Samaritans are searching for a life raft from an adrift 28 metre Taiwanese fishing vessel approximately 885 kilometres northeast of ......

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Louisiana yard to build two oceanographic ships for NOAA

The US Navy has awarded Thoma Sea Marine Constructors of Houma, Louisiana, a contract for the design and construction of two new oceanographic ships that will be operated ......

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Hyundai Heavy expects merger with DSME to close in H1 2021

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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Breakwaters at new tuna port in Chennai nearing completion

Construction is nearly completed on a pair of breakwaters at a new tuna fishing port that will be able to accommodate up to 800 vessels in Chennai, India. The breakwaters ......

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Pingtan Marine refrigerated fish carrier begins operational sailings following refit

Fuzhou based deepwater fishing company Pingtan Marine Enterprise has begun operational sailings of what it claims is the largest fishery support vessel ever to sail under ......

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Mongla Port Authority awards contract for channel deepening works

The Mongla Port Authority in southwestern Bangladesh has awarded a contract for deepening works to a partnership formed by Chinese firms Jianshu Haihong Construction ......

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Iowa contractor gets new electric dredger

Booneville, Iowa based marine contractor Legacy Materials has taken delivery of a new electric powered cutter suction dredger CSD from Custom Dredge Works of Topeka, ......

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Calhoun Port expansion to commence this year

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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COLUMN | Forging ahead despite the coronavirus [Tug Times]

We read so much about the disruptions to business caused by the Covid 19 virus, and many of us see the effects every day in our own businesses, so it is quite remarkable ......

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Modernisation underway on Bering Sea factory trawler

Work is currently underway to modernise a 204 metre fishing vessel owned by US based O amp 8217 Hara Corporation. Originally completed as a tuna longliner in 1974, Alaska ......

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Gdansk shipyard launches new Polish Navy minehunter, tug

Remontowa Shipbuilding of Gdansk, Poland, has launched a new mine countermeasures vessel MCMV and a new tug for the Polish Navy. The future ORP Mewa .. The post ....

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Qatar’s Nakilat takes delivery of LNG carrier

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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European Defence Agency to support multi-national corvette development programme

The European Defence Agency amp 8217 s EDA steering board recently approved the launch of a specific EDA ad hoc project that will contribute to the implementation of a ......

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Patrol boat pair delivered to Zhuhai City Transportation Bureau

China amp 8217 s Jianglong Shipbuilding has delivered two steel aluminium patrol vessels in a series to the Zhuhai City Transportation Bureau in Guangdong province. Zhuhai ......

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Tallink Grupp reports 61 per cent drop in passenger volumes in 2020 due to Covid-19

Estonia amp 8217 s Tallink Grupp has published its 2020 fourth quarter and December passenger and cargo statistics, which reveal the total impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on ......

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BOOK REVIEW | I Will Run Wild: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

This excellent book is one of the new breed of World War II histories that incorporate substantial comment from some of the few remaining participants in that war. It ......

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US Coast Guard, Good Samaritans rescue distressed boater near Puerto Rico

The crew of the US Coast Guard fast response cutter Joseph Napier combined efforts with the Hong Kong flagged containership CSCL Long Beach and the Singaporean flagged ......

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Saam Towage takes delivery of Turkish-built tug

Saam Towage recently took delivery of a tug to be used in the company amp 8217 s operations in Ecuador. Efesan Port, which was built and formerly operated by Turkey amp 8217 s ......

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Russia suspends search for 16 missing fishermen in Barents Sea

Authorities in Russia have ordered the suspension of the search for the missing crew of a fishing vessel that sank in the northern Barents Sea within the Arctic Circle ......

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Iranian forces seize South Korean tanker for alleged pollution in Strait of Hormuz

A South Korean flagged commercial vessel was seized by Iranian paramilitary forces in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, January 4, officials in Seoul have confirmed. The ......

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New Year’s Day armed robbery attempt foiled on berthed car carrier in Casablanca

An armed robbery attempt on a berthed commercial vessel in Morocco on the first day of the new year ended in failure after the crew managed to fight off the perpetrators, ......

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COLUMN | Container losses [The Wet Detective]

More than 80 per cent of goods traded worldwide travel on one of the more than 90,000 cargo vessels plying the world’s oceans. At the heart of it all is the freight ......

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Newbuild gas carrier handed over to Flex LNG

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering DSME handed over a new LNG carrier to Flex LNG on Friday, January 1. Flex Freedom is the eleventh vessel to join the Flex LNG ......

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New research highlights benefits of restoring Hong Kong’s oyster reefs

New research produced jointly by the Swire Institute of Marine Science SWIMS of the University of Hong Kong HKU and The Nature Conservancy TNC , published recently ......

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Indian Navy ship transports aid for flood-stricken areas in Vietnam, Cambodia

The Indian Navy corvette INS Kiltan has completed transporting humanitarian relief to Vietnam and Cambodia to benefit communities in the two countries that have been ......

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Singapore’s first LNG bunkering vessel delivered to owner

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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ClassNK releases guideline for survey and facilities of LNG bunkering ships

ClassNK has released its Guideline for Survey and Facilities/Equipment of LNG Bunkering Ships, which outlines the additional safety requirements of liquefied gas carriers ......

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EQT Infrastructure submits offer to acquire all outstanding shares in Norway’s Torghatten

EQT Infrastructure V fund, through HATI BidCo, has launched an offer to acquire all outstanding shares in Norwegian air, sea, and land transport company Torghatten ......

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Brittany Ferries welcomes Cotentin back to fleet

After nearly eight years in the Baltic, the Ro Pax ferry Cotentin has returned to Brittany Ferries and the route for which it was originally built in 2007, carrying ......

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Indian Navy takes delivery of final Mark IV LCU

The Indian Navy took delivery of the final one of eight Mark IV landing craft utility LCU vessels from local builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers GRSE on ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-3d-6h-32m ago

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EU-sponsored project to help sustain fisheries, curb IUU fishing in Liberia

The government of Liberia has launched a new project that is intended to help ensure the sustainable management of the country amp 8217 s fisheries sector as well as reduce ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-3d-6h-43m ago

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Krill harvesters’ association to support South Georgia fishery monitoring

The Association of Responsible Krill Harvesting Companies ARK has agreed to use some of its vessels to help monitor the status of the krill population in the waters ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-3d-10h-6m ago

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Construction begins on Royal Australian Navy’s fourth Arafura-class patrol ship

Australian shipbuilder Civmec has begun construction on the fourth Arafura class offshore patrol vessel OPV slated for the Royal Australian Navy. The vessel and nine ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-3d-10h-21m ago

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Indian Army taps local builder to supply new patrol boats

The Indian Army has awarded a contract to Goa Shipyard GSL for the construction of 12 fast patrol boats. The GRP hulled craft will be capable of surveillance and ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-3d-10h-42m ago

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Myanmar’s first submarine commissioned into service

An ex Indian Navy diesel electric submarine has been commissioned into service with the Myanmar Navy, making it the latter country amp 8217 s first ever submarine. The ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-3d-23h-11m ago

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Minerva Marine takes delivery of LNG carrier

Greek shipowner Minerva Marine has taken delivery of the first in a series of two new LNG carriers built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering DSME . Minerva ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-3d-23h-58m ago

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Maintenance dredging completed at North Queensland’s Mackay Port

Maintenance dredging works have been successfully completed on schedule at the Port of Mackay in North Queensland. The dredging was in line with the Queensland Government ......

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US federal government spending bill includes funding for four more coast guard fast response cutters

US President Donald Trump has signed into law the omnibus spending bill for Fiscal Year 2021, which includes funding for four more Sentinel class fast response cutters ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-4d-1h-13m ago

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Genco Shipping acquires Ultramax bulker trio, sells six Handysizes

US based Genco Shipping and Trading has entered into an agreement to acquire three modern, eco Ultramax vessels in exchange for six older Handysize vessels. The ......

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Awilco Drilling cites breaches for terminating rig newbuilding contract with Singaporean yard

Awilco Rig 2 AR2 , a wholly owned subsidiary of Awilco Drilling, has notified Singapore based shipbuilder Keppel FELS that it has exercised its contractual termination ......

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REMINISCENCES | The trouble with deck cargo

On our long passages back and forth to the antipodes, we never really liked to carry cargo on deck. Outward bound, we would sometimes be landed with hazardous goods ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-4d-4h-23m ago

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Who’s Who: Maritime Movements for November/December 2020

WORK BOAT WORLD: Jonas Tegström has been appointed the new CEO of waterjet propulsion supplier Marine Jet Power MJP . He succeeds interim CEO, Claes Rudling, who will ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-4d-4h-32m ago

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French builder completes amphibious interceptor pair for US Navy

The US Navy will soon take delivery of two amphibious interceptor craft built by France amp 8217 s Iguana Pro. The boats will be used for patrols and will be capable of ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-4d-4h-36m ago

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Indian Navy welcomes ferry to fleet

The Indian Navy has inducted a new ferry into service for use in logistical support duties. Madhur is one of seven 250 passenger vessels in a series built for the navy by ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-4d-4h-43m ago

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NOAA, USAID form partnership to help combat IUU fishing

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the US Agency for International Development USAID to help ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-4d-5h-38m ago

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Two charged over failed hijacking of tanker off Isle of Wight

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 ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-4d-5h-53m ago

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US Navy issues RFP for prototypes of new UUV class

The US Navy has released a request for proposals RFP for the design, development, and fabrication of the Naval Sea Systems Command NAVSEA Program Executive Office ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-3w-4d-6h-42m ago

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Second Daegu-class frigate delivered to South Korean Navy

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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Philippine Coast Guard joins search for missing boat with six on board

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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Saltchuk Marine to expand ship assist operations

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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Keel laid for new Ro-Ro ferry for IVP Ship Invest

German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft FSG has laid the keel for a new freight only Ro Ro ferry ordered by UK based IVP Ship Invest. The newbuilding will ......

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Interlake acquires ferry, ATB from Great Lakes operators

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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Russian Navy commissions first Project 20385 corvette

The Russian Navy has commissioned its first Project 20385 corvette into service. Built by the Severnaya Verf shipyard of United Shipbuilding Corporation USC , ......

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Jiangsu ports get new tugs

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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REMINISCENCES | The best little shipyard in the world

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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OPINION | Russia and China team up on the Indian Ocean

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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OPINION | Index reveals areas needing improvement to ensure Australia’s maritime security

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 ......

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Gas shippers Epic Gas, Lauritzen Kosan to merge

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 5y-6mo-4w-2d-6h-18m ago

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South Korea’s Pan Ocean to invest in LNG carrier newbuilding

South Korean shipowner Pan Ocean has confirmed its plans to acquire a newbuild vessel to expand its LNG transport business, the company said in a recent regulatory ......

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Construction begins on fifth Project ST192 trawler for Russian Fishery Company

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 ......

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Naming ceremony held for U-Ming’s newest VLOC

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 ......

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Eagle Bulk acquires scrubber-fitted Ultramax pair

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 5y-6mo-4w-2d-6h-55m ago

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BW LPG completes sea trials of third retrofitted gas carrier

BW LPG has completed conducting sea trials of the very large gas carrier VLGC BW Orion following a recent retrofit programme that replaced the ship amp 8217 s .. The ......

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First steel cut for new DP2 heavy lift ships for Spliethoff

China amp 8217 s Mawei Shipyard has cut the first steel for two new heavy lift vessels in a series ordered by Dutch shipowner Spliethoff. The vessels will each have a ......

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Containership disabled off Portugal following engine room fire

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. ......

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ASCO ship resumes sailings following overhaul

The Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company ASCO has resumed operational sailings of the 3,100DWT dry cargo vessel Garadagh following a lengthy overhaul period. The ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-4w-2d-9h-14m ago

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Zhoushan City tour operator orders 380-pax vessel

Chinese operator Zhoushan Putuo Huandao Passenger Transport has awarded Jianglong Shipbuilding a contract for the construction of a new steel aluminium sightseeing vessel ......

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German Navy gets additional minehunting UUVs

Huntington Ingalls Industries HII has delivered a batch of newbuild Remus 100 unmanned underwater vehicles UUVs to the German Navy. The UUVs have an endurance of 12 ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-6mo-4w-2d-9h-43m ago

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Russian fisheries research institute orders vessels from local builder

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 5y-6mo-4w-2d-10h-52m ago

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New Hellenic Coast Guard RIB to be used in Aegean Sea

Rafnar, through Athens based subsidiary Rafnar Hellas, has delivered a new rigid inflatable boat RIB to the Hellenic Coast Guard. The 11 metre RIB is the fifth in a ......

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Newbuild joins Rosmorport’s hopper barge fleet

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 5y-6mo-4w-2d-11h-12m ago

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Fast response cutter Robert Goldman delivered to US Coast Guard

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 ......

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Littlestone RNLI welcomes newest lifeboat

A new lifeboat has been delivered to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution RNLI station at Littlestone in Kent. The eight metre boat has been named Jean McIvor in ......

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Landing ship Pyotr Morgunov handed over to Russian Navy

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 ......

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BOOK REVIEW | Mosul: Australia’s Secret War Inside the ISIS Caliphate

When this book first arrived from the publisher, your reviewer was tempted to bin it. Its rather “sensationalist” cover reminded him of the avalanche of books about ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-5d-23h-24m ago

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MAIB releases preliminary assessment of explosion that sank crab boat off Norfolk

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch MAIB has released its preliminary assessment of an incident wherein an explosion occurred aboard the fishing vessel ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-5d-23h-32m ago

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Sea trials completed for Minerva’s newest LNG carrier

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering DSME has completed sea trials of Minerva Psara, the first in a series of two LNG carriers being built for Greek shipowner ......

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Russia’s Sakhalinlizingflot takes delivery of ice-class ferry

Russian operator Sakhalinlizingflot has taken delivery of the Project PV22 ice class ferry Admiral Nevelskoy from United Shipbuilding Corporation amp 8217 s USC Nevsky ......

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COLUMN | The twelve days of offshore Christmas: Brent Crude, ammonia fuel cells, Myanmar, floating wind turbines, Bourbon, and Standard Drilling – Part Two [Offshore Accounts]

Not long until Christmas now! As the big day gets closer, you will have seen Esvagt, Swire, Seacor, Cairn Energy, Vantage and Shearwater featuring in Part One of our ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-6d-4h-18m ago

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REMINISCENCES | In the drydock

I was reading an account of a visit of a highly sophisticated ship to a repair yard for some very involved upgrading and servicing. It all seemed to run like clockwork, ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-6d-4h-32m ago

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Shearwater GeoServices awarded Western Offshore India 3D contract by ONGC

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 ......

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Entire Stockholm Norvik Port now operational

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 5y-7mo-6d-5h-13m ago

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Two Royal Caribbean ships sold to Asia-Pacific operator

Royal Caribbean International has sold two of its vessels to an undisclosed third party based in the Asia Pacific region. The objects of the sale are the 1990 built ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-6d-5h-24m ago

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Russian shipyard launches research vessel Severnny Polyus

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 5y-7mo-6d-5h-45m ago

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Future US Navy destroyer Daniel Inouye completes builder’s trials

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has completed builder amp 8217 s trials of the future USS Daniel Inouye, a US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer. The vessel honours the ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-6d-5h-55m ago

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UK design firm joins project to develop new diver delivery submersible

UK naval architects Bar Technologies has been chosen to support local maritime technology business SubSea Craft in the design and build of an advanced submersible diver ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-6d-6h-7m ago

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New Japanese shipbuilding JV set for 2021 launch

The official start of operations of a new joint venture company formed between Japan amp 8217 s two largest shipbuilders has been scheduled for January 1, 2021. Both Japan ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-6d-6h-24m ago

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Oretol Nigeria orders dredger, workboat from Dutch builder

Oretol Nigeria has placed an order for a new 2,819kW cutter suction dredger and a 14 metre multi purpose workboat from Netherlands based Royal IHC. The dredger will have ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-6d-6h-38m ago

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LDA, Tidal Transit JV tapped to provide crewboats for GE Renewable Energy at Saint-Nazaire wind farm

French companies Louis Dreyfus Armateurs LDA and Tidal Transit have been awarded a contract by GE Renewable Energy for the provision of two crewboats for the ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-6d-7h-58m ago

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Polarcus secures 4D project in the Far East

Polarcus has entered into a memorandum of agreement Sovcomflot group subsidiary SCF GEO for the provision of 4D marine seismic acquisition services in the Far East. The ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-6d-8h-8m ago

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Carnival Cruise Line welcomes Mardi Gras to fleet

Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of the newbuild cruise ship Mardi Gras in a live virtual ceremony at Meyer Turku yard in Finland on Friday, December 18. The 340 metre ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-6d-8h-15m ago

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DOF sells 2002-built PSV

DOF Rederi, a wholly owned subsidiary of DOF, has completed the sale of the platform supply vessel PSV Skandi Buchan to an international buyer. The 2002 built vessel ......

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Esvagt takes delivery of first windfarm service vessel in series from Norwegian yard

Danish operator Esvagt took delivery of a new windfarm service vessel from Norwegian builder New Havyard Ship Technology on Friday, December 18. Designed by Havyard ......

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Solstad, ExxonMobil ink frame agreement for Brazil exploration activities

Solstad Offshore has entered into a frame agreement with ExxonMobil Exploração Brasil for the provision of supply vessel services supporting the latter amp 8217 s ......

Baird Maritime Published 5y-7mo-6d-8h-49m ago

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