Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Massive Super Post-Panamax Cranes Arrive at PortMiami [PHOTOS]
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Massive Super Post-Panamax Cranes Arrive at PortMiami [PHOTOS]

Florida's PortMiami on Tuesday saw the arrival of four new Super Post-Panamax cranes as the port prepares for larger ships ahead of the opening of the new

October 9, 2013
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‘Captain Phillips’ Star Abdi Finds A Risk Worth Taking In Debut
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‘Captain Phillips’ Star Abdi Finds A Risk Worth Taking In Debut

Barkhad Abdi, a tall wisp of a man with a narrow face and a wide grin, sat on the sofa in his hotel suite with one eye on the television and another on a view

October 9, 2013
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U.S. Government Shutdown Puts Maritime Security Program at Risk
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U.S. Government Shutdown Puts Maritime Security Program at Risk

The ship in Tom Hanks’s new movie is part of a national-security program that’s now in jeopardy because of the government

October 9, 2013
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Russia Says Drugs Seized on Greenpeace Ship as New Charges Loom
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Russia Says Drugs Seized on Greenpeace Ship as New Charges Loom

Russian investigators said they found morphine and opium straw onboard the ship as well as “dual-use” equipment that may have been intended for

October 9, 2013
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Shipowners Love Ships: Don’t Expect Them to be Scrapped so Quickly

It was reported in Bloomberg’s “Chart of the Day” that the latest rally in iron-ore freight costs since 2009 has prompted shipowners to end

October 9, 2013
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Syria’s Shipping Trade Struggles As War Risks Bite

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) – War and sanctions are taking an increasing toll on Syria’s vital sea-borne trade, with fewer vessels

October 9, 2013
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
MV Smart Stern Refloated and Sunk Off South Africa [PHOTOS]
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MV Smart Stern Refloated and Sunk Off South Africa [PHOTOS]

A salvage team working to remove the MV Smart shipwreck in Richards Bay, South Africa successfully refloated the stern section of the broken capesize bulk

October 8, 2013
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This Dredge Can Fill 7,000 Dump Trucks With Mud Every Day

Built in 1981 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Dredge Wheeler is the Corps’ largest “trailing suction” hopper dredge.  This dredge

October 8, 2013
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VIDEO: Port of Brownsville Offers Safe Haven for Mexican Shrimping Masses During Hurricane Ingrid
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VIDEO: Port of Brownsville Offers Safe Haven for Mexican Shrimping Masses During Hurricane Ingrid

As the remnants of Hurricane Ingrid lashed the Mexican coast in mid-September, a total of 179 Mexican shrimp boats sought a safe haven at the Port of

October 8, 2013
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Nigeria Drops Arms Smuggling Charges Against Russian Sailors
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Nigeria Drops Arms Smuggling Charges Against Russian Sailors

A Nigerian court dropped charges of arms trafficking against seven Russian sailors on Tuesday, their lawyer said, ending a year-long case that has frayed

October 8, 2013
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Salvage Crews Commence Winter Prep of Costa Concordia Shipwreck
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Salvage Crews Commence Winter Prep of Costa Concordia Shipwreck

Salvors in Isola del Giglio have begun securing the Costa Concordia shipwreck for winter as the threat of continued adverse weather

October 8, 2013
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Divers Find Body Thought To Be Missing Waiter in Costa Concordia Wreck

Divers Find Body Thought To Be Missing Waiter in Costa Concordia Wreck

Divers searching the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruise ship on Tuesday found remains of a body thought to be one of the two missing victims, Italian

October 8, 2013
Total Views: 93

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NTSB Report of Elka Apollon Collision Shown to be Misleading

Video interactive reconstruction assists vindicating pilots in October 2011 collision on Houston Ship Channel. A recent administrative hearing held at the Port

October 8, 2013
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Curtailing Capacity Could See Maersk Line Lose Its Crown

By Gavin van Marle Maersk Line may lose its crown as the world’s largest container shipping line within three years as a result of its attempts to limit

October 8, 2013
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Diana Shipping Signs $52 Million Capesize Deal

Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Pioneer Shipping yesterday to purchase the 179,134 dwt M/V JK Pioneer for a total

October 8, 2013
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Tanker Rates Rallying as Owners Demolish Most in Decade

Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) — The cost of hauling crude on the largest tankers is poised to rise to a four-year high as the biggest demolition program in a decade

October 8, 2013
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Iran’s Maritime Trade With India Hit By Insurance Delay

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Oil and container trade between India and Iran has been disrupted due to uncertainty over insurance cover,

October 8, 2013
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Monday, October 7, 2013
Borgøy lng powered tug Buksér og Berging sanmar
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First Look at World’s First LNG-Powered Tugboat [HD PHOTOS]

Built by Sanmar Shipyard for Norwegian tug owner Buksér og Berging, the DNV-classed M/T Borgøy and her sister vessel M/T Bokn are the product of two

October 7, 2013
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Borgøy lng powered tug Buksér og Berging sanmar
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Sanmar Shipyard Completes M/T Borgøy, World’s First LNG-Powered Tugboat [HD PHOTOS]

I was on the outskirts of Istanbul this past weekend at the epicenter of Turkey’s bustling shipbuilding industry where the naming ceremony of the

October 7, 2013
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Genting Hong Kong Orders New Cruise Ship to Meet Asian Demand
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Genting Hong Kong Orders New Cruise Ship to Meet Asian Demand

Genting Hong Kong Ltd., the largest shareholder in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., ordered a 1,682-passenger-cabin cruise ship from Meyer Werft for 707.2

October 7, 2013
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