Monday, September 22, 2014
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News

Severe Congestion at Indian Ports as Bulk Carriers Queue Up With Cargoes of Coal

Indian power and steel companies are importing shiploads of coal due to a severe shortage at home, leading to heavy congestion in one of the country's busiest

September 22, 2014
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Sunday, September 21, 2014
Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien Spills Fuel Into San Francisco Bay at Fisherman’s Wharf
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Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien Spills Fuel Into San Francisco Bay at Fisherman’s Wharf

The U.S. Coast Guard and California Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel continued Sunday to respond to a fuel oil spill from the SS Jeremiah O'Brien near

September 21, 2014
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Russia Signs Marine Terminal Agreement with MSC Cruises
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Russia Signs Marine Terminal Agreement with MSC Cruises

By Shubin Aleksey Andreyevich While at the XIII International Investment Forum in Sochi last Friday, Nikolay Tsukanov, Governor of Kaliningrad region, Andrei

September 21, 2014
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Famous Laker ‘Paul R. Tregurtha’ Runs Aground in Duluth – Video
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Famous Laker ‘Paul R. Tregurtha’ Runs Aground in Duluth – Video

A veteran 'Laker' and the longest vessel currently operating on the Great Lakes ran aground Saturday just meters from Bayfront Park in Duluth,

September 21, 2014
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Ferry Carrying 763 Passengers and Crew Damaged After Running Aground in Greece
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Ferry Carrying 763 Passengers and Crew Damaged After Running Aground in Greece

An Italian-flagged ferry with over 760 people onboard sustained damage and was taking on water after running aground near the small Greek island of

September 21, 2014
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Keel Laid for NCL’s First ‘Breakaway Plus’ Cruise Ship
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Keel Laid for NCL’s First ‘Breakaway Plus’ Cruise Ship

Norwegian Cruise Line executives and officials from the MEYER WERFT shipyard in Papenburg, Germany took part in the Keel-Laying Ceremony of Norwegian Escape on

September 21, 2014
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First Arctic Cargo Shipped Through Northwest Passage -Fednav
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First Arctic Cargo Shipped Through Northwest Passage -Fednav

Canadian arctic shipping firm Fednav says that its vessel MV Nunavik will become the first commercial vessel carrying a cargo of Arctic origins to make a full,

September 21, 2014
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Friday, September 19, 2014
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Shipping News

Kinder Morgan Builds Out Gulf Coast Logistics Hub in U.S. Oil Boom

To capitalize on a flood of domestic and Canadian crude into the U.S. Gulf Coast, logistics giant Kinder Morgan Energy Partners is spending more than $1.5

September 19, 2014
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Another Ebola Scare As Malta Rejects Cargo Ship’s Entry
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Another Ebola Scare As Malta Rejects Cargo Ship’s Entry

The small Mediterranean island nation of Malta has rejected a cargo ship from entering its ports over fears that a sick crewmember onboard could have the Ebola

September 19, 2014
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Engineering News

MARIN Invests 2 Million Euro in Naval Architecture Super Computer

Modeling the dynamic movements of bridges, buildings or bicycles is a pretty straight-forward task for today’s engineers using readily available

September 19, 2014
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Japan Vows to Continue Whaling Despite Ruling
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Japan Vows to Continue Whaling Despite Ruling

Japan vowed on Friday to resume its whaling programme in the Antarctic despite passage of a resolution opposing its hunt by the international body that

September 19, 2014
Total Views: 38

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Fredriksen Reaffirms Seadrill Commitment After Top Exec Quits

Shipping billionaire John Fredriksen reaffirmed on Friday its commitment to Seadrill, the world's largest rig company by market capitalisation, whose shares

September 19, 2014
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Offshore

Drillers Can Return to Fighting Slump After Scotland’s ‘No’ Vote

U.K. oil companies can stop fretting about Scottish independence and go back to combating a slump in output that’s the steepest of any major

September 19, 2014
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Seismic Survey Ops to Continue in the Kara Sea Despite Sanctions

Dolphin Geophysical received confirmation today from the Export Control Division of the Norwegian Foreign Department that the recently announced seismic

September 19, 2014
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Drilling Comes to a Halt on Seadrill’s West Alpha as Russian Sanctions Take Hold

Exxon Mobil Corp. and OAO Rosneft halted drilling on an offshore oil well intended as the first step in unlocking billions of barrels of crude in Russia’s

September 19, 2014
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SPOTD: Japanese-Built Merchant Vessel Sunk Off Texas

Flanked by Texas Game Warden boats, the 155-foot Kinta S was sunk in 75 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico near Corpus Christi on Wednesday, September 17,

September 19, 2014
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Maersk Line CEO Pays a Visit to China’s Anti-Trust Authorities

Maersk Line's chief executive has paid visits to Chinese authorities about its planned vessel sharing alliance with MSC - including to the Ministry of Commerce

September 19, 2014
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Thursday, September 18, 2014
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News

Happy 150th Birthday to McAllister Towing

By Benjamin Moll If you are involved in the tug boat industry in any way, whether by profession or peripherally, You have heard of or seen the striped stacks

September 18, 2014
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Cargo Ship From Africa Arrives in New Orleans With Sick Crew – Update
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Cargo Ship From Africa Arrives in New Orleans With Sick Crew – Update

A possible yet unlikely Ebola scare today in New Orleans after a foreign-flagged ship which recently called in Africa arrived with at least one critically ill

September 18, 2014
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Gear Review: Globalstar SatFi – Satellite WiFi
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Gear Review: Globalstar SatFi – Satellite WiFi

This article was written by Tom Nork via TheTeakRail, for reviews of the best marine gear visit TheTeakRail.com. No matter where you are sailing, whether it

September 18, 2014
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