Thursday, May 21, 2015
Search Continues for Fourteen Still Missing After Barge Capsizes
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Search Continues for Fourteen Still Missing After Barge Capsizes

Fourteen crewmembers remain missing more than 24 hours after a sand barge capsized in Singapore

May 21, 2015
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Santa Barbara Oil Spill is SoCal’s Worst Since 1969
Oil Spill

Santa Barbara Oil Spill is SoCal’s Worst Since 1969

Cleanup teams labored on Thursday for a third day to remove patches of crude petroleum that stained a California beach and fouled offshore waters from a

May 21, 2015
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Maersk Line Sets Bold New CO2 Reduction Target
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Maersk Line Sets Bold New CO2 Reduction Target

Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, has set itself a bold new target to cut CO2 emissions by 60% by 2020. Maersk Line Chief

May 21, 2015
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DFDS Targets Deals as English Channel Route Reaches Record Profit

Danish ferry and transportation firm DFDS is on the takeover trail, its chief executive said, after reporting its highest first-quarter operating profit on

May 21, 2015
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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Transocean Settles All Deepwater Horizon Claims With BP

Transocean Ltd., owner of the rig that sank in the 2010 Macondo disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, joined Halliburton Co. in settling all remaining issues with BP

May 20, 2015
Total Views: 362

The MSC Flaminia containership on fire in the mid-Atlantic in 2012.
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Vessel TRIAGE System – What Is It and How Does It Work?

A new system for facilitating the risk assessment of vessels in distress and to improve communication in maritime emergencies was formally introduced on

May 20, 2015
Total Views: 326

Ship Photos of the Day – USS Constitution Enters Dry Dock
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Ship Photos of the Day – USS Constitution Enters Dry Dock

The USS Constitution on Tuesday entered into dry dock at the Charlestown Navy Yard Boston National Historical Park for a planned multi-year, multi-million

May 20, 2015
Total Views: 558

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Maersk to Lay Up Two More Anchor Handlers

Maersk Supply Service has confirmed that it is laying up two more anchor handlers in response to the abysmal offshore oil and gas market. The two vessels to be

May 20, 2015
Total Views: 69

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Chevron’s New LNG Vessels Highlighted in Surprisingly Good Corporate Video

Chevron is in the midst of it’s largest-ever shipbuilding and fleet modernization program, encompassing 13 ships total including six LNG carriers to

May 20, 2015
Total Views: 1422

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Crew Evacuated from Fugro Offshore Survey After Fire

Firefighters in Scotland worked overnight to extinguish a blaze aboard a Fugro offshore survey vessel while docked at Peterhead Port, north of Aberdeen. The

May 20, 2015
Total Views: 22

Iran Agrees to UN Inspection of Aid Ship
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Iran Agrees to UN Inspection of Aid Ship

Iran will allow the United Nations to inspect a Yemen-bound aid ship at the regional U.N. hub in Djibouti, Tehran's deputy foreign minister was quoted as

May 20, 2015
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Fourteen Missing After Barge Capsizes in Singapore

Fourteen people are missing after a barge capsized in Singapore waters on Wednesday. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore says the incident was

May 20, 2015
Total Views: 61

Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Oil Spill

Large Oil Spill Impacts Several Miles of Beach Near Santa Barbara

The U.S. Coast Guard and first responders are responding to a large oil spill that has impacted several miles of shoreline in Santa Barbara, California.

May 19, 2015
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Norwegian Cruise Ship Runs Aground Off Bermuda After Steering Failure

A Norwegian Cruise Line ship ran aground on a reef on Tuesday after leaving Bermuda but there were no reports of any injuries, the company

May 19, 2015
Total Views: 74

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U.S. Monitors Iranian Naval Convoy

Two Iranian warships have linked up with a cargo vessel that Iran says is delivering humanitarian aid to Yemen, the U.S. military

May 19, 2015
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Vale Sells China Four More Giant ‘Valemax’ Carriers

Brazilian miner Vale said on Tuesday it agreed to sell four large iron ore carriers to China Merchants Energy Shipping Co (CMES), as it looks to raise cash in

May 19, 2015
Total Views: 56

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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s First All-Electric Ferry

Today’s ship photos are of the ferry Ampere, the world’s first all-electric battery powered ferry car and passenger ferry. The electrically-powered

May 19, 2015
Total Views: 426

New Supercarrier Is Super Over-Budget
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New Supercarrier Is Super Over-Budget

The second aircraft carrier in the Navy’s new Gerald R. Ford class is now estimated to exceed a cap imposed by Congress by at least $370 million, according

May 19, 2015
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WATCH: Maersk Line Captain On Leadership

This is Captain Kyaw Khaung, Master aboard the 6,478 TEU Maersk Line ship MV Maersk Sebarok. In this video, Captain Khaung humbly describes what it takes to

May 19, 2015
Total Views: 52

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Crowley Acquires MMS To Expand Global Reach

Crowley Maritime Corporation on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Maritime Management Services, Inc. (MMS), a Seattle-based crew management company

May 19, 2015
Total Views: 39