Saturday, June 27, 2015
Cruise Ship and Tanker Collide in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait
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Cruise Ship and Tanker Collide in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait

A Celestyal cruise ship was involved in a collision with a tanker carrying flammable naphtha early Saturday morning in the Dardanelles strait near Gallipoli,

June 27, 2015
Total Views: 266

Panama Canal Eyeing LNG Import Terminal
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Panama Canal Eyeing LNG Import Terminal

  The U.S. Trade and Development Agency on Friday awarded a grant to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to support the planning of a liquefied natural gas

June 27, 2015
Total Views: 51

Friday, June 26, 2015
Illinois Captain Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for 2005 Barge Explosion
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Illinois Captain Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for 2005 Barge Explosion

An Illinois man who was captain of a petroleum barge that exploded in a Chicago canal in 2005, killing a crew member, was sentenced to six months in prison on

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 261

NASSCO Cuts Steel on Second LNG-Ready Product Tanker for SEA-Vista
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NASSCO Cuts Steel on Second LNG-Ready Product Tanker for SEA-Vista

General Dynamics NASSCO signaled the start of construction for the second of three 50,000 deadweight ton, 330,000 barrel cargo capacity product tankers for

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 31

Fincantieri Launches Two Notable Cruise Ships in Italy
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Fincantieri Launches Two Notable Cruise Ships in Italy

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri on Thursday celebrated the launching of two new cruise ships at two of the the group's shipyards in

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 61

Former Sea Shepherd Flagship Sinks in Nova Scotia
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Former Sea Shepherd Flagship Sinks in Nova Scotia

  The vessel that was once considered the flagship of the controversial marine conservation group Sea Shepherd is now threatening the Nova Scotia

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 287

Eight Cruise Ship Passengers Killed in Shore Excursion Plane Crash
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Eight Cruise Ship Passengers Killed in Shore Excursion Plane Crash

All nine people aboard an excursion plane from a Holland America Line cruise ship that crashed in Alaska on Thursday died in the accident, police and the

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 89

Greece’s Creditors Propose Targeting Shipping Sector Taxes
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Greece’s Creditors Propose Targeting Shipping Sector Taxes

Under the latest proposals made by Greece's creditors, the country's shipping companies face paying a higher tonnage tax and a phasing-out of special tax

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 35

Thursday, June 25, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – This is What a #CareerAtSea Looks Like
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Ship Photos of the Day – This is What a #CareerAtSea Looks Like

In honor of today’s international Day of the Seafarer celebration, the International Maritime Organization asked us share with the world what a career at

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 67

U.S. Senate-Approved Bill Seeks Port Performance Transparency
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U.S. Senate-Approved Bill Seeks Port Performance Transparency

A divided Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday approved legislation requiring the government to report on the performance of major U.S. port operations,

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 28

Svitzer Returns to Damen for Large Vessel Towing and Escort Tugs
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Svitzer Returns to Damen for Large Vessel Towing and Escort Tugs

  Leading international towage company Svitzer has returned to Damen Shipyards for two more 80 ton ton bollard pull tugs for large vessel escort and

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 145

Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth Found Vulnerable to Attack Before Asia Deployment
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Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth Found Vulnerable to Attack Before Asia Deployment

Weeks before one of the U.S. Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ships departed for Asia, tests had exposed its vulnerability to a potential enemy attack, according

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 102

Harvey Gulf Expands Into Shipbuilding with Acquisition of Gulf Coast Shipyard Group
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Harvey Gulf Expands Into Shipbuilding with Acquisition of Gulf Coast Shipyard Group

  Harvey Gulf International Marine has launched a new affiliate, Harvey Shipyard Group, to manage its shipbuilding assets, which now includes Gulf

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 285

British Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
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Britain’s Biggest-Ever Warship Fired Up for the First Time

The onboard Diesel Generators for Britain's new 65,000 tonne supercarrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, were fired up for the first, marking a significant stage in the

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 72

Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyard Cuts Steel on Canada’s First NSPS Vessel – Sir John Franklin
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Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyard Cuts Steel on Canada’s First NSPS Vessel – Sir John Franklin

  Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) jas cut steel on the first National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) ship, the Canadian Coast Guard’s

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 256

Norway Offshore Workers Agree Wage Deal, Avoiding Strike
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Norway Offshore Workers Agree Wage Deal, Avoiding Strike

Norwegian offshore oil rig workers signed a new wage deal on Thursday, avoiding a strike that could have cut energy production, labour unions

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 28

MyFerryLink Strike Sparks Migrant Crisis at Calais Port
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MyFerryLink Strike Sparks Migrant Crisis at Calais Port

The British government said on Thursday it had called a meeting of its emergency response committee Cobra to discuss the migrant crisis in the French port of

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 25

WATCH: This is What Six Months at Sea in the Merchant Marine Looks Like
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WATCH: This is What Six Months at Sea in the Merchant Marine Looks Like

In this short documentary, Martin Machado tries to answer some of the common questions that he usually gets about shipping including: what does a #CareerAtSea

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 186

Happy Day of the Seafarer 2015! What Does Your #CareerAtSea Look Like?
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Happy Day of the Seafarer 2015! What Does Your #CareerAtSea Look Like?

Happy Day of the Seafarer 2015! This year the International Maritime Organization is focussing on the theme maritime education. But not just formal education,

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Maersk Line Will Continue Houston Port Calls After APM Terminals Exit
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Maersk Line Will Continue Houston Port Calls After APM Terminals Exit

  The world’s biggest shipping company, Maersk Line, and its affiliated shipping services, SeaLand and Safmarine, has agreed to continue to call at

June 24, 2015
Total Views: 226