Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Satellite image of dredgers depositing sand on the northern rim of the Mischief Reef
News

Everything You Need to Know About the South China Sea Conflict… In Five Questions

Whose South China Sea is it,

June 9, 2015
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Expanded Panama Canal Lock Flooding to Begin This Week
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Expanded Panama Canal Lock Flooding to Begin This Week

The contractor in charge of the design and construction of the new set of locks for the expanded Panama Canal says it will begin flooding the lock complexes

June 9, 2015
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Paris MoU’s White, Grey and Black List 2014 – Ranking the World’s Flag States from Best to Worst
Interesting

Paris MoU’s White, Grey and Black List 2014 – Ranking the World’s Flag States from Best to Worst

The Paris MoU on Port State Control has published its updated “White, Grey and Black (WGB) List” for 2014, ranking flag states from quality flags to flags

June 9, 2015
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Costa Rica Questioning Environmental Impact of Nicaragua Canal
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Costa Rica Questioning Environmental Impact of Nicaragua Canal

Costa Rica wants information from Nicaragua about the potential environmental impact of a planned $50 billion canal project that would rival the Panama Canal,

June 9, 2015
Total Views: 168

Karpowership Electric Barge
Engineering News

Namibia Explorers Barge-Based Electric Power Plants

Namibia is exploring the option of using barges with power plants to help plug an electricity shortage that may reach 300 megawatts in the next two years,

June 9, 2015
Total Views: 238

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This Amazing Cloud Proves Climate Change

by Brian K Sullivan (Bloomberg) In a few weeks, you may get to see evidence the atmosphere is changing — if you’re lucky.This when noctilucent

June 9, 2015
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Video Captures Last Year’s Epic Collision Between Fully Laden Containerships in the Suez
Collision

Video Captures Last Year’s Epic Collision Between Fully Laden Containerships in the Suez

On September 29, 2014 something went terribly wrong aboard Hapag-Lloyd’s containership Colombo Express when it lost control and slammed into the Maersk

June 9, 2015
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Monday, June 8, 2015
Google Releases Stunning Underwater Street View For World Oceans Day
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Google Releases Stunning Underwater Street View For World Oceans Day

In celebration of World Oceans Day  Google has announced a new map feature that can allow you to explore brand new Street View imagery of more than 40

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 163

Police Dismantle Anti-Shell Protest Tent in Seattle
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Police Dismantle Anti-Shell Protest Tent in Seattle

Police dismantled a tent on Monday used as a staging area for protests in Seattle over Royal Dutch Shell Plc's use of the city's port as a home base for a

June 8, 2015
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Maersk Targets Ports in Africa Expansion Push

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest shipping container line, is seeking to win contracts to build and upgrade ports in Nigeria and Kenya as

June 8, 2015
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China Targets Ship Emissions in War On Pollution
Environment

China Targets Ship Emissions in War On Pollution

China is considering regulating emissions from boats and ships, the environment ministry said on Monday, as it tries to clamp down on

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 73

jan toschka shell
Engineering News

Shell’s Alexia S3 Offers Smooth Transition to Emissions Control Areas

Shipowners switching to low sulphur content fuels in line with their obligations in Emissions Control Areas have demanded confidence in the cylinder oils

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 205

abb azipod
Engineering News

Inside the Home of ABB Azipods [IMAGES]

With the roll-out of ABB’s Azipod “D” series of gearless thruster this past March, I decided to make my way over to Helsinki to see where

June 8, 2015
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Eurotunnel Bows to Regulatory Pressure with Ferries Sale to Danish Rival DFDS
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Eurotunnel Bows to Regulatory Pressure with Ferries Sale to Danish Rival DFDS

Eurotunnel, the operator of the undersea rail link between England and France, is selling its Calais-to-Dover ferry business to Danish rival DFDS to end its

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 60

Video: How Not to Disembark a Ferry
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Video: How Not to Disembark a Ferry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ymteBNTmc Early exit nearly proves fatal for this guy. Scary

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 59

Sunday, June 7, 2015
20-Year-Old Inventor Announces Colossal Ocean Plastic Cleaning System
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20-Year-Old Inventor Announces Colossal Ocean Plastic Cleaning System

“Taking care of the world’s ocean garbage problem is one of the largest environmental challenges mankind faces today.” said Boyan Slat, 20-year old

June 7, 2015
Total Views: 164

China coal imports slump 41%
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China coal imports slump 41%

BEIJING, June 8 (Reuters) – China’s coal imports slumped 41 percent in May from a year earlier to 14.25 million tonnes and were down sharply on

June 7, 2015
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Nightmare Navigation – Containership Outbound Through Pack of Sailboats
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Nightmare Navigation – Containership Outbound Through Pack of Sailboats

  Here’s a video shot from the wheelhouse of the containership MV Dole Ecuador outbound on San Diego Bay on June 3, 2015, through a pack of

June 7, 2015
Total Views: 77

migrants italian navy
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International Flotilla Rescues 5,900 from Mediterranean Over Weekend

An international rescue fleet plucked almost 5,900 migrants from rickety boats making the perilous sea crossing for North Africa to Europe on Saturday and

June 7, 2015
Total Views: 73

gulf oil spill
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Ex-BP Executive Acquitted of Lying About Size of 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

The highest-ranking BP Plc executive charged in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was found not guilty of lying to investigators in a blow to prosecutors as

June 7, 2015
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