Wednesday, July 29, 2015
South Korea’s ‘Big Three’ Shipbuilders Post Record Loss as Offshore Downturn Bites
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South Korea’s ‘Big Three’ Shipbuilders Post Record Loss as Offshore Downturn Bites

  By Rose Kim and Jungah Lee (Bloomberg) — The world’s three biggest shipbuilders posted a combined 4.8 trillion won ($4.1 billion) in operating

July 29, 2015
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Egypt Completes Work on New Suez Canal

  By Eric Knecht ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 29 (Reuters) – Egypt has finished building its New Suez Canal, its overseer said on Wednesday, a project

July 29, 2015
Total Views: 38

Fennica Investigation Findings Sent for Review
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Fennica Investigation Findings Sent for Review

  U.S. Coast Guard investigators have sent for review their initial findings into what caused a 3-foot gash in the hull of Shell’s arctic icebreaker

July 29, 2015
Total Views: 113

Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Photos Show Damage to Scorpio Tanker After Collision with Cruise Ship
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Photos Show Damage to Scorpio Tanker After Collision with Cruise Ship

Some new photos and video from the Besiktas Shipyard in Turkey show the extent of damage sustained by a handymax tanker following its collision with a cruise

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 487

Russian Submarine Wreck Found Off Sweden Has Probably Been There for Decades
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Russian Submarine Wreck Found Off Sweden Has Probably Been There for Decades

  By Elias von Hildebrand STOCKHOLM, July 28 (Reuters) – A submarine wreck discovered off the eastern coast of Sweden probably dates from World War

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 76

Ship Photos of the Day – Incredibly Detailed Sketches of Ships
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Ship Photos of the Day – Incredibly Detailed Sketches of Ships

A few months back we posted the above hand-sketched drawing of a typical offshore scene of by Niall Farrell from Greystones, Ireland. Today, Niall has sent us

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 270

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Maritime Industry Advocates Slam New York Times Article as Attack Journalism

  WARNING: Video auto-plays below: In the below interview by Maritime TV, maritime industry advocates Clay Maitland and Carleen Lyden-Kluss,

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 88

Egypt to Increase Access to East Port Said With New Channel
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Egypt to Increase Access to East Port Said With New Channel

  CAIRO, July 28 (Reuters) – Egypt plans to allow smaller vessels in the Mediterranean direct access to East Port Said around the clock instead of

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 83

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Costa Cruises to Get Record-Breaking LNG Powered Cruise Ships

  Costa Cruises has been revealed as the brand that will get two new LNG-fueled cruise ships ordered by Carnival Corporation that will also set the record

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 143

Dubai’s DP World Kicks Off $1.6 Billion Jebel Ali Port Expansion
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Dubai’s DP World Kicks Off $1.6 Billion Jebel Ali Port Expansion

  By Tom Arnold DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) – DP World, one of the world’s largest port operators, has started building a new $1.6 billion

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 310

Singapore Port Authority Calls for LNG Bunkering Proposals
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Singapore Port Authority Calls for LNG Bunkering Proposals

  SINGAPORE, July 28 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Maritime Port Authority is seeking proposals on liquefied natural gas bunker supplies as it

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 35

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China’s Iron Ore Bargain-Hunting Wins Reprieve for Shipping… For Now

By Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — The bear market in iron ore is sending Chinese steel mills on a bargain hunt and giving shipping companies their best

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 29

Diesel Spill Closes Section of Houston Ship Channel
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Diesel Spill Closes Section of Houston Ship Channel

A small but busy section of the Houston Ship Channel was closed Tuesday morning after a report of a diesel spill in Greens Bayou. Update: The section of

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 41

Monday, July 27, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – First Ships Cross New Suez Canal
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Ship Photos of the Day – First Ships Cross New Suez Canal

  The first cargo ships crossed the new Suez Canal on Saturday in a test-run before it is officially inaugurated August 6th. [contextly_sidebar

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 52

Florida Family Hauls $1 Million Treasure from Sunken Spanish Armada
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Florida Family Hauls $1 Million Treasure from Sunken Spanish Armada

  By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla., July 27 (Reuters) – A Florida family who has hunted treasure for years found more than $1 million worth of gold

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 41

Ocean-Going LNG Bunkering Barge Concept Receives Class Approval
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Ocean-Going LNG Bunkering Barge Concept Receives Class Approval

  A new design for a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-bunkering articulated tug and barge unit (ATB) designed by Seattle-based naval architecture firm Jensen

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 224

UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch Releases 2014 Annual Report
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UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch Releases 2014 Annual Report

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued its annual casualty and incident report, providing information on what kept the branch busy

July 27, 2015
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South Korean Shipyards Struggling As Offshore Strategy Fails
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South Korean Shipyards Struggling As Offshore Strategy Fails

  By Rose Kim, Jungah Lee and Michael S. Arnold (Bloomberg) — The deep-ocean strategy is coming back to bite South Korean shipyards. Hyundai Heavy

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 147

Offshore Wind Power Gets Foothold in U.S. With Rhode Island’s Deepwater Wind Project
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Offshore Wind Power Gets Foothold in U.S. With Rhode Island’s Deepwater Wind Project

  By Richard Valdmanis NEW SHOREHAM, Rhode Island, July 27 (Reuters) – Rhode Island’s Deepwater Wind began installing the foundations for

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 45

China Probing Car Carrier Lines on Antitrust Claims
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China Probing Car Carrier Lines on Antitrust Claims

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s top economic planning agency is investigating allegations of monopolistic practices by shipping lines that move

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 50