Monday, June 20, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Panama Canal Conducts Trial Transit Through the Expanded Cocoli Locks
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Ship Photos of the Day – Panama Canal Conducts Trial Transit Through the Expanded Cocoli Locks

A U.S.-built crane ship was used to conduct a trial transit of the Panama Canal’s new Cocoli Locks on Monday ahead of next week’s inauguration

June 20, 2016
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USCG Publishes Long-Awaited Subchapter M Final Rule
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USCG Publishes Long-Awaited Subchapter M Final Rule

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday published the final rule of its new and long-awaited towing vessel regulations known as Subchapter M establishing new

June 20, 2016
Total Views: 149

Meyer Turku Delivers Mein Schiff 5 Ahead of Schedule
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Meyer Turku Delivers Mein Schiff 5 Ahead of Schedule

Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku on Monday delivered the cruise ship Mein Schiff 5 to TUI Cruises a full ten days ahead of schedule.  Construction of the

June 20, 2016
Total Views: 74

Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated from Famous Philippine Reef
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Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated from Famous Philippine Reef

A Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier has been refloated after running aground on at a world-famous diving site off Cebu, Philippines last week. The ship, MV Belle

June 20, 2016
Total Views: 113

Southeast Asia Nations Create Shipping Corridor in Battle Against Piracy
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Southeast Asia Nations Create Shipping Corridor in Battle Against Piracy

MANILA, June 20 (Reuters) – Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on Monday agreed to designate a transit corridor for commercial vessels crossing a

June 20, 2016
Total Views: 86

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Fishermen Held Over Killing of Captain, Engineer Off South Korea

SEOUL, June 20 (Reuters) – Two Vietnamese crewmen on a South Korean fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean have allegedly stabbed and killed the ship’s

June 20, 2016
Total Views: 27

WATCH: Fire Engulfs Tug and Barge Off Italy
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WATCH: Fire Engulfs Tug and Barge Off Italy

Video published by the Italian Coast Guard shows firefighting efforts after a articulated tug and barge caught fire off the coast of Italy. The fire occurred

June 20, 2016
Total Views: 38

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India’s ONGC Plans Biggest Crude Exploration Binge

By Saket Sundria, Debjit Chakraborty and Dhwani Pandya (Bloomberg) — Oil and Natural Gas Corp., India’s biggest explorer, is preparing to spend on its

June 20, 2016
Total Views: 37

Sunday, June 19, 2016
Ship Scrapping To Set New Record
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Ship Scrapping To Set New Record

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadStar) Ship scrapping appears set to hit record levels this year, according to shipbroker and services firm Clarksons. In its

June 19, 2016
Total Views: 159

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U.S. Navy Will Stay In Black Sea Despite Russian Warning

by Steve Scherer, Reuters – The United States will maintain its presence in the Black Sea despite a Russian warning that a U.S. destroyer patrolling

June 19, 2016
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Friday, June 17, 2016
Bulk Carrier Hard Aground in Mauritius After Fight On Board
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Bulk Carrier Hard Aground in Mauritius After Fight On Board

Update: Insurer Says Benita Grounding a Medical Issue, Not Mutiny A 44,000 DWT bulk carrier is hard aground in Mauritius after a fight apparently broke out on

June 17, 2016
Total Views: 1296

All Safe After Passenger Ferry Becomes Pinned Against Pier in Italy – VIDEO
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All Safe After Passenger Ferry Becomes Pinned Against Pier in Italy – VIDEO

Dozens of passengers and crew found themselves leaping from a heavily rolling ferry which became stuff against a pier at an island off Sicily on Thursday.

June 17, 2016
Total Views: 472

Poland Receives First Commercial LNG Cargo from Qatar
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Poland Receives First Commercial LNG Cargo from Qatar

WARSAW, June 17 (Reuters) – Poland received its first supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar on Friday, part of a wider plan to cut its

June 17, 2016
Total Views: 59

Seaspan Denies Hanjin Fee Cut Dealing Blow to Shipping Line
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Seaspan Denies Hanjin Fee Cut Dealing Blow to Shipping Line

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Seaspan Corp., a container ship-leasing company, said it won’t accept Hanjin Shipping Co.’s request for a cut in

June 17, 2016
Total Views: 74

Thursday, June 16, 2016
USMMA Canceling ‘Sea Year’ Over Sexual Assault and Harassment Fears?
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USMMA Canceling ‘Sea Year’ Over Sexual Assault and Harassment Fears?

One of the great benefits of attending the US Merchant Marine Academy is the experience of going out to sea on US-Flag merchant ships. This is called

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 262

Subsea Explorers Mapping Legendary Andrea Doria Shipwreck
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Subsea Explorers Mapping Legendary Andrea Doria Shipwreck

For the first time ever, a team of underwater explorers have captured detailed close-up sonar images of the legendary Andrea Doria nearly 60 years after its

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 220

U.S. Navy First: “Green Fleet” Fills Up With Italian-Made Biofuel
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U.S. Navy First: “Green Fleet” Fills Up With Italian-Made Biofuel

By Steve Scherer ABOARD THE USS MASON, June 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. warship took its first delivery of Italian-made biofuel on Thursday as part of the

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 93

Storm Drain Medallion
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Seas of Plastic

    By Jaquelyn Burton (Coeval, Inc.) Garbage is a problem. But, plastic is the real disaster – it is as valid on land as it is on the

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 162

Fincantieri Signs $4.5 Billion Deal to Build Qatar Warships in Italy
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Fincantieri Signs $4.5 Billion Deal to Build Qatar Warships in Italy

ROME, June 16 (Reuters) – Fincantieri has signed a deal worth almost 4 billion euros ($4.47 billion) to build seven ships for Qatar, the Italian

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 96

Cockpit Voice Recorder from Crashed EgyptAir Plane Retrieved
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Cockpit Voice Recorder from Crashed EgyptAir Plane Retrieved

By Lin Noueihed and Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) – The cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir flight MS804 has been retrieved by search teams

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 20