Wednesday, July 27, 2016
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Accidents

Tow to Alang Shipbreakers Proving Troublesome for Wrecked MV Benita

More trouble for salvors of the MV Benita wreck just a few days they were able to refloat the vessel from the southern shore of Mauritius where it

July 27, 2016
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46 Rescued from Bering Sea After Abandoning Sinking Fishing Vessel
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46 Rescued from Bering Sea After Abandoning Sinking Fishing Vessel

The U.S. Coast Guard along with good samaritan vessels responded  Tuesday to 46 crewmembers aboard a commercial fishing vessel who were forced to abandon

July 27, 2016
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Hyundai Heavy Posts Biggest Profit in 3 Years on Cutting Costs

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. reported its biggest quarterly profit in three years as the world’s largest shipbuilder cut

July 27, 2016
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A Summer Cruise to North Sea Oil Rigs Amazes Tourists
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A Summer Cruise to North Sea Oil Rigs Amazes Tourists

By Ilze Filks and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, July 27 (Reuters) – Bored with palm-fringed beaches and turquoise seas? Then the gigantic oil platforms of the

July 27, 2016
Total Views: 157

WATCH: Tugs Pull Grounded MV Benita From Mauritius Coast
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WATCH: Tugs Pull Grounded MV Benita From Mauritius Coast

A salvage team from Five Oceans Salvage refloats the wrecked MV Benita from the southern shore of Mauritius, Monday, July 25, 2016. The ship ran aground June

July 27, 2016
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Video: How Maritime Law Works
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Video: How Maritime Law Works

Learn something new today by watching this video breaking down how maritime actually law

July 27, 2016
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016
SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, Now Officially America’s Newest Sail Training Ship
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SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, Now Officially America’s Newest Sail Training Ship

The 200-foot tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry is ready to take on its first class of trainees as America’s newest Tall Ship and Rhode Island’s

July 26, 2016
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U.S. Navy’s Next Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials – VIDEO
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U.S. Navy’s Next Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials – VIDEO

Check out this video of the future littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) completing its acceptance trials earlier this month. The Detroit will be the fourth

July 26, 2016
Total Views: 70

WATCH: Ivar Aasen Topside Installation in North Sea
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WATCH: Ivar Aasen Topside Installation in North Sea

The heavy lift crane vessel Saipem 7000 has completed the installation of all Ivar Aasen topside modules at the Ivar Aasen oil field in the Norwegian sector of

July 26, 2016
Total Views: 375

Environmental Groups Urge Vote on Delayed New York Offshore Wind
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Environmental Groups Urge Vote on Delayed New York Offshore Wind

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — A coalition of environmental groups is urging New York officials to move forward with delayed plans to approve a 90-megawatt

July 26, 2016
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Monday, July 25, 2016
First LNG Carrier Transits the Expanded Panama Canal – Photos
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First LNG Carrier Transits the Expanded Panama Canal – Photos

The first cargo of LNG entered the expanded Panama Canal on Monday marking the latest in the ‘new era’ of shipping being ushered in with the

July 25, 2016
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Panama Canal Design Concerns Renewed After Ship Hits Wall
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Panama Canal Design Concerns Renewed After Ship Hits Wall

A Chinese container ship hit a wall of the new lane of the Panama Canal, a Canal Authority official and a local ship agent said on Monday, the third

July 25, 2016
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Photos: U.S. Navy Shows Off Seabasing Ops with USNS Montford Point
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Photos: U.S. Navy Shows Off Seabasing Ops with USNS Montford Point

The U.S. Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) expeditionary transfer dock USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) showed off

July 25, 2016
Total Views: 156

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Worldwide Piracy Falls to Lowest Level Since 1995

Piracy and armed robbery at sea has fallen to its lowest levels since 1995, despite a surge in kidnappings off West Africa, according to a new report from the

July 25, 2016
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Six Rescued After Fire Damages American Tug Off Florida
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Six Rescued After Fire Damages American Tug Off Florida

An American tugboat has been badly damaged after suffering a fire Friday while towing a barge approximately 8 miles east of Matanzas off Florida’s

July 25, 2016
Total Views: 88

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MV Benita Re-Floated in Mauritius

Salvors refloated the MV Benita Sunday more than a 5 weeks after the ship ran aground off Mahebourg, Mauritius. As of Sunday afternoon the vessel was being

July 25, 2016
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Saturday, July 23, 2016
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Viking Ship Organization was aware of US Pilotage Requirements on the Great Lakes

By Capt. George Haynes ,Pilot, Vice-President ,Lakes Pilots Association  The Norwegian Viking Ship Drake Harald Harfagre is on its way to Chicago from Bay

July 23, 2016
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Containership Damaged After Hitting Wall in Panama Canal’s New Locks
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Containership Damaged After Hitting Wall in Panama Canal’s New Locks

A neopanamax containership has suffered a gash to its hull after bumping into the wall of one of the new locks making up the expanded Panama Canal. According

July 23, 2016
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Friday, July 22, 2016
VLCC Rates to Hold Steady as Ample Tonnage Weighs On Market
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VLCC Rates to Hold Steady as Ample Tonnage Weighs On Market

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, July 22 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) are likely to hold steady around existing levels as

July 22, 2016
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China Emerges as Buyer of Alaskan Crude Cargo
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China Emerges as Buyer of Alaskan Crude Cargo

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, July 22 (Reuters) – Unipec, the trading arm of top Asian refiner Sinopec, has bought two U.S. crude cargoes, including a rare

July 22, 2016
Total Views: 57