Tuesday, September 13, 2016
OSV Crew Member Dies After Being Hit by Water Cannon
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OSV Crew Member Dies After Being Hit by Water Cannon

A crew member of an offshore supply vessel has died in Brazil after being hit with the waterjet shot from the vessel’s water cannon, Brazilian media has

September 13, 2016
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SPOTD: Orange Ocean – Juiced On The High Seas

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) is Atlanship’s refrigerated juice carrier Orange Ocean. Atlanship SA, founded in 1982, is a Swiss

September 13, 2016
Total Views: 610

Is Hanjin Collapse a ‘Lehman’ Moment for Shipping?
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Is Hanjin Collapse a ‘Lehman’ Moment for Shipping?

By Rishaad Salamat and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — The fall of South Korea’s biggest container line Hanjin Shipping Co. is similar to the 2008

September 13, 2016
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Lifeboat Drill Accident: One Killed, Four Injured in Fall Aboard Harmony of the Seas
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Lifeboat Drill Accident: One Killed, Four Injured in Fall Aboard Harmony of the Seas

One crew member was killed and four others were injured Tuesday in an accident during lifeboat drill aboard the world’s largest cruise ship. Royal

September 13, 2016
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Global Oil Outlook Darkens More Quickly on Stubborn Surplus
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Global Oil Outlook Darkens More Quickly on Stubborn Surplus

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – The global oil market will show a surplus into next year, as an abrupt deterioration in demand growth meets

September 13, 2016
Total Views: 76

South Korea Says Tough Luck to Hanjin as Shipping Line Sinks
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South Korea Says Tough Luck to Hanjin as Shipping Line Sinks

By Christine Kim and Cynthia Kim SEOUL, Sept 13 (Reuters) – The South Korean government, long a bastion of support for the country’s big

September 13, 2016
Total Views: 125

Learn Why Not All HMPE Is The Same
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Learn Why Not All HMPE Is The Same

Operators in the marine industry, looking for high performance mooring ropes, are increasingly turning to ropes made from ultrahigh molecular weight

September 13, 2016
Total Views: 2478

Monday, September 12, 2016
WATCH: USS Jackson Survives 10,000-Pound Explosive Shock Test (But it was Close)
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WATCH: USS Jackson Survives 10,000-Pound Explosive Shock Test (But it was Close)

The U.S. Navy has released some amazing footage showing a recent shock trial on the littoral combat ship USS Jackson off the Florida coast. The Full Ship Shock

September 12, 2016
Total Views: 222

Canada Finds Second Ship from Doomed Franklin Voyage -Report
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Canada Finds Second Ship from Doomed Franklin Voyage -Report

OTTAWA, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Explorers have found the wreck of HMS Terror, the second of two British ships lost in the disastrous 1845 Franklin expedition

September 12, 2016
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Hanjin’s Fall Will Not Fix the Global Shipping Industry’s Ills

By Nick Carey CHICAGO, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Following the collapse of Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd, container shipping rates from Asia to the United States

September 12, 2016
Total Views: 78

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Cruise Shipping The Once-Impenetrable Northwest Passage

By Katie Orlinsky (Bloomberg) On Aug. 16, the Crystal Serenity set out from Seward, Alaska, carrying 1,700 passengers and crew, and escorted by a

September 12, 2016
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Exactly Where Is the Hanjin Fleet?

By Gavin van Marle (TheLoadstar) Unloading operations have begun on some Hanjin vessels after the line finally began to update shippers and forwarders on

September 12, 2016
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Maersk: Hanjin Collapse Is Triggering Short-Term Rate Spike

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, is seeing a short-term rise in freight rates and an

September 12, 2016
Total Views: 62

Hanjin Ship Unloads in U.S. as Fresh Funds Promised
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Hanjin Ship Unloads in U.S. as Fresh Funds Promised

By Jim Christie and Joyce Lee SAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL, Sept 12 (Reuters) – A portion of the $14 billion in cargo trapped at sea by the bankruptcy of Hajin

September 12, 2016
Total Views: 91

Sunday, September 11, 2016
VIDEO: New View of Carnival Vista Prop Wash Destroying Italian Marina
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VIDEO: New View of Carnival Vista Prop Wash Destroying Italian Marina

A new video filmed from by a passenger aboard the Carnival Vista provides a new view of the moment the giant cruise ship destroyed a marina as it departed

September 11, 2016
Total Views: 1290

Video: Packed Tour Boat Slams Into River Thames Pier in Downtown London
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Video: Packed Tour Boat Slams Into River Thames Pier in Downtown London

An out of control tour boat filled with passengers slammed into a pier on the River Thames Sunday afternoon after fire broke out in the engine room of the

September 11, 2016
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Two Crew Killed as Viking River Cruise Ship Wheelhouse Hits Low Bridge in Germany [Incident Photos]
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Two Crew Killed as Viking River Cruise Ship Wheelhouse Hits Low Bridge in Germany [Incident Photos]

Two officers navigating the Viking River Cruises cruise ship Viking Freya were killed overnight when the vessel struck a bridge on Main-Donau-Kanal in

September 11, 2016
Total Views: 3573

WATCH: Dumbass Jetskier Nearly Crushed by Giant Ship
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WATCH: Dumbass Jetskier Nearly Crushed by Giant Ship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3c9IKvfmsQ Darwin Award for the world’s dumbest jetskier goes to this guy. What was he thinking?  This extremely

September 11, 2016
Total Views: 708

Saturday, September 10, 2016
The pilot boat New York underway off Lower Manhattan on 9/11
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Book Review: American Dunkirk, The Waterborne Evacuation of Manhattan on 9/11

Book Review by Rick Spilman – The great New York boatlift of September 11th, 2001, is one of the less well known and least understood of the events of

September 10, 2016
Total Views: 389

Funny: What A Captain Hears When He Visits The Engine Room
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Funny: What A Captain Hears When He Visits The Engine Room

The next time anyone thinks it’s a good idea to invite the Captain down to the ECR for a bit of OJT… realize that this is what deck officers hear when

September 10, 2016
Total Views: 322