Saturday, September 10, 2016
Merchant Marine Cadets Help Navy Knock The Rust Off Sextants
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Merchant Marine Cadets Help Navy Knock The Rust Off Sextants

By Commander Justin Harts, USN (USS Benfold) According to the definitive book on marine navigation familiar to most naval officers – “The American

September 10, 2016
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Friday, September 9, 2016
U.S. Marshalls Detain Shell-Chartered Tanker Near Philadelphia
Shipping News

U.S. Marshalls Detain Shell-Chartered Tanker Near Philadelphia

NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Marshals Service has blocked a Royal Dutch Shell-chartered vessel carrying up to 600,000 barrels of crude oil

September 9, 2016
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‘Landmark’ Ballast Water Management Regulations Set to Enter Into Force
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‘Landmark’ Ballast Water Management Regulations Set to Enter Into Force

Long-awaited international regulations meant to combat the spread of potentially invasive aquatic species in ships’ ballast are set to enter into force

September 9, 2016
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safehavenmarine-barracuda-military-intercept-boat
Navy

WATCH This Carbon Fiber Barracuda – The Most Extreme Boat & Yacht Sea Trial Ever

Watch Motor Boat & Yachting sea trial this stealth HIGH SPEED military interceptor vessel which can be deployed by ship or helicopter and is powered by a

September 9, 2016
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Hanjin Scrounges Up Enough Cash to Unload Four US-Bound Ships
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Hanjin Scrounges Up Enough Cash to Unload Four US-Bound Ships

By Tom Hals Sept 9 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge said on Friday he will grant Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd provisional protection from creditors in the United

September 9, 2016
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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Installed Offshore England
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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Installed Offshore England

Danish energy company Dong Energy this week completed the installation of the first of 32 8MW wind turbines at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm

September 9, 2016
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Writing on the Wall: A Timeline of Hanjin’s Collapse
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Writing on the Wall: A Timeline of Hanjin’s Collapse

By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Perhaps what is most striking about this timeline is that news of Hanjin’s financial troubles publicly surfaced in

September 9, 2016
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hanjin ship
Shipping News

Korean Lender to Back Hyundai Merchant in Hanjin Assets Takeover

By Hooyeon Kim and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — State-owned Korea Development Bank, the main lender to the troubled Hanjin Shipping Co., said it

September 9, 2016
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U.S. Navy Moves to Simplify Littoral Ship Operations Amid Flaws
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U.S. Navy Moves to Simplify Littoral Ship Operations Amid Flaws

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Confronted with equipment breakdowns and harried crews, the U.S. Navy is moving to simply and stabilize operations of its

September 9, 2016
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Thursday, September 8, 2016
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Finance

Airlines Will Miss The Boat If Hanjin Ships Discharge Cargo

Alex Lennane (TheLoadstar) The air freight industry appears to have missed a boost to business from the collapse of container line Hanjin, after

September 8, 2016
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Shinzo Abe and Barack Obama
Navy

Beijing Warns US: Stay Out Of South China Sea Dispute

by Martin Farrer (TheGuardian) China has sent a coded warning to the United States to stay out of the South China Sea dispute after Beijing was again

September 8, 2016
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Shipping News

Hyundai Merchant Marine to Offer Some Relief to Shippers in Wake of Hanjin Debacle

By Kyunghee Park and Sohee Kim (Bloomberg) — More than a week after South Korea’s biggest container line filed for bankruptcy protection and

September 8, 2016
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arctic shipping
Shipping News

Age-Old Dream of Arctic Shipping Still Just a Dream

By Adam Minter (Bloomberg View) — For centuries, a harsh climate and ice-choked seas dashed the dreams of sailors attempting to cross the Canadian

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 101

The U.S. Navy’s Largest, Most Expensive, and Most Advanced Destroyer Ever Leaves Shipyard
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The U.S. Navy’s Largest, Most Expensive, and Most Advanced Destroyer Ever Leaves Shipyard

The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the largest and most technologically advanced destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy, has departed Bath Iron Works shipyard

September 8, 2016
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Deep Investment Cuts Slow Rebound for Offshore Oil Services -Bourbon
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Deep Investment Cuts Slow Rebound for Offshore Oil Services -Bourbon

PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) – French oil services company Bourbon said on Thursday that any rebound in oil and gas prices will take a while to reach

September 8, 2016
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hanjin long beach
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Hanjin Cargo Woes Deepen as Bank Cools Plea for Funds

By Jane Chung and Joyce Lee SEOUL, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Will 80 tonnes of spicy kimchi stuck aboard three Hanjin Shipping vessels bobbing off the coast of

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 64

Hurtigruten expedition ships
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Hurtigruten: New Expedition Cruise Ships to have Full Hybrid Propulsion

Norwegian expedition cruise line Hurtigruten is building a new line of expedition ships using hybrid technology that will, for the first time ever, allow fully

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 176

Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier, Höegh Target, Transits Expanded Panama Canal
Shipping News

Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier, Höegh Target, Transits Expanded Panama Canal

The world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) Höegh Target is transiting the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal on Thursday. The

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 328

stern of the El Faro as seen from underwater ROV
Shipping News

U.S. Coast Guard Investigation Board Releases Transcripts from El Faro Hearing

The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation has completed its review of the transcripts for the first public hearing session into the loss of the SS El

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 111

Trump To Build 350 Ship Navy (Fails To Mention Merchant Marine OR USCG)
Navy

Trump To Build 350 Ship Navy (Fails To Mention Merchant Marine OR USCG)

by Anthony Capaccio (Bloomberg) Donald Trump is proposing an Army as big as the one President George W. Bush sent into Iraq and Afghanistan and a Navy with

September 8, 2016
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