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The exploration crew aboard Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen’s RV Petrel has located yet another famous World War II in the South Pacific. The team
The first of Georgia Ports Authority’s four new Neo-Panamax cranes came online this week at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal. The
Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the design of a 45m catamaran passenger ferry for Azam Marine of Tanzania, Africa. This vessel is the tenth vessel
The British Ports Association is calling on the UK Government to deliver on the Prime Minister’s pledge of ‘frictionless’ trade after
ABB wins order from Samsung Heavy Industries to equip two new shuttle tankers, contracted to the world’s largest offshore operator Statoil ASA, with a
This week marks six months since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, causing widespread damage to the U.S.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has announced its intention to acquire UK-based marine navigation company Transas as Wärtsilä looks to accelerate its
Search crews have located the body of the missing helicopter pilot whose aircraft crashed in the waters off Port Hedland, Western Australia last week during a
Wärtsilä, a global technology group headquartered in Finland, announced today that it has acquired Transas, an innovative, digital solutions provider
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding today to a capsized towing vessel on the Lower Mississippi River near Donaldsonville, Louisiana as the waterway continues to
FireEye, a leading cybersecurity company, released new research on Friday shedding light on activity from suspected Chinese cyber espionage group, dubbed
A 143-meter bulk carrier is under tow back to port after losing steering off Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The vessel, the Barbados-flagged Nordika Desgagnes, was
CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping company, reported strong operating results in 2017 helped by more than 20% growth in container
Damen Shipyards Group has recently unveiled a Water Injection Dredger (WID), courtesy of a plug & play system aboard a Damen Multi Cat. Such capabilities
European shipowners are ‘greatly concerned’ with U.S President Donald Trump’s decision to impose additional tariffs on certain imported steel
Officials in the Caribbean island of Grenada are warning ships to steer clear of an underwater volcano due to increased seismic activity that could indicate
Independent containership owner and operator Season Corporation has announced its acquisition of the remaining shares Greater China Intermodal Investments,
The first-of-its-kind lengthening of a luxury cruise ship is underway at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Italy. Over the last several days, shipbuilders
Two U.S. Navy fast attack submarines surfaced from below the in the Arctic Circle during a multi-national training exercise currently taking place north of
ABS Chairman, President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki addressed industry leaders at the opening session of the Connecticut Maritime Association Shipping
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