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Friday, September 29, 2017
Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Departs for Puerto Rico
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Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Departs for Puerto Rico

The Military Sealift Command hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), departed Naval Station Norfolk on Friday and is now underway to support relief efforts in

September 29, 2017
Total Views: 127

kea trader aground new caledonia
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2017-Built Containership Headed for Scrap After Grounding

The 2017-built containership Kea Trader will have to be scrapped after running aground off New Caledonia just a few months into service.  The ship’s

September 29, 2017
Total Views: 161

yara birkeland autonomous ship
Shipping News

Final Design for First Zero-Emission Autonomous Containership Unveiled in Norway

The final design of is what is looking to become the world’s first autonomous and zero emission containership was released Friday in Trondheim, Norway.

September 29, 2017
Total Views: 77

Crowley Provides Update on Relief Effort in Puerto Rico
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Crowley Provides Update on Relief Effort in Puerto Rico

U.S. shipping company Crowley Maritime provided an update Friday on its on-going effort to get relief supplies to the people Puerto Rico in the aftermath of

September 29, 2017
Total Views: 69

stern of the El Faro as seen from underwater ROV
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Coast Guard to Release El Faro Investigation Report On Sunday

The United States Coast Guard is set to release its highly-anticipated Marine Board of Investigation report into the 2015 sinking of the American cargo ship SS

September 29, 2017
Total Views: 134

Thursday, September 28, 2017
jones act
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Crowley Maritime: Puerto Rico Jones Act Waiver ‘Not Needed’

U.S. shipping company and leading Jones Act carrier Crowley Maritime Corp. issued a statement Thursday opposing the Trump administration’s decision to

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 135

Höegh Autoliners Agrees to Pay $21 Million Over Price Fixing Conspiracy
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Höegh Autoliners Agrees to Pay $21 Million Over Price Fixing Conspiracy

Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners AS has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $21 million criminal fine for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 261

ABB Ability™ Fleet Intelligence digitalizes maritime maintenance
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ABB Ability™ Fleet Intelligence digitalizes maritime maintenance

ABB has added ‘Fleet Intelligence’ to its ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operations software, providing marine customers with a single and complete overview

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 80

A foreign cargo ship is seen in front of a port after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico September 24, 2017.
Shipping News

DHS Approves Jones Act Waiver for Puerto Rico

The Trump Administration has approved a temporary waiver of the Jones Act in Puerto Rico amid public outcry to suspend the shipping regulation to help aid the

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 115

Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Major Jones Act Carrier Says On-Island Distribution is Key to Getting Relief Supplies to Puerto Rico Residents
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Major Jones Act Carrier Says On-Island Distribution is Key to Getting Relief Supplies to Puerto Rico Residents

The key to getting relief supplies to citizens of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria will be by expediting local transportation and distribution

September 26, 2017
Total Views: 114

Metal Shark Building Four 350-Passenger Vessels and an Additional 150-Passenger Vessel for NYC Ferry
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Metal Shark Building Four 350-Passenger Vessels and an Additional 150-Passenger Vessel for NYC Ferry

Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark is once again building multiple high-speed aluminum catamaran passenger vessels for the NYC Ferry Service Operated by

September 26, 2017
Total Views: 328

bluenose sailor shirt
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New Arrivals Here is a selection from our collection of new products. We introduce new items every week so there is probably a lot you haven’t seen.

September 26, 2017
Total Views: 132

Monday, September 25, 2017
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South Korea to Develop World’s Largest LNG-Powered Ship

South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has announced a pilot program to build the world’s largest LNG-powered ship. The Ministry said

September 25, 2017
Total Views: 22

Sunday, September 24, 2017
USS fitzgerald collision
Shipping News

Navy to Change USS Fitzgerald’s Homeport to Pascagoula

The U.S. Navy has announced that the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) will be changing homeport from Yokosuka, Japan to Pascagoula, Mississippi

September 24, 2017
Total Views: 79

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford
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Advice To Young Academy Grads: Nobody Cares

By Jim Garamone (Dod News) A group of U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen got an unexpected lesson in leadership from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff this

September 24, 2017
Total Views: 184

Friday, September 22, 2017
Transocean to Scrap Six Floaters from Fleet
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Transocean to Scrap Six Floaters from Fleet

Transocean has announced its plan to scrap six deepwater and ultra-deepwater floating drilling rigs, aka “floaters”, as the offshore drilling

September 22, 2017
Total Views: 448

WATCH: Three Rescued from Overturned Vessel in Puerto Rico
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WATCH: Three Rescued from Overturned Vessel in Puerto Rico

A helicopter crew with the British Royal Navy has rescued a woman and two children from their overturned vessel which had grounded near Vieques, Puerto Rico

September 22, 2017
Total Views: 57

U.S Great Lakes Pilots Reject Martin Associates’ Study
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U.S Great Lakes Pilots Reject Martin Associates’ Study

The American pilots on the Great Lakes reject the recently released study, Analysis of Great Lakes Pilotage Costs on Great Lakes Shipping and the Potential

September 22, 2017
Total Views: 74

Thursday, September 21, 2017
Wärtsilä marine gear boxes to be produced by Siemens
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Wärtsilä marine gear boxes to be produced by Siemens

The technology group Wärtsilä and Flender (Siemens AG, Mechanical Drives) have reached an agreement regarding the contract manufacturing of

September 21, 2017
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, September 20, 2017
ship-to-ship lng bunkering
Shipping News

European-Built LNG Bunker Vessel Conducts First Ship-to-Ship Fuel Transfer

The first European-built LNG bunkering vessel has conducted its first ship-to-ship transfer of LNG bunker fuel. The operation took place in international

September 20, 2017
Total Views: 193