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Thursday, September 15, 2016
Watch Giant Cruise Ship Crush Tiny Marina
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Watch Giant Cruise Ship Crush Tiny Marina

This video by a passenger aboard the cruise ship Carnival Vista provides a good view of the moment the giant cruise ship destroyed a marina as it departed

September 15, 2016
Total Views: 140

Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Collision near Morgans Point in Houston Ship Channel
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NTSB Study Digs Into Safety of U.S. Coast Guard’s Vessel Traffic Service System

A safety study released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board details 14 conclusions and 21 recommendations aimed at further reducing the risk of

September 14, 2016
Total Views: 80

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
Total Views: 158

Friday, September 9, 2016
‘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
Total Views: 91

Thursday, September 8, 2016
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: 169

stern of the El Faro as seen from underwater ROV
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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: 106

Wednesday, September 7, 2016
First LNG Containership Conversion Taking Place in 2017
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First LNG Containership Conversion Taking Place in 2017

The first conversion of a containership from diesel to clean-burning liquified natural gas fuel will take place next year, international classification society

September 7, 2016
Total Views: 61

ABB Claims Greater Fuel Efficiency with New Azipod Propulsion Line
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ABB Claims Greater Fuel Efficiency with New Azipod Propulsion Line

  Swiss-based power and automation company ABB is launching a new version of its popular Azipod propulsion unit that it says is up to 10 percent more

September 7, 2016
Total Views: 559

U.S. Coast Guard Searching for Overboard Passenger from Carnival Cruise Ship Near Bahamas
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U.S. Coast Guard Searching for Overboard Passenger from Carnival Cruise Ship Near Bahamas

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a woman who reportedly fell overboard Wednesday from the Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship approximately 27 miles southwest of

September 7, 2016
Total Views: 54

maersk line containers
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Maersk Line Launching New Transpacific Service

The world’s largest container shipping company Maersk Line says it will deploy six vessels on a new transpacific service connecting Asia and the United

September 7, 2016
Total Views: 81

WATCH: Breathtaking Drone Footage Captures Whales Playing Below Boat
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WATCH: Breathtaking Drone Footage Captures Whales Playing Below Boat

This video was captured in August in New Caledonia, a French territory in the South

September 7, 2016
Total Views: 123

Tuesday, September 6, 2016
carnival cruise ship
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Carnival Orders Three LNG-Powered Cruise Ships at Meyer Yards

The world’s largest cruise ship company, Carnival Corporation, is expanding its LNG-powered fleet by signing a memorandum of agreement with leading

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 24

Monday, September 5, 2016
Two Greek Shipping Companies, Engineers Convicted in ‘Magic Pipe’ Pollution Case
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Two Greek Shipping Companies, Engineers Convicted in ‘Magic Pipe’ Pollution Case

A federal jury in Greenville, North Carolina, has convicted Oceanic Illsabe Limited, Oceanfleet Shipping Limited and two of their employees of violating the

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 83

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ro-ro ship
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Wilhelmsen and Wallenius Agree to Merger Deal

International maritime group Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding and shipping company Wallenius Lines have signed a letter of intent to combine their jointly owned

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 279

Friday, September 2, 2016
Watch: This Guys’ Boat Flies, Literally
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Watch: This Guys’ Boat Flies, Literally

Soaring into the weekend

September 2, 2016
Total Views: 60

Thursday, September 1, 2016
Huge Containership Burns In Port Hamburg
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Huge Containership Burns In Port Hamburg

A 9,000 TEU containership suffered a major fire in its cargo area while berthed the port of Hamburg on Thursday. The Hamburg Water Police reports that the 300

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 296

ABS Classes World’s Largest LNG-Powered Ethane Carrier
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ABS Classes World’s Largest LNG-Powered Ethane Carrier

International classification society ABS says it has classed the world’s largest ethane/ethylene capable liquefied gas carrier Navigator Aurora. The ship has

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
BSEE: 22 Percent of U.S. Gulf Oil Output Shut-in On Storm
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BSEE: 22 Percent of U.S. Gulf Oil Output Shut-in On Storm

Offshore oil and gas operators have shut-in approximately 19.52 of of the current oil production in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Hermine makes its way

August 31, 2016
Total Views: 65

Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Sea Shepherd Announces Anti-Whaling Campaign Despite U.S. Settlement
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Sea Shepherd Announces Anti-Whaling Campaign Despite U.S. Settlement

The controversial marine conservation group Sea Shepherd will once again be sending vessels down to the South Ocean later this year despite an agreement to

August 30, 2016
Total Views: 138

Transocean Winner aground in Scotland.
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Plan for Stricken Rig Transocean Winner Still To Be Determined

Future plans for the offshore oil rig Transocean Winner which ran aground on Scotland’s Isle of Lewis earlier this month are still uncertain as the rig

August 30, 2016
Total Views: 37