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Monday, October 26, 2015
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Maersk Oil to Cut Up to 12% of its Global Workforce

  Maersk Oil says it intends to implement workforce reductions amounting to 10% to 12% of its global workforce amid the low price of oil. The move,

October 26, 2015
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Ship Photos of the Day – More Sketches of Ships
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Ship Photos of the Day – More Sketches of Ships

Back by popular demand, Niall Farrell from Greystones, Ireland has sent us more sketches he’s done of ship scenes around Europe.  See more of

October 26, 2015
Total Views: 62

Sunday, October 25, 2015
Top Hurricane Tracking Sites [Ranked]
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Top Hurricane Tracking Sites [Ranked]

Editor’s NOTE: With Hurricane Sandy currently over Cuba and threatening Florida and the U.S. East Coast, here is a look at some of the top websites

October 25, 2015
Total Views: 2775

Friday, October 23, 2015
Time-Lapse Friday: Hong Kong Waters in 4K HD
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Time-Lapse Friday: Hong Kong Waters in 4K HD

This is one of a series of videos created by Captain Florin, which he shoots himself as he travels around the world on a containership. The original idea

October 23, 2015
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, October 21, 2015
German Shipowner to Convert Containership to LNG
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German Shipowner to Convert Containership to LNG

German shipowner Wessels Reederei says it has been given funds to convert one of its feeder containerships to liquified natural gas, marking the first of

October 21, 2015
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – BigLift’s Happy Star Arrives in Rotterdam Carrying 22 Vessels
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Ship Photos of the Day – BigLift’s Happy Star Arrives in Rotterdam Carrying 22 Vessels

BigLift Shipping’s heavy lift vessel Happy Star arrived in Rotterdam carrying a total of 22 stock vessels for Dutch shipbuilding group Damen. The

October 20, 2015
Total Views: 94

Fatal Accident Reported on Pacific Santa Ana Drillship in Gulf of Mexico
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Fatal Accident Reported on Pacific Santa Ana Drillship in Gulf of Mexico

  The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said Tuesday it was responding to a report of a death on the Pacific Santa Ana in the Gulf

October 20, 2015
Total Views: 283

Monday, October 19, 2015
U.S. Shipbuilders Slam Claims Linking Jones Act to El Faro Tragedy
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U.S. Shipbuilders Slam Claims Linking Jones Act to El Faro Tragedy

  The U.S. shipbuilding and ship repair industry issued a statement Monday slamming ‘shameful’ and ‘unfounded’ claims purporting a

October 19, 2015
Total Views: 64

Friday, October 16, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – First LNG Cargo Shipped from Australia’s Santos GLNG Plant
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Ship Photos of the Day – First LNG Cargo Shipped from Australia’s Santos GLNG Plant

  The first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been from the US$18.5 billion Santos GLNG project at Curtis Island in Queensland, Australia. The

October 16, 2015
Total Views: 154

APM Terminals Acquires Full Ownership of Grup Maritim TCB
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APM Terminals Acquires Full Ownership of Grup Maritim TCB

APM Terminals, the port and terminal operating arm of Denmark’s Maersk Group, has agreed to purchase full ownership of Barcelona-based Grup Maritim TCB

October 16, 2015
Total Views: 140

Thursday, October 15, 2015
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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on El Faro Sinking, Navy Contracted to Search for Wreck

  The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released a preliminary report on its investigation into the October 1 sinking of the

October 15, 2015
Total Views: 143

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
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European Parliament Calls For Shipping Emissions Reduction Target in Paris Deal

  Members of the European Parliament are calling on the EU and all other countries to include a requirement for reducing emissions from international

October 14, 2015
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, October 13, 2015
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Carnival Expands in China

  Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA Cruises will join sister brands Costa Cruises and Princess Cruises in China in 2017, parent company Carnival Corporation

October 13, 2015
Total Views: 31

Celebrate the U.S. Navy’s 240th Birthday with These Awesome Ship Photos of the Day
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Celebrate the U.S. Navy’s 240th Birthday with These Awesome Ship Photos of the Day

The U.S. Navy on Tuesday celebrated its 240th birthday. To help them celebrate, here are some awesome photos from the past year. (April 28, 2015) The littoral

October 13, 2015
Total Views: 194

Monday, October 12, 2015
Pier A 3 Long Beach
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Port of Long Beach Sets Another Cargo Record

  The Port of Long Beach last month achieved its busiest September ever, closing out a record quarter in the port’s 104-year history. Measured by

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 110

Ship Photos of the Day – Norwegian Epic Enters Dry Dock
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Ship Photos of the Day – Norwegian Epic Enters Dry Dock

Norwegian Cruise Line’s enters Damen Shiprepair Brest for a scheduled 3-week refit and maintenance program. The shipyard, located in Brest, France, has

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 154

Panama Canal Sets All-Time Tonnage Record in 2015
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Panama Canal Sets All-Time Tonnage Record in 2015

  A record amount of cargo passed through the Panama Canal in fiscal year 2015, the Panama Canal Authority has announced. The ACP reports that in 2015, a

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 79

Today Marks 15 Years Since the USS Cole Bombing
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Today Marks 15 Years Since the USS Cole Bombing

  Today marks 15 years since terrorists bombed the USS Cole in Yemen, killing 17 sailors and injuring 39 others. The attack occurred October 12, 2001 when

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 87

Vroon to Lay-Up A Dozen Offshore Vessels
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Vroon to Lay-Up A Dozen Offshore Vessels

  Netherlands-based Vroon Offshore Services will be laying up 12 offshore vessels “as a direct result of the ongoing slump in offshore oil and gas

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 188

Friday, October 9, 2015
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El Faro Family Relief Fund – Here’s How You Can Help

TOTE Maritime, owners of the cargo ship El Faro, said Friday that it has set up a family relief fund for the 33 families of the El Faro crew.

October 9, 2015
Total Views: 140