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Thursday, June 11, 2015
euronav
News

Tanker Owner Euronav Sets Record Straight on Reported $1.2 Billion Buying Spree

  International crude oil tanker owner Euronav has set the record straight on market speculation that it is planning a $1.2 billion tanker

June 11, 2015
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015
IMO MSC special session
Defense

IMO MSC Condemns People Smuggling

Urgent action is needed to prevent huge losses of life at sea given the forecast increase in unsafe mixed migration by sea, the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC)

June 10, 2015
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Southeast Asia Piracy A Clear Threat to Seafarers – State of Maritime Piracy Report 2014
News

Southeast Asia Piracy A Clear Threat to Seafarers – State of Maritime Piracy Report 2014

The maritime advocacy group Ocean's Beyond Piracy has released its fifth annual State of Maritime Piracy Report, analyzing the human and economic impacts of

June 9, 2015
Total Views: 83

Sunday, June 7, 2015
20-Year-Old Inventor Announces Colossal Ocean Plastic Cleaning System
Blog

20-Year-Old Inventor Announces Colossal Ocean Plastic Cleaning System

“Taking care of the world’s ocean garbage problem is one of the largest environmental challenges mankind faces today.” said Boyan Slat, 20-year old

June 7, 2015
Total Views: 161

Wednesday, June 3, 2015
WATCH Ten Things I Have Learned About The Sea [VIDEO]
Blog

WATCH Ten Things I Have Learned About The Sea [VIDEO]

This video, shot by Lorenzo Fonda and titled “ten things I have learned about the sea“, shows footage he shot while on the vessel “Portland

June 3, 2015
Total Views: 67

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
NOAA Study Ties Deepwater Horizon Spill To Dolphin Deaths
Environment

NOAA Study Ties Deepwater Horizon Spill To Dolphin Deaths

NOAA’s “mortality event investigation team” has discovered that dead bottlenose dolphins, stranded in the northern Gulf of Mexico

June 2, 2015
Total Views: 124

Sunday, May 31, 2015
Uss San Francisco Submarine
Navy

Watch: Massive Nuclear Submarine Dry Dock

Scroll Down For Video On 8 January 2005, the nuclear submarine USS San Francisco collided with an undersea mountain about 364 nautical miles, southeast of Guam

May 31, 2015
Total Views: 392

Saturday, May 30, 2015
Worlds Largest Rubber Duckie
Blog

SPOTD: World’s Largest Rubber Duck

The World’s Largest Rubber Duck didn’t exactly fly south for the winter, but after a much needed off-season rest the cuddly floating fowl will abandon its

May 30, 2015
Total Views: 134

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Navy

Watch: New F-35B Fighter Jet Hover Aboard A Ship

Scroll Down For Video Testing began this month on the U.S. Marine Corp’s new, highly anticipated, aircraft. At $135 million each the F-35B Lightning

May 30, 2015
Total Views: 472

Friday, May 29, 2015
USS Arizona Incident – Military Sealift Command to Lead Investigation
News

USS Arizona Incident – Military Sealift Command to Lead Investigation

  The Military Sealift Command will lead the U.S. Navy’s investigation into an incident involving the hospital ship USNS Mercy resulting in damage

May 29, 2015
Total Views: 145

Thursday, May 28, 2015
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News

Remi Eriksen – Class Society DNV GL Appoints New CEO

  International classification society DNV GL has appointed Remi Eriksen as the company’s new Group President and Chief Operating Officer. Eriksen

May 28, 2015
Total Views: 57

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Sulphur-Laden Bulk Carrier Hard Aground Off Texas
Shipping News

Sulphur-Laden Bulk Carrier Hard Aground Off Texas

  The Coast Guard is working with state and local partners in response to a bulk carrier loaded with sulfur that ran aground in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 65

Steel Cut on Crowley’s Second LNG-Powered ConRo
News

Steel Cut on Crowley’s Second LNG-Powered ConRo

  VT Halter Marine on Wednesday morning cut the first steel on the second of two liquefied natural gas-powered, combination container and Roll-On/Roll-Off

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 59

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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Press Releases

First AIS Aid to Navigation in Sweden Deployed

Danderyd, Sweden – True Heading, leading manufacturer of Automatic Identification System (AIS) solutions, GPS compasses and app navigation, announced today

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 65

Unintentional Release of Freefall Lifeboat – ATSB Final Report
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Unintentional Release of Freefall Lifeboat – ATSB Final Report

  An improperly reset hook was to blame for the unintentional release of a freefall lifeboat from a bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean in 2014, the

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 162

How Maritime Companies Can Use Big Data
Press Releases

How Maritime Companies Can Use Big Data

By Melvin Mathews, Director, Maritime ENIRAM – The industrywide trend of digitalisation means many companies now find themselves overwhelmed with

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 35

Monday, May 25, 2015
Activists Chained to Shell Supply Vessel Decide to Come Down
News

Activists Chained to Shell Supply Vessel Decide to Come Down

  Two activists who secured themselves to a Shell offshore supply vessel moored in Bellingham, Washington this weekend have both decided to come

May 25, 2015
Total Views: 27

Friday, May 22, 2015
U.S. Celebrates National Maritime Day!
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U.S. Celebrates National Maritime Day!

[contextly_sidebar id=”8y9rlL2hCv5slt5F1fRPywcb8vw90zje”]Each year on May 22nd, the United States celebrates National Maritime Day, an observance

May 22, 2015
Total Views: 61

Thursday, May 21, 2015
Preliminary Report – Maersk Garonne Grounding in Freemantle, WA
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Preliminary Report – Maersk Garonne Grounding in Freemantle, WA

A preliminary report into the grounding of a Maersk containership outside Freemantle harbor in Western Australia earlier this year has found that the ship's

May 21, 2015
Total Views: 139

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News

Australia’s Plans for Domestic Shipping Risks Thousands of Jobs, ITF Warns

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has slammed the Australian government’s plans to reform its newly-adopted cabotage laws, saying

May 21, 2015
Total Views: 51