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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Missing Crew Member of Baltic Ace Found, Salvage Operations Suspended
Interesting

Missing Crew Member of Baltic Ace Found, Salvage Operations Suspended

Dutch police have identified a body found on 19 December, 20 nautical miles west of IJmuiden, as that of the 31 year-old Polish first mate of the Baltic Ace,

January 15, 2013
Total Views: 192

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Defense

Military Sealift Command Extends Charter for Austal Catamaran

101-meter catamaran will continue to support the operations of the United States Marine Corps’ Third Marine Expeditionary Force The United States

January 15, 2013
Total Views: 86

Monday, January 14, 2013
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Engineering News

Vigor Industrial Places $40 Million Order for Huge Floating Drydock, Largest in United States

Vigor Industrial announced today they have reached an agreement with Daoda Marine Heavy Industry Company (DDHI) to purchase a new floating drydock for a total

January 14, 2013
Total Views: 136

Press Releases

Rickmers Shipmanagement Achieves Germanischer Lloyd ISO 50001 Cert

HAMBURG- Rickmers becomes the first German company operating in the maritime industry and one of only a handful of shipping companies in the world to achieve

January 14, 2013
Total Views: 51

Friday, January 11, 2013
EU Initiative Launched to Combat Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
Piracy

EU Initiative Launched to Combat Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

The European Commission on Thursday announced a new €4.5 million EU initiative aimed at combatting piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. The new project, called

January 11, 2013
Total Views: 105

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Collision

OSG Tanker Cleared to Sail After Bridge Allision

The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday said that it has completed interviews, evidence collection, and a thorough safety inspection onboard the Overseas Reymar tanker

January 11, 2013
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
STX Finland Delivers World’s Largest LNG Powered Ferry, VIKING GRACE

STX Finland Delivers World’s Largest LNG Powered Ferry, VIKING GRACE

Finland’s Viking Line on Thursday said it has taken delivery of the highly anticipated LNG-powered ferry, Viking Grace, from STX Finland’s Turku

January 10, 2013
Total Views: 173

HMS Bounty Sinking USCG Photo
Uncategorized

Coast Guard, NTSB to Host Formal Hearing Into HMS Bounty Sinking

The Coast Guard said Thursday that it will convene a formal hearing in February together with the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate the

January 10, 2013
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Seastreak Wall Street – NYC Fast Ferry Damage [PHOTOS]
Incidents

Seastreak Wall Street – NYC Fast Ferry Damage [PHOTOS]

The United States Coast Guard has begun to investigate today’s commuter ferry incident. The incident occurred in New York City early this morning when

January 9, 2013
Total Views: 56

Kulluk Tow Incident Timeline [INFOGRAPHIC]
News

Kulluk Tow Incident Timeline [INFOGRAPHIC]

Ever since the AIVIQ lost the initial tow of Shell’s Kulluk drilling rig on December 27th, there were so many new developments and information pouring

January 9, 2013
Total Views: 90

Nigerian Pirates Release Kidnapped Crew
Piracy

Nigerian Pirates Release Kidnapped Crew

The Italian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday made the announcement that four crewmembers kidnapped from an AHTS off the coast of Nigeria in December are heading

January 9, 2013
Total Views: 32

Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Was Speed a Factor in the Overseas Reymar Allision?
Collision

Was Speed a Factor in the Overseas Reymar Allision?

As the Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board launch their investigation into Monday’s tanker allision with the San Francisco Bay

January 8, 2013
Total Views: 135

Finnish Government Asks EU to Probe Oasis Cruise Ship Deal
Shipbuilding

Finnish Government Asks EU to Probe Oasis Cruise Ship Deal

The Finnish Government has asked the European Commission to look into French state subsidies given to STX France that may have helped the yard win a billion

January 8, 2013
Total Views: 98

Pirates Nabbed After Attack Off Somalia
Piracy

Pirates Nabbed After Attack Off Somalia

Twelve suspected pirates operating off the coast of Somalia were picked up by a naval warship after reportedly launching an attack on a merchant vessel. The

January 8, 2013
Total Views: 22

Monday, January 7, 2013
Overseas Reymar osg panamax tanker allision san francisco
Incidents

OSG Tanker Allides With San Francisco Bay Bridge [INCIDENT PHOTOS]

A double-hulled oil tanker owned by Overseas Shipholding Group sustained damage, but is not believed to be leaking oil after alliding with the San Francisco

January 7, 2013
Total Views: 198

Kulluk Drops Anchor in Kiliuda Bay – Photos and Video
Offshore

Kulluk Drops Anchor in Kiliuda Bay – Photos and Video

The Kulluk incident’s Unified Command on Monday confirmed that the Kulluk has arrived in its final safe harbor location in Kiliuda Bay where it will

January 7, 2013
Total Views: 38

Kulluk Reaches Safe Harbor in Kiliuda Bay [UPDATE]
Interesting

Kulluk Reaches Safe Harbor in Kiliuda Bay [UPDATE]

Update: Anchorage, AK – Unified Command update for Monday, January 7, 2013: Unified Command has confirmed that the Kulluk, towed by the anchor handling

January 7, 2013
Total Views: 107

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News

De Poli Tankers Upgrades Fleet Communications with Marlink VSAT

Marlink bundles WaveCall Ku-band, Inmarsat FleetBroadband and XChange for seamless communications and full control on board De Poli Tankers Marlink has

January 7, 2013
Total Views: 124

M/T Achilleas vlcc
News

Capital Product Partners Swaps Pair of VLCCs for 7,943 TEU Containerships

ATHENS, Greece – Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) today announced that it acquired from Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. (CMTC) two post

January 7, 2013
Total Views: 41

Sunday, January 6, 2013
Grounded Kulluk Ready for Tow
Uncategorized

Grounded Kulluk Ready for Tow

UPDATE: Kulluk Refloated, Under Tow by the Aiviq Salvage crews are ready to pull Shell’s grounded Kulluk drilling rig from the shores of Sitkalidak

January 6, 2013
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