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Friday, October 12, 2018
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Ports

Port of Long Beach Tops 8 Million TEU in FY2018

The Port of Long Beach closed out its 2018 fiscal year having handled 8,000,929 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) during the previous 12 months. This figure

October 12, 2018
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Thursday, October 11, 2018
U.S. Maritime Administration Seeking a Construction Manager for New National Security Multi-Mission Vessel
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U.S. Maritime Administration Seeking a Construction Manager for New National Security Multi-Mission Vessel

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) today issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking a   construction manager to deliver the new National

October 11, 2018
Total Views: 126

U.S. Coast Guard Rescues 10 from Disabled Cargo Ship in Atlantic Ocean
Accidents

U.S. Coast Guard Rescues 10 from Disabled Cargo Ship in Atlantic Ocean

The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued 10 crew members who were stranded aboard a disabled cargo ship for almost 20 days in the middle of the Atlantic. The 10

October 11, 2018
Total Views: 427

File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
Shipping News

Gas Pipeline Explosion in Canada May Drive Jones Act Waiver Requests

By Don Martin – An explosion on October 9 to the Enbridge natural gas pipeline in Canada near Prince George B.C. threatens natural gas distribution to

October 11, 2018
Total Views: 83

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Shipping News

Panama Canal Sets New Annual Tonnage Record

The Panama Canal closed its 2018 fiscal year (FY 2018) with a record tonnage of 442.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), marking a 9.5 percent increase from

October 11, 2018
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Cajun Navy to the Rescue: Here’s How the Volunteer Relief Group Got Its Roots
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Cajun Navy to the Rescue: Here’s How the Volunteer Relief Group Got Its Roots

(Southern Boating) – The Cajun Navy has entered popular vernacular, but what do we know about the group? The famed Cajun Navy came to be when a Former

October 10, 2018
Total Views: 138

Star Bulk Secures ‘Pioneering Green Loan’ for Scrubber Systems
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Star Bulk Secures ‘Pioneering Green Loan’ for Scrubber Systems

Global dry bulk shipping company Star Bulk (Nasdaq: SBLK, Oslo: SBLK?R) has announced it has entered into a $310 million loan agreement, of which $70 million

October 10, 2018
Total Views: 1177

Vancouver to Welcome Two New Cheoy Lee Built RAstar 3200 Escort Tugs for SAAM SMIT Towage Canada
Press Releases

Vancouver to Welcome Two New Cheoy Lee Built RAstar 3200 Escort Tugs for SAAM SMIT Towage Canada

Robert Allan Ltd. is very pleased to announce that SAAM SMIT TOWAGE CANADA Inc. (SST Canada), a joint venture partnership between Boskalis of the Netherlands

October 10, 2018
Total Views: 126

Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Esvagt Mercator ‘Hijacked’ in Anti-Terrorism Drill in Belgium
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Esvagt Mercator ‘Hijacked’ in Anti-Terrorism Drill in Belgium

The Danish offshore wind service vessel Esvagt Mercator is typically found at the Belgian offshore wind farms, Nobelwind and Belwind in the North Sea, where

October 9, 2018
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Monday, October 8, 2018
Crewboat ‘Grand Sun’ Catches Fire Off Louisiana -Photos
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Crewboat ‘Grand Sun’ Catches Fire Off Louisiana -Photos

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people from an offshore crewboat that caught fire off the coast of Louisiana on Monday. Watchstanders at the Eighth Coast

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 131

Damen’s 3rd Annual Workboat Festival showcases over  thirty workboats to customers and industry partners
Press Releases

Damen’s 3rd Annual Workboat Festival showcases over thirty workboats to customers and industry partners

Press Release – Damen Shipyards – Last Thursday, Damen Shipyards Gorinchem hosted the Damen group’s third annual Workboat Festival. The event

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 42

Friday, October 5, 2018
rotterdam floating lab
Shipping News

The Port of Rotterdam Authority Testing Autonomous Navigation in Port

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed a partnership agreement with an artificial intelligence software startup to help develop autonomous navigation

October 5, 2018
Total Views: 110

Historic Avondale Shipyard
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New Owners to Redevelop Former Avondale Shipyard Site Into Logistics Hub

Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced the closing of the sale of the former Avondale Shipyards site to Avondale Marine, a joint venture between T. Parker

October 5, 2018
Total Views: 413

Thursday, October 4, 2018
Shell Claims First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Rotterdam
Shipping News

Shell Claims First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Rotterdam

A unit of Royal Dutch Shell has completed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to take place at the Port of Rotterdam using the new specialized LNG bunker

October 4, 2018
Total Views: 85

Myanmar Ghost Ship
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Abandoned ‘Ghost Ship’ Sinks Off Myanmar

An abandoned ghost ship that drifted into Myanmar’s waters in August has now sunk, officials said Tuesday. The ship, which has identified as the

October 4, 2018
Total Views: 1032

ying hai ship
Shipping News

Video: Cargo Ship Sinks in Taiwan Strait

The 70-meter cargo ship Ying Hai sank in the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday after it developing a heavy list on a voyage from Kaohsiung city to Busan Korea. The

October 4, 2018
Total Views: 415

Wednesday, October 3, 2018
damen lng bunkering vessel
Shipping News

Damen to Construct Baltic Sea’s First LNG Ship-to-Ship Bunkering Vessel

Dutch shipbuilding group Damen has announced receiving contract from the Estonian natural gas company Eesti Gaas for the construction of the first short-sea

October 3, 2018
Total Views: 96

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Photos Show Confrontation Between USS Decatur and a Chinese Navy Warship in South China Sea
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Photos Show Confrontation Between USS Decatur and a Chinese Navy Warship in South China Sea

gCaptain has just obtained photos showing a confrontation involving the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Decatur and a Chinese Navy warship in the disputed South China

October 2, 2018
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science Takes Delivery of Research Vessel Designed by JMS Naval Architects
Press Releases

Virginia Institute of Marine Science Takes Delivery of Research Vessel Designed by JMS Naval Architects

Press Release – JMS Naval Architects – The 93-foot research vessel, R/V VIRGINIA, successfully completed sea trials and is currently transiting to

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 73

Monday, October 1, 2018
panama canal lng record
Shipping News

Panama Canal Sets New Daily LNG Record

The Panama Canal Authority says it has reached a new milestone with the successful transit of four liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships with beams of up to 160

October 1, 2018
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