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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Gordon to Make Landfall Along Central Gulf Coast as Hurricane -NWS
Maritime News

Gordon to Make Landfall Along Central Gulf Coast as Hurricane -NWS

Tropical Storm Gordon is expected to make landfall along the north-central Gulf Coast tonight as a hurricane, the NWS National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.

September 4, 2018
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Friday, August 31, 2018
Facepalm: Some Idiot Drives Truck Onto a NorCal Jetty Last Year To Watch Waves… Needed An Airlift Out
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Facepalm: Some Idiot Drives Truck Onto a NorCal Jetty Last Year To Watch Waves… Needed An Airlift Out

The U.S. Coast Guard had to rescue a man from the Humboldt Bay north jetty in northern California last year after he drove his truck on the jetty and

August 31, 2018
Total Views: 278

Thursday, August 30, 2018
Need to Relax? Try Listening to the Sounds of an Idling Icebreaker Beset by Ice
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Need to Relax? Try Listening to the Sounds of an Idling Icebreaker Beset by Ice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpW7iYfuGDU I’ll take idling arctic icebreaker beset in ice and snow over North Atlantic cargo ship in winter

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 195

This Video of a Lab Simulated Rogue Wave Will Make Your Palms Sweat
Maritime News

This Video of a Lab Simulated Rogue Wave Will Make Your Palms Sweat

It’s a sailor’s worst nightmare. A monster wave that comes out of nowhere, two to three times bigger than the others. In certain cases, waves like

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 1072

WATCH: Model Emma Maersk Under Tow Looks Just Like the Real Thing
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WATCH: Model Emma Maersk Under Tow Looks Just Like the Real Thing

A 1:65 scale model of the Emma Maersk under tow at SMG Ijmond ship model harbor in the Netherlands on September 20,

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 309

Monday, August 27, 2018
Watch: Sailboat Loses Mast After Hitting USS Midway in San Diego
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Watch: Sailboat Loses Mast After Hitting USS Midway in San Diego

Sorry, the video doesn’t want to embed. View it here on Instagram. View this post on Instagram Qualified Captain vs USS Midway ?? #qualified #ragbagger

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 176

Friday, August 24, 2018
Watch: Incredible Whale Watching Close Call in Alaska
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Watch: Incredible Whale Watching Close Call in Alaska

You would have to be hiding under a rock to miss this video this week. But if somehow didn’t catch it, here it is. The video was filmed during

August 24, 2018
Total Views: 105

Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Meyer Werft Floats AIDAnova, the World’s First LNG-Powered Cruise Ship
Maritime News

Meyer Werft Floats AIDAnova, the World’s First LNG-Powered Cruise Ship

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has floated out the world’s first LNG-powered cruise ship from its covered construction dock in Papenburg. The float-out

August 22, 2018
Total Views: 198

Mumbai Maersk Containership
Maritime News

Maersk Containership Loads World Record 19,038 TEUs in Malaysia

With a load of 19,038 TEU, the Maersk Line ultra-large containership Mumbai Maersk has set a new world record for the largest load ever carried by

August 22, 2018
Total Views: 684

Tuesday, August 21, 2018
tanker underway
Maritime News

China Shipowners Stop Hauling Iranian Oil as U.S. Sanctions Near

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s shipowners are shunning Iran’s oil, while the OPEC producer is using its own tankers to supply top customers

August 21, 2018
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Monday, August 20, 2018
Crowley Completes Appomattox Platform Tow-Out in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Maritime News

Crowley Completes Appomattox Platform Tow-Out in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Crowley Maritime Corp. has successfully delivered Shell’s Appomattox semi-submersible Floating Production System (FPS) to the open waters of the U.S. Gulf

August 20, 2018
Total Views: 39

madrid maersk triple-e
Maritime News

Maersk, Vopak to Launch Low Sulphur Fuel Bunkering Facility in Rotterdam Before 2020

A.P. Moller – Maersk, owner of the world’s largest shipping line, has agreed to a joint initiative with independent tank storage operator Royal

August 20, 2018
Total Views: 7

Thursday, August 16, 2018
Maersk Supply Service AHTS Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
Maritime News

Maersk Supply Service AHTS Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System

Maersk Supply Service has signed on to support The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit that is developing technology to clean the ocean of plastic waste. For

August 16, 2018
Total Views: 129

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Shipbuilding Contract Signed for Unmanned, Zero-Emission Container Ship ‘Yara Birkeland’
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Shipbuilding Contract Signed for Unmanned, Zero-Emission Container Ship ‘Yara Birkeland’

The world’s first autonomous and electric container ship is one step closer to reality with a shipbuilding contract now in signed and sealed for the vessel.

August 15, 2018
Total Views: 149

WATCH: Meet the Shannon, RNLI’s New Class of Waterjet-Propelled, Self-Righting, All-Weather Lifeboats
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WATCH: Meet the Shannon, RNLI’s New Class of Waterjet-Propelled, Self-Righting, All-Weather Lifeboats

When the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution was given the chance to design their dream lifeboat, they came up with the Shannon: a

August 15, 2018
Total Views: 159

Shipping Company Confirms Two Casualties from VLCC Explosion Off Oman
Maritime News

Shipping Company Confirms Two Casualties from VLCC Explosion Off Oman

The Shipping Corporation of India has confirmed two casualties as the result of an explosion on one their VLCCs off the coast of Oman on Tuesday. In an update

August 15, 2018
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Indian VLCC Suffers Explosion Off Oman
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Indian VLCC Suffers Explosion Off Oman

Update: SCI Confirms Two Casualties from VLCC Explosion A VLCC belonging to the Shipping Corporation of India suffered an explosion in a cargo tank on Tuesday

August 14, 2018
Total Views: 135

MSC Containership Loses 13 Containers Overboard Off South Africa
Maritime News

MSC Containership Loses 13 Containers Overboard Off South Africa

The South African Maritime Safety Authority has issued an urgent warning to vessels east of South Africa to be on the lookout for cargo containers that

August 14, 2018
Total Views: 163

Thursday, August 9, 2018
sewol ferry sinking
Maritime News

Investigation Fails to Pinpoint Cause of Sewol Ferry Sinking

The cause of one the worst maritime disasters in South Korea’s history is likely to remain a mystery. This week, an eight-member panel appointed by the

August 9, 2018
Total Views: 741

Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Two Rescued After Yacht Collides with Cargo Ship in English Channel
Maritime News

Two Rescued After Yacht Collides with Cargo Ship in English Channel

Two yachtsmen had to be rescued early Wednesday morning after their vessel collided with a cargo ship in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. The HM

August 8, 2018
Total Views: 83
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