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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Tanker Captain is First Woman to Receive IMO’s ‘Exceptional Bravery at Sea’ Award
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Tanker Captain is First Woman to Receive IMO’s ‘Exceptional Bravery at Sea’ Award

Captain Radhika Menon has become the first woman to receive the prestigious IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for her role in the dramatic heavy seas

November 22, 2016
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‘Scarabeo 5’ Drilling Rig Catches Fire Off Norway

Update: The fire on board the Scarabeo 5 has been brought under control. All 106 crew are safe and accounted for. A fire broke out Tuesday in the engine

November 22, 2016
Total Views: 41

Capesize Bulk Carrier Attacked by Suspected Militants in Sulu Sea
Maritime News

Capesize Bulk Carrier Attacked by Suspected Militants in Sulu Sea

A Japanese-owned bulk carrier was able to thwart an attack on Sunday in the Sulu Sea off the Philippines marking the latest incident in an area where the

November 22, 2016
Total Views: 89

USS Zumwalt Breaks Down in Panama Canal
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USS Zumwalt Breaks Down in Panama Canal

The U.S. Navy’s newest and most high-tech destroyer is stuck in Panama after suffering an engineering casualty during a transit of the Panama

November 22, 2016
Total Views: 239

Monday, November 21, 2016
Damaged ‘Saga Sky’ Moved to Port in Dunkirk, France
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Damaged ‘Saga Sky’ Moved to Port in Dunkirk, France

The damaged cargo ship Saga Sky has been moved into port to undergo repairs after losing power and steering and colliding with a stone barge off Dover, England

November 21, 2016
Total Views: 66

Sunday, November 20, 2016
Eleven Rescued from Cargo Ship in England After Heavy Weather Collision
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Eleven Rescued from Cargo Ship in England After Heavy Weather Collision

A major search and rescue operation off Dover, England on Sunday after a cargo ship with 23 crew members lost power and collided with a barge in heavy weather.

November 20, 2016
Total Views: 228

Friday, November 18, 2016
Royal Navy Detonates WWII-Era Bomb Found in Portsmouth Harbour
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Royal Navy Detonates WWII-Era Bomb Found in Portsmouth Harbour

Bomb disposal experts with the UK Royal Navy have destroyed an unexploded WWII bomb found in Portsmouth Harbour during dredging work ahead of the arrival of

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 52

Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated in North Carolina – UPDATE
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Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated in North Carolina – UPDATE

  The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a grounded bulk carrier Thursday in the Beaufort Inlet Channel near Fort Macon, North Carolina,

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 64

Thursday, November 17, 2016
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Maritime News

The Great Trump Shipping Stock Rally May Have Just Ended

US-listed shipping stocks ended their head-scratching post-election rally on Thursday with a major correction that saw some stocks fall more than 50% since

November 17, 2016
Total Views: 27

DryShips Unable to Explain 1500% Stock Price Surge
Maritime News

DryShips Unable to Explain 1500% Stock Price Surge

DryShips on Thursday said it has raised $20 million through a registered direct offering but otherwise cannot explain the meteoric rise in the price of its

November 17, 2016
Total Views: 90

News

Pasha Shortlists Two Yards to Build LNG-Fuelled Containerships for Hawaii Jones Act Trade

Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii today announced that the company has narrowed its selection to two U.S. shipyards for the construction of two new Liquefied Natural

November 17, 2016
Total Views: 84

Wednesday, November 16, 2016
WATCH: Cow Marked for Export Jumps Ship, Swims to Shore in Fremantle
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WATCH: Cow Marked for Export Jumps Ship, Swims to Shore in Fremantle

A determined cow with an amazing will to live escaped a livestock ship and swam to freedom on Sunday in Fremantle, Western Australia. The cow was apparently

November 16, 2016
Total Views: 87

Check Out This Awesome Panama Canal LEGO Set That Actually Works
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Check Out This Awesome Panama Canal LEGO Set That Actually Works

LEGO is known for releasing awesome nautical themed toy sets – including the amazing LEGO Maersk Triple-E Containership – but today they

November 16, 2016
Total Views: 257

Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Nathan E. Stewart Removed from B.C. Waters Near Bella Bella
Maritime News

Nathan E. Stewart Removed from B.C. Waters Near Bella Bella

A giant crane was used to lift the sunken tug Nathan E. Stewart from the sea floor Monday night more than a month after the tug ran aground near

November 15, 2016
Total Views: 72

Monday, November 14, 2016
Underwater Archaeology Expedition Uncovers Dozens of Ancient Shipwrecks in Black Sea
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Underwater Archaeology Expedition Uncovers Dozens of Ancient Shipwrecks in Black Sea

When an international team of scientists set out on an expedition to map submerged ancient landscapes in the Bulgarian waters of the Black Sea, there was no

November 14, 2016
Total Views: 187

Ship Photos of the Day – Moss-Type LNG Carrier ‘Esshu Maru’ in Panama Canal
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Ship Photos of the Day – Moss-Type LNG Carrier ‘Esshu Maru’ in Panama Canal

Today’s ship photos show the MOSS-type LNG carrier, Esshu Maru, transiting the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal.  The Esshu Maru was

November 14, 2016
Total Views: 111

Friday, November 11, 2016
‘World’s Oldest Beer’ Brewed With Yeast from 18th Century Shipwreck
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‘World’s Oldest Beer’ Brewed With Yeast from 18th Century Shipwreck

A team of scientists in Tasmania are claiming to have brewed the world’s oldest beer using yeast salvaged from an 18th century shipwreck. Led by

November 11, 2016
Total Views: 115

Tidewater Gets More Time to Reach Debt Deal
Maritime News

Tidewater Gets More Time to Reach Debt Deal

New Orleans-based oil services company Tidewater Inc. now has until January to reach a debt deal with its creditors, further postponing or possibly avoiding

November 11, 2016
Total Views: 8

Thursday, November 10, 2016
Maritime News

Samsung Heavy Industries Delivers World’s First Very Large Ethane Carrier

Samsung Heavy Industries has delivered the world’s first Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC) ‘Ethane Crystal’ to Reliance Industries, an Indian business

November 10, 2016
Total Views: 40

Monday, November 7, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Three Biggest Cruise Ships Meet at Sea
Maritime News

Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Three Biggest Cruise Ships Meet at Sea

The world’s three biggest cruise ships, Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis-class ships Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas and the new

November 7, 2016
Total Views: 121
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