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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
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Maersk Oil Loses Qatar

Maersk Oil says it will be leaving Qatar after losing the contract to operate the country’s largest producing offshore oil field. The news comes as

June 28, 2016
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Monday, June 27, 2016
CMA CGM Passes 90% Ownership Threshold in NOL
Maritime News

CMA CGM Passes 90% Ownership Threshold in NOL

French container shipping group CMA CGM has taken full control of Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines after crossing the 90% ownership threshold required to

June 27, 2016
Total Views: 41

Ship Photos of the Day – Inaugural Transit of the Panama Canal Expansion
Maritime News

Ship Photos of the Day – Inaugural Transit of the Panama Canal Expansion

Panama inaugurated the long-awaited Panama Canal expansion on Sunday with the ceremonial transit of the China Shipping Panama through the new neopanamax Agua

June 27, 2016
Total Views: 66

Friday, June 24, 2016
Photos: Test Transits Continue as Panama Prepares for Opening of Expanded Canal
News

Photos: Test Transits Continue as Panama Prepares for Opening of Expanded Canal

Tests of the Panama Canal’s new locks are continuing as worker’s prepare for the inauguration of the expansion project this Sunday.  On

June 24, 2016
Total Views: 48

Salvage Continues for Wrecked Cargo Ship in Mauritius
Maritime News

Salvage Continues for Wrecked Cargo Ship in Mauritius

Salvors of the wrecked MV Benita in Mahebourg, Mauritius have reported progress with the salvage and environmental protection operation after the ship ran

June 24, 2016
Total Views: 46

Thursday, June 23, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Ulstein Delivers First X-Stern Wind Farm Service Vessel
Maritime News

Ship Photos of the Day – Ulstein Delivers First X-Stern Wind Farm Service Vessel

Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has delivered the first of two new offshore wind farm Service Operation Vessels to Bernhard Schulte Offshore. The vessel is

June 23, 2016
Total Views: 136

Desperate Search Continues for Sailboat With Missing Family of Four Off U.S. Gulf Coast
Maritime News

Desperate Search Continues for Sailboat With Missing Family of Four Off U.S. Gulf Coast

Update (5:00 p.m. EDT) – The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that a second body was recovered Thursday as crews continue to search off of Boca Grande

June 23, 2016
Total Views: 59

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Dutch Foundation Unveils Prototype System to Rid the World’s Oceans of Plastic
Maritime News

Dutch Foundation Unveils Prototype System to Rid the World’s Oceans of Plastic

A Dutch foundation developing an advanced clean-up system to rid the world’s oceans of plastic has unveiled its first-ever prototype to be launched later

June 22, 2016
Total Views: 13

Insurer Says MV Benita Grounding a Medical Issue, Not Mutiny
Accidents

Insurer Says MV Benita Grounding a Medical Issue, Not Mutiny

The insurer of a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier which ran aground last week in Mauritius following an apparent brawl on board says that the incident was

June 22, 2016
Total Views: 679

Time-Lapse Video: Take a Trip Through the Expanded Panama Canal Locks
Maritime News

Time-Lapse Video: Take a Trip Through the Expanded Panama Canal Locks

Great time-lapse video showing a trial transit of the Panama Canal’s new Atlantic-facing Agua Clara locks from a pilot’s perspective. The vessel is

June 22, 2016
Total Views: 143

Monday, June 20, 2016
Meyer Turku Delivers Mein Schiff 5 Ahead of Schedule
Maritime News

Meyer Turku Delivers Mein Schiff 5 Ahead of Schedule

Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku on Monday delivered the cruise ship Mein Schiff 5 to TUI Cruises a full ten days ahead of schedule.  Construction of the

June 20, 2016
Total Views: 14

Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated from Famous Philippine Reef
Maritime News

Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated from Famous Philippine Reef

A Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier has been refloated after running aground on at a world-famous diving site off Cebu, Philippines last week. The ship, MV Belle

June 20, 2016
Total Views: 60

Friday, June 17, 2016
Bulk Carrier Hard Aground in Mauritius After Fight On Board
Interesting

Bulk Carrier Hard Aground in Mauritius After Fight On Board

Update: Insurer Says Benita Grounding a Medical Issue, Not Mutiny A 44,000 DWT bulk carrier is hard aground in Mauritius after a fight apparently broke out on

June 17, 2016
Total Views: 1101

All Safe After Passenger Ferry Becomes Pinned Against Pier in Italy – VIDEO
Maritime News

All Safe After Passenger Ferry Becomes Pinned Against Pier in Italy – VIDEO

Dozens of passengers and crew found themselves leaping from a heavily rolling ferry which became stuff against a pier at an island off Sicily on Thursday.

June 17, 2016
Total Views: 361

Thursday, June 16, 2016
Subsea Explorers Mapping Legendary Andrea Doria Shipwreck
Maritime News

Subsea Explorers Mapping Legendary Andrea Doria Shipwreck

For the first time ever, a team of underwater explorers have captured detailed close-up sonar images of the legendary Andrea Doria nearly 60 years after its

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 105

Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Cargo Ship Rescues Sailors Off New Zealand After Two Crew Die in Rigging Accident
Maritime News

Cargo Ship Rescues Sailors Off New Zealand After Two Crew Die in Rigging Accident

A Singapore-flagged containership has rescued three people from their battered yacht several hundred miles from New Zealand after a rigging accident

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 35

Ship Photos of the Day – Arrival of New Cranes for London Gateway’s Third Berth
Maritime News

Ship Photos of the Day – Arrival of New Cranes for London Gateway’s Third Berth

Two giant ship-to-shore cranes arrived at DP World’s London Gateway on Tuesday as the UK’s newest and most technologically-advanced deepwater port

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 59

DSME Shipyard South Korea
News

Korean Banks Holed Below the Waterline by Shipping Debt

By Christopher Langner (Bloomberg) — Now, the ship really has sailed. After kicking the can down the waterway for a few years, Korean banks will have to

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 9

Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Weather Hampers Lifting of Sewol Wreck in South Korea
Accidents

Weather Hampers Lifting of Sewol Wreck in South Korea

High waves have forced salvage crews to delay the operation to lift the sunken Sewol ferry in South Korea until later this month. The lifting of vessel kicked

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 77

Ship Detained After Launching Drone in Suez Canal
Interesting

Ship Detained After Launching Drone in Suez Canal

A recent incident involving a drone in the Suez Canal is causing a marine insurance company to warn over their usage onboard vessels. The P&I Club

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 190
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