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Saturday, December 26, 2015
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Photos: First Ultra-Large Containership Arrives in the United States

The largest containership ever to visit North America arrived at the port of Los Angeles early Saturday morning, marking the U.S. debut of a new breed of

December 26, 2015
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
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ACL’s Atlantic Star, World’s Biggest Roll-On/Roll-Off Containership

Delivered in October, the Atlantic Star is the first of five new ‘G4’ ro-ro/containerships (ConRo) for Atlantic Container Line (ACL)

December 23, 2015
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Friday, December 18, 2015
Bollinger Shipyards Settles Claims it Bungled Coast Guard Hull Lengthenings
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Bollinger Shipyards Settles Claims it Bungled Coast Guard Hull Lengthenings

Lockport, Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has agreed to pay the United States $8.5. million to settle a lawsuit alleging the shipbuilder lied about the

December 18, 2015
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Thursday, December 17, 2015
WATCH: Drone Films Ferry’s Flawless Med-Moor in Tight Harbor
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WATCH: Drone Films Ferry’s Flawless Med-Moor in Tight Harbor

The  192-meter Hellenic Seaways ferry Nissi Rosos filmed making a quick turnaround at the port of Chios with the ANEK Lines’ ferry Eleftherios

December 17, 2015
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Freighter Sinks in Singapore Strait After Collision with Tanker, Six Missing – AIS VIDEO
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Freighter Sinks in Singapore Strait After Collision with Tanker, Six Missing – AIS VIDEO

By Roslan Khasawneh and Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Six crew members are still missing after a general cargo freighter sank in the

December 17, 2015
Total Views: 358

Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Castaway Who Survived 15 Months At Sea Accused of Eating Friend
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Castaway Who Survived 15 Months At Sea Accused of Eating Friend

The remarkable story of Mexican castaway Salvador Alvarenga has taken grim turn as the family of the boy who accompanied him on his ill fated fishing trip

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 413

Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Plummets to New All-Time Low – 471 Points!
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Baltic Dry Index Plummets to New All-Time Low – 471 Points!

Update: The Baltic Dry Index slid further Wednesday, closing at 471 points – its new all-time low. By Manisha Jha (Bloomberg) — The shipping

December 15, 2015
Total Views: 64

Thursday, December 10, 2015
Does Shipping Tell the Real Story of China? You Should Hope Not
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Does Shipping Tell the Real Story of China? You Should Hope Not

By Manisha Jha (Bloomberg) — Investors betting that China’s near- insatiable appetite for industrial raw materials will drive global economic growth

December 10, 2015
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Intense Video: Tanker Misses Collision with Stalled Boat by Mere Feet
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Intense Video: Tanker Misses Collision with Stalled Boat by Mere Feet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsh5pgJCup8 This is a fabulous example of the dangers inexperienced boaters inadvertently putting themselves in harms way

December 9, 2015
Total Views: 137

Tuesday, December 8, 2015
WATCH: First Footage of Future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) at Sea
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WATCH: First Footage of Future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) at Sea

The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine on Monday for its first at-sea tests and trials in the

December 8, 2015
Total Views: 334

Monday, December 7, 2015
Incident Photos: Collision in River Humber Approach [AIS Recreation]
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Incident Photos: Collision in River Humber Approach [AIS Recreation]

On Friday, December 3, 2015, the DFDS ro-ro ferry Primula Seaways collided with the car carrier City of Rotterdam off Immingham, England on the

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 291

Friday, December 4, 2015
Cargo Ship Takes Out Railway Bridge in Germany
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Cargo Ship Takes Out Railway Bridge in Germany

A 111-meter cargo ship plowed through a span of a railway bridge Thursday in Germany, closing the bridge indefinitely. Reports say the general cargo ship MV

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 349

Monday, November 30, 2015
2015 Gift Guide – Cyber Monday Stocking Stuffers
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2015 Gift Guide – Cyber Monday Stocking Stuffers

Last week we brought you our official 2015 Holiday Gift Guide  followed by our Working Sailor’s Edition Gift Guide and today my email has dozens of

November 30, 2015
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
WATCH: Heidelberg Spar Upended in Gulf of Mexico
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WATCH: Heidelberg Spar Upended in Gulf of Mexico

Anadarko’s Heidelberg Spar has made the 400 mile trip from Ingleside, Texas to its new home at the Green Canyon 859 block in the deepwater Gulf of

November 24, 2015
Total Views: 374

Monday, November 23, 2015
WATCH: Runaway Anchor Chain Causes Chaos and Fire
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WATCH: Runaway Anchor Chain Causes Chaos and Fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-XlbUDPt7A A very chaotic situation indeed as this anchor chain control malfunctioned and dropped unconstricted. Most

November 23, 2015
Total Views: 461

Friday, November 20, 2015
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2015 Gift Guide – Working Sailor Edition

Santa’s not the only one making lists and checking them twice this time of year. We know plenty of you are compiling wish lists in your tally books,

November 20, 2015
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Baltic Dry Index Falls Below 500 for First Time Ever
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Baltic Dry Index Falls Below 500 for First Time Ever

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – A slump in dry bulk shipping is set to worsen as the meltdown in global commodities and too many ships free

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 158

Thursday, November 19, 2015
MoD: Luxury Cruise Ship Was In Danger of Grounding, New Photos and Video Show ‘Complex’ Rescue
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MoD: Luxury Cruise Ship Was In Danger of Grounding, New Photos and Video Show ‘Complex’ Rescue

The UK Ministry of Defence has provided new details on the rescue of hundreds of passengers and crew who were forced to abandon a luxury cruise ship in the

November 19, 2015
Total Views: 312

Monday, November 16, 2015
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NTSB Abandons Search for El Faro’s Missing Voyage Data Recorder

The National Transportation Safety Board says it has completed its documentation of the wreck of the cargo ship El Faro and the associated debris field,

November 16, 2015
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
A Current Look At and Inside the Dismantled Costa Concordia
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A Current Look At and Inside the Dismantled Costa Concordia

The effort to dismantle the ill-fated Costa Concordia continues in Genoa, Italy with approximately 200 technicians now working to cut up and remove

November 11, 2015
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