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Monday, October 5, 2015
The 32 Others and Those Looking for Them: Harsh Realities on El Faro Search
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The 32 Others and Those Looking for Them: Harsh Realities on El Faro Search

When the U.S. Coast Guard found, and then left, a body believed to be from the the lost SS El Faro, many may have been confused. Leaving the body means

October 5, 2015
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Cargo Ship ‘El Faro’ Lost in Hurricane Joaquin – One Body Found, Heavily Damaged Lifeboat Spotted
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Cargo Ship ‘El Faro’ Lost in Hurricane Joaquin – One Body Found, Heavily Damaged Lifeboat Spotted

  The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that the American cargo ship El Faro likely sank after sailing into the path of Hurricane Joaquin on Thursday. The

October 5, 2015
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Saturday, October 3, 2015
American Cargo Ship ‘El Faro’ Missing in Hurricane Joaquin Near the Bahamas
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American Cargo Ship ‘El Faro’ Missing in Hurricane Joaquin Near the Bahamas

Update (Monday, Oct. 5, 2015) – The U.S. Coast Guard has concluded that the American cargo El Faro likely sank in Hurricane Joaquin. A search for

October 3, 2015
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Thursday, October 1, 2015
Alang Ship Recyclers’ Compliance Shows Not All Breakers Are Bad, Says Largest Cash Buyer
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Alang Ship Recyclers’ Compliance Shows Not All Breakers Are Bad, Says Largest Cash Buyer

  The world’s largest cash buyer of ships for recycling says that this week’s news that two ship recycling yards in Alang, India have received

October 1, 2015
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Panama Canal Crack Fix Won’t Delay Expansion Opening, Contractor Says
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Panama Canal Crack Fix Won’t Delay Expansion Opening, Contractor Says

  The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said Wednesday it has received a long-awaited and highly anticipated preliminary update from the contractor behind

September 30, 2015
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Monday, September 28, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – 22 Vessel Heavy Lift and Transport
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Ship Photos of the Day – 22 Vessel Heavy Lift and Transport

A total of 22 vessels built at several Damen shipyards were loaded aboard the heavy lift vessel Happy Star for delivery to Rotterdam later this month. For

September 28, 2015
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Shell Abandons Arctic Exploration After Spending $7 Billion
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Shell Abandons Arctic Exploration After Spending $7 Billion

  By Karolin Schaps LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its Arctic search for oil after failing to find enough crude, a move

September 28, 2015
Total Views: 156

Thursday, September 24, 2015
New Icebreaking Megayacht Will Have Adventurous Billionaires Drooling
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New Icebreaking Megayacht Will Have Adventurous Billionaires Drooling

Cruising around the Caribbean or Mediterranean in a mega yacht may be relaxing and all, but for you more adventurous yachtsmen unafraid of a

September 24, 2015
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Monday, September 21, 2015
Petrobras Cancels Charter Contracts with Three Offshore Vessel Owners
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Petrobras Cancels Charter Contracts with Three Offshore Vessel Owners

  Offshore vessel owners World Wide Supply, Ultrapetrol and Siem Offshore all reported Monday receiving notification for the early termination of

September 21, 2015
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Sunday, September 20, 2015
WATCH: Norwegian Escape River Ems Conveyance in HD
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WATCH: Norwegian Escape River Ems Conveyance in HD

The 164,600 gross ton Norwegian Escape on Saturday completed its River Ems conveyance from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany to the North Sea. The

September 20, 2015
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
This Greek Island Ferry’s Mooring Maneuver is a Thing of Beauty – Drone View
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This Greek Island Ferry’s Mooring Maneuver is a Thing of Beauty – Drone View

The Hellenic Seaways Ro-Ro Nissos Rodos moors stern to in the port of Chios, a Greek island located in the Aegean Sea. See Also: Speaking of Amazing Ship

September 16, 2015
Total Views: 432

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
MV Smart Salvage Wraps Up in South Africa
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MV Smart Salvage Wraps Up in South Africa

  The salvage of the capesize coal carrier MV Smart in Richards Bay, South Arica has been completed more than two years after the ship ran aground, the

September 15, 2015
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Monday, September 14, 2015
Pentagon Ponders Canceling Last Zumwalt Destroyer
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Pentagon Ponders Canceling Last Zumwalt Destroyer

  By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Pentagon officials are weighing whether to cancel the last of three ships in General Dynamics Corp.’s $22 billion

September 14, 2015
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
On-board Footage Shows Speedboat Hit Marker Buoy at 150 MPH
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On-board Footage Shows Speedboat Hit Marker Buoy at 150 MPH

These guys are seriously lucky to be alive after this. The footage was filmed last week as powerboat racer Stuart Hayim was attempting to set a speed record

September 8, 2015
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Friday, September 4, 2015
Drillship Built as CIA Spy Ship to Raise Soviet Sub Falls Victim to Oil Crash
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Drillship Built as CIA Spy Ship to Raise Soviet Sub Falls Victim to Oil Crash

  By John Miller ZURICH, Sept 3 (Reuters) – A ship built by the CIA for a secret Cold War mission in 1974 to raise a sunken Soviet sub

September 4, 2015
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Thursday, September 3, 2015
More Than 90% of Australian Seafaring Jobs At Risk Under Cabotage Reform Plan, Research Shows
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More Than 90% of Australian Seafaring Jobs At Risk Under Cabotage Reform Plan, Research Shows

  More than 90% of Australian seafarers working in the domestic trade will lose their jobs under the Abbott government’s plan to reform

September 3, 2015
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Monday, August 31, 2015
Orkim Harmony Pirate Mastermind Caught
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Orkim Harmony Pirate Mastermind Caught

The suspected mastermind behind the hijacking of an Orkim product tanker earlier this year off Malaysia has been arrested outside Indonesia’s capital

August 31, 2015
Total Views: 330

Amazing 4K Time-Lapse Onboard Maersk Containership
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Amazing 4K Time-Lapse Onboard Maersk Containership

Amazing video shows cargo operations onboard the containership Maersk Gunhilde during a voyage from Ho-Chi Minh, Vitenam to Ningbo, China in September

August 31, 2015
Total Views: 89

Friday, August 28, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – One of the Strangest-Looking Ships Ever
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Ship Photos of the Day – One of the Strangest-Looking Ships Ever

The Ramform Atlas has to be one of the strangest-looking ships ever built. It is one of two new vessels in the Ramform Titan class of 3D seismic survey

August 28, 2015
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Thursday, August 27, 2015
A Concrete Sample Was Pulled from the New Panama Canal Locks and It Does Not Look Good
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A Concrete Sample Was Pulled from the New Panama Canal Locks and It Does Not Look Good

  A core sample pulled from the concrete of the Cocoli Locks where cracks and leaks have appeared does not bode well for the Panama Canal expansion

August 27, 2015
Total Views: 640