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Wednesday, August 26, 2015
VIDEO: The Azipods Used to Propel the World’s Largest Cruise Ships
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VIDEO: The Azipods Used to Propel the World’s Largest Cruise Ships

Here’s a look at the ABB Azipod’s used to propel the newest and largest ships in Royal Caribbean’s fleet and many other vessels – both

August 26, 2015
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Close-Up Look at Panama Canal Crack
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Close-Up Look at Panama Canal Crack

A new photo gives a close-up view of the crack that threatens the completion of the project to expand the Panama Canal.  As gCaptain reported over the

August 25, 2015
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Sunday, August 23, 2015
A Big Crack Threatens the Panama Canal Expansion – VIDEO
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A Big Crack Threatens the Panama Canal Expansion – VIDEO

Monday Update: Panama Canal Authority Says New Locks Timeline Not Impacted by Crack A crack has formed in the concrete of one of the new locks of the expanded

August 23, 2015
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
WATCH: Tanker Maneuvering Into Port in Perfect Aerial Time-Lapse
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WATCH: Tanker Maneuvering Into Port in Perfect Aerial Time-Lapse

Check out this perfect aerial time-lapse of UK-flagged tanker Galway Fisher entering the Port of Galway, located on the central west coast of Ireland in Galway

August 18, 2015
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Monday, August 17, 2015
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Search Abandoned After Queen Mary 2 Crew Member Goes Overboard

  A search was launched and later suspended this weekend for a crewmember of Curnard’s Queen Mary 2 cruise liner who fell overboard

August 17, 2015
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Sunday, August 16, 2015
WATCH: Norwegian Escape Float-Out at Meyer Werft
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WATCH: Norwegian Escape Float-Out at Meyer Werft

The Norwegian Escape was floated out of the covered building dock at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany on Saturday. The 164,600 gross ton cruise

August 16, 2015
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Thursday, August 13, 2015
WATCH: Massive Explosions Rock China Port City of Tianjin – UPDATE
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WATCH: Massive Explosions Rock China Port City of Tianjin – UPDATE

  By Sui-Lee Wee and Adam Rose TIANJIN, China, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas

August 13, 2015
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Seven Injured After U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes on Deck of MSC Cargo Ship – PHOTOS and VIDEO
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Seven Injured After U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes on Deck of MSC Cargo Ship – PHOTOS and VIDEO

  Seven people were injured Wednesday when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed on the deck of a Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship during a training exercise

August 12, 2015
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
U.S. Navy Ordered to Shock Test World’s Costliest Ship
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U.S. Navy Ordered to Shock Test World’s Costliest Ship

  By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Top Pentagon officials have ordered the Navy to conduct shock tests at sea for its new aircraft carrier over

August 11, 2015
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Monday, August 10, 2015
The U.S. Coast Guard Just Offloaded Over $1 Billion of Cocaine Seized in Pacific Ocean
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The U.S. Coast Guard Just Offloaded Over $1 Billion of Cocaine Seized in Pacific Ocean

  The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more than 66,000 pounds of cocaine worth just over $1 billion from the USCGC Stratton in San Diego on Monday in what is

August 10, 2015
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Thursday, August 6, 2015
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3D Printing Aboard Ships? How One Technology Is Changing the Future.

Will 3D Printing Change The World As We Know It? by Brad Hart Imagine you’re steaming across the Pacific Ocean on a container ship on a great circle

August 6, 2015
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Six Quick Facts About the New Suez Canal
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Six Quick Facts About the New Suez Canal

  CAIRO, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Egypt on Thursday opens the New Suez Canal, an extension which flanks the existing 145-year-old waterway and part of a

August 5, 2015
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Monday, August 3, 2015
Scary Video Shows Giant Cranes Collapse in Small Dutch Canal – Incident Photos and Video
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Scary Video Shows Giant Cranes Collapse in Small Dutch Canal – Incident Photos and Video

At least 20 people were injured Monday when two huge cranes positioned atop a barge collapsed onto houses in the Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn. The cranes

August 3, 2015
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Friday, July 31, 2015
WATCH: Shell Icebreaker Threads Bridge Hanger’s Barricade
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WATCH: Shell Icebreaker Threads Bridge Hanger’s Barricade

  By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore., July 30 (Reuters) – An icebreaking vessel key to Royal Dutch Shell’s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic

July 31, 2015
Total Views: 89

Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Photos Show Damage to Scorpio Tanker After Collision with Cruise Ship
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Photos Show Damage to Scorpio Tanker After Collision with Cruise Ship

Some new photos and video from the Besiktas Shipyard in Turkey show the extent of damage sustained by a handymax tanker following its collision with a cruise

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 501

Saturday, July 25, 2015
First Cargo Ships Take Trial-Run Through New Suez Canal
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First Cargo Ships Take Trial-Run Through New Suez Canal

  By Yusri Mohamed ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 25 (Reuters) – The first cargo ships passed through Egypt’s New Suez Canal on Saturday in a test-run

July 25, 2015
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Thursday, July 23, 2015
Idling Drillships Turn Gulf of Mexico Into One Big Expensive Parking Lot
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Idling Drillships Turn Gulf of Mexico Into One Big Expensive Parking Lot

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — Imagine parking your $300 million boat for months out in the open sea, with well-paid mechanics hovering around it and the

July 23, 2015
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Damen Sells First Yacht Support Vessel With Fully-Enclosed Helicopter Hanger
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Damen Sells First Yacht Support Vessel With Fully-Enclosed Helicopter Hanger

  Damen Shipyards says it has just sold its first mega-yacht support vessel with a fully-enclosed helicopter hanger. That’s right, some people

July 21, 2015
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Cargo Ship Smashes Villa in Bosphorus Strait – INCIDENT PHOTOS
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Cargo Ship Smashes Villa in Bosphorus Strait – INCIDENT PHOTOS

Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait was closed to ship traffic Tuesday after a cargo ship ran into a shoreside villa. The accident occurred at 12:58 p.m. Tuesday

July 21, 2015
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Sunday, July 19, 2015
Stena Line Ferry Damaged in Collision with Tanker – INCIDENT PHOTOS
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Stena Line Ferry Damaged in Collision with Tanker – INCIDENT PHOTOS

  A Stena Line ferry carrying some 600 people was severely damaged early Sunday after colliding with a laden tanker off the island of Vinga outside

July 19, 2015
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