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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Hurricane Sandy Cleanup: Tanker Removed from Staten Island Street
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Hurricane Sandy Cleanup: Tanker Removed from Staten Island Street

Remember this? The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that salvage crews on Tuesday successfully lifted the 184-foot John B Caddell tanker off a Staten Island

December 12, 2012
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Incident Photos – British Ship Hits the Beach in Spain
Grounding Incidents

Incident Photos – British Ship Hits the Beach in Spain

In these photos the M/V Beaumont, a British-flagged cargo ship, is seen grounded along a rocky cliff at the beach of Xago near Aviles in northern Spain,

December 12, 2012
Total Views: 137

Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Introducing Sea Shepherd’s Newest Old Ship, SSS Sam Simon
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Introducing Sea Shepherd’s Newest Old Ship, SSS Sam Simon

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on Tuesday unveiled its newest addition to the fleet, the SSS (as in Sea Shepherd Ship) Sam Simon. Named after the man

December 11, 2012
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
CMA CGM Marco Polo Invades European Ports
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CMA CGM Marco Polo Invades European Ports

The CMA CGM Marco Polo, now the world’s largest containership, arrived in Southampton on Sunday loaded with containers from China, officially marking

December 9, 2012
Total Views: 94

Thursday, December 6, 2012
Baltic Ace Sinking Begs the Question: Are RoRo’s Safe?
Incidents

Baltic Ace Sinking Begs the Question: Are RoRo’s Safe?

Equipped with built-in ramps and long tiers of decks, Roll On Roll Off (RoRo) ships are essentially floating parking garages that allow vehicles to be driven

December 6, 2012
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Photos Reveal Damage to Corvus J Following Fatal North Sea Collision, Update With AIS Data
Incidents

Photos Reveal Damage to Corvus J Following Fatal North Sea Collision, Update With AIS Data

The Baltic Ace sank within 15 minutes of colliding with the containership Corvus J Wednesday night approximately 65 kilometers (40 miles) off the southeastern

December 6, 2012
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Car Carrier Sinks Near Rotterdam After Collision, Casualties Reported – UPDATE
Incidents

Car Carrier Sinks Near Rotterdam After Collision, Casualties Reported – UPDATE

Update 3: Five bodies have been recovered and six are still missing in the North Sea.  AIS Data and damage photos of the Corvus J can be found here.

December 5, 2012
Total Views: 172

Strike Ends, Ports of L.A.-Long Beach Return to Full Operations
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Strike Ends, Ports of L.A.-Long Beach Return to Full Operations

By Dan Whitcomb and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The largest U.S. cargo shipping complex resumed full operations on Wednesday after harbor clerks

December 5, 2012
Total Views: 173

Jurong Shipyard Jack-Up Accident [INCIDENT PHOTOS]
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Jurong Shipyard Jack-Up Accident [INCIDENT PHOTOS]

gCaptain has just received these exclusive photos of this week’s jack-up rig accident at Jurong Shipyard in Singapore. Monday’s incident left 89

December 5, 2012
Total Views: 852

Tuesday, December 4, 2012
TOTE Orders World’s First LNG-Powered Containerships
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TOTE Orders World’s First LNG-Powered Containerships

General Dynamics NASSCO announced today the signing of a historic a contract with TOTE, Inc. calling for the design and construction of up to five 3,100 TEU

December 4, 2012
Total Views: 148

Monday, December 3, 2012
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CMA CGM’s Marco Polo Transits the Suez [IMAGES/VIDEO]

The world’s largest containership, CMA CGM’s M/V Marco Polo transited the Suez Canal over the weekend while on her maiden voyage from the Far East

December 3, 2012
Total Views: 115

jurong shipyard accident jack up
Engineering News

Jack-Up Rig Tips Over at Jurong Shipyard, 89 Injured

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has confirmed that all shipyard workers have been accounted for after a jack-up rig accident injured 89 at Jurong

December 3, 2012
Total Views: 112

Sunday, December 2, 2012
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Collision

US Coast Guardsman Killed in Hit-n-Run Collision with Alleged Drug Smuggler

U. S. Coast Guard Boatswain’s Mate Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne died this morning from injuries sustained during a hit-and-run collision at sea

December 2, 2012
Total Views: 192

Friday, November 30, 2012
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Engineering News

Performance Optimization for the Commercial Shipping Market

Wärtsilä hosted a webinar yesterday on the subject of “Performance Optimization for the Merchant Marine Market” and it was moderated by Atte

November 30, 2012
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apm terminals los angeles
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“Logistics Nightmare” Grows off California Coast as Port Strike Disrupts Holiday Shipments

(Bloomberg) — California ports handling about a third of U.S. container shipments were largely closed because of a strike, stranding vessels carrying

November 30, 2012
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Thinking Outside and Beyond the Box: Let’s Reinvent the Shipping Container
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Thinking Outside and Beyond the Box: Let’s Reinvent the Shipping Container

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/32515225[/vimeo] – By Tom Stitt Is it time for Marc Levinson to publish a sequel to The Box, his classic story of how the

November 27, 2012
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China’s Aircraft Carrier: How Big a Step Forward?
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China’s Aircraft Carrier: How Big a Step Forward?

By Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins Two months after China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning was commissioned, and a year and a half after it began sea

November 27, 2012
Total Views: 113

Monday, November 26, 2012
Superyacht Sinks in a Blaze of Glory Off Miami Beach [Photos and Video]
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Superyacht Sinks in a Blaze of Glory Off Miami Beach [Photos and Video]

An 80-foot yacht named “Bliss” sank Saturday morning after catching on fire a mile off the coast of Miami Beach, Florida. The USCG says that crews

November 26, 2012
Total Views: 69

Saturday, November 24, 2012
tractor trailer ferry incident spanish
Incidents

Tractor Trailer Rolls Off Stern of Spanish Car Ferry [VIDEO]

The driver of a tractor trailer aboard the MV Alborán, a car ferry operating between Algeciras, Spain and Ceuta, Morocco, is definitely lucky to be alive,

November 24, 2012
Total Views: 183

Sunday, November 18, 2012
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Finance

Maersk Looks for Greener Pastures as Business Moves Away from Shipping

Denmark’s AP Moller-Maersk (MAERSK-A.KO, MAERSK-B.KO) will shift the focus of its business activity from shipping, choosing instead to concentrate on its

November 18, 2012
Total Views: 110