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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – 15 Great Photos of the USS Zumwalt in Baltimore
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Ship Photos of the Day – 15 Great Photos of the USS Zumwalt in Baltimore

As you may have heard the U.S. Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced destroyer, USS Zumwalt, was commissioned into service in Baltimore this

October 18, 2016
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Japan’s MHI Scuttles Cruise Shipbuilding Plans After Losses on Carnival Ships
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Japan’s MHI Scuttles Cruise Shipbuilding Plans After Losses on Carnival Ships

TOKYO, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd has abandoned its ambition to build European cruise liners and will stick to

October 18, 2016
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Monday, October 17, 2016
Pentagon Voices Caution on Latest Yemen Missile Incident
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Pentagon Voices Caution on Latest Yemen Missile Incident

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – The Pentagon declined to say on Monday whether the USS Mason destroyer was targeted by

October 17, 2016
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Keel Laid for Polar Research Ship Formerly Known As ‘Boaty McBoatface’
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Keel Laid for Polar Research Ship Formerly Known As ‘Boaty McBoatface’

Construction has started on the UK’s new state-of-the-art polar research ship that earlier this year served as the inspiration for the now-famous

October 17, 2016
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U.S. Says Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado ‘Ready to Go’ in Singapore
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U.S. Says Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado ‘Ready to Go’ in Singapore

By Wes Goodman (Bloomberg) — The latest U.S. Littoral Combat Ship to arrive in Southeast Asia is combat ready, according to a senior Navy officer,

October 17, 2016
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Hyperloop One Aims for Full-Scale Test with $50 Million Investment from DP World
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Hyperloop One Aims for Full-Scale Test with $50 Million Investment from DP World

Oct 13 (Reuters) – Los Angeles-based company Hyperloop One, which is developing technology for a futuristic transit system, said it had raised an

October 17, 2016
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Havila Shipping Sells Platform Supply Vessel to Fish Farmer
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Havila Shipping Sells Platform Supply Vessel to Fish Farmer

Norwegian offshore shipowner Havila Shipping has agreed to sell its platform supply vessel Havila Princess to fish farmer Bakkafrost for use in the aquafarming

October 17, 2016
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Maersk Defends Controversial Use of Alang Shipbreaking Yards
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Maersk Defends Controversial Use of Alang Shipbreaking Yards

By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Monday it was striving to improve workers’

October 17, 2016
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Sunday, October 16, 2016
U.S. Navy Destroyer (Allegedly) Fired On Again Off Yemen
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U.S. Navy Destroyer (Allegedly) Fired On Again Off Yemen

Update (Oct. 17, 2016): The Pentagon declined on Monday to say whether the USS Mason destroyer was targeted by multiple inbound missiles fired from Yemen

October 16, 2016
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Friday, October 14, 2016
Transocean Winner MODU - Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
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More Than Two Months After its Grounding, Transocean Winner Departs Scotland Aboard Heavy Lift Ship

The stricken drilling rig Transocean Winner has started its journey to Turkey aboard a heavy lift ship more than two months after the rig ran aground in

October 14, 2016
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Germany to Spend 1.5 Billion Euros on More Navy Ships
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Germany to Spend 1.5 Billion Euros on More Navy Ships

BERLIN, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Germany has agreed to spend 1.5 billion euros to buy five more corvettes for the navy, the navy said on Friday, and Die Welt

October 14, 2016
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Thursday, October 13, 2016
Kirby Tug Leaking Fuel After Running Aground in British Columbia [Incident Photos]
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Kirby Tug Leaking Fuel After Running Aground in British Columbia [Incident Photos]

Friday: more photos added at bottom An American tugboat pushing an empty petroleum barge has run aground and is leaking fuel near Bella Bella located on

October 13, 2016
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Yemen Rebel Group Says Ready to Help Investigate Attacks on International Shipping
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Yemen Rebel Group Says Ready to Help Investigate Attacks on International Shipping

SANAA, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Yemen’s dominant Houthi group denied any role in missile strikes on U.S. warships in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and

October 13, 2016
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New Ro-Ro’s for DFDS to ‘Raise the Bar’ for What is Environmentally Friendly
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New Ro-Ro’s for DFDS to ‘Raise the Bar’ for What is Environmentally Friendly

Danish naval architecture firm Knud E Hansen will be providing the design for two new roll-on/roll-off vessels for European shipping and logistics company

October 13, 2016
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Peter Georgiopoulos Unexpectedly Resigns as Chairman of Genco Shipping
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Peter Georgiopoulos Unexpectedly Resigns as Chairman of Genco Shipping

NYSE-listed dry bulk shipowner Genco Shipping & Trading has announced the resignation of its Chairman of the Board, Peter C. Georgiopoulos, effective

October 13, 2016
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Hurricane Nicole Hammering Bermuda as Category 3 Storm with Winds Near 120 mph
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Hurricane Nicole Hammering Bermuda as Category 3 Storm with Winds Near 120 mph

The island of Bermuda is taking a near-direct hit from Major Hurricane Nicole on Thursday, which exploded in strength over past 24 hours as it approached the

October 13, 2016
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hanjin ship
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Hanjin Shipping Puts Asia-U.S. Shipping Network Up for Sale

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd is selling major businesses, including its Asia to U.S. route network,

October 13, 2016
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U.S. Strikes Yemen After Missile Attacks on U.S. Navy Ship
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U.S. Strikes Yemen After Missile Attacks on U.S. Navy Ship

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. military launched cruise missiles on Thursday against three coastal radar sites in areas of Yemen

October 13, 2016
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
msc ship at long beach port
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Port of Long Beach Container Volumes Weighed Down by Hanjin Bankruptcy

Container volumes at the Port of Long declined 16.6 percent year-over-year in September as the effects of the Hanjin bankruptcy reached West Coast ports, the

October 12, 2016
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Diesel Spill on Texas’ Intracoastal Waterway After Towing Vessel Hits Dock
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Diesel Spill on Texas’ Intracoastal Waterway After Towing Vessel Hits Dock

The U.S. Coast Guard was responding Wednesday to an oil spill on the Intracoastal Waterway near South Padre Island, Texas after a towing vessel struck a dock

October 12, 2016
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