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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Sulphur-Laden Bulk Carrier Hard Aground Off Texas
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Sulphur-Laden Bulk Carrier Hard Aground Off Texas

  The Coast Guard is working with state and local partners in response to a bulk carrier loaded with sulfur that ran aground in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 65

Environmentalists Cite Santa Barbara Oil Spill in Fight Against New Offshore Drilling Plan
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Environmentalists Cite Santa Barbara Oil Spill in Fight Against New Offshore Drilling Plan

Environmentalists urged California regulators on Wednesday to reject a proposed expansion of the only offshore drilling operation still permitted in state

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 49

More Offshore Layoffs – World Wide Supply Lay-ups to Impact 48 Crew
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More Offshore Layoffs – World Wide Supply Lay-ups to Impact 48 Crew

Norway’s World Wide Supply (WWS) says it is laying up two platform supply vessels operating in the UK spot market amid weak demand for offshore vessels.

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 52

Hazardous Smoke Engulfs Ship – INCIDENT PHOTOS
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Hazardous Smoke Engulfs Ship – INCIDENT PHOTOS

More than 20 crewmembers were evacuated from a 34,500 DWT cargo ship off the coast of Germany on Tuesday after its fertilizer cargo began to overheat, creating

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 429

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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Naval Architects of Lore May Have Been Right After All

  [contextly_sidebar id=”eTQ4jKmGgaBM8winqn9iZ2ItZZwUju84″]Docked near the Houston ship channel in a bug infested estuary is the

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 514

Bordelon Marine Hopes New Ultra-Light Intervention Vessels Hit Subsea Sweet Spot
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Bordelon Marine Hopes New Ultra-Light Intervention Vessels Hit Subsea Sweet Spot

Louisiana-based Bordelon Marine has taken delivery of the M/V Shelia Bordelon, the second of two new Stingray 260 class Ultra-Light Intervention Vessels

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 147

Sketchy Boarding – Will This Truck Make It Onto This Ship?
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Sketchy Boarding – Will This Truck Make It Onto This Ship?

This video was posted Monday to Youtube and has already racked up close to 1 million views. And for good reason – it’s so sketchy! So, will the

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 56

Unintentional Release of Freefall Lifeboat – ATSB Final Report
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Unintentional Release of Freefall Lifeboat – ATSB Final Report

  An improperly reset hook was to blame for the unintentional release of a freefall lifeboat from a bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean in 2014, the

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 161

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2000 Club – World’s Biggest Shipbuilder Hits Delivery Milestone

  South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder, announced a new milestone Tuesday with the recent delivery

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 77

Bahri Signs On for 5 VLCCs at Hyundai Samho
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Bahri Signs On for 5 VLCCs at Hyundai Samho

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has signed contracts with South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for the construction

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 54

Sunday, May 24, 2015
WATCH: Mega Yacht Lift Goes Horribly Wrong
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WATCH: Mega Yacht Lift Goes Horribly Wrong

The video below was just posted to facebook by the Panama-based website Mi Diario and shows a heavy lift project going horribly wrong. You can watch the

May 24, 2015
Total Views: 1346

Standoff Over – West Coast Dockworkers Approve Five-Year Pact
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Standoff Over – West Coast Dockworkers Approve Five-Year Pact

West Coast dockworkers approved a five-year contract with shippers and port operators, formally ending a months-long stalemate that almost paralyzed cargo

May 24, 2015
Total Views: 43

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Libyan Warplanes Attack Oil Tanker Off Coast

Warplanes from Libya's official government attacked an oil tanker off the coast near the city of Sirte on Sunday, wounding two people, officials

May 24, 2015
Total Views: 40

Friday, May 22, 2015
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Female Marine Engineers Focus of New Photo Collection

[contextly_sidebar id=”eOLvSDYOHbWxSU4aqGS4PN91bSupVF6w”]A suggestion from Naval Architect Caitlin Ness to Getty Images has led the stock photo

May 22, 2015
Total Views: 73

Iran Aid Ship Docks in Djibouti Without Incident
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Iran Aid Ship Docks in Djibouti Without Incident

An Iranian aid ship docked on Friday in Djibouti, where its cargo will be inspected by the United Nations before being moved to conflict-torn Yemen, Iran's

May 22, 2015
Total Views: 41

U.S. Celebrates National Maritime Day!
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U.S. Celebrates National Maritime Day!

[contextly_sidebar id=”8y9rlL2hCv5slt5F1fRPywcb8vw90zje”]Each year on May 22nd, the United States celebrates National Maritime Day, an observance

May 22, 2015
Total Views: 60

Container Freight Rates Fell Over 32% This Week on Key Route
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Container Freight Rates Fell Over 32% This Week on Key Route

Shipping freight rates on the world's busiest route, from Asia to Northern Europe, fell by the largest percentage amount since 2008, reflecting wild volatility

May 22, 2015
Total Views: 79

chevron south america ulcc jurong shipyard drydock
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Looking Back at a Real Supertanker, the ULCC Chevron South America

The largest Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC) ever to visit Singapore, the Chevron South America, sits in Jurong Shipyard in Singapore in this July 23, 1996

May 22, 2015
Total Views: 649

Thursday, May 21, 2015
China and U.S. Navy Have Had Two Confrontations in South China Sea This Week
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China and U.S. Navy Have Had Two Confrontations in South China Sea This Week

China asserted the right to maintain security over islands it’s building in the South China Sea, after the country’s navy ordered a U.S. surveillance plane

May 21, 2015
Total Views: 86

Wednesday, May 20, 2015
The MSC Flaminia containership on fire in the mid-Atlantic in 2012.
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Vessel TRIAGE System – What Is It and How Does It Work?

A new system for facilitating the risk assessment of vessels in distress and to improve communication in maritime emergencies was formally introduced on

May 20, 2015
Total Views: 337