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Monday, June 15, 2015
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Stunning VIDEO Of Newly Discovered Deep Sea Creatures

A team of scientists aboard the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer have mounted a unique crowd-sourced exploration of the largely unknown deep sea off

June 15, 2015
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Sunday, June 14, 2015
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Petronas Pushes Forward with $29 Billion Canada LNG Project

A Petroliam Nasional Bhd.-led group of companies elected to proceed with a C$36 billion ($29 billion) natural gas shipping project on Canada’s Pacific Coast

June 14, 2015
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gCaptain Book Review: Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson
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gCaptain Book Review: Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson

“A terrific read. I was pulled in from page one. Kurson brings us face to face with some of the most swashbuckling pirates ever to sail the Caribbean, even

June 14, 2015
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Seven Decades Later, WWII Mariners Still Fighting for Benefits, Recognition
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Seven Decades Later, WWII Mariners Still Fighting for Benefits, Recognition

  By Capt. Christopher J. Edyvean, National President Elect, American Merchant Marine Veterans It seems wherever you look these days, veterans are in

June 14, 2015
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Video: Russian Tall Ship Rams Moored Coast Guard Vessels in Iceland
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Video: Russian Tall Ship Rams Moored Coast Guard Vessels in Iceland

  A Russian sail training ship collided with two Icelandic Coast Guard vessels during a visit this week in Reykjavík, Iceland… and it was all

June 14, 2015
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Saturday, June 13, 2015
New Suez Canal to Open in August, Egypt Says
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New Suez Canal to Open in August, Egypt Says

Egypt's New Suez Canal will open on Aug. 6, its overseer said on Saturday, a project President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sees as a potent symbol of national pride

June 13, 2015
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Friday, June 12, 2015
SPOTD: Panama Begins Flooding New Locks for Expanded Canal
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SPOTD: Panama Begins Flooding New Locks for Expanded Canal

[contextly_sidebar id=”emv22bvFl5EH0iihy58zwSgF1icHfp5x”]The Panama Canal Authority and main contractor Grupo Unidos por el Canal

June 12, 2015
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USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) rolls out of Austal USA's facility, February 25, 2015. Photo: Austal USA
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U.S. Navy to Christen LCS 10 – USS Gabrielle Giffords

[contextly_sidebar id=”4G7lDFNttrhX3qiMdbG625bPjNe9kMix”]The U.S. Navy is getting ready to christen the future USS Gabrielle Giffords, the tenth

June 12, 2015
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Bunker Pirates – Second Orkim Tanker Goes Missing Off Malaysia
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Bunker Pirates – Second Orkim Tanker Goes Missing Off Malaysia

The sister vessel of a Malaysian registered product tanker hijacked by bunker pirates off Malaysia earlier this month has gone missing. The ReCAAP Information

June 12, 2015
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Arctic Protests – Activists Climb Anchor Chain of Shell Vessel in Washington
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Arctic Protests – Activists Climb Anchor Chain of Shell Vessel in Washington

Two activists strapped themselves on Friday to the anchor chain of a Shell Royal Dutch Shell vessel docked in Washington state that will be part of a fleet

June 12, 2015
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The New Silk Road – China’s Answer for Europe’s Needs
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The New Silk Road – China’s Answer for Europe’s Needs

Although Budapest and Beijing are separated by 6,000 miles, they've just agreed to become much closer. In a quiet ceremony held last weekend, Hungary became

June 12, 2015
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APM Terminals Joint Venture Seals $1.5 Billion Port Deal in Ghana

  APM Terminals, the container terminal operating unit of Maersk Group, and its partners have sealed a massive $1.5 billion investment in Ghana

June 12, 2015
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Pacific Drilling Emerges as Deepwater Takeover Target
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Pacific Drilling Emerges as Deepwater Takeover Target

Pacific Drilling SA, an offshore oil-rig contractor, is gaining notice as a takeover

June 12, 2015
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Chevron Completes Its Largest-Ever Seismic Survey Off Australia
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Chevron Completes Its Largest-Ever Seismic Survey Off Australia

Chevron Corp. is studying data from its largest-ever seismic survey to decide where to drill for oil in an untapped frontier off southern

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 103

Thursday, June 11, 2015
Over 4,000 Tankers Not Ready for Upcoming ECDIS Mandate
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Over 4,000 Tankers Not Ready for Upcoming ECDIS Mandate

More than half of the world’s tankers of 3,000 gross tonnes or more will comply with new SOLAS regulations on the mandatory carriage of

June 11, 2015
Total Views: 64

NASA Visible Earth: Falkland Islands
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Cameron “Robustly Defended” Britain’s Ownership Of Falkland Islands

[contextly_sidebar id=”x6Pv4wanLtS0EiIyFmfgmyZqTom96gtR”](Bloomberg) U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez

June 11, 2015
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Two Shipping Companies Busted for Illegal Dumping in Great Barrier Reef
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Two Shipping Companies Busted for Illegal Dumping in Great Barrier Reef

  Australia has successfully prosecuted two shipping companies for illegal dumping garbage within the Great Barrier Reef in two separate incidents. The

June 11, 2015
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New Rules to Enhance Safety of Large Containerships
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New Rules to Enhance Safety of Large Containerships

  The International Association of Classifications Societies (IACS) has announced the adoption of new rules to further improve the safety of Large

June 11, 2015
Total Views: 206

Survey Paints Bleak Picture for North Sea Oil and Gas Industry
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Survey Paints Bleak Picture for North Sea Oil and Gas Industry

  Two-thirds of North Sea oil and gas industry operators (67 percent) have been forced to cancel projects because of the recent fall in oil price,

June 11, 2015
Total Views: 39

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Tanker Owner Euronav Sets Record Straight on Reported $1.2 Billion Buying Spree

  International crude oil tanker owner Euronav has set the record straight on market speculation that it is planning a $1.2 billion tanker

June 11, 2015
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