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Monday, July 13, 2015
MT Alexander Spirit Sit-In: Australian Crewmembers Ordered to Sail
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MT Alexander Spirit Sit-In: Australian Crewmembers Ordered to Sail

  The Australian crew of a Teekay-operated oil tanker have been ordered to set sail for Singapore after Australia’s Fair Work Commission ruled that

July 13, 2015
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The New S-52 ECDIS Standards: What Do They Mean for You?
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The New S-52 ECDIS Standards: What Do They Mean for You?

  By Tom Mellor, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office Much has been written about the mandatory carriage of ECDIS, but one of the most important initiatives

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 590

‘Enrica Lexie’ Marines’ Indian Murder Case May Head to International Arbitration
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‘Enrica Lexie’ Marines’ Indian Murder Case May Head to International Arbitration

  By Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI, July 13 (Reuters) – A case in which two Italian marines are accused of killing two Indian fisherman could now be

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 43

Saudi Oil-Shipper Bahri Says Q2 Profit Doubles
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Saudi Oil-Shipper Bahri Says Q2 Profit Doubles

  DUBAI, July 13 (Reuters) – National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), the exclusive oil-shipper for Saudi Aramco, said on Monday its

July 13, 2015
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WATCH: Mission to Seafarers Response to Hoegh Osaka Grounding
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WATCH: Mission to Seafarers Response to Hoegh Osaka Grounding

  The car carrier Hoegh Osaka was intentionally grounded on the Bramble Bank after developing a severe list shortly after its departure from the Port of

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 56

Sunday, July 12, 2015
Bulk Carrier to The Rescue – Five Rescued from Skiff After Five Days Lost Sea
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Bulk Carrier to The Rescue – Five Rescued from Skiff After Five Days Lost Sea

  Five men are lucky to be alive after spending five days adrift in the Pacific Ocean aboard their 14-foot aluminum skiff with little supplies. The

July 12, 2015
Total Views: 79

Containership ‘Kamala’ On Fire Off Japan – Update
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Containership ‘Kamala’ On Fire Off Japan – Update

  A Liberia-flagged containership is on fire in the East China Sea off the Japanese island of Kuchinoshima. Japanese media reports say that the

July 12, 2015
Total Views: 286

Friday, July 10, 2015
CMA CGM Group Christens Largest Ship to Date – 18,000 TEU CMA CGM Georg Forster
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CMA CGM Group Christens Largest Ship to Date – 18,000 TEU CMA CGM Georg Forster

  CMA CGM Group has announced the christening of its newest and largest ship to date, the 18,000 TEU CMA CGM Georg Forster. The ship was christened during

July 10, 2015
Total Views: 89

UKHO Calls for Ship Owners to Liaise with ECDIS Manufacturers Over New IHO ECDIS Standards
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UKHO Calls for Ship Owners to Liaise with ECDIS Manufacturers Over New IHO ECDIS Standards

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office is encouraging all ship owners to speak to their ECDIS manufacturers following the recent announcement of updated ECDIS

July 10, 2015
Total Views: 93

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Maersk Interested in Greek Ports Marked for Sale

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S wants to buy Greece’s two biggest ports after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras put them up for

July 10, 2015
Total Views: 34

Thursday, July 9, 2015
Greece’s Latest Bailout Proposal Includes Shipping Sector Tax Hikes
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Greece’s Latest Bailout Proposal Includes Shipping Sector Tax Hikes

By Renee Maltezou and John O’Donnell ATHENS/FRANKFURT, July 10 (Reuters) – The Greek government sent a package of reform proposals to its euro zone

July 9, 2015
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Movie Trailer for ‘The Finest Hours’ – The Remarkable True Story of the SS Pendleton Rescue
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Movie Trailer for ‘The Finest Hours’ – The Remarkable True Story of the SS Pendleton Rescue

  Disney has just release its first trailer from its new film The Finest Hours, based on the remarkable true story of “the greatest small boat

July 9, 2015
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BBC Broadcaster Emily Maitlis to Moderate London International Shipping Week Flagship Conference

London International Shipping Week 2015 (LISW15) is delighted to announce that Emily Maitlis, Presenter of BBC Newsnight and the News Channel, is to moderate

July 9, 2015
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Libya Government Will Seize Any Tanker Approaching Main Oil Port

  By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI, July 9 (Reuters) – Libyan security forces guarding the country’s major Ras Lanuf oil port will seize any tankers

July 9, 2015
Total Views: 35

Falkirk Wheel Time-Lapse – The World’s Only Rotating Boat Lift
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Falkirk Wheel Time-Lapse – The World’s Only Rotating Boat Lift

Unless you’ve seen the Scotland’s Falkirk Wheel in action, we can pretty much guarantee that you have never seen anything like it in your life. The

July 9, 2015
Total Views: 1615

Venezuela Bid to Review $46 Million Tidewater Award Rejected
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Venezuela Bid to Review $46 Million Tidewater Award Rejected

CARACAS, July 8 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s request to review a $46 million compensation claim it has been ordered to pay to oil service company

July 9, 2015
Total Views: 33

Sydney Harbor Gridlock Stalls Fastest-Growing Cruise Ship Market
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Sydney Harbor Gridlock Stalls Fastest-Growing Cruise Ship Market

By Angus Whitley (Bloomberg) — When the first fleet of convict ships arrived in Australia, the commander turned up his nose at Botany Bay and looked for

July 9, 2015
Total Views: 40

Colombia’s Magdalena River Project Dredges Up Economic Promise
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Colombia’s Magdalena River Project Dredges Up Economic Promise

  By Julia Symmes Cobb BARRANCABERMEJA, Colombia, July 9 (Reuters) – The hulking backhoe dredges up rocks and silt from the shallows of the muddy

July 9, 2015
Total Views: 131

Wednesday, July 8, 2015
African Union Troops Somalia
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Somalia Appeals To UN Court in Maritime Spat With Kenya

By Mohamed Sheikh Nor (Bloomberg) Somalia, which has mainland Africa’s longest coastline, plans to pursue its case in a maritime dispute with Kenya at the

July 8, 2015
Total Views: 105

Maersk Line Inks $1.1 Billion Order for Nine New Ships
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Maersk Line Inks $1.1 Billion Order for Nine New Ships

  Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, announced Wednesday the signing of a newbuild contract with South Korea’s

July 8, 2015
Total Views: 66