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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
New Cargo Strategy at Port of Los Angeles Helping Clear Backlog
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New Cargo Strategy at Port of Los Angeles Helping Clear Backlog

The Port of Los Angeles says that a new strategy to expedite the movement of containerized cargo through the port is beginning to pay off. The program, called

March 11, 2015
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Video: Anthem of the Seas River Conveyance
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Video: Anthem of the Seas River Conveyance

On Tuesday, March 10, Royal Caribbean’s new Anthem of the Seas made the 32 kilometer trip down the River Ems from the Meyer Werft shipyard to the sea.

March 11, 2015
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Visits Baltic Shipyard

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin paid a visit to Baltic Shipyard (Baltiysky Zavod) today to witness the progress being made on two nuclear

March 11, 2015
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Normand Vision Wins SURF Contract from Statoil

With a 400 ton active heave compensated crane, two Oceaneering Millenium Plus-class ROVs, and a Huisman vertical lay system, the Normand Vision has serious

March 11, 2015
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Opus Marine Orders Twin-Hulled Crewboat from Damen

Damen Shipyards has announced this week the signing of a newbuild order from Hamburg-based Opus Marine for a “Twin Axe” Fast Crew Supplier (FCS).

March 11, 2015
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Volvo Ocean Race Crash Report Calls for Charting Standards Overhaul

The panel found that a failure by the crew to spot the reef on onboard electronic navigational guides was to blame and has recommended that industry standards

March 11, 2015
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Houston Ship Channel Partially Closed While Salvors Retrieve Missing Anchor
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Houston Ship Channel Partially Closed While Salvors Retrieve Missing Anchor

Marine traffic in the Houston Ship Channel will remain partially halted until salvage ships retrieve an anchor that broke off a bulk carrier that collided with

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 38

NEW Aerial Photos Show MTBE Spill In Houston Ship Channel
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NEW Aerial Photos Show MTBE Spill In Houston Ship Channel

With the fog cleared, some new ariel photos released Tuesday afternoon show the MT Carla Maersk and MV Conti Peridot still at anchor in the Houston Ship

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 175

Canada’s Prince Rupert Port to Boost Container Handling Capacity
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Canada’s Prince Rupert Port to Boost Container Handling Capacity

Maher Terminals Holding Corp said on Tuesday it would boost container-handling capacity by more than half at the Port of Prince Rupert under an expansion of

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 80

Photos – A Ship Carrying Ships Arrives in Rotterdam
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Photos – A Ship Carrying Ships Arrives in Rotterdam

Here are some photos showing a heavy lift ship's arrival in Rotterdam with a cargo of pontoons, barges and tugboats from

March 10, 2015
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Zumwalt Destroyer Deliveries Running a Year Late -U.S. Navy
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Zumwalt Destroyer Deliveries Running a Year Late -U.S. Navy

Delivery of General Dynamics Corp.’s first two electric-powered Zumwalt-classdestroyers for the U.S. Navy is running more than a year late, in part for lack

March 10, 2015
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New Icelandic Trawlers to Feature MAN Selective Catalytic Reduction System

Three new wetfish trawlers ordered last August by Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi will feature a full MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion system including

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 380

IMO Making Waves: Women Leaders in Maritime [VIDEO]
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IMO Making Waves: Women Leaders in Maritime [VIDEO]

Here’s a video reporting on continuing efforts by the International Maritime Organization and the World Maritime University (WMU) to promote the

March 10, 2015
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Houston Ship Channel Remains Closed
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Houston Ship Channel Remains Closed

A portion of the Houston Ship Channel remained closed Tuesday morning as federal, state and local agencies continued to respond to a ship collision near

March 10, 2015
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‘The Answer to That Is No’ | BHP Stands by Iron-Ore Expansion

BHP Billiton will absolutely not be pulling back on their output of iron

March 10, 2015
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BOA Offshore Orders Subsea IMR Newbuild

OA IMR AS, a subsidiary of BOA Offshore, has entered into a shipbuilding contract today with Noryards Fosen AS for a light construction / Subsea Inspection

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 77

Alexander von Humboldt
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Dredging the Port of Hamburg with the Alexander von Humboldt

The trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt, owned by the Jan De Nul Group, is critically important to the Port of Hamburg as it helps to remove

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 140

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Cairn Energy Sees 50% Lower Rig Costs Sustaining Senegal Drilling

Cairn Energy Plc expects a slump by half in the cost of oil rigs to sustain the U.K. producer’s exploration in Senegal even after crude prices sank in

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 65

Monday, March 9, 2015
Incident Photos: Damage to Carla Maersk After Collision in Houston Ship Channel
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Incident Photos: Damage to Carla Maersk After Collision in Houston Ship Channel

Some new photos released Monday night by the U.S. Coast Guard show damage to the chemical tanker Carla Maersk and Conti Peridot bulk carrier after colliding

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 395

Cheap Oil Doesn’t Deter Japan Shipbuilders From Betting on LNG
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Cheap Oil Doesn’t Deter Japan Shipbuilders From Betting on LNG

At a shipyard in southern Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. engineers envision the newest fuel- efficient engines for liquefied natural gas carriers

March 9, 2015
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