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Explore the latest developments in the shipping industry, including market trends, fleet management, and the impact of global trade on maritime logistics.


Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Ports of Seattle and Tacoma Team Up to Compete With Canadian Gateways
Ports

Ports of Seattle and Tacoma Team Up to Compete With Canadian Gateways

By Peter Robison and Christopher Donville Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) — The ports of Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, said they will unify management of marine

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 54

Knightsbridge and Golden Ocean Group Merger Creates Dry Bulk Giant
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Knightsbridge and Golden Ocean Group Merger Creates Dry Bulk Giant

Dry bulk shippers Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OSE: GOGL) and Knightsbridge Shipping Ltd (Nasdaq: VLCCF) have entered into an agreement today to merge resulting

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 154

Fire Forces Ship Carrying Radioactive Concrete to Drop Anchor Off Scotland
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Fire Forces Ship Carrying Radioactive Concrete to Drop Anchor Off Scotland

A ship carrying radioactive concrete was forced to put down its anchor just off the Scottish coast in the North Sea on Tuesday after a fire in one of its

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 64

Mass Maritime Website Hacked Apparent Islamic extremist group
Shipping News

Mass Maritime Website Hacked Apparent Islamic extremist group

The website of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy was targeted Monday by a group of hackers identifying themselves as the Moroccan Islamic Union-mail. The

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 48

SHI Wins $440 Million Order for Three Arctic Shuttle Tankers
Shipbuilding

SHI Wins $440 Million Order for Three Arctic Shuttle Tankers

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries says it has won an order from an unidentified European shipowner to construct three arctic shuttle

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 89

North and South Korea Navies Trade Warning Fire Near Maritime Border
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North and South Korea Navies Trade Warning Fire Near Maritime Border

By Sam Kim Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) — Naval boats of North Korea and South Korea exchanged warning fire near their disputed sea border in the Yellow Sea, days

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 58

Monday, October 6, 2014
Scuttled Train Ferry Aerosund II Is Denmark’s Newest Artificial Reef [VIDEO]
Shipping News

Scuttled Train Ferry Aerosund II Is Denmark’s Newest Artificial Reef [VIDEO]

Cameras rolled as the Danish rail ferry MF Aerosund II (aka Ærøsund) was intentionally sunk this weekend off the coast of Svendborg,

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 154

Petronas Says Canada Pacific NorthWest LNG Project Risks 15-Year Delay
Shipping News

Petronas Says Canada Pacific NorthWest LNG Project Risks 15-Year Delay

By Christopher Donville and Rebecca Penty Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — Petroliam Nasional Bhd., Malaysia’s state-owned energy company, said it may delay

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 27

Haitian Shipwreck Not Columbus’s Santa Maria -UNESCO
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Haitian Shipwreck Not Columbus’s Santa Maria -UNESCO

A team of experts working on a UNESCO mission to confirm the identity of a shipwreck found off the coast of Haiti have determined that the wreck is NOT that

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 99

Vietnamese Tanker Goes Missing Off Singapore
Piracy

Vietnamese Tanker Goes Missing Off Singapore

A Vietnamese oil tanker is now missing after departing Singapore late last week enroute to Vietnam, sparking fears that the vessel has been pirated. According

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 31

foundry steel smelting smelter
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World Steelmakers See Demand Growth Cooling Amid Ukraine Crisis

Steel consumption will grow at a slower pace as the crisis in Ukraine and the cooling Chinese real estate market contribute to declining demand, the World

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 62

Sunday, October 5, 2014
boy in the bubble uscg
Defense

A Very Ill-Conceived Ocean Voyage to Bermuda

There may be other examples of ocean crossings that lacked solid planning or risk analysis, but as far as voyages in recent memory, this one certainly takes

October 5, 2014
Total Views: 110

Saturday, October 4, 2014
Training Ship Empire State VI Like You’ve Never Seen Before [VIDEO]
Interesting

Training Ship Empire State VI Like You’ve Never Seen Before [VIDEO]

A SUNY Maritime College cadet used his GoPro camera for some extracurriculars during this year’s Summer Sea Term. The training cruise included ports of

October 4, 2014
Total Views: 391

Friday, October 3, 2014
This Is What Happens When You Run Your Luxury Yacht Aground in Brazil
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This Is What Happens When You Run Your Luxury Yacht Aground in Brazil

Spoiler: It's not

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 133

Drone Films Killer Whale Pod
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Drone Films Killer Whale Pod

For the first time ever, scientists have used an unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor killer whales in the wild. For the groundbreaking new study, researchers

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 83

port hedland australia
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Port Hedland Iron Ore Shipments to China Decline From Record

Iron ore shipped to China from Australia’s Port Hedland, the world’s biggest bulk export terminal, declined from a record last month amid speculation

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 52

cargotec reach stacker
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Kalmar to Improve Efficiency at the Port of Felixstowe with Four Reachstackers

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver four reachstackers for laden handling to the Port of Felixstowe in the UK. The reachstackers have a capacity of 45 tons

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 286

Thursday, October 2, 2014
Ochakov crimea refloating
Defense

Russia Raises Scuttled Battle Cruiser Off Crimea

After being intentionally sunk this past March at the entrance to Donuzlav Bay in western Crimea in order to effectively block the movement of any Ukrainian

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 599

Canada Identifies Found Franklin Expedition Ship
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Canada Identifies Found Franklin Expedition Ship

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that the Franklin Expedition ship discovered by Canada in early September has been identified as the HMS

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 52

mv kairi damen shipyards tugboat asd 2810
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SPOTD: MV KAIRI Leaves for Trinidad

MV KAIRI has left Damen Shipyards Galati for Trinidad where she and her three sister vessels still under construction will support the berthing of LNG carriers

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 90