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Wednesday, July 22, 2015
IMB Piracy Report Shows Continued SE Asian Attacks Against Small Tankers
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IMB Piracy Report Shows Continued SE Asian Attacks Against Small Tankers

  A new report published Wednesday by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) highlights a continuing trend in

July 22, 2015
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Australia Fines Master, Owner Over Dumping Garbage in Great Barrier Reef
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Australia Fines Master, Owner Over Dumping Garbage in Great Barrier Reef

  The Australian Maritime Safety Authority says it has successfully prosecuted the master and owners of the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier ANL Kardinia

July 22, 2015
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Japan Releases Photos of Chinese Rigs in Disputed East China Sea
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Japan Releases Photos of Chinese Rigs in Disputed East China Sea

  By Isabel Reynolds and Maiko Takahashi (Bloomberg) — Japan’s foreign ministry unveiled a map and photographs of what it said were 16 Chinese

July 22, 2015
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DNV GL: State-of-the-Art ‘LNGreen’ LNG Carrier is 8% More Energy Efficient
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DNV GL: State-of-the-Art ‘LNGreen’ LNG Carrier is 8% More Energy Efficient

  This article was written by ShipandBunker.com, the world’s leading free to access website focused on marine fuel, with news, exclusive features,

July 22, 2015
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U.S. Coast Guard Celebrates 225 Years of Service
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U.S. Coast Guard Celebrates 225 Years of Service

  By William Thiesen, Atlantic Area Historian, Coast Guard Compass Blog The U.S. Coast Guard has been the steward of the nation’s maritime environment

July 22, 2015
Total Views: 113

French Billionaire Near Deal to Buy Luxury Ship Operator Ponant
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French Billionaire Near Deal to Buy Luxury Ship Operator Ponant

By Francois de Beaupuy, Kiel Porter and Andrew Roberts (Bloomberg) — Artemis SA, the holding company of France’s billionaire Pinault family, is in

July 22, 2015
Total Views: 156

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – LCS 9 Christening and Launch at Marinette Marine
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Ship Photos of the Day – LCS 9 Christening and Launch at Marinette Marine

The future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) was launched into the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin on Saturday, July 19, 2015, after a christening ceremony at

July 21, 2015
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Damen Sells First Yacht Support Vessel With Fully-Enclosed Helicopter Hanger
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Damen Sells First Yacht Support Vessel With Fully-Enclosed Helicopter Hanger

  Damen Shipyards says it has just sold its first mega-yacht support vessel with a fully-enclosed helicopter hanger. That’s right, some people

July 21, 2015
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Cargo Ship Smashes Villa in Bosphorus Strait – INCIDENT PHOTOS
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Cargo Ship Smashes Villa in Bosphorus Strait – INCIDENT PHOTOS

Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait was closed to ship traffic Tuesday after a cargo ship ran into a shoreside villa. The accident occurred at 12:58 p.m. Tuesday

July 21, 2015
Total Views: 204

Centuries-Old Shipwreck Discovered Off North Carolina Coast
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Centuries-Old Shipwreck Discovered Off North Carolina Coast

Scientific sonar spots unknown shipwreck, possibly dating to the American Revolution Scanning sonar from a scientific expedition has revealed the remains of a

July 21, 2015
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WATCH: MV Legionnaire Sideways Launch
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WATCH: MV Legionnaire Sideways Launch

The MV Legionnaire, one of two new vessels that will soon begin serving the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, was launched on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at

July 21, 2015
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Triple-E Class Vessel, Construction In Floating Drydock
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DSME Rises on Report of Financial Aid

  By Michael S. Arnold (Bloomberg) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, rose by the most in

July 21, 2015
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BHP Billiton to Spend $240 Million on New Tugs and Tug Harbor at Port Hedland
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BHP Billiton to Spend $240 Million on New Tugs and Tug Harbor at Port Hedland

  BHP Billiton says it has approved US$240 million in funds to purchase new tugs and construct and upgrade related harbor facilities at Port Hedland, home

July 21, 2015
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Monday, July 20, 2015
maersk drilling rig
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Drillship Maersk Venturer to Start Drilling Exploratory Well in South China Sea

  MANILA, July 20 (Reuters) – An Australian-Filipino consortium led by Otto Energy Ltd is set to drill a deep-water exploratory well in the South

July 20, 2015
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Ship Photos of the Day – Ships Passing Under New York’s Verrazano Bridge
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Ship Photos of the Day – Ships Passing Under New York’s Verrazano Bridge

Almost every ship entering the Port of New York and New Jersey from the Atlantic Ocean must first pass underneath the Verrazano–Narrows Bridge, connecting

July 20, 2015
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Three U.S. Navy Admirals Censured in Singapore Bribery Scandal
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Three U.S. Navy Admirals Censured in Singapore Bribery Scandal

  By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO, July 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy censured three admirals in connection with a bribery scandal involving a Singapore

July 20, 2015
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Barge Collision, Fire Closes Section of Gulf Coast’s Intracoastal Waterway Near Houston – UPDATE
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Barge Collision, Fire Closes Section of Gulf Coast’s Intracoastal Waterway Near Houston – UPDATE

  Update: The U.S. Coast Guard says that the closed section of the Intracoastal Waterway from mile marker 348 to the Houston Ship Channel has been opened

July 20, 2015
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NOL Says ‘No Decision’ Yet on Reported Sale
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NOL Says ‘No Decision’ Yet on Reported Sale

Neptune Orient Lines Limited has responded to recent media reports that the Singapore shipping company has been put up for sale by its majority shareholder

July 20, 2015
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Nickel Ore Liquefaction Causes Bulker Grounding in Philippines
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Nickel Ore Liquefaction Causes Bulker Grounding in Philippines

  The liquefaction of nickel ore cargo is being eyed in the grounding of a Singapore-flagged bulk carrier in the Philippines. The Philippines Coast Guard

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 197

One Missing After Towing Vessel Sinks in Upper Mississippi River
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One Missing After Towing Vessel Sinks in Upper Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard and local emergency responders searched Monday for missing person and capsized towing vessel on the Upper Mississippi River near St.

July 20, 2015
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