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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Watch: Best Ship Crash Video Compilation
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Watch: Best Ship Crash Video Compilation

A compilation of the best (or worst) ship crash/beaching videos on the internet – many in

June 17, 2015
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Port of Long Beach: May Was Busiest Month Since 2007
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Port of Long Beach: May Was Busiest Month Since 2007

  Cargo rose at the Port of Long Beach by 6 percent in May, the third consecutive month of growth, the busiest month since October 2007, and the busiest

June 17, 2015
Total Views: 43

Seadrill Banks Over $204 Million from Sale of Advanced Drillship to Subsidiary
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Seadrill Banks Over $204 Million from Sale of Advanced Drillship to Subsidiary

Bermuda-based Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL) has agreed to sell its 6th generation drillship West Polaris to its own subsidiary in a deal that is expected to

June 17, 2015
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Strike Three – MV Phoenix Banned from Paris MoU
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Strike Three – MV Phoenix Banned from Paris MoU

  After three Port State Control detentions within just 24 months, the Paris MoU has denied access for the St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulk carrier MV

June 17, 2015
Total Views: 168

IMO – This Is What a Career at Sea Looks Like
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IMO – This Is What a Career at Sea Looks Like

As part of an effort to draw more young people to a career at sea, the International Maritime Organization has selected the theme #CareerAtSea for the

June 17, 2015
Total Views: 155

Vestas to Test World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Offshore Denmark
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Vestas to Test World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Offshore Denmark

Vestas will step up testing of its 8 megawatt (MW) wind turbine, the world's most powerful, by installing two of them in the port of Esbjerg in southern

June 17, 2015
Total Views: 85

Bunker Price Slump Set to Deepen
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Bunker Price Slump Set to Deepen

Marine fuel prices are set to fall further after plunging to their lowest since late 2013, with traders in Singapore, the world's largest ship refueling hub,

June 17, 2015
Total Views: 36

Cargo Ship Grounding Damages Coral Reefs in the Philippines
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Cargo Ship Grounding Damages Coral Reefs in the Philippines

  A Vietnamese-flagged cargo ship ran aground near the entrance of Legazpi City Port on Monday causing damage to coral reefs, the Philippines Coast Guard

June 17, 2015
Total Views: 124

China’s Anti-Graft Investigator Keeps Oil Giants in Its Sights
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China’s Anti-Graft Investigator Keeps Oil Giants in Its Sights

China’s anti-corruption investigators continued to zero in on the nation’s oil giants, calling on two of its biggest state-owned companies to review their

June 17, 2015
Total Views: 32

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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Cargotec’s MacGregor Inks Major Contract with DSME

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed a major contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd in South Korea to supply a range of Hatlapa

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 28

Petrobras Postpones Deep Spending Cuts
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Petrobras Postpones Deep Spending Cuts

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras will likely delay details of major cuts to its $221 billion five-year spending plan until July, two sources said, when

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 25

Rotterdam Terminal Gets Three More Super Post Panamax Cranes
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Rotterdam Terminal Gets Three More Super Post Panamax Cranes

Another three super post panamax ship-to-shore cranes arrived Tuesday at the ECT Delta Terminal at the Maasvlakte industrial complex at the Port of

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 92

Time-Lapse – Northern Europe Run in Five Awesome Minutes
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Time-Lapse – Northern Europe Run in Five Awesome Minutes

Check out this amazing time-lapse footage filmed aboard the containership MV Carat during a recent trip through northern Europe. The uploader tells us: This

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 69

SPOTD: North Korea Test Fires ‘Ultra-Modern’ Anti-Ship Missile
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SPOTD: North Korea Test Fires ‘Ultra-Modern’ Anti-Ship Missile

A test-firing drill of anti-ship missiles at sea is seen in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 15,

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 88

Lloyd’s Register Bags Entire Norden Fleet
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Lloyd’s Register Bags Entire Norden Fleet

A total of 32 ships will be transferred to Lloyd’s Register class as part of new agreement that covers a total of 57 ships including the entire fleet of

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 56

Holland America Cruise Ship Assists Sightseeing Vessel in Distress
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Holland America Cruise Ship Assists Sightseeing Vessel in Distress

  A Holland America Line cruise ship diverted its Alaska itinerary to assist in the rescue of over 40 people from a disabled sightseeing boat.

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 18

IGF Code – IMO Adopts News Rules for Gas Fueled Ships
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IGF Code – IMO Adopts News Rules for Gas Fueled Ships

The International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Committee has adopted new rules for ships powered by gases such as LNG and other low-flashpoint

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 261

Keppel Unit Wins Seabed Exploration Contract in Search of Mineral Resources
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Keppel Unit Wins Seabed Exploration Contract in Search of Mineral Resources

A unit of Keppel Corp. has signed a 15-year seabed exploration contract in its search for rare minerals on the seabed of the Pacific

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 226

ABS to Class Chinese Newbuilds
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ABS to Class Chinese Newbuilds

  Houston-based international classification society ABS says it has been selected to class a semi-submersible drilling rig and liftboat being built in

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 48

Monday, June 15, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – Germany Practices Emergency Tow of Ultra-Large Containership
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Ship Photos of the Day – Germany Practices Emergency Tow of Ultra-Large Containership

One of the world’s largest containerships partnered with the Germany’s maritime emergencies authority Havariekommando to test the agency’s

June 15, 2015
Total Views: 101