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Thursday, March 12, 2015
Paul Allen Live-Streams Musashi Battleship Tour
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Paul Allen Live-Streams Musashi Battleship Tour

In just a few hours from now, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and his team of researchers will broadcast a live-stream tour of the wreckage of the Japanese

March 12, 2015
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Oil Market Shrugs Off Worries About Crude Stocks: Kemp
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Oil Market Shrugs Off Worries About Crude Stocks: Kemp

Rebalancing is already under way in the oil market. On the supply side, there are some signs the surge in crude from U.S. shale plays is beginning to level out

March 11, 2015
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Hong Kong to Make Low-Sulphur Fuel Mandatory

Beginning July 1, 2015, ocean going vessels berthed in Hong Kong will be required to use cleaner burning fuels or be faced with steep

March 11, 2015
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Former Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Sues Virgin Group Over Cruise Line
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Former Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Sues Virgin Group Over Cruise Line

The former chief executive of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd sued Richard Branson's Virgin Group in federal court in Miami for $300 million on Wednesday

March 11, 2015
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Watch: Spectacular Drone Footage of Gray Whale Superpod
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Watch: Spectacular Drone Footage of Gray Whale Superpod

Check out this drone footage showing a gray whale superpod spotted near Catalina Island,

March 11, 2015
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Exxon Baytown Refinery Impacted as Houston Ship Channel Shutdown Stretches Into Day 3
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Exxon Baytown Refinery Impacted as Houston Ship Channel Shutdown Stretches Into Day 3

Exxon Mobil Corp. cut processing rates at its Baytown, Texas, refinery due to vessel traffic delays along the Houston Ship Channel as a stretch of the largest

March 11, 2015
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Sinking Cargo Ship Abandoned in Sea of Japan
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Sinking Cargo Ship Abandoned in Sea of Japan

A search and rescue is underway in the Sea of Japan following a distress call from a Cambodian-flagged cargo ship. Reports say that a distress call was

March 11, 2015
Total Views: 156

ESVAGT FROUDE
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ESVAGT – Outside the Core

Even though ESVAGT is one of the most profitable investments held by the A.P. Møller Maersk Group, its services fall outside of what Maersk considers its

March 11, 2015
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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
Total Views: 210

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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
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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: 165

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: 75

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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wet trawler
Engineering News

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
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