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We have just received some more information from the Working Harbor Committee on this weekends 16th Annual New York Tugboat Race and from the sounds of it is

Two new Golden Shellback items today. Above is a recent photo of Inventor Sid Martin with the equipment used to apply the coating and at the bottom of this

Digital Ship tells us: ORBCOMM has successfully  launched six  AIS-equipped satellites  (a  Coast Guard  Concept Demonstration satellite and  five

* UPDATE in response to NOAA’s Ship Strike Reduction Rule NOAA has moved a step forward in implementing it’s Ship Strike Reduction Rule, which aims

The race to go green is on in the shipping industry.  Not only is the price of oil soaring, but more and more stress is being put on the

Welcome to this 124th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 74 here. (Published 3 Sept 2007) You can find last week’s edition here .

Image courtesy of NYCharities.org On Sunday, August 31 is the 16th Annual Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition held at Pier 84 on the Hudson

*Update: According to asap Travel, Royal Caribbean has started taking reservations from members of Royal Caribbean’s Diamond and Diamond Plus Crown &

Okeanos Explorer, the first federal ship dedicated solely to ocean exploration, was commissioned on Saturday in Seattle, WA. A former U.S. Navy surveillance

Too many things lined up against me getting this week’s edition of Maritime Monday out. The final blow was arriving home Sunday evening to find out that

John Clandillon-Baker of pilotmag has been featured along with his fellow London pilot (retired) Geoff Taylor in an article written by Libby Purves of The

The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 is one of three congressional laws commonly referred to as the “Jones Act”. Formerly, it was found at 46 U.S.C.

Obviously, greatly reducing CO2 emissions from the burning fossil fuels is the ideal solution for fighting global warming.  However, what if there is more we

Welcome to this 123rd edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 73 here. (Published 27 August 2007) You can find last week’s edition here

Excerpt from August 6 Press Release from Wärtsilä: Wärtsilä-Hyundai Engine Company Ltd., the new joint venture between Wärtsilä and Hyundai

UK’s International Boundary Research Unit from the University of Durham has released a detailed map showing maritime jurisdiction and boundaries for the

Welcome to this 122nd edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 72 here. (Published 20 August 2007) You can find last week’s edition here.

Passengers aboard the P&O cruiser ‘Pacific Sun’ got a little more than they bargained for when the vessel got caught in the middle of a

Head over to IMC Broker’s blog to find a really good guide to tanker sizes. From Handy to ULCC this guide has pictures, descriptions and dead weight

Welcome to this 121st edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 71 here. (Published 13 August 2007) You can find last week’s edition here.