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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
US Navy Sends Three Ships to Assist Sandy Recovery – UPDATE
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US Navy Sends Three Ships to Assist Sandy Recovery – UPDATE

Update: It appears that earlier reports saying that the US Navy was in the process of mobilizing as many as 3 ships to assist with rescue and recovery

Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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Seanergy’s Fleet Continues to Dwindle with Sale of Panamax Bulk Carrier

In a move to reduce the company’s debt, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SHIP) announced today they have sold one of their 69,235 dwt Panamax

October 31, 2012
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Incidents

Cargo Ship Saigon Queen Sinks Off Sri Lanka, 4 Crew Missing

Tragic news today out of the Bay of Bengal when a Vietnamese cargo ship, Saigon Queen, sank off Sri Lanka.  The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue

October 31, 2012
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Dolphin Drilling Gains Long Term Contract for the Bollsta Dolphin Newbuild

Still under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries, the semi-submersible drilling rig which will eventually be named the Bollsta Dolphin, has just been

October 31, 2012
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Finance

CSAV Earns First Quarterly Profit Since 2010

Chilean shipper Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA (VAPORES.SN) posted a quarterly profit for the first time in two years. The company reported a net

October 31, 2012
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News

China Shipping Container Lines Squeaks Out a Respectable Profit While Competitors Eat Losses

(Bloomberg) — China Shipping Container Lines Co., the nation’s second cargo-box carrier, rose the most in more than four months in Hong Kong

October 31, 2012
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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Tokyo-Based Shipping Companies Hit Hard, MOL Predicts Loss of 24 Billion Yen

(Bloomberg) — Nippon Yusen K.K., Japan’s biggest shipping line, lowered its annual profit forecast and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. predicted a loss as

October 31, 2012
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Tall Ships America Issues Statement on HMS Bounty Tragedy
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Tall Ships America Issues Statement on HMS Bounty Tragedy

The non-profit maritime heritage organization Tall Ships America, of which the HMS Bounty was a member, released a statement on Tuesday expressing its

October 30, 2012
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For Bounty Victim, It Was About “Making Her Ancestor Proud”
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For Bounty Victim, It Was About “Making Her Ancestor Proud”

As the search continues off the coast of Hatteras, N.C. for the missing captain of the sunken Bounty, the reality of the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy

October 30, 2012
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Seventh Shipbreaker Dies From Injuries Sustained in Alang Explosion
Engineering News

Seventh Shipbreaker Dies From Injuries Sustained in Alang Explosion

A seventh shipbreaker has died as the result of an explosion on board a beached tanker at an Alang shipbreaking yard earlier this month. gCaptain reported on

October 30, 2012
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Canada’s Fednav Orders New Icebreaker
Shipbuilding

Canada’s Fednav Orders New Icebreaker

Fednav, the world’s largest operator of ice-classed vessels and Canada’s leading deep-sea bulk transporter, announced Tuesday that it has placed an

October 30, 2012
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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A Day in the Life of Keith Schultz, Captain of Helix ESG’s Q4000 Well Intervention Rig

Captain Keith Schultz wakes up every morning on board the Q4000 with a long day ahead of him. Much more than just sailing the vessel safely throughout the

October 30, 2012
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Russian Freighter Carrying Gold Ore Goes Missing in Storm

Russian Freighter Carrying Gold Ore Goes Missing in Storm

A Russian cargo ship with a nine-man crew and carrying 700 tons of gold ore has gone missing off of Russia’s Pacific coast. The Russian-flagged vessel,

October 30, 2012
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Blog

Conrad’s Typhoon – A Vivid Tale of Storm Survival at Sea

With collapsed buildings, fires, flooded subways, a beached ship, and scorched transformers throughout New York City, some residents are thinking there is no

October 30, 2012
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UPDATED: US Coast Guard Helicopter Crews Save 14 of Bounty’s Crew [RESCUE VIDEO/INTERVIEW]
Incidents

UPDATED: US Coast Guard Helicopter Crews Save 14 of Bounty’s Crew [RESCUE VIDEO/INTERVIEW]

United States Coast Guard helicopter crews rescued 14 sailors from two life rafts after the 3-masted ship Bounty foundered in the storm-tossed Atlantic Ocean

October 30, 2012
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Sandy Tuesday Morning Update
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Sandy Tuesday Morning Update

(Bloomberg) — Sandy, the Atlantic Ocean superstorm, slammed into New Jersey yesterday, plunging millions into darkness, blacking out much of Manhattan

October 30, 2012
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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Finance

China COSCO Reports $243 Million Quarterly Loss, Still it’s Better than Last Year

SHANGHAI–China Cosco Holdings Co. (1919.HK), the country’s largest shipping company by fleet size, said Tuesday its third-quarter net loss narrowed

October 30, 2012
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Incidents

US Coast Guard Continues Search for the Captain of the Bounty, Search Area Expands Exponentially

The United States Coast Guard continues its search today for Captain Robin Walbridge, the missing captain of the HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat which sank

October 30, 2012
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Finance

Owners of Shipping Lender HSH Nordbank Willing to Replenish Guarantees

(Bloomberg) — HSH Nordbank AG’s main owners, the German federal states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, are willing to replenish the

October 30, 2012
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News

Oil Reserves Build as US East Coast Refineries Halt Production

(Bloomberg) — Oil fell for a second day in New York and headed for the biggest monthly decline since May after refiners reduced operations on the U.S.

October 30, 2012
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Photos Show Sinking of ‘Bounty’ Tall Ship
Interesting

Photos Show Sinking of ‘Bounty’ Tall Ship

These photos, just released by the U.S. Coast Guard, show the 180-foot tall ship, HMS Bounty, as it sank today in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy

October 29, 2012
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