Ghana based Alpha Nautical Services recently took delivery of a 26 metre fast crewboat. The vessel, which has been named Manye, was originally built by Damen Shipyards Gr ......
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Published 3y-11mo-2w-4h-2m ago
China amp 8217 s Jianglong Shipbuilding has completed conducting sea trials of a new high speed catamaran ferry ordered by local operator Zhoushan Putuo Huandao Passenger Tr ......
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Published 3y-11mo-2w-4h-12m ago
The town of Hempstead in New York recently took delivery of a new multi purpose harbour workboat from Safe Boats International of Bremerton, Washington. Built by Safe Boa ......
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Published 3y-11mo-2w-6h-4m ago
French newspaper Le Figaro reports that offshore services provider Bourbon became the target of a cyber attack that greatly affected its company wide computer network ......
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Published 3y-11mo-3w-57m ago
Norwegian shipowner Belships has entered into a letter of intent for the acquisition of a 61,000DWT Ultramax bulk carrier currently under construction at an undisclosed ......
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Published 3y-11mo-3w-4h-9m ago
The US Department of Transportation amp 8217 s Maritime Administration MARAD is encouraging states and port authorities to apply for US$230 million in discretionary grant ......
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Published 3y-11mo-3w-1d-4h ago
Icelandic fishing company Samherji took delivery of a new vessel on Saturday, April 3. Built by Karstensens Skibsværft of Denmark, Vilhelm Thorsteinsson has a length of ......
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Published 4y-2h-21m ago
Two people were killed while another 15 have gone missing following a collision between two vessels in Indonesia amp 8217 s Java Sea on Saturday, April 3. The ..
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Published 4y-2h-43m ago
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with an unaffiliated third party to purchase a modern Capesize vessel for a gross purchase ......
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Published 4y-3h-19m ago
The Philippine Coast Guard and local partners have deployed pollution response personnel and equipment to Misamis Oriental province following an oil discharge originating ......
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Published 4y-5h-42m ago
The Portland Harbour Authority of Dorset, UK, recently welcomed a ship handling tug to its fleet. The Robert Allan Ltd designed Z drive tug was built in 2019 by ......
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Published 4y-8h-56m ago
The board of the Georgia Ports Authority has approved capital improvement projects that will increase the Port of Savannah amp 8217 s container capacity by 20 per cent. The ......
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Published 4y-9h-9m ago
Seaspan Corporation has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed shipyard for six additional 15,500TEU modern newbuild containerships. The company anticipates ......
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Published 4y-9h-30m ago
Norway amp 8217 s Wilhelmsen Group will invest in new businesses with the long term aim of shifting from mainly oil and gas related activities to activities related to the ......
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Published 4y-10h-57m ago
Japan amp 8217 s NYK Cruises has awarded German shipbuilder Meyer Werft a contract for the construction of a new cruise ship. The vessel will have a length of 229 metres, a ......
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Published 4y-11h-6m ago
An agreement in principle has been reached between the Canadian and French governments regarding co managed fish stocks, including cod in the 3Ps zone off the south coast ......
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Published 4y-11h-16m ago
An expedition privately funded and executed by two former US Navy Officers has successfully re located, surveyed, and filmed the wreckage of USS Johnston, the ..
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Published 4y-11h-26m ago
The recent pictures of the gigantic Evergreen containership sitting forlornly across the Suez Canal, bow and stern hard aground on the sand, with a diminutive digger ......
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Published 4y-3d-5h-36m ago
A new electric powered sightseeing boat built in China departed on its maiden voyage on the Pearl River in the city of Guangzhou on Tuesday, March 30. Named Jinlong Yu ......
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Published 4y-3d-5h-41m ago
Russian media reports that two people were killed after a fishing vessel capsized and sank while still under construction at a shipyard near Saint Petersburg on Tuesday, ......
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Fisheries New Zealand will impose changes to catch limits for 14 fish stocks as well as introduce a full year round closure to harvesting shellfish at Cockle ..
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Vessel speed was a factor in the 2019 collision between an LPG tanker and a barge in the Houston Ship Channel that resulted in the release of 11,000 barrels of ......
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German shipyard Meyer Werft handed over a new cruise ship to Royal Caribbean International on Wednesday, March 31. Odyssey of the Seas has a length of 347.1 metres, a ......
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Published 4y-3d-8h-52m ago
The Port Qasim Authority PQA of Pakistan has awarded contracts to Turkey amp 8217 s Sanmar Shipyards for the construction and delivery of four tugs and two pilot boats. ......
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Published 4y-3d-10h-56m ago
Singapore shipowner Grindrod Shipping Holdings has entered into two separate transactions regarding the sale of three vessels in its fleet. The 2013 built MR tankers ......
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Published 4y-3d-11h-6m ago
The US Army Corps of Engineers USACE and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection NJDEP recently signed a project partnership agreement PPA for the ......
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Published 4y-3d-11h-16m ago
Much of the spotlight is on drilling vessels in this latest roundup of offshore charters. Interestingly, the newly awarded charters for such vessels has extended beyond ......
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Published 4y-3d-11h-26m ago
amp 8220 In the decade ahead, the UK will deepen our engagement in the Indo Pacific, establishing a greater and more persistent presence than any other European ..
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The Royal Australian Navy RAN decommissioned the patrol boat HMAS Pirie in a ceremony at its homeport of Darwin on Friday, March 26. Pirie, the first Armidale class ......
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Published 4y-4d-5h-17m ago
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MHI has entered into an agreement with the Japanese Ministry of Defence regarding the development of a new autonomous underwater vehicle ......
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Published 4y-4d-5h-38m ago
The French Ministry of Armed Forces, through its Defence Procurement Agency, has awarded local shipbuilder Naval Group a contract for the construction and delivery of two ......
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Published 4y-4d-5h-57m ago
Yamba Welding and Engineering YWE has begun conducting sea trials of a new watercraft slated for the Australian Army. Designed by Naiad, the 12.5 metre regional support ......
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Global shipping company Maersk has confirmed that one of its vessels has become stranded in the Pacific approximately 1,050 kilometres off Alaska after it developed ......
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Published 4y-4d-7h-56m ago
The Philippine government is presently considering temporarily stationing one of its vessels near a disputed reef in the South China Sea, the country amp 8217 s defence ......
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Published 4y-4d-8h-18m ago
Damen Shipyards Group has expanded its dredger product range with available variants now covering hopper volumes from 650 m³ to 5,000 m³. The updated portfolio includes ......
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Published 4y-4d-10h-6m ago
Bureau Veritas has granted Netherlands based Royal IHC an approval in principle AIP for the design of a hydrogen fuelled trailing suction hopper dredger TSHD . Royal ......
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Published 4y-4d-10h-16m ago
Biosecurity New Zealand will begin further testing of oysters from Foveaux Strait, near Stewart Island, after three wild oysters from a small area in the Strait were ......
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Published 4y-4d-10h-26m ago
Vastly increased offshore patrols, aerial surveillance, and monitoring have ensured illegal fishing has been kept at bay in England amp 8217 s seas since the UK became an ......
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Published 4y-4d-10h-36m ago
The US Army Corps of Engineers USACE will conduct maintenance dredging of the outer harbour area of Grays Harbor estuarine bay in Washington State beginning this April ......
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Published 4y-4d-10h-46m ago
German shipbuilder Neptun Werft handed over two new vessels to Viking River Cruises of Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 25. The vessels, which will sail under the ......
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Published 4y-4d-10h-56m ago
Seaspan Shipyards recently held a steel cutting ceremony to mark the official start of construction of a new class of scientific research vessels to be operated jointly ......
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Published 4y-4d-11h-6m ago
A new sulphur tanker slated for China amp 8217 s Dong Zhan Shipping was launched into the water at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard on Tuesday, March 30. Once completed, the ......
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Published 4y-4d-11h-16m ago
The Isaac Regional Council of Queensland, Australia, has engaged a contractor to remove 12,000 cubic metres of built up sediment at Theresa Creek Dam near Clermont. The ......
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Published 4y-4d-11h-26m ago
For the end of the quarter, we feature a six pack of updates on stories we covered recently. Eni and Shell acquitted over US$1 billion Nigerian corruption for now One ......
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Published 4y-5d-3h-46m ago
The Royal New Zealand Navy recently launched its own journal, which aims to build the service’s professionalism and amp 8220 engage and exchange views with all those who ......
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Published 4y-5d-3h-56m ago
SeaRoad Shipping amp 8217 s Ro Ro ferry SeaRoad Tamar departed Devonport for the last time at 17:00 local time on Wednesday, March 31, after 30 years of operating on Bass ......
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Published 4y-5d-4h-8m ago
Oceanteam Bourbon 4, a 50:50 joint venture owned by Netherlands based Oceanteam and Bourbon Offshore Norway, has entered into a memorandum of agreement regarding the sale ......
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Published 4y-5d-4h-37m ago
Lifeboat crew at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution RNLI station at Castletownbere, County Cork, were launched to assist the crew of a local tug that became ......
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Published 4y-5d-5h-9m ago
The Port of Rotterdam has sold its sole remaining icebreaker to a marine contractor in Friesland, where it will join a sister vessel that had also been acquired by the ......
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Published 4y-5d-5h-31m ago
Dutch offshore services provider Acta Marine will take delivery of a new hybrid multi purpose workboat in the summer of 2021, the company said on Monday, March 29. The ......
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Published 4y-5d-5h-45m ago
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia launched a new warship into the water at its San Fernando facilities on Sunday, March 28. Named Hail after a city in northern Saudi Arabia, ......
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Published 4y-5d-6h-29m ago
The Welsh Government has approved the deployment of the fisheries patrol vessel Rhodri Morgan to assist in the search for the missing fishing boat Nicola Faith, the UK ......
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Published 4y-5d-7h-44m ago
Boat crews of the US Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to a boat fire at Quartermaster Harbor Yacht Club on Vashon Island, Washington, on Monday, March 29. At ......
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Published 4y-5d-10h-26m ago
Jianglong Shipbuilding has begun construction on a new commuter ferry slated for operation in the waters of Wenzhou City in China amp 8217 s Zhejiang province. The vessel ......
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Published 4y-5d-10h-36m ago
Netherlands based non government organisation The Ocean Cleanup will operate one of its two newest waste collecting vessels in Malaysia later this year. The barge ......
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Published 4y-5d-10h-46m ago
BC Ferries amp 8217 fourth Salish class Ro Pax ferry will be named Salish Heron, the company said in a recent press release. The name of the 107 metre, LNG powered vessel ......
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Published 4y-5d-10h-56m ago
Svitzer Europe will soon take delivery of the first of two new specially designed icebreaking tugs to support its operations in Scandinavia. The 30 metre, 60 tonne ......
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Published 4y-5d-11h-6m ago
The third and final Ollis class ferry built for the Staten Island Ferry service of the City of New York Department of Transportation NYCDOT was formally named and ......
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Published 4y-5d-11h-16m ago
Jianglong Shipbuilding launched a new maritime law enforcement vessel at its Guangdong province facilities on Friday, March 26. Hai Xun 11108 will be operated by the ......
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Published 4y-5d-11h-26m ago
Argentina’s naval force, the Armada de la Republica Argentina ARA has a long and proud history. For many years the ARA vied with the navies of Brazil and Chile for ......
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Published 4y-6d-3h-51m ago
China State Shipbuilding Corporation CSSC recently confirmed its plans to build a new maritime scientific research vessel. The DP2 equipped, ice capable vessel will be ......
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Published 4y-6d-3h-58m ago
Indian shipbuilder Cochin Shipyard CSL handed over a new ferry to the Andaman and Nicobar Administration on Saturday, March 27. Named Sindhu, the newbuild is the first ......
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Published 4y-6d-4h-18m ago
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems TKMS has come to an agreement with the procurement authorities of Germany and Norway on the general conditions for the purchase of six Type ......
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Published 4y-6d-5h-4m ago
The US Navy formally decommissioned the dock landing ship LSD USS Fort McHenry in a ceremony at Naval Station Mayport in Florida on Saturday, March 27. The third ......
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Published 4y-6d-5h-23m ago
United Shipbuilding Corporation’s USC Astrakhan Ship Repair Plant has laid the keel of a new Project 22870 rescue tug slated for the Russian Navy. The vessel, the ......
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Published 4y-6d-5h-52m ago
Austal USA recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the official start of construction of its first ever steel shipbuilding facility in Mobile, Alabama. The new ......
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Published 4y-6d-6h-28m ago
The Korean Register KR has granted approval in principle AIP for an ammonia bunkering vessel that will be the first vessel of its kind to be built in South Korea. The ......
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Published 4y-6d-6h-41m ago
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings amp 8217 Oceania Cruises has officially named the first in a series of two new vessels ordered by the company from Italian shipbuilder ......
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Published 4y-6d-6h-52m ago
Salisbury, Maryland based Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corporation recently launched a new tug ordered by Vane Brothers of Baltimore. Rock Hall is the third steel hulled tug ......
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Published 4y-6d-8h-14m ago
Russia amp 8217 s Nevsky Shipyard laid the keel of a future ice capable seagoing tanker on Friday, March 26. The vessel will be the first of three Project 23130 tankers to ......
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Published 4y-6d-9h-4m ago
A new terminal service dedicated to intra European container transport is due to commence at the Port of Gothenburg. The terminal will be located at Skandiahamnen amp 8217 s ......
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Published 4y-6d-9h-18m ago
The Royal Navy has officially welcomed a new unmanned surface vehicle USV into service. Named the Maritime Demonstrator For Operational Experimentation Madfox , it is ......
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Published 4y-6d-9h-32m ago
Conrad Shipyard of Louisiana has handed over a new deck barge to Ashton Marine, a marine transportation company based in Muskegon, Michigan. Named AM 3600, the 73 by 18 ......
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Published 4y-6d-11h-6m ago
The National Transportation Safety Board NTSB has published a marine accident brief in relation to the flooding incident on the 25 metre towing vessel Alton St Amant in ......
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Published 4y-6d-11h-16m ago
Russia amp 8217 s Admiralty Shipyard launched a new diesel electric submarine at its Saint Petersburg facilities on Friday, March 26. The future Magadan will be the third ......
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Published 4y-6d-11h-26m ago
Following a salvage operation involving both local and international organisations, the containership Ever Given, which ran aground and ended up blocking traffic in both ......
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Published 4y-1w-1h-53m ago
Damen Shipyards Cape Town launched a new South African Navy patrol vessel on Thursday, March 25. The 62 by 11 metre newbuilding is the first of a planned three locally ......
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Published 4y-1w-2h-41m ago
Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding in China handed over a new combination carrier to Klaveness Combination Carriers KCC on Thursday, March 25. Bass is the seventh in a ......
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Published 4y-1w-2h-54m ago
Dutch non profit Natuurmonumenten and the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management Rijkswaterstaat has selected local marine ......
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Published 4y-1w-3h-2m ago
Netherlands based Titan LNG has taken delivery of a new LNG bunkering barge to be homeported in the Port of Antwerp. FlexFueler 002 will be operated alongside FlexFueler ......
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Published 4y-1w-3h-13m ago
Svitzer Australia and Mid West Ports Authority MWPA recently took delivery of a new tug for operation out of the Port of Geraldton in Western Australia. The Robert ......
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Published 4y-1w-3h-29m ago
This weekend has seen the dire situation in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique get even worse, as rebels launched a massive attack on the town of Palma, just ......
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Published 4y-1w-3h-46m ago
I was delighted recently to be informed I was considered an essential service provider as part of Hong Kong’s salvage response team and could get a priority booking for ......
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Published 4y-1w-3h-51m ago
LNG Canada has unveiled the first images of new harbour and escort tugs that will operate in support of the company amp 8217 s LNG export facility in Kitimat, British ......
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Published 4y-1w-3h-57m ago
Turkey amp 8217 s Tersan Shipyard has launched a new factory longline fishing vessel ordered by Norwegian seafood company Ervik Havfiske. Designed by Marin Teknikk, Argos ......
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Published 4y-1w-4h-32m ago
China amp 8217 s COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry has laid the keel of a new jackup installation vessel ordered by Jan De Nul Group. Jan De Nul said the BV classed Voltaire ......
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Published 4y-1w-4h-45m ago
Plymouth Marine Laboratory has acquired a new unmanned surface vehicle USV for scientific missions off the UK coast. Developed by local unmanned systems specialist ......
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Published 4y-1w-6h-4m ago
Associated British Ports ABP has confirmed that the outer harbour at the Port of Lowestoft in Suffolk will be fitted with infrastructure specifically designed to ......
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Published 4y-1w-6h-14m ago
German multinational energy company RWE has taken the final investment decision FID on its 1.4GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm project. The 100 per cent RWE owned project ......
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Published 4y-1w-6h-22m ago
UK based Perpetual Research Consultancy is currently working to develop technology wherein VHF frequencies will be used for wireless charging of electric vessels. ......
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Published 4y-1w-6h-36m ago
The waters off Mozambique are becoming a major new security hotspot in the Indian Ocean. An Islamist insurrection in northern Mozambique that the government seems ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-4h-6m ago
Having known Robert Clifford for more than fifty years and having followed the fortunes of his company Incat since he founded it in partnership with the late naval ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-4h-11m ago
Taiwan amp 8217 s Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation recently took delivery of a new 2,800TEU container vessel. The BV classed YM Constancy is the eighth in a series of ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-4h-31m ago
Norway amp 8217 s Belships has entered into a letter of intent for the acquisition of a new Ultramax bulk carrier currently under construction in China. The 61,000DWT vessel ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-4h-38m ago
Greek shipowner Globus Maritime, through a separate wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with an unaffiliated third party to purchase a Kamsarmax bulk ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-4h-48m ago
Yanmar Holdings and its subsidiary Yanmar Power Technology Company conducted a field demonstration test of a new maritime fuel cell system in Oita, Japan, on Wednesday, ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-5h-25m ago
SeaRoad Shipping amp 8217 s new charter vessel Liekut arrived ahead of schedule at Station Pier, Melbourne at 08:30 on Thursday, March 25. Chas Kelly, Executive Chairman of ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-5h-35m ago
UK marine technology company Marine i and engineering and survey specialist Feritech Global are set to collaborate on the world amp 8217 s first autonomous subsea vehicle ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-10h-56m ago
The Supervisor of Salvage and Diving SUPSALV of the US Navy amp 8217 s Naval Sea Systems Command NAVSEA recovered a downed US Navy helicopter from a depth of 5,814 ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-11h-6m ago
The crew of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose has interdicted illicit narcotics in Middle East waters for the third time in less than five weeks. Earlier this month, in ......
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Published 4y-1w-3d-11h-16m ago
A containership operated by Taiwan amp 8217 s Evergreen Marine Corporation ran aground while transiting the Suez Canal on Tuesday, March 23, causing vessel traffic in both ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-2h-16m ago
James Fisher and Sons has launched a new business unit for serving clients in the renewables sector. Under the James Fisher Renewables brand, the company will support ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-3h-25m ago
Maritime law enforcement MLE vessels are non naval vessels employed on maritime law enforcement duties, primarily coastguard vessels, but also vessels of other MLE ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-3h-46m ago
Cairns based builders Tropical Reef Shipyard and BME NQ will collaborate on the supply of new multi mission watercraft for the Australian Army. Designed by Chris Tucker ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-4h-13m ago
The MVD Harbour Pilots Society of Montevideo, Uruguay, has selected Irish builder Safehaven Marine for the construction and delivery of two new pilot boats in a series. ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-4h-37m ago
NOAA Fisheries scientists and their partners at several other academic and research institutions explored how restored oyster reefs help the Chesapeake Bay. They have ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-4h-48m ago
An advanced ocean plastic simulator first launched in 2019 can now track the movement of virtual plastic pollution along New Zealand amp 8217 s entire coastline. The Ocean ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-5h-6m ago
The Philippine Navy is set to deploy additional ships for conducting increased maritime sovereignty patrols in the portion of the South China Sea that falls within the ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-6h-14m ago
Poseidon Sea Pilots, a fully owned subsidiary of Australian Maritime Systems Group, has awarded Queensland boat builder Norman R Wright and Sons a contract for two new ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-7h-31m ago
Russia amp 8217 s Severnaya Verf shipyard has begun conducting builder amp 8217 s sea trials of the Project 23120 logistics support vessel Vsevolod Bobrov. The trials are being ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-8h-9m ago
Tokyo based aquaculture consultancy Seafood Legacy and a number of local partners have launched Japan amp 8217 s first longline blue shark and swordfish fishery improvement ......
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Published 4y-1w-4d-11h-6m ago
This certainly is an extraordinary story of intense high adventure. Jock McLaren was a Scottish born migrant to Australia. Working as a vet in Queensland prior to World ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-2h-16m ago
Turkish shipbuilder RMK Marine has delivered the second and final unit in a series of ship handling and firefighting tugs ordered by local vessel owner Dita Denizcilik ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-3h-41m ago
Beijing has long understood that China has a water security problem that could pose an existential threat. In 2005, China’s minister for water resources reportedly ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-3h-46m ago
China State Shipbuilding Corporation amp 8217 s CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard has handed over a new LNG powered ultra large container vessel ULCV to CMA CGM. Named after a ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-4h-19m ago
The Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources DENR and the Department of Public Works and Highways DPWH commenced dredging works on the Bicol River ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-4h-48m ago
The crew of the US Coast Guard national security cutter NSC Munro offloaded approximately 3,700 kilograms of seized cocaine and 5,000 kilograms of marijuana at the ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-5h-6m ago
Canadian shipowner CSL Group has confirmed that a new type of second generation biodiesel fuel will be tested on half of its fleet over the course of the 2021 navigation ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-5h-28m ago
NYK Bulkship Asia, an NYK Group company based in Singapore, has entered into a contract of affreightment COA with Neste Shipping, a wholly owned subsidiary company of ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-5h-39m ago
ClassNK has issued an approval in principle AIP for the design of a methanol dual fuel tanker developed by Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine and Engineering Company. ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-5h-51m ago
Dutch shipbuilder Tabmarine has delivered two new non self propelled barges in a series to UK based transport and logistics specialist Osprey Shipping. The ABS certified ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-6h-7m ago
The UK Ministry of Defence MOD , through the Defence Equipment Sales Authority DESA , is inviting expressions of interest for the sale of the decommissioned Royal Navy ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-8h-51m ago
Murarrie, Queensland based boat builder Norman R Wright and Sons recently launched the first of two new pilot boats in a series ordered by PNG Ports Corporation of Papua ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-10h-36m ago
Norwegian operator Hurtigruten has placed an order for a new sightseeing boat to be built by Marell Boats of Sweden. The vessel will be a variant of Marell amp 8217 s highly ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-1w-5d-10h-46m ago
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha K Line recently took delivery of a new pure car and truck carrier PCTC from Imabari Shipbuilding amp 8217 s Tadotsu Shipyard. Named Century Highway ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-10h-56m ago
Indiana based cruise line American Queen Steamboat Company formally welcomed a new paddlewheel vessel to its fleet of riverboats on Sunday, March 21. Built by Gulf Island ......
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Published 4y-1w-5d-11h-6m ago
Dredging has begun at Braddock Bay in Monroe County, New York as part of the state government amp 8217 s US$15 million REDI Regional Dredging Project, which removes built up ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-1w-5d-11h-16m ago
The UK Ministry of Defence MOD has unveiled plans to acquire a new purpose built vessel to be used by the Royal Navy for monitoring and protecting undersea cables in UK ......
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Published 4y-1w-6d-3h-8m ago
An interesting debate has emerged in the pages of The Interpreter involving maritime strategy. Arzan Tarapore wrote an article last month arguing that India should ......
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Published 4y-1w-6d-3h-46m ago
Philippine conglomerate Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corporation CLC has entered into agreements to sell its entire effective interests of around 31.73 ......
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Published 4y-1w-6d-3h-56m ago
Sabine Pilots Service of Port Arthur, Texas, recently took delivery of a new custom built pilot boat from Louisiana builder Breaux amp 8217 s Bay Craft. The builder said ......
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Published 4y-1w-6d-4h-34m ago
DFDS will introduce a fourth freight ferry to the direct ferry service between Rosslare Europort in Ireland and Dunkirk in Northern France. The new freight ferry is Ark ......
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Published 4y-1w-6d-4h-54m ago
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has included seaport relief among his recommendations on how to utilise a portion of federal funds the state is expected to receive via the ......
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Published 4y-1w-6d-5h-6m ago
Poland amp 8217 s Remontowa Shipbuilding launched a new icebreaker into the water on Thursday, March 18. Tarpan is the second in a series of two icebreakers ordered from the ......
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Published 4y-1w-6d-5h-20m ago
Hydrogen powered vessels and e charge points at ports could soon become a common sight in UK seas and in the country amp 8217 s coastal towns, thanks to a £20 million ......
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Royal IHC handed over the new cutter suction dredger Mohab Mameesh to Egypt amp 8217 s Suez Canal Authority SCA on Thursday, March 18. The vessel is now ready for official ......
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Published 4y-1w-6d-10h-16m ago
The US Coast Guard cutter Stone was formally welcomed into service as the US Coast Guard amp 8217 s newest national security cutter NSC during a commissioning ceremony in ......
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Published 4y-1w-6d-10h-36m ago
Med Marine has cut the first steel for a new ASD tug slated for the Port of Karadeniz Ere li on Turkey amp 8217 s Black Sea coast. The Robert Allan Ltd designed tug will ......
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Published 4y-1w-6d-11h-6m ago
Athens based dry bulk vessel operator Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corporation has entered into agreements with unaffiliated third parties to purchase two Capesize vessels. ......
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Published 4y-1w-6d-11h-16m ago
Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers CSSS has voiced concern over the physical and psychological impact of a container stack collapse on the seafarer. CSSS, a ......
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Published 4y-2w-1h-44m ago
Turkey amp 8217 s Sanmar Shipyards recently added a new compact tug to its own towage fleet. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd, Delicay VIII measures 25.3 by 12 metres and is ......
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Published 4y-2w-2h-2m ago
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch MAIB has said that it will extend the search for the fishing vessel Nicola Faith, which went missing off the coast of Colwyn ......
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Published 4y-2w-2h-13m ago
Mitsui OSK Lines MOL has confirmed plans to invest in Norway based Larvik Shipping, a ship management company for liquefied CO2 carriers. The acquisition is part of ......
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Published 4y-2w-2h-24m ago
The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force JMSDF commissioned its second and final Maya class guided missile destroyer in a ceremony in Yokohama on Friday, March 19. The ......
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Published 4y-2w-2h-31m ago
Jianglong Shipbuilding has launched a new steel aluminium patrol vessel slated for the Guangdong branch of the China Maritime Safety Administration CMSA . Hai Xun 09006 ......
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Published 4y-2w-2h-41m ago
Speculative capital is now investing in high specification, purpose built ships to support wind farms that have not even yet been installed. We have previously covered ......
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Published 4y-2w-3h-46m ago
General Dynamics Mission Systems recently delivered the first Knifefish surface mine countermeasure unmanned underwater vehicle SMCM UUV system under a contract awarded ......
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Published 4y-2w-5h-26m ago
Kongsberg Maritime has entered into an agreement to supply the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research IMR with four autonomous vessels. The scope of the supply includes ......
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Published 4y-2w-5h-38m ago
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering DSME and Indonesian state owned shipbuilder PAL delivered the third of a planned six Nagapasa class diesel electric ......
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Published 4y-2w-5h-48m ago
Hapag Lloyd has entered into a sale and purchase agreement where it will acquire all shares of Dutch container shipping company Nile Dutch Investments NileDutch . The ......
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Published 4y-2w-6h-4m ago
The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed vessels and personnel to aid in firefighting and search and rescue SAR efforts after a blaze ignited in a small coastal ......
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Published 4y-2w-6h-14m ago
Wagenborg Offshore recently commenced operations with the third walk to work vessel to join its fleet. Originally built as a platform supply vessel PSV , the ..
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Published 4y-2w-6h-31m ago
Global Marine Group amp 8217 s CWind has completed the sale of the catamaran crewboat CWind Endeavour to Wood Marine, a port services operator based in Suffolk, UK. The ......
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Published 4y-2w-7h-10m ago
The Philippine government, through the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea NTF WPS , has stated that around 220 fishing vessels believed to be operated by ......
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Published 4y-2w-11h-16m ago
A Hobart based shipbuilder has criticised the recent decision by the Tasmanian government to enter negotiations with a competitor from overseas regarding the supply of ......
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Published 4y-2w-11h-26m ago
The US Coast Guard is currently overseeing diesel spill clean up operations after a 30 metre pleasure craft caught fire near Marquesas, Florida, on Tuesday, March 16. The ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-3h-27m ago
February this year was marked by heightened Russian naval activity in the Indian Ocean. Russian naval task groups drawn from the Baltic and Black Sea fleets took part in ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-3h-46m ago
Reuters reports that Chinese customs officials have confirmed the arrest of 11 ships and 171 individuals earlier this week following a multi agency operation against ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-3h-49m ago
The US Navy has awarded UK naval architects BMT a prime contract to conduct industry studies for the navy amp 8217 s T ARC X cable installation and repair ship replacement ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-4h-39m ago
France amp 8217 s Thomas Services Maritimes TSM has taken delivery of two new RSD tugs in a series from Damen Shipyards Group. TSM will operate the IMO Tier III compliant ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-4h-48m ago
The US Coast Guard cutter Douglas Munro, the service amp 8217 s last operational 115 metre Hamilton class high endurance cutter, returned home to Kodiak, Alaska, on ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-8h-6m ago
The Philippine Navy commissioned a new warship into service in a ceremony in Manila amp 8217 s South Harbor on Friday, March 19. BRP Antonio Luna is the second of two Jose ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-8h-26m ago
The Indian Navy commissioned the final one of eight locally built Mark IV landing craft utility LCU vessels in a ceremony on Thursday, March 18. Like its sisters, L 58 ......
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Published 4y-2w-3d-11h-16m ago
Chinese operator Guangzhou Blue Dolphin Cruises has taken delivery of a new sightseeing vessel from local builder Jianglong Shipbuilding. Lan Haitun 2020 amp 8220 Blue ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-26m ago
Royal Boskalis Westminster has completed the construction of a large sand causeway in the sea in the northern part of Bahrain for a future five kilometre long highway. ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-42m ago
Fisheries Innovation Scotland FIS has launched two new projects with the aim of exploring digitalisation of the Scottish fishing fleet and understanding the impact of ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-51m ago
Crowley Maritime Corporation and Danish vessel operator Esvagt are set to form a new joint venture with the aim of making Jones Act compliant service operation vessels ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-1h ago
The Victoria state government has lifted the allowable commercial catch for the state amp 8217 s ocean scallops fishery by more than seven times after new scallop beds were ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-2h-38m ago
There is no doubt about the way the wind is blowing when it comes to “sustainable” power, and a coastal state that has no plans for offshore wind farms is becoming ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-3h-46m ago
Austal Australia delivered a new Guardian class patrol boat to the Australian Department of Defence DOD on Wednesday, March 17. The future HMPNGS Rochus Lokinap was ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-4h-39m ago
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority SLPA recently took delivery of a new pilot launch from local builder Colombo Dockyard. Designed by Macduff Ship Design and classed by LR, ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-5h-1m ago
Best Stabilisation System Supplier – Seakeeper United States headquartered Seakeeper has perfected and produces a range of anti roll gyro stabilisation systems for ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-5h-5m ago
South Port New Zealand has awarded Damen Shipyards Group of the Netherlands a NZ$9.4 million US$6.8 million contract for the delivery of a new azimuth tractor tug for ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-5h-14m ago
The story of the four generations of dynamic women who have directed the activities of the Supatra/Chao Phraya ferry and property group are not as well known as they ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-5h-39m ago
Bay Houston Towing Company of Galveston, Texas, recently took delivery of a new escort tug from Gulf Island Shipyards of Louisiana. George M is the final one in a series ......
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Published 4y-2w-4d-11h-16m ago
What does the continuing, low intensity conflict between Israel and Iran have to do with the mysterious oil spill that has washed ashore along the coast of Israel and ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-3h-46m ago
On Thursday, March 11, the European Parliament adopted its position on a new set of rules meant to revise the Union Fisheries Control System. In general terms, the ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-3h-51m ago
A 27 year old South Australian man has appeared in Sydney Central Local Court following the seizure of approximately 200 kilograms of cocaine allegedly located on board a ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-4h-10m ago
Odyssey of the Seas, the second Quantum Ultra class cruise ship ordered by Royal Caribbean International, has begun undergoing sea trials in the North Sea. The program ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-4h-23m ago
Scottish Sea Farms will soon take delivery of a new delousing boat built by local shipyard Ferguson Marine. The £6 million US$8.34 million Kallista Helen will operate ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-4h-31m ago
Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China launched a new wellboat into the water on Monday, March 15. The ABS classed vessel will have a length of 69.53 metres, a beam of 14 ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-5h-16m ago
The US Army Corps of Engineers USACE may have found the remains of a British warship dating back to the American Revolutionary War. Some cannon, an anchor, and other ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-5h-23m ago
The US Coast Guard patrol boat Reef Shark transferred custody of three suspected smugglers and an estimated US$6.6 million in seized cocaine to federal agents at Coast ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-5h-42m ago
Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit floated out a new expedition cruise vessel on Thursday, March 11. Slated for Netherlands based Oceanwide Expeditions, Janssonius will have ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-11h-6m ago
Mitsui OSK Lines MOL has taken delivery of a new wood chip carrier from local yard Oshima Shipbuilding. The vessel has been named Southern Ace since it will be used to ......
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Published 4y-2w-5d-11h-17m ago
A new ferry service has begun operating on the Elbe River between the northern German states of Lower Saxony and Schleswig Holstein. The 32 kilometre route between the ......
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Published 4y-2w-6d-2h-27m ago
Saudi Arabia amp 8217 s Bahri, through subsidiary Bahri Chemicals, has entered into a long term time charter agreement with Dubai headquartered international shipping ......
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Published 4y-2w-6d-2h-48m ago
Stena Group companies have been much in the news recently. On the ferry side, Stena Line has been boasting about the number of women they employ, whilst Stena Bulk has ......
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Published 4y-2w-6d-3h-46m ago
Sweden amp 8217 s Port of Gothenburg began a regular direct service to South Africa and Oceania on Friday, March 12. The Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners will ......
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Published 4y-2w-6d-4h-29m ago
Avenir LNG recently took delivery of Avenir Accolade, its second 7,500 cubic metre dual purpose LNG supply and bunkering vessel, from Keppel Offshore and Marine amp 8217 s ......
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Published 4y-2w-6d-4h-35m ago
Firefighters from the Vestfold region in eastern Norway were requested to render assistance to a passenger vessel after its crew reported smoke spreading on board and ......
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Published 4y-2w-6d-4h-50m ago
German multinational energy company RWE has taken over a further 20 per cent stake in the Rampion offshore wind farm in Sussex, UK, thus becoming the new majority ......
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Published 4y-2w-6d-6h-1m ago
The US Army Corps of Engineers USACE Little Rock District recently took delivery of a new hydrographic survey boat from Alabama builder Silver Ships. The catamaran ......
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Published 4y-2w-6d-6h-10m ago
Netherlands based Neptune Marine has delivered a new multi purpose workboat to Williams Shipping, a marine and logistics contractor headquartered in Southampton, UK. The ......
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Published 4y-2w-6d-7h-57m ago
Svitzer has begun operating a new type of hull cleaning remotely operated vehicle ROV to support its activities in Panama. Svitzer said the ROV can operate in harsh ......
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Published 4y-2w-6d-8h-9m ago
Two people are confirmed dead while a third has gone missing after a cargo ship sank in storm hit waters in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania on Thursday, March 11. ......
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Published 4y-2w-6d-10h-46m ago
Bremerton, Washington based Safe Boats International is set to reopen its large craft production facility in Tacoma to enable manufacture of two new Mark VI patrol boats ......
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Published 4y-2w-6d-11h-16m ago
A fire ignited on board a cruise ship while it was berthed at the Port of Corfu in Greece on Friday, March 12. A spokesman for MSC Cruises said the blaze ignited on MSC ......
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Published 4y-3w-2h-25m ago
An Iranian shipping company has claimed that the incident that damaged one of its vessels in the Mediterranean last week was an act of terrorism. State owned Islamic ......
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Published 4y-3w-2h-56m ago
US Coast Guard, US Air Force, and Federated States of Micronesia responders rescued five mariners in the vicinity of Houk Island, Chuuk, on Saturday, March 13. At 19:15 ......
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Published 4y-3w-3h-21m ago
In Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, public investment by petro states is increasingly focused on squeezing out private sector businesses in oilfield services, especially ......
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Published 4y-3w-3h-46m ago
Netherlands based De Poli Tankers has confirmed that 15 people were kidnapped following a pirate attack on one of its vessels in the Gulf of Guinea late last week. The ......
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Published 4y-3w-4h-3m ago
China amp 8217 s Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding has launched the first of two new rail ferries for CG Railway, a joint venture between subsidiaries of railroad company ......
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Published 4y-3w-4h-24m ago
A new hybrid powered seiner/trawler built by Turkey amp 8217 s Cemre Shipyard has been delivered to Norwegian fishing vessel operator Liegruppen. Developed by Salt Ship ......
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Published 4y-3w-4h-37m ago
Fincantieri delivered a new logistic support ship to the Italian Navy in a ceremony in Muggiano on Friday, March 12. Vulcano will operate primarily as a supply and at sea ......
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Published 4y-3w-4h-49m ago
Castor Maritime, through a separate wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement to purchase a Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier from an unaffiliated third party. The ......
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Published 4y-3w-5h-9m ago
Fijian police officials have launched an investigation into reports of ongoing abusive treatment by a local shipping line against its own personnel. The probe comes after ......
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Published 4y-3w-5h-20m ago
Amsterdam public transport provider Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf GVB has taken delivery of a new hybrid ferry from local builder Holland Shipyards Group. IJveer 66 is the ......
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Published 4y-3w-5h-49m ago
The Indonesian Marine and Fisheries Ministry Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan KKP formally welcomed two new patrol vessels into service on Tuesday, March 9. The ......
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USCGC Robert Goldman, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia amp 8217 s newest Sentinel class cutter, was commissioned into service with the US Coast Guard at Key West, Florida, on ......
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Published 4y-3w-6h-20m ago
Lloyd amp 8217 s Register LR has awarded an approval in principle AIP to Belgium amp 8217 s Exmar for its ammonia NH3 fueled, 40,000 cubic metre midsize gas carrier MGC ......
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Published 4y-3w-6h-29m ago
Fincantieri launched a new Italian Navy multi purpose offshore patrol ship Pattugliatore Polivalente d amp 8217 Altura PPA at its Genoa facilities on Saturday, March 13. ......
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Published 4y-3w-6h-36m ago
Kawasaki Heavy Industries KHI has delivered a new liquefied hydrogen carrier to the CO2 free Hydrogen Energy Supply chain Technology Research Association HySTRA , a ......
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Published 4y-3w-3d-3h-46m ago
The UK government, through the Marine Management Organisation MMO , has published guidelines on the Seafood Response Fund SRF , which is designed to help UK fishing and ......
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Published 4y-3w-3d-6h-20m ago
The development of effective microbial management strategies to reduce disease outbreaks in aquaculture is often hindered by limited knowledge of the microbiology in fish ......
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Published 4y-3w-3d-6h-38m ago
A vessel chartered by Australia amp 8217 s SeaRoad Shipping departed Cape Town, South Africa, earlier this week and is scheduled to arrive at Melbourne on March 26. Owned by ......
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Published 4y-3w-3d-7h-23m ago
The Irish government, through the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has awarded €1.8 million US$2.15 million in grants to 28 aquaculture companies to ......
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Published 4y-3w-3d-7h-35m ago
Shell has entered into agreements to charter ten new very large crude carriers VLCCs powered by dual fuel LNG engines. Four of the vessels have been chartered from ......
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Published 4y-3w-3d-7h-49m ago
It amp 8217 s the subsea survey specialists amp 8217 turn in the spotlight this time as shown by a recent slew of project awards by clients in the oil and gas and renewables ......
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Published 4y-3w-3d-9h-36m ago
The US Coast Guard decommissioned the Marine Protector class patrol boat Dorado on Wednesday, March 10. Completed in 1998, the 27 metre vessel spent its entire 23 year ......
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Published 4y-3w-3d-10h-56m ago
The latest succession of offshore vessel charters to be awarded indicate continuing activity in the UK offshore wind market. However, the recent awards show work is also ......
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Published 4y-3w-3d-11h-26m ago
At first glance, given their geographic distance, there seems little pushing France and Indonesia closer together. But from Paris’s perspective, the French territories ......
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Published 4y-3w-4d-3h-46m ago
The Indian Navy commissioned its newest diesel electric submarine into service on Wednesday, March 10. INS Karanj is the third submarine in the Kalvari class, which are ......
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Published 4y-3w-4d-3h-59m ago
Oregon shipbuilder Greenbrier Marine launched a new double hull petroleum tank barge into the water at its Lake Oswego facilities on Monday, March 8. Designed by Jensen ......
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Published 4y-3w-4d-10h-16m ago
AAL Shipping will soon welcome two multi purpose heavy lift vessels back into its fleet. Pacific Action and AAL Gladstone have both served in the AAL fleet in the past. ......
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Published 4y-3w-4d-10h-26m ago
UK based marine survey and research organisation Ocean Ecology has become part of Åkerblå Group, a Norwegian consultancy specialising in fish health, environmental, and ......
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Published 4y-3w-4d-10h-36m ago
British advanced maritime technology business SubSea Craft and naval architects Bar Technologies have entered into a new five year contract to further develop a new type ......
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Published 4y-3w-4d-10h-46m ago
The US Navy took delivery of the guided missile destroyer Daniel Inouye from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works on Monday, March 8. Prior to delivery, the ship successfully ......
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Published 4y-3w-4d-10h-56m ago
Saam Towage amp 8217 s operations in El Salvador will be further expanded in the coming weeks following the arrival of two newbuild escort and firefighting tugs from Turkey. ......
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Published 4y-3w-4d-11h-6m ago
Australia based Coral Expeditions has taken delivery of a new expedition cruise vessel from Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam. Coral Geographer is the second vessel in a series to ......
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Published 4y-3w-4d-11h-16m ago
Three US senators are reintroducing bipartisan legislation that will codify the US Coast Guard amp 8217 s icebreaking mission on the Great Lakes and increase the icebreaking ......
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Published 4y-3w-4d-11h-26m ago
Seaspan Corporation has entered into agreements with an unnamed shipyard for six 15,000TEU containership newbuilds. The are anticipated to begin deliveries in the fourth ......
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Published 4y-3w-5d-5h-1m ago
Construction is underway on a self propelled compact tanker barge ordered by Jupiter, Florida operator Intracoastal Marine Fuel. The construction contract for the vessel ......
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Published 4y-3w-5d-5h-7m ago
Poland amp 8217 s Remontowa Shipbuilding has launched a new icebreaker slated for the Regional Water Management Authority in Szczecin. Named Ocelot, the vessel is the first ......
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Published 4y-3w-5d-5h-34m ago
Prosecutors in the UK have stated that the failure of a commercial fishing boat captain to maintain a proper lookout resulted in an incident that left three people dead ......
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Published 4y-3w-5d-6h-14m ago
Authorities in Mauritius have confirmed the occurrence of a grounding and oil spill incident involving a foreign flagged fishing vessel northwest of the country amp 8217 s ......
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Published 4y-3w-5d-8h-9m ago
The US federal government, through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management BOEM , has completed the environmental analysis of the proposed Vineyard Wind One offshore wind ......
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Published 4y-3w-5d-8h-55m ago
A Ro Pax ferry formerly owned by Stena RoRo has been sold to Philippine conglomerate Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corporation CLC . The 195 metre Stena ......
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Published 4y-3w-5d-9h-13m ago
A Ro Pax ferry formerly operated by Stena Line has been sold to Philippine conglomerate Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corporation CLC . The 195 metre ......
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Published 4y-3w-5d-9h-13m ago
Samsung Heavy Industries SHI recently handed over a new 103,000DWT shuttle tanker to Altera Infrastructure. Altera Wind is the final one in a series of six DP2 shuttle ......
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Published 4y-3w-5d-10h-46m ago
China amp 8217 s Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard delivered two ASD firefighting tugs in a series to an unnamed local operator on Friday, March 5. The tugs each have a length of ......
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Published 4y-3w-5d-11h-6m ago
Stena Line and Germany amp 8217 s KfW IPEX Bank have entered into a loan agreement of US$180 million to finance two new E Flexer class Ro Pax ferries. The two 238 metre ......
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Published 4y-3w-5d-11h-16m ago
Russia amp 8217 s United Shipbuilding Corporation USC has confirmed that the Russian Navy amp 8217 s newest Project 636.3 diesel electric submarine will be launched at the ......
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Published 4y-3w-6d-59m ago
Boluda Towage Europe, through German subsidiary Boluda Deutschland, has been awarded contract for maritime rescue services in the Baltic Sea. The contract awarded by the ......
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Published 4y-3w-6d-1h-12m ago
DNV has granted an approval in principle AIP to South Korea amp 8217 s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard HMD for a new design of intra Europe 1,900TEU feeder container vessel. The ......
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Published 4y-3w-6d-2h-55m ago
ClassNK has released its Guidelines for ROV/AUV, which summarises the performance and safety requirements for remotely operated underwater vehicles ROVs and autonomous ......
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Published 4y-3w-6d-3h-7m ago
CSBC Corporation has laid the keel for the first offshore installation vessel to be built in Taiwan. Green Jade will be owned by CSBC DEME Wind Engineering CDWE , a ......
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Published 4y-3w-6d-3h-23m ago
Westerbroek, Netherlands shipbuilder Ferus Smit recently launched a new oil/chemical tanker slated for Sweden amp 8217 s Thun Tankers. Thun Equality is the third in a series ......
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Published 4y-3w-6d-3h-35m ago
Debate on Australia’s future submarines is understandably focused on the information that floats out of the Defence Department about France’s Naval Group and the $80 ......
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Published 4y-3w-6d-3h-46m ago
The Belgian Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy have chosen an unmanned surface vehicle USV developed by France amp 8217 s ECA Group for their joint mine countermeasures ......
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Published 4y-3w-6d-10h-46m ago
A new direct shipping route, which will connect the UK and Morocco, is to be launched before the end of March. The new service will be based out of the Port of Poole and ......
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Published 4y-3w-6d-11h-6m ago
Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corporation SMC will start work to rehabilitate Metro Manila amp 8217 s heavily polluted Pasig River in April, group President and Chief ......
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Published 4y-3w-6d-11h-16m ago
Virgin Voyages has unveiled the first images of Resilient Lady, the third ship that will join the company amp 8217 s fleet. The vessel will be homeported in Piraeus and will ......
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Published 4y-3w-6d-11h-21m ago
Spain amp 8217 s Salvamento Maritimo maritime search and rescue SAR agency has taken delivery of two new 7.5 metre aluminium rigid inflatable boats RIBs in a series from ......
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Published 4y-3w-6d-11h-26m ago
A year ago here we highlighted the battle for control of the autonomous underwater vehicle AUV market between Ocean Infinity and Fugro, with both companies ordering ......
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Published 4y-4w-3h-46m ago
Singapore amp 8217 s Eastern Pacific Shipping EPS has entered into a memorandum of understanding MOU with Dutch chemical company OCI and MAN Energy Solutions to develop ......
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Published 4y-4w-4h-6m ago
ADNOC Logistics and Services ADNOC L amp 38 S , the shipping and maritime logistics arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ADNOC , has acquired six very large crude ......
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Published 4y-4w-4h-17m ago
A team of researchers from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole, non profit Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay, and the Maine ......
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Published 4y-4w-4h-27m ago
Turkey amp 8217 s Cemre Shipyard has launched a new midwater pelagic trawler slated for Irish fishing company Atlantic Dawn. Designed by Salt Ship Design and classed by BV, ......
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Published 4y-4w-4h-58m ago
Netherlands based marine transport company Future Proof Shipping FPS has entered into an agreement with Holland Shipyards Group HSG for the installation of a ......
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Published 4y-4w-5h-13m ago
Huntington Ingalls Industries amp 8217 HII Newport News Shipbuilding launched the future US Navy nuclear powered attack submarine USS Montana into Virginia amp 8217 s James ......
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Published 4y-4w-5h-38m ago
A life raft from a fishing vessel that went missing off the coast of North Wales amp 8217 Colwyn Bay on January 27 has been recovered, the UK Marine Accident Investigation ......
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Published 4y-4w-5h-49m ago
A new international cruise port was inaugurated in Puerto Princesa City in the western Philippine island of Palawan on Saturday, March 6. Mayor Lucilo Bayron said the new ......
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Published 4y-4w-6h-6m ago
UAE oyster farming company Dibba Bay Oysters recently took delivery of a new custom built rigid hull inflatable boat RHIB from local builder Asis Boats. The 9.5 metre ......
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Published 4y-4w-6h-25m ago
The UK Environment Agency has awarded Van Oord a contract to design and build a coastal defence scheme at Lydd on the south Kent coast. Van Oord will work in partnership ......
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Published 4y-4w-6h-34m ago
Irving Shipbuilding and the Royal Canadian Navy have completed cold weather and ice trials of the service amp 8217 s first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship AOPS , the future ......
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The ports of Le Havre, Rouen, and Paris in France amp 8217 s Seine Axis region are scheduled to fully merge into a single entity by June 1, 2021. French Prime Minister Jean ......
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The Municipality of The Hague has awarded a contract for maintenance dredging work for the Port of Scheveningen to Baggerbedrijf De Boer Dutch Dredging following ......
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US based unmanned technology company Sea Machines Robotics recently held a webinar in conjunction with Netherlands based survey specialists Deep and Simon Remote Survey ......
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Mediterranean Shipping Company MSC will open a new container depot at Vlaeynatie in Terneuzen, thus expanding its presence in the Netherlands amp 8217 North Sea Port ......
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Dutch operator Symphony Shipping has ordered two project cargo vessels in a series from local builder Ferus Smit. The ice class 1A, open top notation vessels will be ......
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Germany amp 8217 s SAL Heavy Lift and Dutch transport and installation contractor Jumbo have confirmed their intention to form a new joint venture company. SAL said the ......
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DP World and the Port of Nanaimo in British Columbia, Canada, have entered into a 50 year lease agreement for Nanaimo amp 8217 s Duke Point Shipping Terminal. The agreement ......
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Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding DSNS and Damen Shipyards Den Helder DSHS handed over a new expeditionary survey boat ESB to the Royal Netherlands Navy on Friday, ......
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Offshore Heavy Transport amp 8217 s OHT newest installation vessel was launched at the Jiangsu shipyard of China Merchants Heavy Industry CMHI on Sunday, February 28. ......
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The US Coast Guard, the Canadian Coast Guard, and the Royal Canadian Air Force rescued 31 fishermen from a disabled fishing vessel over 200 kilometres south of Halifax, ......
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A US legislator from Alaska has introduced a new law that calls for the resumption of the cruise season in the wake of the Canadian government amp 8217 s recent announcement ......
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With the offshore sector as busy as ever, new charters expectedly continue to be awarded at a steady pace. It is interesting to note that the succession of recent awards ......
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Japanese media reports that five people have gone missing after a Chinese flagged fishing vessel capsized off Okinawa on Tuesday, March 2. The Japan Coast Guard received ......
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The small, remote Mauritian island of North Agalega, located in the south western Indian Ocean, 1,122 kilometres north of Mauritius, is currently a hive of construction ......
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Following a prosecution by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority AMSA on Friday, February 26, the chief officer and the owner of a foreign flagged commercial vessel ......
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The European Union will become the newest member of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission, the European Commission said in a recent statement. Membership in the NPFC ......
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US Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders have suspended the search for a missing aircraft and its pilot that are believed to have crashed in the waters off Boca Raton, ......
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Discounting much of the self serving twaddle from the retired admirals and military industrial complex executives who contributed to it, this report from the Australian ......
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In response to growing demand together with rising rates and lack of capacity in the time charter market, Wallenius Wilhelmsen is bringing another three Ro Ro vessels out ......
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Shipbuilder Austal said it achieved another strong half of earnings, according to financial results for the six months ended December 31, 2020 FY2021 H1 , which were ......
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Austal achieved another strong half of earnings, according to financial results for the six months ended December 31, 2020 FY2021 H1 that were released by the company ......
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Sembcorp Marine has confirmed that one of its dormant wholly owned subsidiaries has been dissolved by way of voluntary winding up. The dissolved subsidiary is SembCorp ......
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Lifeboat crew at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution RNLI station at Selsey were called upon to assist the Royal Navy in the disposal of unexploded ordnance that ......
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Greek company Minerva Marine has confirmed that authorities in Israel have cleared one of its managed tankers of any involvement in a recent oil spill incident affecting ......
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Salt Ship Design has completed its acquisition of Serbian naval architects Albatross Ship Design. Salt Ship Design said the two companies have had prior cooperation on ......
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United Shipbuilding Corporation amp 8217 s USC Nevsky Shipyard has delivered a new Project RSD59 dry cargo vessel to Russia amp 8217 s State Transport Leasing Company STLC . ......
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US defence and technology company Leidos has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire naval architects Gibbs and Cox for US$380 million. Leidos said the acquisition ......
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Copenhagen based Rohde Nielsen recently completed a beach nourishment project in the northern portion of Denmark amp 8217 s Funen Island. The project involved the placement ......
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Poland amp 8217 s Remontowa Shipbuilding handed over a new tug to the Polish Navy on Wednesday, February 24. Leszko is the fifth in a series of six ice class tugs built by ......
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Greece amp 8217 s Minerva Marine has taken delivery of a new 174,000 cubic metre LNG carrier from Samsung Heavy Industries SHI . Named Minerva Kalymnos, the newbuild is the ......
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Greece amp 8217 s Minerva Marine has taken delivery of a new 174,000 cubic metre LNG carrier from Samsung Heavy Industries SHI . Named Minerva Kalymnos, the newbuild is the ......
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Both the Seawork and M amp 38 CCE exhibitions are returning in 2021. The three day exhibitions host exhibitors and speakers in a format focusing on innovation, trends and ......
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SAL Heavy Lift and US based sister company Intermarine will open a new joint office in São Paulo, Brazil, on Monday, March 1. Under the Intermarine Brazil and SAL Heavy ......
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Teekay Tankers has entered into an agreement to sell two of its unemcumbered vessels to an unnamed buyer. The objects of the sale are two 2008 built Aframax tankers. The ......
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Construction on the expanded Port of Helsingborg in Sweden can begin in 2026 at the earliest, the port said in a press release. The expanded facility will include a new ......
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Italy amp 8217 s Vittoria Shipyard launched the hull of a new offshore patrol vessel OPV at its Adria facilities on Saturday, February 27. Once in service, P71 will become ......
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Sunday bloody Sunday in Yangon, whilst Woodside CEO puts his foot in his mouth Yesterday was one of the most brutal days in the recent history of Myanmar as police and ......
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WORK BOAT WORLD: Subsea services company Ashtead Technology has appointed a chief financial officer CFO and four managers for newly created roles across its ..
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Transport for London TFL has received proposals from two bidders in its competition to determine the provider of a cross river ferry service near Hammersmith Bridge for ......
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According to the latest data released by the Global Wind Energy Council amp 8217 s GWEC Market Intelligence, the global offshore wind industry had its second best year ......
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UK Maritime Trade Operations UKMTO and security consultancy firm Dryad Global have confirmed that an explosion occurred on board a commercial vessel sailing in the Gulf ......
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The latest succession of offshore projects worldwide includes both completed works and new ones in the pipeline. There amp 8217 s been plenty of action in offshore wind in ......
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Singapore amp 8217 s Kim Heng Offshore and Marine, through wholly owned subsidiary Kim Heng Marine and Oilfield KHMO , has sold three of its vessels to Bridgewater Marine ......
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Mike Wall, who produces a very interesting and practical column for Baird Maritime, is a widely experienced British born and trained marine engineer. For the latter half ......
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A new Ro Pax ferry has been added to the fleet of Philippine operator Montenegro Shipping Lines. Santa Brigida has a length of 72 metres, capacity for 390 passengers and ......
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The Indian Navy took delivery of its newest submarine on Monday, February 15. Built by state owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, the future INS Karanj is the third submarine ......
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Russia amp 8217 s Rosmorport has conducted a demonstration of the autonomous navigation capability of the hopper barge Rabochaya. Under the supervision of an onboard crew, ......
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The People amp 8217 s Liberation Army Navy PLAN recently commissioned the final two Type 056A or Jiangdao class corvettes to be built. The 86 metre vessels have been named ......
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Chinese salvage company Lianyungang Dali Underwater Engineering has begun work to dismantle the stern of the Japanese owned bulk carrier Wakashio, which ran aground in ......
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The name of a new Norwegian flagged zero emission fast ferry has finally been selected as the development team gears up for the start of construction. The new vessel will ......
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Finnish builder Aquamec has completed providing support for efforts to restore the Chanhe River in the city of Xian in central China amp 8217 s Shaanxi province. The project ......
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Crews aboard two Alameda based US Coast Guard cutters recently interdicted three suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and seized more than 4,000 ......
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CMA CGM subsidiary Containerships has taken delivery of a new LNG powered vessel from China amp 8217 s Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard. The Handysize vessel has been named ......
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Onezhsky Shipbuilding has laid the keel for a new vessel ordered by Russian Crab Company Group. The newbuilding will be the third in a series of seven vessels designed ......
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South Africa amp 8217 s Paramount Maritime Holdings, through subsidiary Nautic Africa, has delivered a new aluminium patrol and escort vessel to an unnamed Gulf of Guinea ......
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Five crewmembers of a cruise ship operated by MSC Cruises have been found guilty of actions that resulted in a collision with another vessel in Venice on June 2, 2019. ......
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Charles Dickens offered only A Tale of Two Cities. This week, I offer a tale of no less than six restructurings, as the crisis in the offshore sector comes to a head. One ......
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Mitsui OSK Lines MOL held a formal naming ceremony for a new LNG carrier on Tuesday, February 9. Gail Bhuwan will be operated on charter with Indian natural gas company ......
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Eneti formerly Scorpio Bulkers has sold five of its dry cargo vessels to an unaffiliated third party for approximately US$88 million. The objects of the transactions ......
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The crew of the US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Campbell returned to Kittery, Maine, earlier this week following a 63 day counter narcotics patrol in the Eastern ......
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With the exciting news from earlier this week about South Korea unveiling plans to build the world amp 8217 s largest offshore wind farm, attention is once again focused on ......
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A new firefighting and rescue vessel slated for operation on China amp 8217 s Pearl River has been formally inducted into service by the Guangzhou Fire Department. Built by ......
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Best Fish Handling System Supplier – Cflow Fish Handling Moving fish around on fishing boats and between boat and shore is an important part of the fishing business. ......
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Best Naval Tug – Rainier – Robert Allan Ltd Remarkably, for a US Government organisation, the United States Navy has never been reluctant to use foreign intellectual ......
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Another fine little book from the prolific Osprey Publishing, this time, however, under the trademark of Shire Publications. Whatever the reason for that, it is very much ......
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The US Army Corps of Engineers USACE has confirmed that it will include additional dredging operations in their regular maintenance of Manteo Shallowbag Bay, Silver ......
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ZF recently unveiled its new ZF AT 80 thruster model range, which is available as a 360 degree steerable thruster and as a retractable propulsion system, or as a bow ......
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The Marine Institute of Ireland has confirmed that its newest research vessel will be named Tom Crean. The vessel amp 8217 s namesake is a renowned Irish seaman and explorer ......
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Construction has begun on a new tug ordered by Société Coopérative des Lamaneurs, an operator serving the French ports of Brest and Roscoff. The Piriou designed tug is ......
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“I assure you they are nothing more than criminals engaging in criminal stock market manipulation,” thundered a recent correspondent to Baird, following up on one of ......
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Best Small Pilot Boat – 13 Metre Pilot Boat – Colnago Marine These small, 13 metre, Croatian designed and built, all aluminium pilot boats are truly multi purpose. ......
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Kongsberg Maritime has added a new vessel to its Hugin series of autonomous underwater vehicles AUVs . Named Hugin Endurance, the new AUV will have an operational ......
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Best Classification Service – Bureau Veritas Classification societies are an interesting breed. They were originally established to ensure that ships were properly ......
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Best Tourist RIB – Osprey – The Whiskey Project Naiad Design / Yamba Welding and Engineering Osprey is a highly refined development of the designer and builder’s ......
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Avenir LNG has confirmed that its newest LNG bunkering vessel, Avenir Allegiance, has been launched into the water for the first time. Built by CIMC Sinopacific Offshore ......
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Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting of Quincy, Massachusetts, along with joint venture partner The Dutra Group, has completed the second of three phases of the US ......
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Platform supply vessels PSVs and construction support vessels CSVs take centre stage in this week amp 8217 s roundup of recently awarded offshore charters. Just as ......
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Best Electric Outboard Motor Supplier – Torqeedo German developed and manufactured Torqeedo electric outboard motors have rapidly become well known globally. While ......
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Best Line Supplier – Fiskevegn A very important part of the impressive new combined longliner and Danish seine fishing vessel Atlantic is its long line fishing lines ......
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Best Large Escort Tug – Yong Gang Xiao Tuo 60 – Robert Allan Ltd The Chinese port of Ningbo Zhoushan is located south east of mega city Shanghai. Set in a still very ......
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Best Monitoring System Supplier – Marinelec Technologies Marinelec Technologies based in Quimper, Brittany, is rapidly developing a name for itself well beyond its ......
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MSC Cruises took delivery of a new LNG powered cruise ship from French builder Chantier de l amp 8217 Atlantique on Monday, February 1. The 331 by 16 metre MSC Virtuosa ......
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Damen Shipyards Group has won a competitive tender process for the supply of a new multi purpose tug for the marine services department of the Ports of Jersey. The tug ......
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Best Multi Purpose Workboat – Zodiak II and Planeta I – Remontowa Group The Polish government ordered this very impressive pair of truly multi purpose workboats from ......
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Best Side Thruster Supplier – Veth Propulsion Papendracht, Netherlands based Veth Propulsion marks 70 years in business in 2021. Specialising in thrusters and rudder ......
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Turkish shipping company Sea Lines will commence sailings on a new Ro Ro route along the Black Sea between Karasu in Turkey and Constanta in Romania. The route will be ......
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Best Motion Controls Supplier – Humphree Humphree motion control systems appear on these pages almost weekly. Established 19 years ago by a group of very experienced ......
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Havila Voyages has confirmed that the first two ships in its fleet, Havila Castor and Havila Capella, have been delayed and will instead be setting sail in the summer of ......
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China amp 8217 s Rizhao Gangda Shipbuilding Heavy Industry has cut the first steel for a new ASD harbour tug ordered by local operator Shandong Ports Authority. The Robert ......
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Saam Towage has finalised the deal to purchase 70 per cent of post capitalisation shares of Colombian operator Intertug. Through this investment of US$49.7 million, Saam ......
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Abu Dhabi Ports, through shipping arm Safeen, has entered into an agreement with Dubai based vessel operator Allianz Marine and Logistics Services AMLS to launch a new ......
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The US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Spencer has returned home to Boston, Massachusetts, after a 59 day patrol during which it seized narcotics valued at over US$10 ......
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Saam Towage amp 8217 s operations in Ecuador will be expanded with the acquisition of two tugs, the first of which arrived recently following a delivery voyage from its ......
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Headlines don’t tell the truth Last week saw a major strategic announcement from Keppel Offshore and Marine. Four or more separate publications, including the venerable ......
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Eagle Bulk Shipping has completed the purchase of a high specification, scrubber fitted Ultramax bulk carrier from an unnamed owner. The ship was constructed at Chengxi ......
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Thanks very largely to the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic, 2020 had the least number of fatal ferry accidents and fatalities since our records commenced in 1966, ......
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The Busan Port Authority of South Korea has unveiled plans to put the country amp 8217 s first zero emission domestic ferry into service by 2022. The catamaran vessel will ......
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I have again been saddened by the recent loss of another of my Filipino friends. This time it was Commodore Dante La. Jimenez, who died last week of an aortic aneurysm. ......
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The US Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal hearing to consider evidence related to the sinking of the crab fishing vessel Scandies Rose. The hearing will take ......
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The US Coast Guard has ordered the suspension of an operation to locate a missing private aircraft that is believed to have crashed in the waters of the Strait of Juan de ......
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A search got underway off the coast of North Wales on the morning local time of Thursday, January 28, following concerns for an overdue fishing vessel with three people ......
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Spain amp 8217 s Zamakona Yards has received an order from Norwegian operator Intership for a new wellboat for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2022. The Salt Ship designed ......
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The UK Environment Agency has seen an increase in the amount of illegal fishing devices found along East Anglian river banks, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday, ......
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Panama registered shipowner Wealth Line took delivery of a new bulk carrier on Tuesday, January 26. Classed by LR and built in China by Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering ......
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When it came time to decide the winners for this year, we again turned to the blueprint originally devised in 2012. With only minor tweaks and improvements, the judging ..
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We have previously seen unwanted deepwater rigs scrapped in the breakers yards of Turkey, or held for conversion into subsea mining vessels by Allseas, as the drilling ......
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The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency NDMA has awarded local company Norscrap West a contract for the scrapping of the frigate HNoMS Helge Ingstad, which sank following ......
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A cargo vessel carrying over 600 tonnes of clay sank off Sibongkok Island in Western Indonesia amp 8217 s Bangka Belitung Islands province on Wednesday, January 20. The ......
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The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo has been in the Baltic Sea with the Lithuanian Naval Force on operations to hunt for unexploded ordnance, some of which date back to ......
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South Korea amp 8217 s TaiYoung Shipping took delivery of a new cargo vessel from Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China on Thursday, January 21. TY Pony is the second in a ......
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A new catamaran fast ferry ordered by the Trinidad and Tobago government amp 8217 s National Infrastructure Development Company NIDCO has departed the Hobart facilities of ......
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The latest series of recently announced offshore energy projects around the world covers an assortment that includes installation, decommissioning, drilling, and IMR, ......
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Rosmorport has successfully completed the first phase of construction of a new coal transshipment facility at the far eastern Russian seaport of Vanino. Rosmorport claims ......
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Somat, a subsidiary of Italy amp 8217 s Cafimar Group, has taken delivery of a new ASD harbour tug from Turkish builder Med Marine. The Robert Allan Ltd designed Gordo has ......
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The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has awarded offshore exploration licence interests to Lundin Energy and Wintershall Dea. The award to Lundin includes 15 ......
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Wanted to buy: crew transfer vessel Specifications as follows: 15 18m catamaran design 10 15 pax capacity Good Condition Capable of 25 knots Please phone Storm on 0415 ......
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The turbulence of the past year has in many ways clouded the underlying fundamentals in the dry bulk shipping market, but with 2020 now behind us, we are in a better ......
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The UK Crown Prosecution Service CPS has released a statement on its decision to discontinue the prosecution of two Nigerian nationals in connection with an attempt to ......
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The Royal Malaysian Navy recently took delivery of its second Keris class littoral mission ship LMS . Built by China Shipbuilding and Offshore International, the future ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-5h-34m ago
Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of the country amp 8217 s Department of National Defence, has awarded a CA$16.5 million US$13 million contract to Zodiac ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-6h-22m ago
Svitzer Australia has taken delivery of the second of three tugs for the Port of Geraldton and Mid West Ports Authority in Western Australia. Svitzer Abrolhos is a Robert ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-7h-51m ago
Jan De Nul Group has confirmed that the initial sea trials of Galileo Galilei, its newest trailing suction hopper dredger TSHD , have been successfully completed. The ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-8h-2m ago
Russian shipyard Sevmash has been selected to build two additional Project 955A or Borei A class nuclear powered, ballistic missile submarines for the country amp 8217 s ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-8h-22m ago
A second Freshwater class vessel will continue to operate on Sydney Harbour, following further consultation and feedback from the community, Transport for NSW confirmed ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-8h-52m ago
Fincantieri launched a new cruise ship into the water at its Ancona facilities on Thursday, January 14. Silver Dawn will be the third ship in the Silver Muse class and ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-9h-50m ago
Norwegian companies Multiconsult and Argeo have entered into a strategic cooperation to significantly improve quality marine surveys and increase construction insight of ......
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Published 4y-2mo-3w-1d-55m ago
The Egyptian Navy has taken delivery of the second ship in the El Fateh class of corvettes. The future ENS Port Said is also the first of three El Fateh class ships to be ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4w-4h-28m ago
Caledonian Maritime Assets CMAL has awarded a contract to international design and engineering firm BMT to provide consultancy services for the concept design of a new ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4w-6h-59m ago
China amp 8217 s Jianglong Shipbuilding has completed construction of a new firefighting boat for operation in the waters of the Dawan District off Guangdong province. The ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4w-7h-12m ago
Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering has launched a new dual purpose bunkering and supply vessel ordered by London based Avenir LNG. Once completed, Avenir ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4w-7h-29m ago
Malaysia amp 8217 s MISC has taken delivery of Seri Erlang, its second very large ethane carrier VLEC . The newbuild is the second of six VLECs ordered by MISC from Samsung ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4w-7h-37m ago
210 position boat rack for sale for the cost of disassembly. Location: 46 Jessie Lee Street Henderson WA We have had a quotation completed and the cost to disassemble is ......
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Published 4y-2mo-4w-9h-7m ago
An armed robbery attempt on a berthed commercial vessel in Morocco on the first day of the new year ended in failure after the crew managed to fight off the perpetrators, ......
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Published 4y-3mo-2h-47m ago
More than 80 per cent of goods traded worldwide travel on one of the more than 90,000 cargo vessels plying the world’s oceans. At the heart of it all is the freight ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3h-46m ago
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering DSME handed over a new LNG carrier to Flex LNG on Friday, January 1. Flex Freedom is the eleventh vessel to join the Flex LNG ......
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Published 4y-3mo-3h-59m ago
New research produced jointly by the Swire Institute of Marine Science SWIMS of the University of Hong Kong HKU and The Nature Conservancy TNC , published recently ......
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Published 4y-3mo-4h-36m ago
The Indian Navy corvette INS Kiltan has completed transporting humanitarian relief to Vietnam and Cambodia to benefit communities in the two countries that have been ......
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Published 4y-3mo-4h-55m ago
Keppel Offshore and Marine Keppel O amp 38 M has delivered Singapore amp 8217 s first LNG bunkering vessel, FueLNG Bellina, to FueLNG. Designed by Keppel Marine and Deepwater ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-3mo-5h-16m ago
ClassNK has released its Guideline for Survey and Facilities/Equipment of LNG Bunkering Ships, which outlines the additional safety requirements of liquefied gas carriers ......
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Published 4y-3mo-5h-24m ago
EQT Infrastructure V fund, through HATI BidCo, has launched an offer to acquire all outstanding shares in Norwegian air, sea, and land transport company Torghatten ......
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Published 4y-3mo-5h-33m ago
After nearly eight years in the Baltic, the Ro Pax ferry Cotentin has returned to Brittany Ferries and the route for which it was originally built in 2007, carrying ......
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Published 4y-3mo-5h-49m ago
The Indian Navy took delivery of the final one of eight Mark IV landing craft utility LCU vessels from local builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers GRSE on ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-3mo-6h-6m ago
The government of Liberia has launched a new project that is intended to help ensure the sustainable management of the country amp 8217 s fisheries sector as well as reduce ......
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Published 4y-3mo-6h-17m ago
The Association of Responsible Krill Harvesting Companies ARK has agreed to use some of its vessels to help monitor the status of the krill population in the waters ......
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Published 4y-3mo-9h-40m ago
Australian shipbuilder Civmec has begun construction on the fourth Arafura class offshore patrol vessel OPV slated for the Royal Australian Navy. The vessel and nine ......
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Published 4y-3mo-9h-55m ago
The Indian Army has awarded a contract to Goa Shipyard GSL for the construction of 12 fast patrol boats. The GRP hulled craft will be capable of surveillance and ......
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Published 4y-3mo-10h-16m ago
An ex Indian Navy diesel electric submarine has been commissioned into service with the Myanmar Navy, making it the latter country amp 8217 s first ever submarine. The ......
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Published 4y-3mo-22h-45m ago
Greek shipowner Minerva Marine has taken delivery of the first in a series of two new LNG carriers built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering DSME . Minerva ......
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Published 4y-3mo-23h-32m ago
Maintenance dredging works have been successfully completed on schedule at the Port of Mackay in North Queensland. The dredging was in line with the Queensland Government ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-3mo-1d-26m ago
US President Donald Trump has signed into law the omnibus spending bill for Fiscal Year 2021, which includes funding for four more Sentinel class fast response cutters ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-3mo-1d-46m ago
Awilco Rig 2 AR2 , a wholly owned subsidiary of Awilco Drilling, has notified Singapore based shipbuilder Keppel FELS that it has exercised its contractual termination ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-3mo-1d-1h-59m ago
WORK BOAT WORLD: Jonas Tegström has been appointed the new CEO of waterjet propulsion supplier Marine Jet Power MJP . He succeeds interim CEO, Claes Rudling, who will ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-3mo-1d-4h-6m ago
The US Navy will soon take delivery of two amphibious interceptor craft built by France amp 8217 s Iguana Pro. The boats will be used for patrols and will be capable of ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-3mo-1d-4h-10m ago
The Indian Navy has inducted a new ferry into service for use in logistical support duties. Madhur is one of seven 250 passenger vessels in a series built for the navy by ......
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Published 4y-3mo-1d-4h-17m ago
The Southampton Magistrates Court in the UK has charged two individuals in connection with a failed attempt to hijack an oil tanker in the English Channel off the Isle of ......
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Published 4y-3mo-1d-5h-27m ago
The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed vessels and personnel to attempt to locate a small boat that has gone missing in the waters between the southern island provinces ......
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Published 4y-3mo-1d-8h-30m ago
Seattle based Saltchuk Marine has acquired Centerline Logistics amp 8217 harbour ship assist operations in California and the Pacific Northwest. Eight ship assist tugs ......
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Published 4y-3mo-1d-8h-45m ago
Interlake Holding Company has completed its acquisition of two vessels formerly owned by Michigan based companies operating on the Great Lakes. The purchased vessels are ......
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Published 4y-3mo-1d-9h-17m ago
China amp 8217 s Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard has handed over two newbuild ASD tugs in a series to separate local port operators in Jiangsu Province. Zhen Gang Tuo 4001 and ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-3mo-1d-10h ago
Stable Seas recently released its third annual Maritime Security Index with one very important addition. This year, the geographic scope was expanded to include Australia ......
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Published 4y-3mo-6d-4h-46m ago
Gas shipping companies Epic Gas and Lauritzen Kosan have entered into a transaction agreement to combine their fleet and business activities under a single entity. The ......
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Published 4y-3mo-6d-5h-52m ago
South Korean shipowner Pan Ocean has confirmed its plans to acquire a newbuild vessel to expand its LNG transport business, the company said in a recent regulatory ......
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Published 4y-3mo-6d-6h ago
United Shipbuilding Corporation amp 8217 s USC Admiralty Shipyard has cut the first steel for a new freezer trawler ordered by Russian Fishery Company. The vessel will be ......
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Published 4y-3mo-6d-6h-11m ago
U Ming Marine Transport Corporation, through fully owned subsidiary U Ming Marine Transport Singapore, recently held a virtual naming ceremony for its newest very large ......
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Published 4y-3mo-6d-6h-18m ago
US based Eagle Bulk Shipping has purchased two modern scrubber fitted Ultramax bulk carriers from unnamed owners. The first vessel, which was built in 2015 and will be ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-3mo-6d-6h-29m ago
China amp 8217 s Mawei Shipyard has cut the first steel for two new heavy lift vessels in a series ordered by Dutch shipowner Spliethoff. The vessels will each have a ......
Baird Maritime
Published 4y-3mo-6d-7h ago
A Danish flagged containership has lost power and gone adrift off Portugal amp 8217 s southern coast after a fire broke out in its engine room on Saturday, December 26. ......
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Published 4y-3mo-6d-8h-20m ago
Chinese operator Zhoushan Putuo Huandao Passenger Transport has awarded Jianglong Shipbuilding a contract for the construction of a new steel aluminium sightseeing vessel ......
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Published 4y-3mo-6d-9h-6m ago
