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Double North American firsts for giant Qatar LNG carriers

The sheikhdom of Qatar celebrated two important milestones in its export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) last December. Qatargas delivered its first ever cargo of LNG to Canada with the arrival on Dec 1 of the Q-Flex class LNG carrier Mesaimeer, 100,800dwt at the Canaport LNG Terminal, St John, NB.

Changes for "Mighty Mo" and namesake

The Second World War battleship USS Missouri entered into a major refit and restoration program within Pearl Harbor Naval Dockyard. The work will last for three months and cost around $18 million, including installation of new anti-corrosion systems, hull repainting, and upgrading of several internal mechanisms. Repairs are due to be completed early in January 2010.

Ice About!

Ships in the Southern Ocean were warned during December to watch out for an iceberg twice the size of Hong Kong island.

The ice monster was identified by satellite after two smaller bergs were discovered off Australia’s Macquarie Island recently, the AFP news agency reported.

Austal Launches Next Generation Trimaran

Austal has successfully launched its next generation 102 metre high speed trimaran vehicle-passenger ferry at its Western Australian facility.

The vessel will now undergo final fit out prior to the commencement of sea trials in January.

Sea Breezes, worldwide shipping magazine

News extracts from the latest and recent issues of Sea Breezes, the Worldwide Shipping Magazine. The full text of each item, along with other news, is in our print magazine, available via subscription here or through all good newsagents.

Owners warned over increase in violence in attacks

Maritime Log | Thu, 21 Jan

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Ship operators have been warned of an increase in the violence used by pirates attacking ships in Nigerian waters to steal money and stores. In one attack last No...

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Special service marks RNLI lifeboat tragedy

Maritime Log | Thu, 21 Jan

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A special service in the parish church at St Anne’s-on-Sea on Dec 6 commemorated one of the worst-ever tragedies in the history of the RNLI when 27 lifeboatmen ...

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Maersk lay up eight ships

Maritime Log | Thu, 21 Jan

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The The Maersk Line have laid up eight 6,500 TEU container ships due to the current market conditions. The move followed changes in their Asia – Europe, Asia – Central ...

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UK Naval Update

Naval Focus | Thu, 21 Jan

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On the 3rd December the Type 22 frigate HMS Cumberland returned home to Plymouth after a six and a half month anti drugs and anti piracy ...

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Nuclear Energy for Merchant Ships?

Asia-Pacific | Thu, 21 Jan

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Nuclear powered merchant ships could very well be the way forward as an alternative to oil power if the China Ocean Shipping group likes what it sees from a study ...

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Japanese car carriers return to service

Asia-Pacific | Thu, 21 Jan

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Japan's MOL has reactivated three car carriers that had been laid up, in response to improved market conditions. The 2008-built 12,300 dwt Tokyo Car and Triumph, along with the 12,200 ...

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Norfolk Line to DFDS and SeaFrance back from the brink

Ferry World | Thu, 21 Jan

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A perfect match: understandably that is the spin DFDS and AP Moller/ Maersk’s respective boards are placing on the integration of Norfolk Line into a new giant DFDS, the f...

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Common ownership for P&O & Dover Port?

Ferry World | Thu, 21 Jan

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In December the plates for the second of P&O’s 49,000 ton Dover- Calais ferries began to be cut at STX’s yard, formerly Aker-Finnyards, at Rauma, Finland. The first of the ...

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Stylish new vessels on Oslo-Nesodtangen route

Ferry World | Thu, 21 Jan

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On a recent trip to Oslo I was rather impressed by the new trio Tidekongen, Tideprinsen and Tidedronningen, 150gt ships of 600 passenger capacity, which on a contract aw...

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Whither The Manchester Ship Canal?

Coastal Commentary | Thu, 21 Jan

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I wanted to see the site of what is proposed as a major ‘inter-modal’ complex on the Manchester Ship Canal, known to most of us as Weston Point Docks, a ...

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Feature Extracts from the Latest Print Issue of Sea Breezes Magazine

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Tons of Tonnes - The Story of Ships' Tonnage

Much of the success of the Roman Empire was due to the fact that the Romans were very good at standardisation. The Roman inheritance is still very much with us today, our word mile is from the Latin ‘mille’ (a soldier’s thousand paces); inch comes from ‘uncia’; lb as the symbol for pound weight and £ in money from ‘libra’ and ton, with its variations of spelling, from ‘tunna’...

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Shetland Uncovered

Shetland is the most northerly group of islands in the United Kingdom. Of the one hundred islands there are sixteen which are inhabited although the majority of the 21,000 population lives on the largest island, Mainland. From north to south Shetland is roughly 150 km and from east to west about 75 km with an amazing 1,450 km of spectacular coastline.

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Shipping In The Arctic Regions

Much media attention has been given in recent months to the subject of global warming. The impact of this with regard to shipping routes has meant that the famous North West Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific areas is now ice free.

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Unblocking The Suez Canal

The call came when I was based at the Boom Defence Depot in Greenock, Scotland. The order was a bit obscure but it was clear enough in other respects. I had to report to Chatham Navy Base to join a specialised salvage vessel currently undergoing an emergency overhaul – or refit – whatever was in progress. There was only a short time to complete the work and I was to waste...

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