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Pirate and Robbery Attacks on the Rise +

Pirates and armed robbers attacked 43 ships and captured 58 seafarers in the first quarter of this year, slightly more… Read More
FPSO Bound For The North Sea +

The semi-submersible heavy lift ship Xin Guang Hua, 84,239gt, of Cosco Shipping, China, arrived at Rotterdam on Apr 13 carrying… Read More
Tyne-Built Icebreaker Marks 100 Years +

One of the world’s most famous icebreakers celebrates 100 years since she was built on the Tyne. Read More
22 Die as Ore Carrier Sinks in South Atlantic +

Two crew members were rescued and 22 died after the South Korean ore carrier Stellar Daisy, 226,141dwt, sank in the… Read More
Forces Respond to Bulk Carrier Pirate Attack +

The Tuvalu-registered bulk carrier OS 35, 35,362dwt, that was boarded by armed pirates in the Gulf of Aden was freed… Read More

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Florida's Port Everglades Gets Even Bigger +

Already a major cruise port, the leading Florida port for containerised freight, Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades, now has the go-ahead… Read More
New Staten Island Double-Enders +

New York City’s Department of Transportation has awarded the contract to construct three new 4,500-passenger ferries to Eastern Shipbuilding of… Read More
First LNG Conro for Crowley +

VT Halter Marine launched the first of Crowley’s Commitment-class con-ros with delivery of the lead vessel, El Coqui, expected later… Read More
Who Needs Tugs +

With a bollard pull of 851 people, SS Keewatin was towed to her new berth in in Port McNicoll, Canada… Read More
Goodbye to “Big E” (For Now) +

The world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and only ship of her class, USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was decommissioned on 3 February… Read More

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Navy Leads Response To Fire On Container Ship +

The Sri Lanka Navy led the response after a fire broke out on the container ship MSC Daniela, 151,559gt, of… Read More
Honoured for Rescue +

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) recognised the master and crew of the Japan-managed car carrier Comet Ace, 36,615gt, for… Read More
Last Hanjin Ship Sold For Breaking Up +

The last ship of the former South Korean shipping line Hanjin Shipping was sold for breaking up on Mar 1. Read More
Ship Banned Over Hull Fouling +

The Panamanian flag bulk carrier DL Marigold, 33,752 dwt, was ordered by the New Zealand authorities from both New Zealand… Read More
Lines Fined In China Freight Tariffs Disputes +

China's Ministry of Transport has fined 14 international container shipping lines because they either failed to report freight tariffs to… Read More

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HMS Westminster Returns to Service +

British News After two years out of service undergoing a major reconstruction and refit, the Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster… Read More
New Voyages for USS Enterprise +

American News Huntington Ingalls Industries was awarded a $25.5 million contract to essentially start the advanced fabrication of the third… Read More
Naval Update - April 2017 +

American News On Tuesday 31 January, the Ticonderoga class cruiser USS Antietam ran aground off the coast of Yokosuka in… Read More
New Astute Class Submarine +

Royal Navy News On 16 December, in a rather chilly Devonshire Dock Hall at BAE Systems shipyard at Barrow in… Read More
Trump Starts Biggest Build-up in Decades +

American News Incoming President, Donald Trump has stated publicly that he wants to expand the current fleet of the US… Read More

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New Fast Ferry Deliveries +

News of Fast ferry investment; Express 3 has sailed from Tasmania on her delivery voyage to Denmark via the Panama… Read More
Ferry Implications of Brexit +

It must be a uniquely worrying time for operators of UK Ro-Ro Ferry ports with an uncertain future entirely out… Read More
CalMac Finlaggan's Safety Drive +

It is just over two years since CalMac’s Finlaggan and her crew won a prestigious safety award ‘with merit’ from… Read More
Maritime Wonder of the World +

Ever since I visited Norway I have heard the locals speak in awe and fear of the rounding of Stad,… Read More
Cruiser News +

There seems to be positive news about the long laid up as a static attraction, restaurant and events venue, Maid… Read More

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Pioneering Spirit For Teeside +

Teesside has lost most of its steel manufacturing and much of the shipping traffic it brought, but at the other… Read More
Troubles for Ahlmarks' Skagern +

Ahlmark is Sweden’s oldest shipping company, founded by 1847, and still going strong, if not as strong as they used… Read More
The Dawn +

The 81ft Dawn, a ‘heritage’ sailing barge with an open hold and tiller-steered, took out trips last summer for people… Read More
Grand Bank Schooners +

In the 1930s when the last of the square-riggers were making voyages from Australia to Britain with grain, Portugal was… Read More
Tilbury Port +

Forth Ports PLC own ‘The Port of Tilbury’ which they term in a recent press release to be ‘London’s major… Read More

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MV Balmoral Needs Your Help +

I have a great fondness for the marvellous pleasure cruiser MV Balmoral and a great respect for the team which… Read More
New BMT Simulator for MAIB +

The phrase "The MAIB has been in touch regarding...." was not one I was keen on hearing when I was… Read More
Damen Celebrates 90 Years +

Our congratulations go to Damen who are, this year, celebrating nine decades of operations in the shipbuilding industry. Read More
Isle of Wight Fast Ferries Rebirth +

It was a delight to travel down to Southampton in late April and then across to East Cowes (Isle of… Read More
2017 Spring Quilliam Lecture +

"Wives and Sweethearts in Quilliam's Navy" is another eye-catching title for the Spring Quilliam Lecture on Thursday 27th April in… Read More

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The “Celebrity Edge” +

You have to admire the innovative mindset that is evident within the creative corridors of a modern cruise line. Read More
The Mailship vs The Corsair +

Before the Internet, Websites, Blogs and eNewsletters presented themselves to an unsuspecting world, the arrival of the monthly passenger shipping… Read More
Cloud 9 Launched in Italy +

Nine different colours of cloudlike smoke were used as a backdrop when Cloud 9, the brand new 74 metre superyacht… Read More
Superyacht Mothership Breeds Modular Apartments +

Designer Stefano Pastrovich, the head of Monaco-based Pastrovich Studios, has been telling Haute Living magazine of his conceptual superyacht whose… Read More
New Builds: Seven Seas Explorer and Seabourn Encore +

In recent months, two brand new cruise vessels have been constructed and delivered which the respective owners have claimed have… Read More