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Ship Sinks After Fire Breaks Out in Cargo +

All 26 crew and one passenger were rescued after the roll-on,rolloff container ship Grande America, 56,642gt, caught fire and then… Read More
Search For Shakelton's “Endurance” is Called Off +

This year's search in Antarctica for the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famous expedition ship Endurance was called off for… Read More
First Call at Finland’s Largest LNG Terminal +

The Finnish icebreaker Polaris, 10,961gt, refuelled with LNG for the first time at the country’s largest LNG terminal in Roytta… Read More
New Ship's First Refuelling Carried out in Port +

The first LNG-fuelling of a ship in the fleet of the French line CMA CGM took place at Rotterdam on… Read More
Minister Sets Course for Future +

The UK will remain a leading global centre of emerging maritime technology under a new government strategy, Maritime 2050. Read More

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Two Hurt as Lifeboat Falls Overboard +

Two crew members of the tanker Chemtrans Nova, 73,870dwt, had to be flown ashore for treatment after the lifeboat they… Read More
Cutters Seize $466mn of Drugs on Patrols +

At Port Everglades, Florida, on Feb 5, some 34,780lbs of cocaine with a street value of $466mn was unloaded from… Read More
Tragedy That Changed Coast Guard Forever +

The loss of the bulk carrier Marine Electric off the coast of Virginia on Feb 12, 1983, with just three… Read More
Special Service Marks 160 Years of Lighthouse +

The 160th anniversary of one of northwest Florida’s best known landmarks was marked with a special ceremony on Jan 11… Read More
Cranes Boost at Port +

Four new ship-to-shore cranes arrived at the Port of Virginia on Jan 7, the latest development in the port’s $20mn… Read More

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Data Recorder Recovered From Ore Carrier Wreck +

The Stellar Daisy, owned by Polaris Shipping, of South Korea, was carrying a cargo of iron ore from Brazil to… Read More
COSCO Acquires Stake in Major Chinese Gateway +

The Chinese port operator COSCO Shipping Ports has acquired a 4.34 per cent interest in the country’s Beibu Gulf Port… Read More
Undamaged Section on the Way to be Rebuilt +

On Feb 2, the undamaged section of the container ship Maersk Honam left Dubai for South Korea where the ship… Read More
The Fifth Special ONE +

The fifth magenta-coloured new container ship, the ONE Grus was handed over to the Ocean Network Express (ONE) group in… Read More
330 Ships to be Deployed in Group +

The container grouping Ocean Alliance is due to start a new service next month which will deploy 330 ships. Read More

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HMS “Dragon” in £75 Million Narcotics Seizure +

British News Whilst on patrol in the Gulf, the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon seized and destroyed ten tonnes of… Read More
New Generation of Enterprise Confirmed +

American News On 31 January, the US Department of Defense announced the awarding of a block buy contract with Huntington… Read More
Brazil to Take Over HMS Clyde +

British News It has been announced by the Brazilian Government in early December that the Falklands Patrol ship HMS Clyde… Read More
Navy And NASA Complete Recovery Test +

American News In what might be seen as a return to the heady days of NASA’s Apollo moon program, the… Read More
F-35s Touch Down on HMS Queen Elizabeth +

British News Many people never thought they’d see it happen, but F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters have finally flown… Read More

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Baltic Battery Power +

Scandinavian and Baltic operators seem to be leading the way in reducing ferry reliance on fossil fuels. Read More
Electric Solutions +

A new ferry will replace the 1992-built MF Herjólfur to the Westmann Islands and will be in line with Iceland’s… Read More
Variety of New Builds +

I am gratified to hear at Cammell Lairds and Red Funnel have a particularly good record in ordering from UK… Read More
Scottish Ship Shuffling +

To Scotland now, and Calmac continue their shuffling of ships between routes, this time Arran’s mainstay Caledonian Iles having rudder… Read More
Welsh Port Activity +

I arrived in Holyhead late at night with no preplanning. There were no ferries in sight and the port was… Read More

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Everards Eulogy +

Scottish maritime interests particularly may mourn the loss of Geo Gibson. Read More
Welsh Port Gentrification +

In the Victorian era, there were many coastal places where craft worked off open beaches. Read More
Sussex Sterns +

In the Victorian era, there were many coastal places where craft worked off open beaches. Read More
Sail Trade Revival +

The revival of interest in Breton traditional craft started in Douarnenez, North Eastern France and this is also the headquarters… Read More
Barrow History +

I recently discovered the archive of Barrow ship movements dating from my formative years of the fifties and sixties when… Read More

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An Auction with no Buyer +

I was reading recently about the unsuccessful auction to find a buyer for the Falls of Clyde, the last remaining… Read More
Right Place - Right Time +

Many readers may be acquainted with the truly unique story that involves the SS Warrimoo. Read More
Lindblad Signs Agreement for Second Polar Vessel +

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc has recently announced that it has signed an agreement with Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein… Read More
Memories of Sydney Harbour +

On a recent business trip to Oslo, my younger son sent me some photos of the spectacular Opera House (Operahuset),… Read More
The Art of Shipping +

On my frequent trips back to Scotland, one of my favourite pastimes is a stroll down Dundas Street in the… Read More

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MV "Magellan Explorer" +

Yet another new and modern expedition vessel custom built for Antarctic air-cruises will make her debut in 2019. Read More
The Saga Continues +

SAGA Cruises has announced it is taking up an option for it’s second new ship to be built at the… Read More
Reconstruction of “Danah Voyager” +

Reconstruction of redundant offshore oil industry tonnage turning them into luxury superyachts is not a new phenomena, but recent photographs… Read More
Vitruvius N°5 is Launched +

The fifth in the line of Vitruvius motor yachts designed by London based Philippe Briand, has been launched by Feadship… Read More
"Splicing the Mainbrace" +

It appears that the phrase ‘One for the road’ needs an update, particularly where travelling on the ocean wave is… Read More