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Warehouse Boosts Import of Forest Products +

A new £17mn warehouse is to be built at Liverpool by the national logistics provider Jenkins which specialises in paper,… Read More
Inmarsat Takeover Deal Agreed +

The supplier of global satellite communication services to the shipping industry, Inmarsat, of London, has accepted a $3.4bn takeover bid… Read More
South Atlantic Repair Yard Plans +

What will be the largest purpose-built shiprepair yard in the South Atlantic Basin is being developed in the state of… Read More
Move to Enlarge River Terminal +

Associated British Ports (ABP) plans to expand its Grimsby River Terminal to enable it to handle the world’s largest car… Read More
At the Helm of the RNLI +

A new Chief Executive has been appointed by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to succeed Paul Boissier, who has held… Read More

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Terminal to be Extended After Record Year +

The Viau container terminal at Montreal, Canada, is to be expanded so that it can handle 600,000 teu a year. Read More
Line Sails Back to Port in Partnership +

The Israeli shipping company Zim returned to the port of Seattle, Washington, on Apr 5 as part of the 2M… Read More
Houston Ship Canal Closed After Major Fire +

The Houston Ship Canal reopened to daylight traffic after being closed for nearly a week due to a serious fire… Read More
Back Home After Eventful Antarctic Season +

The US Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star arrived back at her homeport of Seattle, Washington on Mar 11 after an… Read More
Four More Giant Cranes Arrive from China +

Four new Super-Post-Panamax container cranes arrived at Tacoma, Washington, from China in early March, just over a year after the… Read More

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Line’s Special Offer to Help Clean Up the Seas +

The Singapore shipping company APL is providing free shipping for the non-profit Ocean Cleanup organisation that is working to develop… Read More
World’s Largest LNG Carrier is on the Way +

The World's largest LNG carrier, with a cargo capacity of 270,000 cu m, is being developed by the only builder… Read More
Three Main Courses Being Plotted for MOL +

The major Japanese shipping line Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has unveiled a number of new objectives aimed at improving its… Read More
Cargo Ships for Bass Strait Service +

The first of two 700 teu cargo ship for the Bass Strait route between the Tasmanian port of Burnie and… Read More
Race to Save Coral Reef After Grounding +

A major anti-pollution operation was launched in the Solomon Islands after the bulk carrier Solomon Trader, 73,592dwt, with a cargo… Read More

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US Navy Orders Flight II Landing Platform Dock +

American News The contract for the construction of LPD30, the first Flight II Landing Platform Dock of the San Antonio… Read More
US Navy Seeks Faster Ship Delivery +

American News The future frigate program for the US Navy is getting fully underway and some idea of the urgency… Read More
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

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Further Delay for LNG Powered Glen Sannox +

The drama surrounding the much delayed new ferries for Caledonian MacBrayne continues to rumble on with the latest, not unsurprising,… Read More
Pentland Ferries Loses Appeal +

Scotland’s Pentland Ferries has lost its appeal against Scottish government state aid for ferry services between the mainland and the… Read More
Favourite Claymore +

A poster of Llandudno pier prompted a memory from ex Calmac chief engineer Charlie McCurdy as he took another trip… Read More
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

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Thames Tributary Barges +

Most of the rivers flowing into the Thames had their own barge type. Read More
Dry Rot and Dry Dock +

For some time Victory, the 110gun ship of the line, has had trouble with dry rot and is in danger… Read More
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

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Modus Expands Fleet of Hybrid Autonomous Vehicles +

Modus has placed an order with Saab Seaeye for the next vehicle in its Hybrid Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (HAU V)… Read More
Tectona - A People’s Project Winner +

By public vote, the Tectona Trust won the West Country – West Region ‘People’s Project’ award of £50,000. Nationally, the Tectona… Read More
Red Funnel’s New Ferry Arrives +

Red Kestrel, the newest addition to Red Funnel’s fleet, arrived at her new home in Southampton on 18 April. Read More
Keeping an Eye on the Weather +

I was intrigued to read recently about the career of Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy (1805-65). Read More
Port of London Trade at 10-Year High +

Trade through the Port of London reached 53.2 million tonnes last year, a level last seen over a decade ago. Read More

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Plans for Greenock Terminal Approved +

Plans have been approved for an iconic building on the banks of the Clyde at Greenock to welcome cruise ship… Read More
Leixoes Cruise Terminal, Gateway to Porto +

With the growth of the cruise industry, many ports worldwide have been active in developing or improving their port facilities. Read More
Two Distinctive Ships Headed for Chinese Market +

The Spectrum of the Seas (169,379 GT), Royal Caribbean International’s first ship in the Quantum Ultra Class, embarked on the… Read More
Seadream Yacht Club to Build New Ship +

For over fifteen years, the SeaDream Yacht Club has operated two yachtlike ships, on 7 to 15-day voyages. Read More
Tradition Plays Its Part +

If ever proof was needed that traditionally built craft can still play a part in the luxury charter market in… Read More