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Monday, February 18, 2019

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RNLI Help Save Historic Boat from Sinking +

The Ramsgate harbourmaster Rob Brown had to call the Ramsgate RNLI Lifeboat Station for help to prevent the historic tug… Read More
Conservation of World's Oldest Lifeboat +

For only the third time since she arrived in 1802, the famous lifeboat Zetland has left her home town of… Read More
Liverpool Praised Over Handling of Special Metals Cargo +

The Port of Liverpool, part of Peel Ports, has been praised for the efficient way it handled a new primary… Read More
Rolls-Royce in Fully Autonomous Ferry Trials +

The world's first fully automated ferry has been demonstrated by the UK technology giant Rolls-Royce and the Finnish state-owned ferry… Read More
New Teeside Port Handles Fertiliser +

The contract for the design and build of the port handling facilities on Teesside for Sirius Minerals Plc, owners of… Read More

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Switching On at Vancouver Terminal +

Large ships berthed at Vancouver, Canada, can now switch off their diesel engines and connect to an electrical grid ashore… Read More
First of Four New Ships for Hawaii Service +

The first of four new ships for the US container line Matson Inc arrived at Hawaii on her maiden voyage… Read More
Special Anniversary Of Wartime Victory Ships +

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the completion of the first of the famous Victory type standard ships built… Read More
All Crew Rescued as Liftboat Takes on Water +

All fifteen people were rescued from a listing self-propelled self-elevating jackup platform, known in the US offshore industry as a… Read More
Imports Up but Exports Fall in China Trade War +

For the second year running, the Port of Long Beach, California, has broken its record for the volume of cargo… Read More

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"Intelligent Bulk Carrier" Enters Service +

What is claimed to be the world’s first ‘intelligent very large ore carrier’ has been delivered to the China Merchants… Read More
Port Expansion Given the Federal Go-Ahead +

The Australian Federal Government has given the final environmental approval to the Cairns Shipping Development Project which aims to attract… Read More
Five Year Contract for Harbour Towage Services +

The Rotterdam-based marine services provider Smit Lamnalco has won an exclusive licence from the Gladstone Ports Corporation in Australia to… Read More
Tabletop Drill Checks Staff's Response +

A simulated collision - known as a tabletop drill - involving a LNG carrier and a fishing boat in Japanese waters has… Read More
The Future of Ships to Come +

The major Japanese shipping group Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has come up with a new concept of how a ship… Read More

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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
Sea Trials Recall for Zumwalt-Class Destroyer +

American News The Zumult class destroyer USS Michael Monsoor was in dockyard hands at Bath in Maine for the removal… Read More
HMS Albion Proves Big in Japan +

British News The assault ship HMS Albion, at time of writing, had just completed a five day visit to Tokyo… Read More

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Ferguson's Woes +

It is depressing to follow the sad story of ferry building in the UK, especially involving Ferguson at Port Glasgow… Read More
Irish Moves to Beat Brexit +

The major new vessel for Irish Ferries, delayed at the Flensburg builders, is at Dublin and very impressive she looks… Read More
Appledore's Legacy +

The impending closure of the Appledore Yard is another loss of merchant ship-building capacity even though its bread and butter,… Read More
New Builds for Stena +

The first three of the large ro-ros on order by Stena, from the Avic Co’s Weihai yard in China, are… Read More
Tragedy in Tanzania +

A country well used to tragedy, saw another, on Lake Victoria in September. Read More

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Gravesend Tankers +

On a recent visit to Gravesend just before Christmas, I witnessed a parade of tankers of various shapes and sizes. Read More
All Change at Sea-Change +

Since she was rebuilt in 2011, the mulie barge Cambria has been based in Kent, but in September, after her… Read More
Kaskelot Becomes Le Francais +

At the end of the Southampton Boat Show in September, the barque Kaskelot, which had been on display, was sold… Read More
Brexit Impact on Ports and Cars +

I am amazed the port industry has not made more thorough and timely comments about the potentially negative impact of… Read More
Barge Race Review +

Apart from the Whitstable Harbour Barge Race, all the other barge races have a yearly points system that counts up… Read More

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Griffon Hoverwork Launch Latest Model +

The world's leading hovercraft builder Southampton, UK-based Griffon Hoverwork staged the official global launch of its new 995ED model, at… Read More
Cammell Laird Shortlisted for Fleet Support Contract +

Merseyside shipyard Cammell Laird says it is delighted to have been shortlisted, as part of a syndicate of British firms,… Read More
Stena Line and its Customers "Round Up for Charity" +

As a great admirer of the work carried out by the charity Mercy Ships, I was delighted to hear that… Read More
A New Era for Norwegian Shipping +

I was impressed by the positivity and optimism of a recent press release from the Norwegian Shipping Association which I… Read More
The Fjords Targets Oslo With New Zero Emission Vessel +

The Fjords DA has announced it plans to add another all electric passenger vessel to its award winning fleet, with… Read More

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"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
Balmoral Voyage Report +

Most readers will be aware of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and many, in fact, would have travelled on one of… Read More
New Turquoise Yachts 77m Unveiled +

Turquoise Yachts, the Turkish based shipyard under the same ownership as the Dutch Oceanco shipyard, has commissioned Ken Freivokh Design… Read More
Steady as a Rock +

When Ali Sayakci, the Turkish businessman, set out to build his new yacht Rock, his primary concern was how to… Read More
Le Ponant on the Move +

Following the example of the Lindblad Cruise Line and National Graphic in the USA, Ponant, the French cruise line which… Read More