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Sea Breezes Index

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Volume 82 January to December 2008 (Issues 745-756).

Volume 82 January to December 2008 (Issues 745-756)

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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
Keeping the Tyne Clean +

Each year, the Clean Tyne project removes around 400 tonnes of debris from the River Tyne between Blaydon and the… Read More
First Part of Huge Port Investment Completed +

The 20-year Master Plan for boosting trade through the Kent port of Sheerness has reached a significant milestone with the… Read More

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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
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

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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
Special Place for Tanker in Port History +

The largest fuel tanker in the 220 year history of the Australian port of Newcastle, NSW, arrived on Mar 18… Read More
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

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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
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
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

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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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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
Northlink Celebrates Apprentices +

Serco Northlink Ferries has been commended by the Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, Paul Wheelhouse, for developing young… Read More
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

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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
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