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Volume 82 January to December 2008 (Issues 745-756).
Volume 82 January to December 2008 (Issues 745-756)
Maritime Log
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Two Rescued by Lifeboat +
TWO local fishermen were rescued after their fishing vessel caught fire off Land’s End on the afternoon of July 16.
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Two Gulf Tankers Set on Fire in Attacks +
Two loaded tankers were set on fire after being attacked with limpet mines in international waters in the Gulf of… Read More
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Lifeboat Withdrawn After Some Crew Stood Down +
Peterhead lifeboat has been taken out of action by the RNLI.
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Test Spells The End of Paper Bills of Lading +
It is possible to stop using the paper Bill of Lading according to a test of CargoX’s blockchain-based Smart Bill… Read More
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New Crane Lifts Business Growth +
A new £3.5mn hybrid Liebherr crane has been delivered to Associated British Ports (ABP) for operation at Hull to support… Read More
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North America
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Terminal Being Made 'Big Ship Ready' for 2021 +
WORK has started on the expansion of Seattle’s Terminal 5 so it can handle container ships of up to 18,000… Read More
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Record Set by Largest US Ship for Hawaii Service +
The largest combination container, roll-on, roll-off ship ever built in the United States was formerly named in a ceremony at… Read More
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$293mn for Port Projects +
The United States is to invest $292.7mn in the country’s ports through a new Port Infrastructure Development Programme.
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Facility Exports First Cargo of Propane to Japan +
The first marine export facility for propane in Canada has been officially opened.
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Changes in Tolls for Using Panama Canal +
The Panama Canal plans to modify its tolls structure for all types of ships “to better serve the global maritime… Read More
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Asia-Pacific
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Line Adds Automated Power Kite to Propulsion +
The Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen KK (K Line) aims to cut ship greenhouse gas emissions with automated power kites.
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ONE Express to North Sea and Baltic +
The Japanese shipping line Ocean Network Express (ONE) was due to start an enhanced North Sea Baltic Service with Russia… Read More
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MOL Links with Russian Uni for Crew Training +
The Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Russian university on co-operation… Read More
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“Prelude” Makes its Debut With First LNG Cargo +
The first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has left Shell’s floating LNG facility Prelude some 475kms north-east of Broome… Read More
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Special Navigating System to be Fitted to VLCCs +
Following two-ship trials, augmented reality (AR) navigation systems are to be installed on 21 very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs)… Read More
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Naval Focus
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Scorpene Sub Snags +
indian News
The troubled Scorpene class submarine program hit another snag in June.
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US Navy’s Frigate Program Passes Significant Hurdle +
US News
The US Navy has unveiled its plans for the purchase of a new frigate known as FFG(X).
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Fourth Dreadnought Named HMS “King George VI” +
UK News The fourth member of the new Dreadnought class of nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines will bear the name… 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
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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
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Ferry World
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Alan Sinclair to Nova Star +
Those in management positions must dread the retirement of those characters who retire from their life’s work with a wealth… Read More
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Fragile Future for Calmac +
TMore and more, I am reading reports that say the media, and the public too, are well aware of the… Read More
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Oscar Goes to Italy +
Irish Continental Group has entered into a bareboat hire purchase agreement for the sale of its 1987-built Oscar Wilde to… Read More
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CalMac Heritage +
I include a fine poster and artist’s image of the famed Macbrayne paddler Columba.
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Russian Adventure +
To the North East Coast and arriving at Aberdeen for the first time for many months, I witnessed a passenger… Read More
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Sail Review/Coastal Comment
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The Green Band of Marstal +
The Danish Maritime Museum had the schooner Bonavista built on the island of Aero at Marstal and this year they… Read More
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Norweigan National Day +
I was in Montrose on the Norwegian National Day, 17 May, when its independent constitution from Sweden was confirmed in… Read More
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Port of Aberdeen Fifty Years On +
When I first arrived in Aberdeen in 1968, I couldn’t believe my luck.
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Thames Tributary Barges +
Most of the rivers flowing into the Thames had their own barge type.
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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
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From the Lookout
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President Opens ‘Largest UK Ship Simulation Centre’ +
With the training of seafarers being so important to safety at sea, and in particular navigation equipment and bridge procedures,… Read More
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Hands-Free Mooring at St Lawrence Seaway +
I feel there are probably many readers, like me, who feel a shiver down their spine when they think of… Read More
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Flying the Flag on Merchant Navy Day +
For more than 35 years, it has been my immense privilege to be a local Isle of Man committee member… Read More
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Lifeline Cash for “Waverley” Agreed +
The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS) has announced that it will provide immediate funding to support efforts to “Save The… Read More
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Viking Glory Celebrates Keel Laying +
The construction of Viking Glory is proceeding on schedule.
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Cruise News/Superyacht News
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Billionaire Arthur Blank has his own Dreamboat +
ARTHUR BLANK helped create the American home improvement store chain, Home Depot, and it seems that now, his new fl… Read More
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Boudicca Pays Tribute to D-Day Veterans +
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines were proud to have played its part in hosting 250 D-Day veterans.
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Captain of a Modern Passenger Carrying Sail Ship +
If you have ever wondered what qualities a Captain of a cruise vessel might need to have listed on his… Read More
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Every Ash Cloud Has A Silver Lining +
The ash cloud crisis continues to cause uncertainty as we see sporadic closures of airspace and cancelled flights, and this… Read More -
Damen Group Superyachts +
With 25 projects underway, business is booming for Amels, the Dutch luxury yacht builder.
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Ships, Ports and Places
An Unexpected Job in Cuba
In 1948, I joined the MV Yamaska Park as an EDH and, over the first few days aboard, I became…
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The Creation of the Suez Canal - Part Two
IAt the end of 1858, the company’s Works Committee convened for the first time. It included an impressive assembly of…
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Companies, Events and Other Features
The Teeswood Tragedy
The British steamer Teeswood was launched in May 1915 at the Harkness & Son Shipyard of Middlesbrough and went into…
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From Fjords to Fiji
On the morning of 9 October 2014, two patrol boats from the Spanish Maritime Service and Public Safety Unit were…
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