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Friday, May 25, 2018

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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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“Third Party Assistance” in Land Attack on Saudi Tanker +

The Saudi Arabia flag tanker Abqaiq, 302,977dwt, was hit by a shore-launched anti-ship rocket fired by Yemen’s Houthi militia in… Read More
Record Flies as Second Jack-Up Barge Arrives +

What is believed to be the largest ship to visit the harbour in the history of Blyth, in Northumberland, arrived… Read More
Bibby's Triple Success With Major Contracts +

Three separate multi-million dollar contracts with a major oil and gas company have been won by the Aberdeen-based subsea services… Read More
New Crane Gives a Lift to Cargo Handling +

Ayr has become the first port in the UK to take delivery of the new model of the Liebherr Materials… Read More
Five Die in Fire on Container Ship +

Five crew members were lost when the Singapore-flag container ship Maersk Honam, 151,400gt, caught fire in the Arabian Sea at… Read More

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New Training Ship for US Merchant Marine +

Under the 2,232 page omnibus spending measure signed into law by President Donald Trump, the US Maritime Administration is to… Read More
Giant Cranes Pass Through Puget Sound +

A large heavy lift ship carrying four of the largest container cranes for the US West Coast sailed through Puget… Read More
First Part of Ships’ LNG Conversion Completed +

The first of four conversion periods that will see the two Orca class rollon, roll-off vessels of Tote Maritime Alaska… Read More
Four New Landing Stages for New York Ferry +

Construction of the new NYC Ferries landing stages on New York’s Lower East Side began at the end of February. Read More
Icebreaker Delivers Two Supply Ships to US Antarctic Base +

The US Coast Guard’s only operational heavy icebreaker, the Polar Star, arrived at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, after completing her mission… Read More

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No Mistaking New Line’s Ships +

The one ship that can’t be missed is the first for a new container line formed by three Japanese owners. Read More
Fatal Collision Blamed on Sudden Turn +

The collision between the US Navy destroyer John S McCain and the Greek owned oil/chemical tanker Alnic MC, 50,760dwt, in… Read More
Nine New Cranes for Four Terminals +

The first four of nine giant cranes for the DP World Australia container terminals at Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle… Read More
Six Lifting Decks on New Car Carriers +

The first of the new Flexie series of car carriers building for the Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd… Read More
Eight More for Evergreen +

The Evergreen Marine Corp of Taiwan, has ordered eight 11,000 teu container ships from the South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy… Read More

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HMS “Astute” in Cat-And-Mouse Pursuit by Russian Ships +

British News Ahead of the American led missile strikes against suspected chemical weapon manufacturing plants in Syria in early April,… Read More
Busy Period for Japanese Navy +

Japanese News It has been a particularly busy period for the Japanese with a number of new vessels being accepted… Read More
Historic Port Visit to Vietnam +

US News In a significant move in March, the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson made an historic port… Read More
Russian Minesweeper Fleet Expands +

Russian News By 2027 the Russian Federation Navy is expected to have acquired a total of ten Alexandrit class minesweepers… Read More
New Patrol ship for Danes +

Danish News On 11 December, in a ceremony held at Naval Station Korsør, the Royal Danish Navy commissioned the third… Read More

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"Rogaland" Performs for Dunkirk +

I am not normally drawn to such films as the latest Dunkirk release, but on my recent viewing it proved… Read More
Weather Casualties +

The issue of ferry operation, subsequent to the UK leaving the EU, will rather, regretfully, but unavoidably, continue to feature… Read More
Superfast Stena +

The issue of ferry operation, subsequent to the UK leaving the EU, will rather, regretfully, but unavoidably, continue to feature… Read More
Sanctions Eased for Mangyongbong 92 +

Ever since the 1950s when I was aware of the Soviet merchant marine’s Baltic SS Co vessels which linked Leningrad… Read More
Estonian Arrow +

Viv Llewellyn’s image of the IOM Steam Packet’s chartered Arrow at Poole indicates how advantageous her long term charter to… Read More

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The Benefits of Wheel Spokes +

The Anna (see the print edition for details), like all Dutch craft, has a band around the outside of her… Read More
Double Dutch Ketches +

The Dutch 27.7m steel ketch Gallant, was built as a ‘logger’ in 1916 for the North Sea herring fishery. Read More
Focus on Freshspring +

The Scandinavian connection this month, continues with the welcome reappearance of the magnificently versatile Severn Sea 147gt of Bideford seen… Read More
Fame for Sandgrevstur +

I followed up the casualty Fame which featured in my last Coastal Commentary. Read More
Hollow Shore Sails +

The Hollow Shore yard had been bought by the Testers who totally rebuilt several smacks including Primrose, Lily May, Ethel… Read More

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"Future of the Fjords" +

Norway is a country which takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and is at the vanguard of changes to reduce… Read More
Wight Shipyard Co Wins Second Export Order +

In 2017, I had the pleasure of visiting Wight Shipyard Co’s famous Columbine Yard in East Cowes (Isle of Wight)… Read More
Red Funnel Congratulates New Female Captain +

Red Funnel, the Isle of Wight’s awardwinning ferry operator, welcomes the promotion of Alice Duncan to the position of captain.… Read More
Historic Name in Shipping Lives On +

Way back in 1818, the founders of the Black Ball Line inaugurated the first scheduled freight and passenger service across… Read More
2018 Spring Quilliam Lecture +

"Quilliam Today" is is this year's title for the Spring Quilliam Lecture on Thursday 5th April in Arbory Church. Read More

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"QE2" Comes to Life Again +

There will be many readers who, for the last decade, have followed the fortunes of the Queen Elizabeth 2. Read More
Supersub "Migaloo" +

The future of superyachts and how they may develop over imminent years, keeps superyacht commentators, like me, amused for hours. Read More
Superyacht Solution to Housing Shortage +

Diana Yacht Design is doing its bit to help solve the housing shortage. Read More
The Bridge +

QM2 vs the Super Yachts race results between the St Nazaire Bridge and the Verrazano Bridge in New York Read More
Just A Storyline? +

Notwithstanding a number of attempts to emulate “The World” by other operators, any past thoughts of competing with the only… Read More