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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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RNLI to Cut 135 Jobs +
AS GREATER ‘EFFICIENCY NEEDS FEWER PEOPLE’
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Twenty Years of Cruise Ships +
ON AUG 30, the Port of Tyne celebrated 20 years of cruise ship travel.
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Race Through Horrendous Seas to Aid Fishing Vessel +
ON THE afternoon of Aug 30, a fishing vessel reported to the Coastguard that she had lost power near Peterhead,… Read More
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RAF Chinooks Arrive by Sea From us and Fly to Their Base From Quayside +
THE Atlantic Container Line (ACL) won a contract from Boeing Defence UK to transport seven Chinook helicopters across the Atlantic… Read More
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Launch of a Unique Memorial to a Memory +
THE NEW Invergordon Shannon class lifeboat which enters service next spring will feature the names of thousands of people in… Read More
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North America
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Tanker Returns to Shipyard After Hurricane +
The Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) officially resumed operations and welcomed back its first commercial vessel following Hurricane Dorian.
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Boost for Area's Exports and Jobs Forecast +
THE EXTENSION of the barge service at the port of Morrow, in Oregon, is one of only three projects on… Read More
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USCG Cutter and Two Life Boats Ensure Damaged Vessel Reached Post +
In a four-day operation off the coast of Oregon, three separate vessels of the US Coast Guard towed a 50ft… Read More
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Operation to Salvage Three Tugs +
THE US Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the sinking of three vessels in the Illinois River near Hardin,… Read More
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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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Asia-Pacific
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Next Generation of Bulk Carrier Handed Over +
THE JAPANESE shipbuilder Japan Marine United has delivered what it described as “a next-generation energy-saving bulk carrier” to Nissen Kaiun,… Read More
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Coal Carrier to Serve Japanese Power Stations +
THE Japanese shipping line, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), have taken delivery of the coal carrier Corona Citrus, 88,000dwt, built… Read More
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Network Demands Recovery of the Second VDR +
A new search has been demanded to recover the second Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) from the wreck of the South… Read More
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First of Giant New Container Ships is Handed Over +
THE SWISS-based Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has taken delivery of one of the world’s largest container ships, the MSC Gulsun,… Read More
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The Last New Magnolia Ship in Series +
THE Singapore-based container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has taken delivery of the 14,000 teu capacity ONE Cygnus, 138,611dwt,… Read More
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Naval Focus
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US Navy Orders Another Two Expeditionary Sea Base Ships +
American News The expansion of the US Navy’s amphibious capability continues with the announcement that General Dynamics NASSCO has received… Read More
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RFA Tideforce is Welcomed into Service +
BRITISH News THE FOURTH and last of the new Tide class tankers, RFA Tideforce, was offi cially accepted into service… Read More
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USS Cincinnati to be Delivered to US Navy +
US News USS CINCINNATI is the latest member of the expanding littoral combat ship fl eet to be delivered to… Read More
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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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Ferry World
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DFDS and Moby +
PROPOSED FERRY EXCHANGE ‘AND A TALE OF TWO STEAMERS...’
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From Port Glasgow Nationalisation to Philip & Son, Dartmouth +
So, not many months ago, nationalisation was unfashionable and unlikely ever to return, especially within the EU where that institution’s… Read More
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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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Sail Review/Coastal Comment
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Visits to Brixham and the Pin Mill Race +
In July, the brigantine Tres Hombres called at Brixham on passage from the Caribbean to Amsterdam with 35 tonnes of… Read More
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From Gloucester Tall Ships to Kenyan Sailing Dhows +
Gloucester Dock is linked to the River Severn at Sharpness by a 16 mile canal.
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The Zea Servant +
The Hong Kong registered Zea Servant arrived late June from Hull. She was in Campbeltown to load wind turbines for… Read More
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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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From the Lookout
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Flying Focus Calendar 2020 +
FOR MORE THAN 30 years, Flying Focus, based in the Netherlands, has specialised in maritime aerial photography..
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Seized Stena Impero Leaves Oran, Owner Confirms +
It was good news to hear in late September that, according to the ship’s owner, Stena Bulk, the detained tanker… Read More
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Gulf Tensions Result in Cruise Cancellations +
IN THE ‘MESSAGE FROM THE BRIDGE’ I referred to the tensions with Iran in the Gulf, following the seizure in… Read More
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Waverley Appeal Reaches Half Million Milestone +
THE WAVERLEY – the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world – had to be withdrawn from service in May this year… Read More
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Welcome to 'Spirit Of Discovery' - Farewell to 'Oriana' +
WITHIN the last two months the British cruise industry has welcomed the arrival of Saga Cruises, 58,250gt, Spirit of Discovery,… Read More
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Cruise News/Superyacht News
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Silversea Cruises has Partnered with French Luxury Glassmaker Lalique +
SILVERSEA CRUISES has partnered with French luxury glassmaker Lalique to enhance the dining experience onboard Silver Shadow and Silver Moon.… Read More
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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
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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
Seventy-Five Years On
In 1944, Tom Bradbury was serving as a 22-year-old Royal Navy lieutenant in the DIDO class cruiser HMS Scylla. Having…
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The Falkland Robinson Crusoe
During the 1982 South Atlantic conflict between Britain and Argentina over control of the archipelago known to the British as…
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