 | VIDEO: Research Teams Raise Cannons from Legendary Blackbeard Pirate Ship
U.S. archaeologists raised another cannon from the shipwreck of legendary pirate Blackbeard’s ship, Queen Anne’s Revenge, off the North Carolina this week, making it the 13th cannon to be raised amid over 280,000 artifacts pulled from the site over the past 14 years. The cannon dubbed by researchers as the...
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 | Dramatic Rescue for Man Overboard on UK Cruise Ship
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean a man fell overboard in the dead of night, spurring a huge rescue operation where the man was finally brought to safety wearing only his underwear on one of Europe’s largest ships. The P&O-operated Ventura was making its way from Southampton to the Caribbean when passengers...
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 | Cargo Ship Collision off Taiwan Kills Two, Two More Missing
Officials have confirmed that two people have died, and two remain missing after the collision of two cargo ships off the western coast of Taiwan on Friday night. The vessels that collided have been identified as the Jui Zong Ship-managed, Te Hsing Maritime-owned “Te Hsing”, and the Well Ship...
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 | U.S. Hearing Held Focusing on Economic Importance of Seaports
The following is the statement of U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, from this morning’s hearing on the importance of the nation’s maritime trade system and the economic, environmental and global benefits of waterborne shipping: “I'm glad to bring...
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 | More Crisis Off Tauranga, NZ with Another Grounded Containership
Press release from Maritime NZ at 11.40am "A small container ship struck the north-west rocks at the entrance to Tauranga Harbour this morning, the Regional Harbourmaster has confirmed. The Schelder Trader is now safe and securely anchored and is not aground. There are no reports of injuries, damage to the...
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 | BAE Systems Shipyard Launches the Largest Vessel from State of Alabama
MOBILE, Alabama – BAE Systems has joined with Mid Ocean Tanker Company (MOTC) to launch the American Phoenix, a U.S. Flag/Jones Act-qualified product chemical tanker. Measuring 616 feet long and 105 feet wide, it is largest vessel ever launched from the State of Alabama. It has a draft of 36 feet and a cargo capacity of...
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 | UN Security Council Unanimously Urges Pursuit of Somali Piracy Kingpins
The United States welcomes the UN Security Council’s unanimous call to all nations in the world to continue their cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of all persons responsible for acts of piracy, armed robbery at sea, and Kidnap for Ransom off the coast of Somalia. This includes key figures of criminal networks...
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 | GE Marks Northern European Debut of 2.75 Megawatt Wind Turbine Technology in Scotland
Supporting Scotland’s goal to produce 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020, GE announced it is supplying nine of its 2.75 megawatt wind turbines for the Little Raith Wind Farm project that recently began construction near Lochgelly in Fife, Scotland. The project marks the commercial debut of GE’s...
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 | Northern Lights Redefines the Engine Room Using Hybrid Propulsion
Check out the HybriDrive® Propulsion System now through Monday at the Ft. Lauderdale international Boat Show where components of the system are on display at booth 750 in the Yacht Designers' Tent. SEATTLE – Northern Lights, Inc....
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 | Major Victory for Seacor in Connection with Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has won complete dismissal, with prejudice, of all claims brought against Seacor Holdings, Inc. and various of its subsidiaries, which own and operate marine vessels that responded to the emergency following the April 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon...
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 | Canada Signs Important Maritime Convention to Protect the Environment
On October 25, 2011, Canada took part in a ceremony to sign a protocol that will establish a global liability regime and further protect our environment from the risks of marine transport. The Protocol of 2010 to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious...
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 | Alberto Alemán Zubieta, Panama Canal Authority CEO Honored with Latin Trade Bravo Award
CEO of the Panama Canal Authority, Alberto Alemán Zubieta, will be awarded the Latin Trade BRAVO Business Award for Distinguished Service in the Hemisphere on October 28. With nine categories, including a Lifetime Achievement Award and Dynamic CEO of the Year, the BRAVO Business Awards are given to those playing a key role in...
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 | Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Ranks Among the Top in the Global High-end Offshore Support Vessel Market
On the afternoon of October 26, Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, China’s leading shipbuilding enterprise held the ship naming and delivery ceremony at its Zhejiang shipyard for SX130, the global first fabricated model of Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) built for Neptune Offshore AS. Gracing this occasion were Ningbo Fenghua Municipal...
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 | Two Alewijnse Projects Nominated for the KNVTS Ship of the Year Award 2011
The committee for the KNVTS Ship of the Year Award has announced the nomination of three vessels for the much coveted prize. These are the Amulet, Oleg Strashnov and Nemo H2. Two of these, the Nemo H2 and the Amulet, are projects in which Alewijnse Marine Systems has played a major...
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