 | New Merchant Marine Stamps Released by the USPS
The United States Postal Service is honoring the U.S. Merchant Marine by releasing four stamps on July 28, 2011 featuring vessels playing an important role in U.S. maritime history, including a Matson Navigation container ship. The stamps will render a dedication ceremony on the 28th at Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point,...
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 | Bangladesh Supreme Court Toughens Up on Ship Breaking Yards
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has recalled a decision stemming from a lower court last week that lifted a ban allowing ship breaking yards to continue operations through October and are reevaluating the case, Reuters reports. Ship breaking in Bangladesh is a $1.5 billion industry that activists purport is extremely dangerous...
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 | USS Boxer Sailor Missing at Sea
U.S. Navy ships and aircraft are searching for a Sailor from USS Boxer (LHD 4) who went missing while the ship was conducting maritime security operations in the Gulf of Aden on July 26. The Sailor did not report to watch and after a search of the ship, man overboard was called away. Helicopters and fixed-wing...
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 | U.S., Spain Commence Operations to Prevent Nuclear Smuggling at Port of Barcelona
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the successful installation and start of radiation detection equipment operations at the Port of Barcelona, Spain. The specialized equipment, installed as part of a cost-sharing agreement between NNSA’s Megaports Initiative and the Spanish government, will help...
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 | Coast Guard Responds to Cruise Ship Collision in Port of Key West, Fla.
The Coast Guard responded to a minor collision between two cruise ships in the Port of Key West Tuesday morning. No injuries, pollution or structural damage occurred during the incident. The Carnival Imagination was moored and the Carnival Fantasy was mooring when the vessels struck stern to stern, causing minor...
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 | This Week in Maritime History, July 25 to 31
July 25, 1956 SS Andrea Doria Sinks after Collision The SS Andrea Doria was an Italian ocean liner post-WWII and was, at the time, Italy’s largest, fastest and safest ship. On July 25, 1956,...
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 | Titanic’s Tender Vessel to Undergo Restoration for £3.25 million
The tender vessel of the RMS Titanic, SS Nomadic, has been awarded a £3.25m grant for an extensive restoration project, the Heritage Lottery fund announced. The project, funded by the lottery, is meant to offer a glimpse into Belfast and Wolff docks in 1911, the time of the Titanic. Plans are to return the Nomadic...
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 | LoBiondo Holds Hearing to Examine Ways to Improve Coast Guard Operations
The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), held a hearing this morning to focus on options to improve current Coast Guard operations and implement efficiencies in Coast Guard programs. Chairman LoBiondo held this morning’s hearing in preparation for...
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 | Offshore Wind Project Achieves 1 B€ Bank-Financing Raise
The offshore wind project Global Tech I, for which AREVA is supplier of 80 M5000 turbines, has finalized raising debt financing for an amount in excess of 1 B€. This is the second AREVA-powered offshore wind project to achieve this and a new demonstration of the confidence of the financial community in the reliability of...
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 | RINA Attacks Nickel Ore Bulker Losses
Genoa-based classification society RINA has established rigorous design standards for the modification or newbuilding of dry bulk cargo carriers to enable them to carry fine ores safely at any moisture content. A number of recent bulker losses have been attributed to the liquefaction of wet nickel ore cargoes. Using RINA’s standards...
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 | EU NAVFOR Appoints New Deputy Commander
Rear Admiral Guido Rando, Italian Navy, handed over the responsibility of the Deputy Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia, Op ATALANTA, to Rear Admiral Christian Canova, French Navy. The handover was conducted in the Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Northwood near London. As he departed, Rear Admiral...
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 | Jensen to Provide Design Concept for Fastest Fireboat on Columbia River for the City of Portland
Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., a Crowley company, has been chosen to design the fastest response fire and rescue boat on Oregon's Columbia River to increase the City of Portland's Fire & Rescue (PF&R) response capabilities on water. The addition of this high-speed boat to the City's response fleet - which up until...
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 | Cargotec Files a Lawsuit Against SweFrame for Theft of Bromma's Product Information
Cargotec's Bromma Conquip is the world's leading crane spreader company. Cargotec has filed a lawsuit in Sweden against SweFrame Port Equipment AB claiming inter alia for damages due to theft and use by SweFrame of Bromma's sensitive product information.
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 | How to Put a Permanent End to Costly, Repeated Rudder Repair and Replacement
In the new Hydrex White Paper No. 6: Rudder Cavitation Damage Solved Finally the well known and heretofore very resistive problem of rudder cavitation damage, a real thorn in the side of ship superintendents, operators and owners has been solved. This White Paper discusses the problem and the solution in...
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 | ERMA FIRST Receives IMO Basic Approval for Ballast Water Treatment System
We are in the proud position to announce that ERMA FIRST Ballast Water Treatment system is coming one step forward to Type Approval. During the MEPC 62 meeting, which took place during the 11th -15th of July 2011, the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee, having considered the recommendations contained in the...
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 | Mitsui to Build Two New IMO-Standard Energy Efficient Supramax 66BCs
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (with president Mr. Yasuhiko Katoh) has agreed with a first class shipowner to build 2 units of "neo Supramax 66BC", 66,000 dwt bulk carriers of next generation newly developed as low fuel consumption eco-friendly ship. Keeping the superior usability of MES best selling...
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 | Offshore Solutions Launches Free Standing Offshore Access System
Offshore Solutions B.V. (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland N.V., has launched a free standing Offshore Access System (OAS) designed to significantly reduce installation time. OSBV has worked with Lowestoft-based, AKD Engineering to convert an existing OAS into a free standing skid mounted unit. The new...
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 | Crowley Names Suz Michel Vice President of Safety and Learning
New Position Promotes Synergies among Training, Compliance and Operational Excellence Crowley Maritime Corp. announced today that Suz Michel has assumed the role of vice president of safety and learning, a position that gives her oversight for both the Safety, Security, Quality & Environmental (SSQE) and People Development...
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 | MITAGS-PMI Holding LNG Awareness Seminar in August
August 1-4, 2011: LNG Awareness Seminar Scope: The seminar is intended to familiarize LNG terminal, and shipboard personnel with terminal and liquefied gas tanker...
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