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MarEx Newsletter | Carnival Ship Held Over Concordia Lawsuit, Fire on Azamara Cruise Ship

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Carnival Triumph Held in Texas Over Costa Concordia Lawsuit

On Saturday, a Carnival cruise ship was held for a brief period of time in Texas by U.S. Marshals under a $10 million lawsuit over the Costa Concordia shipwreck off Italy. The incident nearly ruined plans for thousands of passengers headed to Mexico.

Carnival released a statement with very little detail, but did say that the legal matter surrounding the Carnival Triumph was resolved and the ship has departed from Galveston, Texas for its 5-day cruise. The nearly 4,000-person liner will run on its normal itinerary with stops including Cozumel, Mexico. A confidential deal...
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Fire Engulfs Engine Room on Azamara Cruise Ship Near Malaysia

An Azamara cruise ship has docked in Malaysia’s port of Sandakan on Borneo after being left adrift at sea for 24 hours following a fire and repairs.

The Azamara Quest suffered a fire in one of the ship’s engine rooms on Friday, just a day after leaving Manila for Malaysia. The ship was carrying 1,001 passengers...
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Woman Goes Missing From a Condor Ferry, Search is Ended

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency have ended the search for a female passenger thought to have fallen off a ferry in the English Channel.

The Condor Rapide was en route from the Channel Island of Guernsey to Poole in Dorset when the alarm was raised on Sunday. An extensive air and sea search of the area concluded after about...
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Costa Concordia Update: Salvage Bid Continues, Salvage Operation Confirmed

Over the last two months, there has been circulating speculation over what will be done with the Costa Concordia wreck. Additionally, salvage experts are still in the negotiation process. However, it has now been confirmed that whoever lands this massive undertaking will be responsible for refloating the cruise ship and towing it to its...
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Greenpeace Ship Arrives on Scene of Elgin Rig Gas Leak

A Greenpeace ship has sailed up to the exclusion zone surrounding the North Sea Elgin platform to examine any danger or damage caused by the week-long gas leak.

French-based Total has maintained that the leak does not pose a significant environmental threat. However, Greenpeace still wanted to measure any environmental impact...
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DOT Awards $34 Million Contract for New Neches River Facility

DOT Awards $34 Million Contract for New Neches River Facility to Boost Local Economy & Support National Security

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $34.6 million contract for the design and construction of a new facility for eight of the largest government ready...
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First Lady Sponsors Coast Guard's Newest National Security Cutter, Stratton

The Coast Guard placed the country's newest National Security Cutter, the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, into service during a formal ceremony on Coast Guard Island, in Alameda, Saturday.

First Lady Michelle Obama joined in the ceremony as the Stratton's official sponsor, alongside Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J....
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RESOLVE Completes 10-Vessel Wreck Removal in Sri Lanka

RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. and its RESOLVE Salvage & Fire (Asia) Pte Ltd. (RESOLVE) subsidiary have announced that wreck removal operations at Kankesanthurai (KKS) Harbour in northern Sri Lanka have been...
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Damen Shipyards Delivers Three Identical ASD 2810 Tugs to KOTUG

KOTUG will shortly be putting three Damen ASD 2810 tugs into operation. These tugs were ordered by Elizabeth Ltd in Malta and are being chartered by KOTUG, both part of the Kooren Maritime Services Group (KMS). Two tugs are being used in the port of Rotterdam and the third will see service in the port of Hamburg. It’s the first time...
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Rep. Ed Whitfield & Co-Sponsors Introduce WAVE4 Inland Waterways Infrastructure Investment Bill

Waterways Council, Inc. Applauds Move

Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) applauds Congressman Ed Whitfield of Kentucky (R-KY), along with co-sponsors Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL), Rep. John Duncan (R-TN), Rep. Tim...
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SINOPACIFIC Delivers First Self-designed AHTS OSV - SPA 80

SINOPACIFIC’s independent design capability leaps to a new level

On March 28, 2012, China's leading private shipbuilding company SINOPACIFIC Shipbuilding Group's Zhejiang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. held a grand naming...
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GoIndustry DoveBid Launches New Industry-Focused Website Pages

GoIndustry DoveBid (LSE: GOI), a leading provider of surplus asset management services, announced that it has launched new industry-focused pages on its website, www.go-dove.com, in order to highlight its service offerings to a wide range of industries. The new pages can be accessed...
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