North Korea has tested what it claims to be an unmanned nuclear-capable torpedo, a class of munitions not previously known…
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Bulk carrier detained, drug search under way
Bulk carrier FRIENDLY ISLANDS was berthed at Maceio, Brazil, in the morning Mar 24, to undergo a thorough drug search…
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Italy’s Liberty Lines orders three more high speed hybrid ferries
Italian ferry operator Liberty Lines has added three more to the nine 38-meter hybrid monohull vessels it has on order…
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Ports America to invest $43 million in Port of Gulfport as part of new operating agreement
The Mississippi State Port Authority has entered into a long-term lease and operating agreement with Ports America, the largest terminal…
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TUI Cruises makes a move towards methanol fueling
In another sign of the serious attention methanol fueling is getting in the cruise industry, TUI Cruises’ newbuild Mein Schiff…
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Hamburg Port and Elbe Closed as Pilot Boats Join Public Sector Strike
A public employees strike has effectively closed the Port of Hamburg, Germany’s busiest seaport and the second busiest in all…
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Operator got crane height wrong. Bridge took near $2 million hit
In another report on an unhappy meeting between a crane on a barge and a bridge, the NTSB says that…
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Alfa Laval offers new hull air lubrication solution
Hull air lubrication has been around for quite some time. Now Alfa Laval thinks it has found a better way…
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Ferry and tug crews recognized following ferry fire rescue
The Coast Guard presented Public Service Commendations and Certificates of Merit March 9 at the Whitehall Terminal in Manhattan to…
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Second Constellation-class frigate will have “Made in the U.S.A.” MTU gensets
Rolls-Royce Power Systems has been selected to supply a further four of its MTU gensets for the USS Congress (FFG-63),…
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