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Capesize bulk carrier and cargo ship collided in Marmara sea, both heavily damaged
Bulk Carrier BENITAMOU heading to SUEZ CANAL, EG with reported Estimated Time of Arrival at 2021-10-26 20:00 LT (UTC +3) local time (in 2 days, 3 hours ) Capesize bulk carrier BENITAMOU and general cargo ship BC VANESSA collided in Marmara sea halfway between Sarkozy, Tekirdag, and Gelibolu, Canakkale, at…
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4 sailors injured as fire breaks out onboard INS Ranvijay,
Four sailors were injured after a fire broke out on board the Indian Navy’s destroyer, INS Ranvijay, on Saturday evening. A Board of Inquiry has been ordered to probe the incident. An incident of fire and flooding was reported onboard the Indian Navy’s destroyer, INS Ranvijay, here on Saturday. The…
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Holland America Line’s Rotterdam is on maiden voyage from Amsterdam to Florida for inaugural Caribbean season
Holland America Line’s Rotterdam departed on October 20 on its highly anticipated 14-day maiden voyage from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The cruise line celebrated the occasion with fanfare, a cheering crew, and ribbon-cutting to welcome guests on board the transatlantic cruise. The 2,668-guest Rotterdam was delivered in…
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Wind turbine blades and parts collapsed into water VIDEO
salvage_and_wreck reports: MPI Offshore, an offshore installation service firm owned by Van Oord, last week (18-10-2021) accidentally dropped three wind turbine blades into the sea, while conducting scheduled maintenance at Vattenfall’s Ormonde wind farm in the Irish Sea, off the UK. According to the incident report, MPI Offshore’s MPI ADVENTURE…
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Third Officer shot dead Master and Chief Officer
Third Officer on Oct 23 shot dead both Master and Chief Officer on board of tanker AYANE, anchored at La Plata Anchorage, Rio de La Plata, Argentina, and reported himself to the police. He was in a psychotic breakdown, probably. The police are already on board, investigating this tragic accident.…
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Virgin Atlantic confirms return of transatlantic routes on November 8
Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to resume transatlantic flights to Orlando, Las Vegas, and New York on November 8, coinciding with the reopening of US borders to fully vaccinated UK travelers. The carrier has confirmed that its flights from London Heathrow to Orlando and Las Vegas will restart from November…
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Governor Ron DeSantis: Florida’s Seaports Are Open and Ready to Meet Holiday Demands
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida Seaports have the open capacity and can meet holiday demand, while other seaports across the country are struggling to keep up. Governor DeSantis made the announcement at JAXPORT, where he was joined by Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault and Florida Seaport…
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ZIM container ship lost dozen containers off Vancouver
Container ship ZIM KINGSTON lost some 40 containers overboard some 30 nm off Vancouver island in the afternoon Oct 22, understood while underway, approaching Juan de Fuca Strai en route from Busan Korea to Vancouver. At least two of the lost containers contain combustible hazmat, as well as two crushed…
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Container surge continues at Port Houston
Seventh consecutive month of double-digit growth as first dredging contract awarded for Houston Ship Channel Expansion Port Houston, America’s distribution hub for the next generation, saw double-digit TEU growth again in September. Port Houston container activity for September 2021 was 281,500 TEUs, up 11% compared to the same month last…
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