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Cruise ship in lay-up broke off moorings
Mooring lines of cruise ship ZENITH broke up in the afternoon Oct 8 at Lavrio Greece, damaging four boats, docked nearby – understood small leisure boats. The ship reportedly, broke off moorings, was put back to the pier with tugs assistance, no injures were reported. Passenger Ship THE ZENITH is…
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MarineMax to Acquire Intrepid Powerboats
CLEARWATER, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO), the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Intrepid Powerboats (Intrepid), a premier manufacturer of powerboats. MarineMax expects the acquisition to close before December 31, 2021, and to be accretive in…
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Azimut and MarineMax yachts awarded at Cannes Boat Show
Azimut|Benetti Group takes home high honors and awards MarineMax for an incredible year during the Cannes Boat Show. The Cannes Boat Show (September 7-12) was an eventful week for MarineMax and Azimut Yachts. MarineMax received an award representing an incredible year of Azimut yacht sales, Best Sales Volume – Americas,…
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Supervisory Board of Hapag-Lloyd extends contract of COO Dr Maximilian Rothkopf
The Supervisory Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG has extended the contract of Dr. Maximilian Rothkopf, its Chief Operating Officer, by five years, until 30 April 2027. Rothkopf was appointed to the Executive Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG effective 1 May 2019. Since 1 July of the same year, he has been Chief…
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Damen’s revolutionary Fast Crew Supplier FCS 7011 completes sea trials and heads to the Netherlands
After five years of market consultation, research, design, engineering, and construction, the first of Damen’s ground-breaking Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class has completed its sea trials off the Turkish coast and is set to begin the passage to the Netherlands. The offshore energy market and prospective customers will soon…
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Record-Breaking Reactors Moved in Germany
deugro recently shipped three heavy reactors for Bayernoil Raffineriegesellschaft mbH in Neustadt, Germany. The shipments encompassed reactors with a weight of up to 663 metric tonnes, one of the heaviest heavy loads that have ever been transported in Germany.In the first phase of this project in July 2020, the first…
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Gulf of Guinea Piracy: UN praises NIMASA effort in combating piracy
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), praised efforts made by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in the battle against maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea region this year so far, the Nigerian Navy was also praised for its efforts in combating piracy that…
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Abercrombie & Kent confirms Antarctica season
Abercrombie & Kent became the latest expedition operator to confirm a return to Antarctica this season — it’s 30th exploring the White Continent. Following what A&K said was a successful restart with voyages around Greece and Iceland in September, the company will operate all four of its scheduled expedition cruises…
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Seabirds Are Also Known as Pelagic Birds
Pelagic describes a bird that spends a significant portion of its life on the open ocean, rarely venturing close to land except to breed. Pelagic birds may be found hundreds or thousands of miles offshore and are powerful fliers that can remain aloft for hours while gliding or soaring. Pelagic…
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