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Ro-ro cargo ship disabled, anchored to avoid grounding on Andros island coast, Greece
Ro-ro cargo ship HODZI suffered mechanical failure and was disabled at around 0600 UTC Sep 29 in Aegean sea north of Andros island, Greece. Caught in fresh weather with onshore wind, she drifted towards the northern coast of Andros island and anchored at around 1300 UTC to avoid grounding. As…
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Tugboat capsized in Bangkok, 2 missing VIDEO
A tugboat towing barge capsized in Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, on Sep 29. The family crew of 2 is missing, search is underway. The tug boat wasn’t identified, obviously, she isn’t registered in intl registries or databases. New FleetMon Vessel Safety Risk Reports Available: https://www.fleetmon.com/services/vessel-risk-rating/
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Autonomous tug ready to set sail on a remotely operated voyage
Sea Machines’ autonomous tugboat Nellie Bly. Credit: Sea Machines Robotic Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics is making the landmark move in the autonomous shipping world by setting a remotely commanded tug on a 1000 nautical mile voyage. Autonomous tug, Nellie Bly will set sail later this month around Denmark. Excited about…
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Hapag-Lloyd invests in JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven
Hapag-Lloyd will acquire a 30% stake in Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) and 50% of the shares of Rail Terminal Wilhelmshaven (RTW) at JadeWeserPort. The terminal operator Eurogate continues to hold the remaining shares. The parties have agreed to not disclose the purchase price. Subject to approval by the antitrust authorities,…
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USCG seized $7.5 million in cocaine
The Coast Guard Cutter Reef Shark transferred custody of two smugglers and offloaded approximately 250 kilograms of cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan, following Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore’s interdiction of a go-fast smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea. The apprehended smugglers are Dominican Republic nationals, who were charged…
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The Port of Leith welcomes onshore wind turbines to bespoke renewables facility
The Port of Leith welcomed the arrival of eight onshore wind turbines as part of the 16 MW Howpark Wind Farm to be located in the Scottish Borders. In collaboration with heavy lift specialists Collett Transport, the turbines arrived aboard the 108 meter EEMS Dublin cargo ship into the Edinburgh…
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Eastern Shipbuilding Group Announces Commencement of Steel Cutting for USCGC INGHAM (WMSM-917)
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) commenced construction of United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) INGHAM (WMSM-917) – Hull 3 of the Heritage Class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. The occasion was observed by leaders of the United States Coast Guard Project Resident Office at ESG’s Allanton Shipyard where the first…
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Record container shipment arrives in Rotterdam port (Video)
Wednesday, 5 September 2018 was the arrival of the Mumbai Maersk in the port of Rotterdam. The 399-m long vessel was carrying a record number of containers in a single shipment: 19,038 TEU (the standard unit for cargo capacity). The Mumbai unloaded at APMT’s deep-sea container terminal at Maasvlakte 2.…
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ABS Appoints Bruce Baffer to Lead Global Government
USCG Rear Admiral (Retired) and Fincantieri Executive Joins World’s Largest Government Class (HOUSTON) ABS has appointed Bruce Bsffer Senior Vice President of Global Government. “Bruce will lead our world-class Government team to deliver new levels of support to our government clients here in the U.S. and all over the world.…
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