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Sailing in Croatia, View from Above: Stunning Video from 45 Degrees Sailing
By Paul Bradbury Suddenly it is summer again, and time for sailing in Croatia. A spectacular video from the air by local specialists 45 Degrees Sailing. Meet the Croatia they love – wow! One of the things I love about Croatia is that its sheer diversity attracts so many different people…
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CMA CGM Gives Boxship Aerodynamic “Nose Job”
In social media postings on Friday, France’s CMA CGM confirmed what observers along the shoreline had been spotting for weeks – one of the company’s containerships got a “nose job.” Far more than cosmetics, the carrier says it is aerodynamics. They are following a growing trend in the industry as…
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NTSB: Lack of spotter led to $2 million crane toppling off barge
A crane toppled off a construction barge near Norfolk, Va., last year because no spotter was present to notice the crane being driven too far aft, and the cable system securing the crane to the barge failed, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday in its most recent marine accident investigation report.…
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Philippine Coast Guard Expands Patrols in Disputed Waters
After a spate of recent incidents in the region, the Philippine Coast Guard reported that it is increasing patrols in the hotly contested region which it calls the West Philippine Sea and the Kalayaan Island Group and which China claims as part of the South China Sea and the Spratly…
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Algoma Central and CSL order four methanol-ready ocean self-unloaders
The latest shipowners joining the growing number ready to explore methanol fueling are Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation and CSL Group. Today they announced a newbuild order for their CSL International Pool. Placed with Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding (YAMIC) in China it covers the construction of four new methanol-ready Kamsarmax-based ocean belt self-unloading vessels.…
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Ingram Marine christens the M/V Steve Alley
Nashville, Tenn, based Ingram Marine Group held a special christening ceremony February 15, for the latest addition to its fleet, the M/V Steve Alley. The towboat is named after Ingram’s former vice president of external sales, dry cargo, Steve Alley, who retired at the end of 2021. Alley was with Ingram for more…
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Carnival’s Costa Group in MOU on methanol fueling for cruise ships
Methanol continues to make new inroads into the marine fuel market. Yesterday, it was the bulk carrier segment where methanol fueling was in the news. Today, it’s cruising. Costa Group, part of Carnival Corporation and a leading European cruise operator with its two brands Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises, has signed…
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ICS tries again on “Fund and Reward” GHG reduction proposal
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has submitted a revised proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that reaffirms the industry’s commitment to meet 2050 net zero carbon goals and sets out the full details of how this can be achieved…
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Siemens Gamesa concludes charter agreement for NYK crew transfer vessel
Japan’s NYK Group has concluded a time charter contract to provide Siemens Gamesa with a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the offshore wind power generation facility at Ishikari Bay New Port, which is scheduled to begin commercial operation in December The NYK CTV will be owned by NYK and managed…
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Video: Floating Naval Mine Explodes on a Beach in Georgia
After a storm over the Black Sea, Ukraine’s military has warned coastal communities near Odesa of the risk of drifting naval mines. The warning comes shortly after the detonation of a contact mine on a public beach in Batumi, Georgia’s second-largest city. Floating Soviet-era YaM-type mines have been a persistent…
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