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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 >> >>| News Headlines Two ferries collide off İstanbul due to dense fog 1 month 14 days ago Added: May 06, 2013 08:50 Two passenger ferries collided ın the Bosporus Strait on Saturday due to dense fog, leaving three passengers slightly injured. Read more Source: Maritime Connector CSCL orders five world's biggest container ships at Hyundai Heavy Industries 1 month 14 days ago Added: May 06, 2013 08:14 South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries said Monday it had won a $700 million deal to build the world's largest container ships for China Shipping Container Lines. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Ferry company under fire over 'Nazi' logo 1 month 14 days ago Added: May 06, 2013 07:56 A Scottish ferry company has come under fire over its logo, which critics have described as "Nazi symbolism". Read more Source: Maritime Connector Australia's Barrier Reef set for heritage downgrade: UNESCO 1 month 14 days ago Added: May 06, 2013 07:44 Australia insisted it was committed to protecting the Great Barrier Reef on Saturday after the UN warned that the natural wonder's world heritage status could be in downgraded in 2014. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly' 1 month 14 days ago Added: May 06, 2013 07:42 The Arctic seas are being made rapidly more acidic by carbon-dioxide emissions, according to a new report. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Rena tax bill tops $46 million 1 month 17 days ago Added: May 03, 2013 09:46 New Zealand taxpayers have contributed over NZ$46 million to the clean-up of the Rena shipwreck it has emerged this week. Read more Source: Maritime Connector BOURBON Reports Continued Growth in Q1 2013 1 month 17 days ago Added: May 03, 2013 09:42 In a favorable context for the oil & gas and related services industry, BOURBON is continuing to grow," says CEO. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Owners And Security Firms Slam Bid To Class Armed Guards As Seafarers 1 month 17 days ago Added: May 03, 2013 08:51 Shipowners and private maritime security companies have voiced concern over moves by the Maritime Labour Convention to class armed guards as seafarers, questioning how this will work in practice. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Somali ex-pirates seek employment, good sea, negotiations 1 month 17 days ago Added: May 03, 2013 08:39 For a fearsome pirate, even one in self-declared retirement, there is a notable lack of what literature has led one to expect: cutlass, eye-patch, hook or even a parrot. Read more Source: Maritime Connector No hijacking by Somali pirates in nearly a year 1 month 17 days ago Added: May 03, 2013 08:30 The fight against Somali pirates has been so effective that they haven't been able to mount a successful hijacking in nearly a year, the chair of the global group trying to combat the pirates said Thursday. Read more Source: Maritime Connector SEACOR Holdings Inc. Purchased Two LPG Carriers 1 month 17 days ago Added: May 03, 2013 08:11 SEACOR Holdings Inc. announced that it has executed an agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. for the construction of two Liquefied Petroleum Gas tankers with expected deliveries in 2014 with an option to purchase up to three additional VLGCs with delivery in 2015. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Hanjin Shipping narrows loss 1 month 17 days ago Added: May 03, 2013 08:00 South Korea-based Hanjin Shipping has slashed its losses in the first quarter on improved container transport volume. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Coast Guard ship-fishing boat collision that left five dead was a hit-and-run 1 month 17 days ago Added: May 03, 2013 07:54 A collision between a Coast Guard ship and a fishing boat at high sea near the Goa coast led to the death of five people, while one is still missing. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Pirates released six Danish seafarers hijacked two years ago 1 month 18 days ago Added: May 02, 2013 08:12 Pirates have freed six seafarers who were abducted from a Danish cargo ship Leopard off Oman and held for more than two years in Somalia, after receiving a ransom, the crew's employer said Tuesday. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Alert!  Issue No.32: Dealing with the menace of fatigue 1 month 18 days ago Added: May 02, 2013 08:03 The current issue of the International Maritime Human Element Bulletin Alert! provides all the connections required to link issues of fatigue to the safe manning of ships and the way they are operated. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Inquiry recommends ship crews agree to common language 1 month 18 days ago Added: May 02, 2013 08:00 A inquiry into the grounding of a cargo ship off the Tauranga coast believes crews should agree on a common language when out at sea. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Alaska starting first full cruise ship season under fuel rules meant to cut emissions 1 month 18 days ago Added: May 02, 2013 07:52 More than 1 million cruise ship passengers are expected to visit Alaska this year, but industry officials fear new fuel standards intended to limit pollution from large ships could drive vessels away and lower that number later. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Suez Canal toll fees rise 1 month 18 days ago Added: May 02, 2013 07:50 Egypt will raise toll fees by 5% for oil tankers and petrochemical products and 2% for container ships and car carriers, said the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). Read more Source: Maritime Connector Beached Ajman ship going piece by piece 1 month 18 days ago Added: May 02, 2013 07:49 Workmen using blowtorches and cutting tools are slowly dismantling the Sea Blue cargo ship that ran aground off the Ajman Corniche in rough seas this year. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Repairs scheduled to begin on lifeline Orkney Island ferry 1 month 18 days ago Added: May 02, 2013 07:45 Repairs to an Orkney Isle ferry are due to begin in the next few days. Read more Source: Maritime Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 >> >>|