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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 Somali ex-pirates seek employment, good sea, negotiations 16 days 15 hours 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 16 days 15 hours 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 16 days 16 hours 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 16 days 16 hours 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 16 days 16 hours 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 17 days 15 hours 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 17 days 16 hours 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 17 days 16 hours 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 17 days 16 hours 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 17 days 16 hours 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 17 days 16 hours 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 17 days 16 hours 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 Pomorac Goran Mustapić oslobođen otpužbi u Panami 17 days 17 hours ago Added: May 02, 2013 06:54 Hrvatski pomorac Goran Mustapić (40) iz Dugopolja oslobođen je nakon 11 mjeseci na suđenju u Panami, gdje je bio optužen za posjedovanjem droge, izvijestio je Sindikat pomoraca Hrvatske (SPH), koji je informaciju o tome dobio iz hrvatskog veleposlanstva u Washingtonu. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Ballast water aquatic hitchhikers and biofouling 19 days 15 hours ago Added: Apr 30, 2013 08:21 Today, ballast water and biofouling management are highly important issues, as new legislation will call for new treatment solutions – potentially leading to major investments. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Five crew members kidnapped from ship off Nigeria 19 days 15 hours ago Added: Apr 30, 2013 08:17 Pirates have kidnapped five crew members from a cargo ship off Nigeria, a piracy watchdog and a security source said on Monday, part of a growing trend of attacks that are pushing up maritime insurance costs in the Gulf of Guinea. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Search for back-up ship after vital ferry is crippled 19 days 15 hours ago Added: Apr 30, 2013 08:13 An urgent search has been launched to find a new car ferry as the lifeline service to Orkney will be crippled for a month. Read more Source: Maritime Connector BP rebuked over North Sea oil leak 19 days 16 hours ago Added: Apr 30, 2013 08:09 BP has been rebuked by the Norwegian oil and gas safety authority after a leak at one of its major North Sea platforms last year. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Royal Caribbean cruise ship 'did not have Legionella' 19 days 16 hours ago Added: Apr 30, 2013 08:02 A cruise company says it is "certain" a former captain did not contract fatal Legionella on one of its ships. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Israel's 5th Dolphin submarine unveiled in Germany 19 days 16 hours ago Added: Apr 30, 2013 07:52 Israel and Germany unveiled the fifth Dolphin-class submarine constructed for the Israel Navy at a ceremony at the German port of Kiel on Monday. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Freighter sinks off Greece, two dead and eight missing 20 days 15 hours ago Added: Apr 29, 2013 08:32 A cargo ship sank off southern Greece after colliding with another freighter Monday, leaving two Syrian seamen dead and eight others missing and spurring a large rescue operation, officials said. 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 >> >>|