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Sales of Tankers for Scrap Hit 39-Month High in September 

Published Oct 8, 2021 7:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Sales of tankers for demolition reached a 39-month high during September. Yet, with the sector notorious for holding on to tonnage...

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CBP: Bayside "Canadian Rail" Facility Switched to Russian Seafood

Published Oct 8, 2021 7:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a brief filed Friday, a senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer testified that the cargoes coming from the Bayside fa...

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Larger, Fast Crew Supplier Built by Damen Completes Sea Trials

Published Oct 8, 2021 5:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Damen Group has completed construction and sea trials on the first of a new generation crew transfer vessels and it is preparing t...

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Ammonia-Fueled Engine Conversion Planned by 2023 for OSV

Published Oct 8, 2021 2:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

A first of its kind project is launching designed to convert an operational ship to operate on ammonia as its fuel source. The pro...

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VLCC Crew’s Appeal for Help Highlights Crew Abandonment 

Published Oct 8, 2021 1:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

The crew aboard a VLCC under arrest in Singapore sent out an international appeal for help. Their efforts to call attention to the...

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South Korea Launches New High-Spec Submarine Rescue Vessel

Published Oct 7, 2021 10:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korea has launched a $400 million submarine rescue vessel capable of responding to distressed submariners in deep waters, ev...

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Chinese Traders Turn to New Routes to Get Much-Needed Coal

Published Oct 7, 2021 10:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

The coal shortage in China and India may give a boost to dry bulk shipping as traders look to new sources to plug a growing supply...

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Greenpeace Intercepts Tanker in English Channel Carrying Fish Oil 

Published Oct 7, 2021 7:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Activists from the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior intercepted a tanker transporting fish oil from West Africa as the vessel enter...

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Maersk to Test Air Lubrication Technology on Boxship

Published Oct 7, 2021 6:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

Maersk has become the latest large shipping company to plan a trial using air lubrication as a tool to help improve vessel efficie...

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Hapag-Lloyd Boxship Cleared of Responsibility in SoCal Spill Inquiry

Published Oct 7, 2021 5:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard has considered and reportedly set aside the possibility that the boxship Rotterdam Express was responsible fo...

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