Professional captains and pilots in all sectors of the maritime industry confront daunting challenges and hazards every day on every trip. From piloting oceangoing ships into congested harbors and safely docking them, to navigating ferries,…
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DMC Gdańsk Gains EN 1090, ISO 3834 Certifications
Damen Marine Components (DMC) Gdańsk, one of the Damen Shipyards Group’s locations for the production of steel components including propeller nozzles, rudder installations and cranes, has received EN 1090 and ISO 3834 certifications. DMC Gdańsk…
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New Fresh Water Generators for Pionerio de Libra FPSO
Dutch water treatment specialist Hatenboer-Water has supplied three fresh water generators for the Pioneiro de Libra oil production vessel built by Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. The order consists of three reverse osmosis type fresh water generators.
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Baltic Index Strengthens on Broad Support
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Tuesday on stronger rates across all vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels…
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High Winds Close Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah port
The major port at Saudi Arabia's second largest city of Jeddah was closed on Tuesday due to bad weather, state-run Ekhbariya TV reported. "Marine traffic was halted at Jeddah Islamic Port because of high winds and reduced visibility," the channel wrote...
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Somali Security Captures 10 Pirates
Somali forces who have surrounded pirates holding hostages taken from an Indian ship secured the surrender of 10 members of the band on Tuesday and enlisted the parents of the other three to persuade them to give up, officials said. Regional…
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Next Geosolutions Acquires RMS Submarine
Next Geosolutions announced the acquisition of UK-based marine resource solutions company, RMS Submarine Ltd. The acquisition of the companies enables Next Geosolutions to focus on the operations and maintenance market, for both the cables and renewables industries…
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Eisenhower Strike Group Ready for Action
Approximately 6,000 Sailors from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG) are conducting a sustainment exercise (SUSTEX) to maintain their readiness and capability to deploy anywhere in the world on short notice should the need arise. "Ike CSG is ...
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U.S., Russian crew lands after six-month stay on space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts made a parachute landing in Kazakhstan on Monday, wrapping up a nearly six-month mission aboard the International Space Station, a NASA TV broadcast showed.
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Iceland magma drilling project may revive giant UK power cable link
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists will study the possibility of producing geothermal energy from magma for the first time, in a $100 million project in Iceland, which if successful could produce up to 10 times more energy than from a conventional well.
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