The Port of San Diego is doubling shore power capability at its B Street and Broadway Pier cruise ship terminals to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on and around San Diego Bay.The Board of Port Commissioners approved…
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Suspected Migrant-smuggling Boat Breaks Apart off San Diego; Four Dead
Four people were killed and more than two dozen injured on Sunday when a boat suspected of attempting to smuggle migrants into California broke apart off Cabrillo National Monument at San Diego's rugged Point Loma, the U.S. Coast Guard said.The initial...
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Icebreaking Bulk Carrier Delivered to Fednav
Canadian dry bulk shipping company Fednav announced it has taken delivery of its latest Polar Class 4 icebreaking bulk carrier, Arvik I.Ordered through Sumitomo Corporation and built by Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) shipyards in Japan…
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Subsea Discovery: SOI Releases Images from Study of NW Australian Deep Corals
Scientists circumnavigate and map the seafloor of the entire mesophotic (deep water) zone in Ashmore Reef Marine Park.Scientists discovered a sea snake thought to be locally extinct and saw several species such as the great spotted cowrie (Perissersoa…
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Castor Maritime Buys Five Tankers
Cyprus-based shipping company Castor Maritime said it has reached a deal to acquire five tankers from an unaffiliated third-party for an aggregate purchase price of $49.25 million.The vessels, including two 2006 Korean-built MR1 tankers, two…
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Filipino Diplomat Tells China to ‘Get the F*** Out’ of Disputed Waters
The Philippine foreign minister on Monday demanded in an expletive-laced message on Twitter that China’s vessels get out of disputed waters, marking the latest exchange in a war of words with Beijing over its activities in the South China Sea.The comme...
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Ship Recycling Stymied by COVID Spread Through India
All eyes remain on the situation that is currently unfolding in India as each day brings with it record, numbers of Covid-19 cases & deaths as many hospitals across the country are running desperately low on oxygen supplies and vacant hospital beds.Mor...
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LNG Tankers Diverted from India Ports as Surging COVID-19 Cases Hit Demand
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes are being diverted away from ports in India as surging coronavirus cases there hamper domestic gas demand, trade and shipping sources said on Monday.Six LNG tankers diverted away from India since April 20…
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Marlink Wraps ITC Global Buy
Maritime connectivity and IT solutions provider Marlink Group has completed the acquisition of ITC Global from Panasonic."The acquisition, backed by Apax Partners sas, marks another milestone in the company’s M&A strategy. Within the Marlink Group…
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Total Extends Havila PSV Charters in Denmark
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Havila Shipping has won contract extensions for two of its platform supply vessels with Total in Denmark.Havila said Monday that Total DK, a Danish subsidiary of the French oil major Total, had declared extension…
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