The Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) announced it has acquired a 62-year-old fireboat from the city of Cleveland, Ohio.The vessel, Anthony J. Celebrezze, was constructed in 1961 by Paach Marine in Erie, Pa. and was used by the Cleveland Fire Department...
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Hijacked Galaxy Leader Ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah Port Area
The Galaxy Leader commercial ship was "illegally boarded by military personnel via a helicopter" on Nov. 19 and is now in the Hodeidah port area in Yemen, the vessel’s owner said on Monday."All communications were subsequently lost with the vessel…
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Two Ships Divert Course Away from Red Sea After Vessel Seized by Houthis
Two commercial ships that diverted their course in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden were connected to the same maritime group whose vessel was seized by Yemen's Houthis, according to shipping data and British maritime security company Ambrey.Israel on Sund...
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Emerson Invests in Frugal Technologies
Automation technology and software company Emerson announced it has invested in Frugal Technologies, a Danish-based company that offers fuel optimization technologies that reduce energy use and emissions in shipping fleets.Frugal’s cloud-based…
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Diana Lines Up Time Charter with Bunge
Dry bulk shipowner Diana Shipping on Monday announced that it has lined up a time charter contract with agribusiness Bunge for one of its Ultramax dry bulk vessels, DSI Andromed—a 60,309 dwt Ultramax dry bulk vessel built in Japan in 2016.The charter…
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Weaker Capesize Rates Push Baltic Dry Index Lower
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, dropped to snap a seven-session winning streak on Monday, weighed down by lower capesize rates.The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize…
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Standard Supply to Sell PSV Trio for $72.2M
Oslo-listed Standard Supply has recently agreed to sell three large platform supply vessels, Standard Viking, Standard Supplier, and Standard Defender, for a gross of $72.2 million.Adjusting for ownership, proceeds to Standard Supply will be $69.5 mill...
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U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
The U.S. Coast Guard was leading an oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, partnering with local and federal agencies and companies after a Main Pass Oil Gathering Co (MPOG) underwater pipeline began leaking.The crude oil pipeline…
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AMSA Bans BBC Jade
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued its third ban from Australian waters to a Briese Heavylift GmbH & Co ship this year.AMSA issued the 90-day ban to the Antigua & Barbuda-flagged general cargo ship BBC Jade, after inspectors…
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New Space Saving Concept Developed for Methanol-Fueled Vessels
Lloyd’s Register (LR), in collaboration with SDC Ship Design and Consult, has developed a new concept for the use of ballast water tanks in place of cofferdams around methanol tanks, allowing ship operators more space for methanol fuel technology.For…...
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