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12 Nov

Seward, Alaska, to receive $720K in dock improvements

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(SEWARD, Alaska) -- The cruiseship dock at Seward is expected to receive $720,000 in upgrades, the Peninsula Clarion newspaper reported. The funds would come from an existing tax on Alaska cruiseship passengers. The upgrades will improve safety and security for vessels calling at Seward. Click here to view the newspaper's story.

12 Nov

Texas businessman’s ship entangled in Nova Scotia legal disputes

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(BRIDGEWATER, Nova Scotia) -- A former naval ship owned by a Brownsville, Texas, businessman is caught up in a complex series of legal disputes, the Chronicle Herald newspaper of Halifax reported. Emilio Sanchez formed Dominion Shipping so he could buy the Cormorant in 1998. Now the vessel is under arrest for unpaid wharfage fees and is the subject of a…

11 Nov

Mammoet Salvage hired to handle toxic WWII submarine

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The following is the text of a press release issued by Mammoet Salvage BV: (SCHIEDAM, Netherlands) -- The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) has decided to award the contract for the possible salvage of the U-864 submarine and its cargo of mercury to Mammoet Salvage B.V. Two options have been proposed to deal with the environmental hazard formed by…

11 Nov

Iraq acquiring dozen patrol vessels built by SAFE Boats

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(PORT ORCHARD, Wash.) -- At least a dozen 27-foot patrol vessels built by SAFE Boats International are headed to Iraq, where the Iraqi navy will use them to protect the nation's 35-mile coastline, the Kitsap Sun newspaper reported. As a result of increased orders, SAFE Boats is expanding production and hiring more staff at its facilities in Washington state. Click here to…

10 Nov

Hurricane Paloma causes Caribbean cruise ships to scatter

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(MIAMI) -- Hurricane Paloma has caused several Caribbean cruise ships to make unscheduled detours to avoid the heaviest weather from the Category 4 storm, USA Today reported on its Cruise Log blog. Click here to read the Cruise Log.

10 Nov

Fednav to use Veson Nautical’s maritime operations software

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The following is the text of a press release issued by Veson Nautical: (BOSTON AND MONTREAL) --Veson Nautical, the US-based developer of proven software solutions for the commercial maritime community, today announced that Fednav Limited of Montreal, Canada's largest ocean-going, dry-bulk ship owning, operating and chartering group, has chosen to implement the full complement of Veson Nauticalâ€™s Integrated Maritime…

10 Nov

New documentary probes Edmund Fitzgerald hatch cover theory

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(MUSKEGON, Mich.) -- A new documentary is re-investigating the Edmund Fitzgerald disaster, the Muskegon Chronicle reported. "The Edmund Fitzgerald Controversy" explores theories including the possibility of faulty hatch covers and that the huge ore carrier broke in two. Click here to view the newspaper's story.

07 Nov

Stress causing expensive damage to Superferry’s dockside barge

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(KAHULUI HARBOR, Hawaii) -- The state of Hawaii is facing a $414,284 price tag for stress-related damage to the dockside barge that the Superferry uses for loading and unloading at Maui, the Honolulu Advertiser newspaper reported. Structural damage to the barge's hull is occurring where a tugboat holds the barge up against the pier. One storm caused four mooring lines…

07 Nov

Diplomatic battle brewing over Northwest Passage shipping

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(OTTAWA) -- While Canada claims sovereignty over the Northwest Passage, other maritime nations including the U.S. don't recognize such a claim, the Canadian foreign affairs magazine Embassy reported. Canada is seeking to regulate new shipping traffic in the region by sending more Coast Guard personnel and establishing anti-pollution and search-and-rescue capabilities. Canada is funding a commercial harbor at Pangnirtung, Nunavut.…

07 Nov

Columnists urge better navigation, vessel tracking, spill response

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(SAN FRANCISCO) -- The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper published a column by a pair of environmental activists calling for stronger federal and state laws governing shipping safety and oil spill response. Click here to view the newspaper column.