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Jan 02, 2008
The Panama Canal Authority issued an advisory stating that, effective January 1, 2008, it will offer one additional booking slot during the third period to regular (non-restricted) vessels.
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Jan 02, 2008
American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL) announced that it achieved an 86% on-time delivery performance during 2007 for scheduled service. In addition to being the lowest cost,
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Jan 02, 2008
From the Navy News Service
1950 - Mary T. Sproul is commissioned as the first female doctor in the Navy.
1959 - The U.S. Naval Observatory introduces the system
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Jan 02, 2008
Acergy SA received a $700mcontract from Total SA for work on the development of Pazlor oil field offshore from Angola.
Acergy said Wednesday it received the contract as part of a $1.
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Jan 02, 2008
The Coast Guard is responding to a call for assistance from a disabled freighter 180 nautical miles northeast of Attu.
The Mathawee Naree, a 554-ft. Thai flagged freighter,
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Jan 02, 2008
Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said oit has won $1.3b worth of contracts to build 20 vessels.
The contracts are to be delivered before July 2012 and
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Jan 02, 2008
Marine industry expert Marcus Jones has joined the Institute of Marine
Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) as its first Chief
Operating Officer, working closely with Chief Executive,
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Jan 02, 2008
Transworld Group of Companies (TGC), an international logistics and shipping specialist, announced in December that it had awarded a $80m shipbuilding contract
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Jan 02, 2008
The production value of Taiwan's shipbuilding industry is expected to amount to $1.6b for 2007, up 21 percent over the year-earlier level, according to tallies
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Jan 02, 2008
Maritime Communications Partner AS (MCP), fully owned by Telenor ASA, has signed a contract to install and operate the cellular network onboard all ships in Princess Cruises,
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Jan 02, 2008
According to the Guardian Unlimited, the coastguard was sent to the aid of a large container ship that ran aground in the Dover Strait.
The crew of the 90,465-ton
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Jan 02, 2008
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued its notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the filing of advance trade data (commonly referred to as the 10+2 program).
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Jan 02, 2008
The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued a Safety Bulletin advising the maritime community of the failure of the seat attachments in a rigid inflatable boat (RIB),
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Jan 02, 2008
While diesel-electric propulsion continues to garner converts in North America, it is a more usual system in Europe. The noted Danish operator of emergency response/rescue vessels,
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Jan 02, 2008
Marine industry expert Marcus Jones has joined the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) as its first Chief Operating Officer, working closely with Chief Executive,
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