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TITANIC ANNIVERSARY: Titanic interest greater than ever

Last year British operator Miles Morgan Travel chartered Fred. Olsen’s Balmoral (1988/43,537gt) for a special cruise to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking...

NAVAL NEWS: Burial at sea by US Navy

The American aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) was the scene of a short and quick burial at sea after a special detachment...

BULKER: Biomass cargoes for Drax

In late 2009 Drax Power Station and the port of Tyne signed a £16 million biomass deal. This involved building a handling and storage...

SINKING: Floatel Jupiter sinks

The semi-submersible accommodation vessel Floatel Jupiter, housing 713 workers and containing over 2,100 barrels of diesel and kerosene, sank in the Gulf of Mexico...

CARGO SHIP: Seized by pirates

In early April a Somali man became the first pirate to be sentenced to jail in the US for an act of piracy against...

WIND POWER: Cargill go fly a kite

Grain transporter Cargill has signed an agreement with Germany’s SkySails to use wind power technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on its ships. Cargill...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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