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Norway’s newest autonomous shipping test site is now officially open and ready to support the development of high-tech autonomous maritime solutions. 
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Global demand for maritime shipping picked up last year, but the pace was still below the historical 3 percent average and…
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Named for a San Diego hero, Navy's newest destroyer reports for duty.
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The U.S. Coast Guard awarded five firm fixed-price contracts for heavy polar icebreaker design studies and analysis Wednesday.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Well...I guess that is at least a start. Apparently we need to spend $20 million to do a study to figure out how to save money when we actually (finally) get around to building new iceabreakers. We are crazily behind in the building/operating of ice-faring ships here in the U.S.
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California Commercial Marine Operators Take Advantage of Grant Money to Repower with Eco-Friendly Engines. Capt. Joe Nazar…
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I can't believe this guy says the name thing comes up only every so often. Come on. If a new fighter jet pilot were named "Han Solo" and said "oh my parents never saw Star Wars" we would be similarly incredulous.
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The fact Sea Shepherd had to go to a Turkish boat yard speaks volumes. Also it highlights how a reality television show can bolster incomes of previously marginal groups and give them new life to influence policy and management.
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There is a growing interest in the fuel efficiency of ships because of fuel prices, climate change and energy security issues.
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PPG’s protective and marine business has received EU Funding for a project which aims to produce a new fouling protection…
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The largest containership ever to dock at a North American seaport has returned to Southern California. The Benjamin Franklin will officially enter service for the first time on Friday in Long Beach following an inauguration ceremony hosted by French shipping line CMA CGM and attended by elected leaders, port officials and industry executives.
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This sucker is massive!
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The largest container ship ever to unload in North America arrived at the Port of Los Angeles on Dec. 22. Four days later, an even bigger one showed up: the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, a ship just about as long as the Empire State Building is tall.
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"A floating vessel that is longer than the Empire State Building is high has taken to the water for the first time. Despite appearances, Prelude cannot strictly be described as a ship as it needs to be towed to its destination rather than travelling under its own power."
PIRatE Lab's insight:
This is a crazy and a testament to how we keep trying to move more and more material and conduct more and more operations across our world ocean.
Cam E's curator insight,
February 4, 2014 12:34 PM
I've got a weak spot for massive ships, plain and simple. I think there's even a future in ship-based cities which move around the world's oceans. Eventually ships can become so large and so advanced that the normal threats associated with the open ocean will do little to scratch them. For a comparison, the ship pictured is the Prelude FLNG, and it's almost twice the length of the Titanic. 
BrianCaldwell7's curator insight,
April 5, 2016 8:19 AM
This is a floating testament that economies of scale will continue to push the limits. Today, the largest of the massive cargo ships are simply too big to get through the Panama Canal and have to travel down around the tip of South America. This is one reason why Nicaragua is planning to construct a canal to rival Panama's (Maps 101 readers can read more about the geographic implications of Nicaragua's plans in this article co-authored by myself and Julie Dixon or you can sign up for a free trial subscription to see what Maps 101 has to offer). Tags: transportation, Nicaragua, globalization, diffusion, industry, economic. |
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Thanksgiving marks the start of serious shopping for the holiday season.Black Friday, Cyber Monday and deep discounts will…
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Maritime invests in Green Technology, Damen's Philip Rabe explains
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Growing popularity of Green Tech for the Marine Industry.
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Here are some of the most advanced, green, efficient, and enormous commercial future ships being built and--those envisioned to ply the seas in the future.
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IMO to decide whether to introduce rules in 2020, or 2025; EU, China already pushing for stricter regulation. The global…
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New Sulfur emissions rules coming online.
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ASV Global, a manufacturer of Autonomous Surface Vehicles, has announced that the company has expanded into the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Working alongside local universities and authorities, ASV … Continue Reading
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In a historically weak contracting environment the cruise sector has seen a strong level of newbuild ordering and investment in the year to date…
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Interesting. I didn't realize the demand in new building that cruise ships still command.
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The European Union Ship Recycling Regulation has been effective since 2013 and applies to all ships entering ports and terminals
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Slow movement towards the goal of trying to have ship decommissioning done responsibly as opposed to ill-equipped and ill-trained shipbreaker on Indian beaches.
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Marine engines News Article First Cruise Company Fined under Australia’s New Fuel Rules
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Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announced today an agreement with Sembcorp Marine's subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Ptd Ltd, to defer…
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Transocean of Deepwater Horizon fame is still churning out deep water drilling rigs, although with apparent continual delays.
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This isIt's been more than a hundred years since anyone has built a wooden tall ship in Sausalito. But now, volunteers are doing just that. News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of SF
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This is a great effort to create a carbon neutral tall ship. Check it out. We visited her over Christmas. See:
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ontrolling fuel consumption to reflect the vessel’s current speed and the sea conditions. As a result, the containership will burn 20 per cent less fuel per TEU in comparison to a reference 10,000 TEU containership.
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