• MSC Baltic III Grounded, Crew Safe

    MarineLink News 17 Feb 2025 | 01:31 am

    Canada’s Marine Communications and Traffic Services received a MAYDAY on Saturday from the MSC Baltic III as it ran aground located approximately 12 nautical miles outside the entrance to Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.The vessel reported a loss[…]

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  • ICS Pushes Levy-Based System Ahead of IMO Meeting

    MarineLink News 17 Feb 2025 | 01:08 am

    Guy Platten, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping, has released a statement ahead of the UN IMO Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 18) calling for a levy-based GHG pricing mechanism.The…

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  • Space Norway Launches World's Northernmost Subsea Cable

    MarineLink News 17 Feb 2025 | 01:00 am

    Space Norway is set to establish new high-speed connection from the Norwegian mainland to Jan Mayen and Svalbard.Space Norway has signed a contract with SubCom for the full system supply of the Arctic Way Cable System, including survey, design, manufacturing[…]

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  • Golden Ocean Group Appoints New Director

    MarineLink News 17 Feb 2025 | 00:41 am

    Dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean Group has appointed Tonesan Amissah as Director of the company.Amissah is a Barrister and Attorney-at-Law with over 30 years of experience in international corporate law.She is currently a Client Director at Ocorian Services (Bermuda)…

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  • US Drops Website Wording on Taiwan Independence

    MarineLink News 16 Feb 2025 | 23:31 pm

    The U.S. State Department has removed a statement on its website that it does not support Taiwan independence, among changes that the island's government praised on Sunday as supporting Taiwan.The fact sheet on Taiwan retains Washington's opposition…

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  • Coast Guard Breached Maritime Rules, Inquiry Finds

    MarineLink News 14 Feb 2025 | 22:17 pm

    Greece's Ombudsman has found that the coast guard failed to follow maritime rules in one of the Mediterranean's worst shipwrecks in 2023, raising the alarm only after the overcrowded migrant boat sank, sources told Reuters.The conclusions of the inquiry by[…]

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  • Tech Feature: (No) Rocking the Boat

    MarineLink News 14 Feb 2025 | 21:54 pm

    Seakeeper’s motion control technology can improve the performance of even the most impressive of workboats. Partnering with Seakeeper and Gladding-Hearn, the Charleston Pilots did just that, once again setting the bar for excellence.On a beautiful Autumn afternoon in Charleston…

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  • Trelleborg Acquires NuFlow Technologies

    MarineLink News 14 Feb 2025 | 21:33 pm

    Trelleborg Group has, through its Trelleborg Industrial Solutions business area, signed an agreement to acquire the US-based pipe repair specialists NuFlow Technologies.NuFlow, headquartered in Escondido, California, produces specialist liners, resins, and equipment for small-diameter pipe repair.

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  • USCG Safety Alert: Understand the Explosion Hazards of Shipping Coal

    MarineLink News 14 Feb 2025 | 19:26 pm

    On November 27, 2024, approximately 100 nautical miles off the coast of Virginia, a bulk carrier shipping a type of coal called “Bailey High Vol Coking Coal” experienced consecutive explosions in the two forward cargo holds. While still under investigation…

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  • 1924 Time Capsule Shows Navy's Newport Presence

    MarineLink News 14 Feb 2025 | 19:17 pm

    A century-old time capsule, buried in 1924 to commemorate Newport’s naval history, was recently unearthed and opened in a live event at the Newport Public Library. Originally placed under Settlers’ Stone at the Naval Training Station on Coasters Harbor Island…

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