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Master of Container Ship Goes Missing Off Italy

[Brief] Italian authorities are investigating the disappearance of the master of the container feeder MSC Giannina, who went missing during a voyage from Gioia Tauro to Genoa on Thursday night. Ca...

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Continuing Recovery for the Caribbean and Cruise Lines

In a key step in the Caribbean’s recovery following this fall’s devastating hurricanes, the cruise lines have begun to set timetables for their return to San Juan, St. Thomas and St. Maart...

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Panama Canal Sets Record Annual Cargo Tonnage

Following the close of its 2017 fiscal year (FY17), the Panama Canal announced that the waterway welcomed a record 403.8 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS) of cargo in FY17, the largest amount of annu...

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USS Ponce Decommissioned after 46 Years of Service

Following over 46 years of honorable service, the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) was decommissioned on October 14. During the ceremony, the ship's commanding offic...

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Navy's Stealthiest Warship May Be a Merchant Vessel

[By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D.] When one thinks of a stealth ship, images of the Chinese Type 055 destroyer, the French La Fayette-class frigate, or Swedish Visby-class corvette come to mind....

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Port of San Juan's Cruise Business Shows Signs of Life

San Juan's cruise business is beginning to show signs of life. Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas departed Puerto Rico's biggest port on October 7 on a commercial voyage to St. Kitts,...

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Durban Storm: Grounded Vessels Refloated

All three vessels that were grounded in the Port of Durban, South Africa, on Tuesday, have now been successfully refloated and remoored. Among them was the container ship MSC Ines. The 350-meter sh...

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Proactive Medical Care for the Merchant Marine

The first time I shipped out, an old able-bodied seaman showed me that WD40 could be used to treat joint pain. We were working hard on the deck of a platform supply vessel that day and had stopped to...

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MSC Cruises Installs Smart Video Surveillance System

MSC Cruises has developed a new video surveillance system that will allow for rapid intervention in man overboard situations. After a successful pilot test, the intelligent video capturing and analysi...

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"Now Hear Ye!"

In early May the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Marine Transportation, part of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, held a hearing on “Maritime...