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Ride the Ducks Boat Sinks, Killing 17

By The Maritime Executive

July 20, 2018

A Ride the Ducks tour boat sank near Branson, Missouri on Thursday, killing 17 out of 31 on board and injuring seven. On Thursday evening, two "Ride the Ducks" amphibious tour boats departed the do...

USCG: Hoax Distress Calls can be Deadly

By U.S. Coast Guard News

July 20, 2018

“This is the fishing vessel Sol e Mar. This is a mayday, we’re sinking, we need help now!” These were among the last words of 19-year-old Billy Hokanson, as the fishing boat that he and his father wer...

LNG: Eastern Australia Faces Troubled Times

By Nicholas Browne

July 19, 2018

At last count four separate project developers are proposing LNG import terminals in Australia. These come just as Australia is ramping up LNG production to overtake Qatar as the world's largest LNG e...

New Spanish Sub is Too Big to Berth at Home Port

By The Maritime Executive

July 19, 2018

Spain's newest submarine, the S-80 Plus, is too big to fit at its home port. A redesign to correct a buoyancy problem left it 30 feet longer than originally planned - about nine feet too long for the...

New Vehicle Terminal Planned for Southampton

By The Maritime Executive

July 19, 2018

The Port of Southampton is to build a new vehicle terminal as the latest phase a £50 million ($65 million) investment by Associated British Ports (ABP). The new £15 million ($19.5 million) multi-st...

MAIB: Spun Bearing Led to Explosion and Fire

By The Maritime Executive

July 19, 2018

The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the engine failure and fire aboard the ro-ro ferry Wight Sky last September. According to the agency, the failure - wh...

DP World to Build Traders Market at Jebel Ali

By The Maritime Executive

July 19, 2018

DP World has signed an agreement for the joint construction of a new traders market at Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone in Dubai. The three million square meter development will be undertaken with Zhej...

Yamal LNG Shipment Arrives in China via Arctic Route

By The Maritime Executive

July 19, 2018

The icebreaking LNG carriers Eduard Toll and Vladimir Rusanov have arrived at an LNG terminal near Nantong, China, completing their landmark voyage from the Yamal LNG liquefaction plant via Russia's N...

Singapore Retains Top Spot in Shipping Development Index

By The Maritime Executive

July 19, 2018

Singapore remains unmoved at the top of the International Shipping Centre Development Index for the fifth successive year, according to a report published by the Baltic Exchange and Xinhua, China’s ne...

New Texas Crude Export Terminal Planned

By The Maritime Executive

July 19, 2018

Enterprise Products Partners is planning to develop an offshore crude oil export terminal off the Texas Gulf Coast. The terminal would be capable of fully loading VLCCs, which have capacities of appro...

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