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Social Media Could Boost Search and Rescue Operations

Over 2,480 people died in marine disasters in 2015, and the financial cost of these disasters was $1.7 billion. A coordinated approach to using social media in search and rescue has the potential to r...

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China's Belt and Road Investment Accelerates

China’s investment in Belt and Road countries could reach $300 billion by 2030, more than double the current level, predicts Standard Chartered.  The initiative has accelerated growth in the nation...

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Right Whale Breeding Season Ends Without Calves

On Saturday, the breeding season for North Atlantic right whales ended without the sighting of a single new calf, the first time that this has occurred since recording began. Only five calves were bor...

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Stephan Schaller Takes Over as Head of Voith Group

As of April 1, 2018, Stephan Schaller has begun in his role as head of the Corporate Board of Management at Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA and will lead the international technology company from now on. He...

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China and Vietnam to Settle South China Sea Claims

On Sunday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that China and Vietnam are moving towards a settlement agreement on the status of their sovereignty claims in the South China Sea. "We have agr...

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Fire Off Balikpapan Kills Two Fishermen

On Saturday, a fire broke out near the bulker Ever Judger at Balikpapan Bay, Indonesia. Two individuals - believed to be fishermen - were killed, and one of the Judger's crewmembers suffered burn inju...

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Shipping Industry Confidence Reaches Four-Year High

Shipping confidence reached a four-year high in the three months to end-February 2018 among shipowners, but charterers have different feelings, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from...

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Ice-Breaking LNG Carrier Vladimir Rusanov Loads First Cargo

The ice-breaking LNG carrier Vladimir Rusanov completed her first LNG loading operation at Sabetta port last week. The newbuild was ordered by MOL and China COSCO Shipping Corporation and is the first...

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Sri Lankan Navy Salvages World War II Wreck

The wreck of the SS Sagaing, one of Sri Lanka's famous naval ships, has been refloated after 75 years. The vessel sank in Trincomalee Harbor during World War II, and the successful salvage has been ha...

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Port of Oakland Forecasts Steady Growth

Containerized cargo volume moving through this city is expected to increase two percent annually for the next five years. The catalyst for growth: a nearly $700 million injection of capital from outsi...