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Polar Star Returns to U.S. After Antarctic Deployment to Begin Refit

Polar Star Returns to U.S. After Antarctic Deployment to Begin Refit

Polar Star, the United States’ sole heavy icebreaker recently returned home after a 147-day Antarctic deployment making several milestones in her long career. Commissioned in 1976, Polar Star is playi...

Inchcape Shipping Plans Acquisitions After Takeover by UK Investors

Inchcape Shipping Plans Acquisitions After Takeover by UK Investors

An agreement has been reached for UK-based private equity investment firm Epiris to acquire Inchcape Shipping a leader in port agency and marine services. According to the companies, the new investmen...

U.S. Coast Guard Offloads $160 Million in Cocaine in Miami

U.S. Coast Guard Offloads $160 Million in Cocaine in Miami

On Friday, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless offloaded more than $160 million in cocaine at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach before returning to her homeport in Pensacola. Dauntless’ cr...

First Attempt to Refloat Ever Forward Scheduled for Tuesday Afternoon

First Attempt to Refloat Ever Forward Scheduled for Tuesday Afternoon

Salvage teams working at the site of the grounded containership Ever Forward are ready to make their first attempt to refloat the vessel at high tide tomorrow and if that effort is not successful, the...

Ukraine's Icebreaker is Stranded in Punta Arenas

Ukraine's Icebreaker is Stranded in Punta Arenas

Ukraine’s first scientific Antarctic expedition in 20 years is on the verge of aborting its mission. The country’s research icebreaker is stranded in Chile due to the Russian invasion, and the prospec...

Salvors Begin Dredging Operation to Free Ever Forward From the Mud

Salvors Begin Dredging Operation to Free Ever Forward From the Mud

The first phase of the operation to free the grounded containership Ever Forward has gotten underway with two large dredges being positioned at the front and back of the vessel on Sunday, March 20. No...

Kongsberg Digital’s K-Sim Connect Wins the Prestigious DOGA Award

Kongsberg Digital’s K-Sim Connect Wins the Prestigious DOGA Award

[By: Kongsberg] Kongsberg Digital, together with EGGS Design, has received the prestigious DOGA Award for Design and Architecture for the K-Sim Connect digital platform with simulation training pac...

Dutch Researchers Developing Maritime Crash Barriers for Wind Turbines

Dutch Researchers Developing Maritime Crash Barriers for Wind Turbines

A team of Dutch maritime researchers is working on solutions to avoid collisions between ships and the growing number of offshore wind turbines in the North Sea. According to the team, the risk of a c...

Salvors Call for Dredges and Tugs to Free Stranded Ever Forward

Salvors Call for Dredges and Tugs to Free Stranded Ever Forward

After a series of inspections along with a review of conditions in the Chesapeake Bay, salvage experts have completed a tentative rescue plan for the grounded containership Ever Forward which will now...

Long Salvage Operation Expected for Grounded Boxship Ever Forward 

Long Salvage Operation Expected for Grounded Boxship Ever Forward 

As the grounding of the 127,000 dwt Ever Forward drags into its fourth day, experts are increasing forecasting that it will be a long and difficult salvage operation. Unlike the recent grounding of a...