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2017
May 17
Commitment to Diver Training Underpins Las Palmas Repair Success
After delays of almost two weeks following an unsuccessful repair to the hull of a 180m bulk carrier that ran aground offshore Las Palmas, Spain, Hydrex Underwater Technologies was approached to get the vessel sailing again.
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2017
May 17
Aurora Expeditions reveals new expedition ship
US-based shipbuilder SunStone Ships has teamed up with Australia’s Aurora Expeditions to create a design for the cruise operator’s first purpose-built expedition vessel.
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2017
May 16
Höegh Autoliners sells Höegh Triton for green recycling
On 15 May 2017, Höegh Autoliners sold the Pure Car and Truck Carrier MV Höegh Triton (built 1988) for recycling.
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2017
May 15
Costa Concordia captain jailed for disaster that killed 32 after court upholds sentence
The Italian captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that crashed into a reef in 2012 and capsized, killing 32 people, lost his final appeals bid on Friday.
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2017
May 15
German passenger ship revamped after fire
The 38.9m former excursion ship 'Adler Express', rendered largely useless by extensive smoke damage in a fire in Hamburg last year, has now been completely renovated and given a new lease of life.
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2017
May 15
Panama Canal needs fleet of more powerful tugs
There has been a cautious start to new tug ordering, but potential for more contracts to come for operations in Panama.
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2017
May 13
The Baptism of two LHM 800 cranes
Four years after Montecon charged Liebherr Maritime Cranes with designing and creating two new mobile harbour cranes, able to reach up to 22 rows of containers - a feat of dockside logistics never seen before - the project has been completed.
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2017
May 12
Swedish owners face triple lock on LNG
A lack of infrastructure, a lack of financing and a lack of a ready market represent a triple lock for Swedish tanker owners pioneering the use of LNG fuel.
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2017
May 12
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems tested in real time for multipurpose missions
A demonstration is being held on 11 May in Huelva, Spain, to show the potential of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) as valuable maritime surveillance tools in operational scenarios for multipurpose missions, including pollution monitoring, border control, illegal fishing detection, anti-drug trafficking, and search and rescue.
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2017
May 10
ICS Launches 2017 Annual Review
The International Chamber of Shipping has launched its latest Annual Review, ahead of the ICS Annual General Meeting in Istanbul next week.