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06/01/2013British Built Ships Scrapped In 2012 Part Two 06/01/2013British Built Ships Scrapped In 2012 Part One 06/01/2013US Coast Guard Confirms KULLUK To Be Towed 05/01/2013Devonport Ruled Out As Nuke Sub Homeport 05/01/2013Vroon Celebrates Second Ship Delivery This Week 04/01/2013Protestors Lobby Cruise Ships At Buenos Aires 04/01/2013Eighth VLOC delivered - Shipbuilder Upbeat 04/01/2013BRAER Anniversary Prompts Criticism of Coastguard Cuts 03/01/2013Canadian Warship Damaged After Tow Failure 03/01/2013Vroon Offshore Vessel VOS SWEET Arrives in Netherlands 03/01/2013New LNG Tanker Could Pioneer Passenger Ship Propulsion 03/01/2013Preserved Ship Feature: ss KEEWATIN A Floating Time Capsule 03/01/2013Royal Navy Minehunters Six Years In Gulf 02/01/2013Aerial Assessments Show KULLUK Rig Stable 02/01/2013Union Warns of Layoffs At STX Finland Shipyards 02/01/2013Norwegian Shipbuilder Buys Up STX Florø Shipyard 02/01/2013Sadness As HMS Dalriada Leaves Greenock 02/01/2013Jones Act Should Be Scrapped Says Bloomberg 01/01/2013KULLUK Oil Rig Parted from Tug Runs Aground 31/12/2012ICEBERG I Pirates Sent To Jail 30/12/2012Jebel Ali Port Expansion Signals Hub Goal 30/12/2012Worlds Largest Container Ship Christened 30/12/2012Why The Bulbous Bow Is Getting The Chop 30/12/2012First of Eight New Great Lakes Ships Launched 29/12/2012USA Ports Strike Action Called Off 29/12/2012Press War over BAE SYSTEMS Shipyard Plans 28/12/2012Icebreaking tug AIVIQ In Trouble off Alaska 28/12/2012High winds Cause Havoc on Scottish Ferries 28/12/2012Goodbye To A Sunderland Ship 28/12/2012French Shipbuilders Regain Worlds Biggest Cruise Ship Crown 28/12/2012German Shipbuilders Celebrate 2012 But Challenge Is Ahead 27/12/2012What To Do With ss UNITED STATES 27/12/2012US Firm Acquires Assets Of NZs Reef Shipping 27/12/2012Keppel Orderbook Nears Ten Billion Dollars 27/12/2012SNS Pool Fleet Gains Two Ships From Vroon 26/12/2012UK Condemns Falkland Islands Cruise Ship Disruptions 26/12/2012Aircraft Carrier Nears Completion US Style 25/12/2012Ignore QE2 Scrapping Story Says Cunard 24/12/2012Pirates Kidnap 4 Crew From Italian Ship 24/12/2012British Ship Sends Mayday In Rough Seas 24/12/2012Rumours and Only Rumours Fly Over QE2 Scrap Threat 24/12/2012IMB Confirms ICEBERG 1 Crew Freed From Pirates 24/12/2012Nordic Yards Secure Ice-breaking Ships Contract from Russia 23/12/2012British Flagged and Managed Ship Grounds at New York 23/12/2012US East Coast Ports Strike Expected 23/12/2012Puntland forces Liberate mv ICEBERG I from Pirates 23/12/2012Shipbuilding Giant Emerges As Fincantieri Acquires STX OSV 23/12/2012Northlink Ferries Aim For Christmas Sailings 23/12/2012British Shipping Industry Creates 7300 New Jobs 22/12/2012First ship Docks at London Gateway Port 22/12/2012Navys Largest Survey Ship HMS Scott Suez Bound 22/12/2012Cruise Destination of the Year...Scotland 20/12/2012Prosecutors Conclude Costa Concordia Investigation 20/12/2012DFDS Seaways Named Worlds Leading Ferry Operator 2012 20/12/2012Netherlands Submarine Crew in River Thames Visit 20/12/2012Northlink Issue Further Christmas Ferry Warning 20/12/2012Nigg Yard Looks to The Future as 400 Jobs Announced 20/12/2012Shipping Warned to Be Vigilant After Pirate Attack 20/12/2012Philadelphia Shipyard Conducts Steel Cutting Ceremony 20/12/2012Norwegian Shipbuilders Ink Offshore Vessel Contract 19/12/2012Northlink Warns Passengers of Christmas Ferry Disruption 19/12/2012Craig Group Launch Their Biggest Ship In Balenciaga Shipyard 19/12/2012Flying Phantom Widow Calls For FAI Changes 19/12/2012Red Ship and Red Suits Cut Antarctic Ice 19/12/2012Captain Steps Onto HMS Queen Elizabeths Bridge 18/12/2012VOS SAILOR Docks With Body of Dead Crewman 18/12/2012Maersk Video Explains Delivery of Your Christmas Presents! 18/12/2012Dockwise Successfully Installs 30,000 ton Topside 18/12/2012Hapag Lloyd and Hamburg Sud Tease With Merger Talk 18/12/2012Despair as Clyde Coastguard Centre Shuts Down Today 18/12/2012HMS Edinburgh Sailors Send Christmas Video 18/12/2012Former Cold War Enemy Visits Clyde Naval Base 18/12/2012EU Directive on Ships Fuels Comes Into Force 17/12/2012Momentous Day As Hybrid Ship Is Launched On the Clyde 17/12/2012Vroon Says VOS SAILOR Coming Back To Port 17/12/2012Rolls Royce Bags Drillships Propulsion Systems Order 17/12/2012Rolls Royce Wins Finland Navy Propulsion Order 16/12/2012UN Tribunal Orders Release of Argentina ship ARA LIBERTAD 16/12/2012New Ship Makes Maiden Liner Voyage From Aberdeen 16/12/2012HMS PROTECTOR Arrives in the Antarctic 16/12/2012RMT Calls Off Strike On Northlink Ferries 16/12/2012On this Day 1889: The Sinking of the old WALMER CASTLE and LEERDAM 16/12/2012VOS SAILOR To Be Towed Back to Port After North Sea Tragedy 15/12/2012Nicola Sturgeon to launch first hybrid ferry at Port Glasgow 15/12/2012Ex Royal Navy Frigate Completes Pirate Mission 15/12/2012VOS SAILOR crewman missing in North Sea 14/12/2012Briggs Marine Wins Woolwich Ferry Contract 14/12/2012HMS PORTLAND leaves Rosyth After 27million Refit 14/12/2012Northlink ferry strike hits Northern Isles services today 14/12/2012RFA ARGUS Comes Home After Atlantic Deployment 14/12/2012Waverley operators - No Balmoral Sailings in 2013 13/12/2012Chinese shipyard delivers 7th in controversial series of ships 13/12/2012Buoyant German Shipyard Delivers Their Biggest Ferry 13/12/2012Airfix Produce Type 45 Destroyer for Christmas 13/12/2012HMS TRENCHANT and MONMOUTH crews find out about life above and below the waves 13/12/2012Olympics star warship gets multi-million refit 13/12/2012Rolls Royce wins Propulsions Order for New Drill Ships 11/12/2012Worlds Biggest Container Ship Joins UK Flag 11/12/2012MoD Announces £1.2 billion contract for Barrow shipyard 11/12/2012Shipyard Begins Build of Biggest Italian Flagged Cruise Ship 11/12/2012Kerry Logistics Wins Asian 3PL of the Year Award For Second Year In A Row 11/12/2012Aberdeen Harbour could expand into Nigg Bay 07/12/2012SERCO Northlink dismayed as Northern Isles ferries strike confirmed 06/12/2012HMS DIAMOND hands over to MONMOUTH in Gulf of Aden 06/12/2012USA shipyard to build worlds biggest LNG powered ships 06/12/2012HMS BLYTH begins 3000 mile voyage home to Scotland 06/12/2012Two Major Seafarers Welfare Organisations, ICSW & ISAN, to Merge 06/12/2012Ship sinks in North Sea - 4 dead 7 missing 05/12/2012Los Angeles Long Beach ports strike ends 05/12/2012Final Type 45 Destroyer Completes Trials On The Clyde 04/12/2012HMS ARGYLL completes two month preparation for deployment in 2013 04/12/2012Southampton port improvements as dredging licence granted 04/12/2012Singapore shipyard accident one of the worst says Ministry 03/12/2012Maritime union warns of strike on Northlink Ferries routes 03/12/2012Glasgows Tall Ship launched today 1896 03/12/2012Portsmouth looks to record cruise ship year in 2013 03/12/2012Editorial: What Now For UKs Remaining Shipyards? 03/12/2012Stolt Tankers orders five tankers from Chinese shipbuilders 03/12/2012ITF Seafarers Trust announces plans for 2013 03/12/2012Damen begins 11th vessel order for Serco subsidiary 02/12/2012Ferry firm cancels orders from troubled German shipbuilder 02/12/2012Rolls-Royce to develop new gas powered ferry design with Lauro Shipping 02/12/2012Cargotec wins order for new straddle carriers for Tilbury 02/12/2012Naming Ceremony of Ferry Stella at STX Finlands Rauma Shipyard 02/12/2012BAE SYSTEMS Delivers Second Brazilian Naval Vessel 02/12/2012IMB warns against fake cargo tracking websites 01/12/2012Ships Detained in UK Ports October 2012 01/12/2012Bleak Prospects for Worlds Shipbuilders 01/12/2012Shipping Times to Restart News Reporting 13/12/2010Pirates seize 70,000 ton cargo ship and crew 13/12/2010New Year Refit for Fred Olsens Boudicca 09/12/2010If You Can Dream It ...Disney Did! 09/12/2010Cunard Welcomes First Lady Captain In The Fleet 09/12/2010RFA Diligence Undertakes Frontline Security Duties 09/12/2010Teesport Triumphs over North East Englands Big Freeze 09/12/2010Concern Over Abandoned Arctic Cruise Ship 09/12/2010End of Container Payload Scams in Sight? 08/12/2010RMT Union Welcomes Scrapping of RFA Privatisation 08/12/2010Tidewater orders four Rolls-Royce designed offshore vessels 08/12/2010Nautilus Questions Govt Commitment to Maritime Sector 02/12/2010UK-flagged Ship Nets German Managers and Owners Maximum Fines 02/12/2010Norwegian shipyard makes fifth delivery to Indian firm 02/12/2010HRH Princess Royal Commends Forces Fighting Piracy 02/12/2010Road, rail and air grind to a halt in UK Big Freeze 02/12/2010Weather Chaos Funnels Passengers to Condor Clipper 02/12/2010DFDS Offloads Belfast Ferry Service to Stena 30/11/2010HMS INVINCIBLE Seems Bound For Scrapyard 29/11/2010Fire aboard ferry STENA PIONEER 29/11/2010Container Ship Captured By Pirates 900 nm off Somalia 24/11/2010Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON En Route To Korea 24/11/2010Crumbs! Maersk Angers Union with Cake Eating Message 24/11/2010Scottish shipping family donate £1m to University 24/11/2010Harriers Leave ARK ROYAL For The Last Time on Tyneside 24/11/2010Poor driving techniques cost global port operators millions 24/11/2010Maritime unions fear break up of Scotlands ferries 23/11/2010Cunard To Celebrate Royal Wedding At Sea 23/11/2010HMS DRAGON Spreads Her Wings On Scottish Coast 23/11/2010Two Boxships Collide In Hooghly River 23/11/2010Two Clydebuilt ships from 1983 in the news 23/11/2010Ezra boosts fleet with more PSVs and other vessels 23/11/2010Pipe Dream Ends for Barrow Shipyard 23/11/2010Tensions high as North Korea attacks Yeonpyeong Island 22/11/2010Calmac wins Public Transport Operator of the Year 22/11/2010Hayvard Group Sells Shares Of Tomrefjord Shipyard 22/11/2010Damaged ferry resumes service after collision 20/11/2010Safe Bulkers orders another Kamsarmax ship 19/11/2010Polarcus chooses Ulstein Verft to build new seismic vessels 19/11/2010Tie up to build Glasgows shipbuilding and engineering future 18/11/2010Mitsui OSK announces tugboat venture in Vietnam 18/11/2010Fire on super ferry PEARL OF SCANDANAVIA 18/11/2010James Fishers Course Looks Steady 18/11/2010Worlds first high speed RoRo Gas Ferry 18/11/2010MAIB publishes report into fatal accident on workboat 18/11/2010ARK ROYAL : Final Voyage From The Clyde 17/11/2010Irish ship runs aground, Scottish ship sheds cargo 17/11/2010Farstad places orders for four new vessels 16/11/2010Naming Ceremony for Worlds Largest FPSO 16/11/2010Pirates attack bulk ship off Mombasa but fail 16/11/2010Tug tragedy in Holland 16/11/2010InterManager Bids Farewell To Roberto Giorgi 16/11/2010USS CALIFORNIA launched at Newport News 16/11/2010Falklands veteran goes for Demolition 16/11/2010New eco-containers trial for CMA CGM Group 16/11/2010Rolls-Royce and Bestway strengthen ship design collaboration 16/11/2010Shipping Times wants YOUR news! 14/11/2010Worlds Largest Cruise Ship Delivered 14/11/2010Maersk Chief Warns Of Fuel Bottleneck 14/11/2010Shetland Coastguard keep watch on ANTIGONE Z 14/11/2010German shipyard wins order for two liners 14/11/2010New evidence gathering handbook from The Nautical Institute 11/02/2010Justice for Cormorant crew 29/01/2010Editorial: Renfrew Ferry axe a cut too far 29/01/2010Shipbuilder aims to make greener ships 29/01/2010Black Duke in successful Gulf exercises 29/01/2010RN survey ship commemorates River Plate anniversary 29/01/2010Capital visit for Capital ship 29/01/2010Norwegian shipyard delivers new vessel to Farstad 28/01/2010Fishing vessel struck by cargo ship 26/01/2010Yantai Raffles first delivery goes to Jebsens 26/01/2010Advanced Dubai Newbuild Starts Work off Liberia 26/01/2010Eagle Bulk takes delivery of two new ships 25/01/2010New container ship for Hamburg Sud christened 25/01/2010Eight foreign ships detained in UK ports in December 22/01/2010Faslane marines honoured for piracy fight 22/01/2010HMS ARK ROYAL returns as fleet flagship 22/01/2010Sadness as historic Renfrew ferry axed 22/01/2010Navys new carriers take shape in Scotland 19/01/2010Calmac in seasonal recruitment drive 19/01/2010World’s Biggest Container Ships Return to Felixstowe 19/01/2010Isle of Man Ship Registrys silver celebration 19/01/2010IMO honours British naval forces piracy fight 19/01/2010Vessel strikes oil platform in North Sea 18/01/2010Increase in pirate attacks, violence at sea 18/01/2010Destroyer HMS EDINBURGH docks for final refit 17/01/2010P&O Ferries to withdraw from Bilbao service 17/01/2010NORWEGIAN EPIC woos singles 16/01/2010Idle ships create busy scenes 16/01/2010New ships drive profits at Craig Group 16/01/2010Cruise ships bringing aid to Haiti 16/01/2010Fears over ancient ferry service 16/01/2010Queen charters Princess again 16/01/2010Keel laid for new 130,000 ton cruise ship 06/02/2009V.Ships buys International Tanker Management 06/02/2009Fire on coaster in River Humber 05/02/2009Bookings high for new Scotland to Europe ferry 05/02/2009Maersk chooses Liverpool for HQ 05/02/2009New car handling facility opened at Southampton 05/02/2009Cost-conscious hauliers shun tunnel for ferry 05/02/2009Poor container truck buying cost ports dear 28/01/2009VT to sell BVT stake to BAE Systems 28/01/2009Scottish shipbuilding goes back to the future 27/01/2009Irish Ferries wins award for 11th time 27/01/2009£4.5m investment at Port of Belfast 26/01/2009HMS Manchesters Seven-Month, Two Oceans Odyssey 26/01/2009North Star award gold to GRAMPIAN COURAGEOUS 26/01/2009Brittany Ferries takes delivery of new ship 26/01/2009Murky treasure ship find raises doubts 24/01/2009Port of London celebrates Centenary 23/01/2009First block of 122,000 ton cruise ship laid 22/01/2009Veteran Isle of Wight ferry retires 22/01/2009HMS PORTLAND meets P&O liner in Gulf 22/01/2009RFA ARGUS in £23m refit at Falmouth 22/01/2009RN Police in milestone change 22/01/2009
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