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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! 14/11/2010World's 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 22/01/2010Navy's 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 Registry's 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 Manchester's 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 22/01/2009No more giants from Lindø shipyard 22/01/2009Coincidental fate for English-built ships 20/01/2009CSL ARGOSY refloated 20/01/2009Only one foreign ship detained in December 20/01/2009Wood spill ship drops anchor 19/01/2009Dover Harbour Board approves new services 19/01/2009Glasgow-managed bulker grounds in Chesapeake Bay 19/01/2009Glasgow-managed tanker attacked off Nigeria 18/01/2009Sonar locates sunken MONARCH 18/01/2009Steam Packet Co website back online 16/01/2009£90million contracts for new carriers awarded 16/01/2009HMS DARING leaves Clyde for Portsmouth 16/01/2009Launch of car carrier at Japanese shipyard 16/01/2009Supply vessel sinks in Alaska 16/01/2009Pirates release ship owners confirm 15/01/2009Hebei Spirit Two released on bail 14/01/2009PRIDE OF CANTERBURY report published 14/01/2009London rally for jailed Hebei Two 14/01/2009BVT looks to wind farms future 13/01/2009ABB wins $30m order for electric propulsion systems 13/01/2009Ulstein delivers new vessel to owners 12/01/2009Hamburg Sud first as ship named in Chile 12/01/2009UK docks face crisis over business rate changes 12/01/2009QUEEN MARY 2 celebrates fifth birthday 12/01/2009Tyne is runner up cruise port of the year 08/01/2009Happy New Year Danaos from SHI 08/01/2009DAUNTLESS completes first set of sea trials 08/01/2009Felixstowe welcomes new container ships 08/01/2009World LNG fleet hits 300 mark 08/01/2009STX Europe to modernise ms SENSATION 22/12/2008MSC DANIELA - biggest ship classified by GL 22/12/2008Dover's busiest ever winter day for outbound traffic 22/12/2008Hutchison takes majority stake in CTE 22/12/2008Felixstowe South Piles Ahead 21/12/2008Seafarers are being used as scapegoats 21/12/2008Drydock for BEN MY CHREE in New Year 19/12/2008MacGREGOR contracts multipurpose and heavy-lift ship projects in China 19/12/2008Bookings being taken for new Rosyth ferry service 19/12/2008Bulk shipping firm goes to the wall 19/12/2008Navy escorts Somali aid vessel through pirate waters 19/12/2008Indian transport workers protest against Hebei Spirit judgement 19/12/2008More woes for New Zealand's Projector programme 19/12/2008Submarine fails to sell on Ebay 17/12/2008MOL COSMOS maiden call at Southampton 17/12/2008Chinese ship escapes pirates in Gulf of Aden 17/12/2008Hapag Lloyd's Adolf Adrion retires 17/12/2008Deep Sea pleased with new ship from India 16/12/2008Doubts over mv DOULOS' future 16/12/2008Mega boxship opens historic China-Taiwan shipping routes 16/12/2008SMIT raises profits with heavy lifts 16/12/2008Dockwise takes delivery of mv TRIUMPH 15/12/2008Construction Support Vessel named at Vigo 15/12/2008TBS takes delivery of first heavy lift tweendecker 15/12/2008Aberdeen chairman retires after 24 years on Board 15/12/2008Port of Felixstowe to start further rail upgrades 15/12/2008Odfjell makes net gain of $18m on tanker sale 15/12/2008STX delivers mega cruise ship MSC FANTASIA 13/12/2008Welcome awaits aircraft carrier CLEMENCEAU 13/12/2008Polishing the Diamond 13/12/2008Queen Victoria celebrates first year at sea 11/12/2008Royal welcome for HMS KENT 11/12/2008Clyde base gets Type 45 visitor 11/12/2008Aircraft Carriers delayed by up two years 11/12/2008Baltic Dry Index up but conditions 'grim' : Shipping chief 11/12/2008Bullish Seaspan takes delivery of new boxship 11/12/2008Dryships 'cancels' purchase of bulk carriers 10/12/2008HMS DARING handed over to the MoD 10/12/2008New-builds swell UK Ship Registry 10/12/2008End of an era as marine engineering firm closes 10/12/2008Royal Navy Admiral leads EU anti-piracy mission 10/12/2008Dover gives cautious welcome to EU ferry plans 10/12/2008Union says no justice for Hebei two 09/12/2008Somali pirates release Greek ship 09/12/2008Pirate attack sets Maersk container ship on fire 09/12/200815 Foreign flagged ships detained in October 08/12/2008VIKING's centre in Thailand toured by Crown Prince Frederik 08/12/2008Happy New Year as RCL suspends fuel supplement 08/12/2008Saudi Arabia gifts to Egypt arrive from Austal 08/12/2008Final type 45 Bow arrives in Glasgow after 500 mile journey from Portsmouth 05/12/2008STX Europe launch huge ferry BALTIC QUEEN 05/12/2008Passengers safe after cruise ship USHUAIA grounds 04/12/2008PD Ports say Government transport plans are mis-directed 04/12/2008Cunard owners sue Rolls Royce over Mermaid pods 04/12/2008Maersk mothballs container ships 04/12/2008Bulk carrier orders cancelled at Chinese shipyard 04/12/2008French shipping group to pay bonus to Gulf of Aden crews 04/12/2008New contracts for STX Europe 04/12/2008Shareholders urged to vote for General Maritime and Arlington merger 03/12/2008Scottish-built submarine for sale on Ebay 03/12/2008HMS LEDBURY concludes deployment with a bang 03/12/2008Wärtsilä inks deal for Chinese engine production 03/12/2008Fred Olsen reveals 2009 cruises from Scotland 03/12/2008Keel laid for second of two giant cruise ships 03/12/2008UN mandates war on pirates 02/12/2008PIRACY! Time for the Q-ships return? 02/12/2008HMS LANCASTER escorts QE2 into Dubai 02/12/2008IBF extends high risk area to cover entire Gulf of Aden 02/12/2008Russian frigate escorts convoy to thwart pirates 02/12/2008Massive sea search for missing crewman 01/12/2008Give danger money for seafarers in Gulf of Aden 01/12/2008Pirates attack cruise ship 30/11/2008Suez Canal charges may be reduced 30/11/2008Dover sees increase despite strike 30/11/2008Online auction of BARAGOOLA concludes 27/11/2008Bulk shipping charter rates collapse 27/11/2008Two new North Sea vessels named at Aberdeen 26/11/2008Saatchi & Saatchi Design hosts unqiue photography exhibition 26/11/2008Craig Group celebrates strong growth 26/11/2008Take a cruise - for only a pound! 26/11/2008Second strike at Dover cut short 26/11/2008Hamburg Sud identity replaces Costa Container Lines 26/11/2008World's largest cruise ship takes to water 26/11/2008Supporters' gift of light to paddle steamer 26/11/2008Tackle piracy from Scotland says shipping lawyer 22/11/2008Maersk tankers to avoid Gulf of Aden 22/11/2008Shipping company says 2009 will be grim 18/11/2008Nine dollars, no reserve. Bidding starts for historic ferry 18/11/2008SIRIUS STAR at anchor off Somalia say owners 18/11/2008MOL training ship conducts anti-piracy drill 17/11/2008Thousands gather to see launch of HMS DRAGON 17/11/2008Pirates attack super tanker off Kenyan coast 17/11/2008Frustrated shipping company avoids pirate-infested waters 17/11/2008Hospital Ship Charity Celebrates 30 Years of Saving Lives 17/11/2008Six months is a short time in the shipping world 16/11/2008Celebrity Solstice Named in Sparkling Celebration 15/11/2008BAE Systems announces £500,000 sponsorship of Glasgow Riverside Museum 14/11/2008Orange giant becomes Viking Poseidon 14/11/2008Pirates shot dead by British warship crew 14/11/2008Calling all seafarers - Calmac needs you! 14/11/2008Eleven foreign flagged vessels detained in September 14/11/2008Credit crunch squeezes out shipping services 14/11/2008Aker becomes STX Europe 14/11/2008Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Update 20/08/2008Port of Felixstowe Invests in New Equipment 20/08/2008Shipping welcomes Japan’s move to eco-label 20/08/2008Innovative new way to beat hull fouling 20/08/2008Container payload scams cost billions and risk lives 16/08/2008Maritime Accident Casebook Takes On The Storm 15/08/2008Largest Shipbuilding Order Ever Placed 15/08/2008340 Miles of Caravans to Pass Through Dover 14/08/2008Loss of FALLS OF CLYDE could be imminent 14/08/2008Remontowa shipyards deliver latest AHTS 14/08/2008Fleet Flagship Returns to Portsmouth With New Commanding Officer 14/08/2008Cruise ship undocks from Meyerferft shipyard 14/08/2008Keel laying of new cruise ship at German shipyard 20/06/2008Six of the best but scrap the rest 20/06/2008320,000 DWT bulker named Ship of the Year 20/06/2008Nine foreign vessels under detention in May 20/06/2008SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE makes first call at Cardiff 20/06/2008Port welcomes first cruise ship in years 20/06/2008Largest ever channel ferries ordered from Aker shipyard 10/06/2008Aker Yards delivers new fast day ferry for Oslo Line AS 10/06/2008Aker shipyard delivers VOLSTAD PRINCESS 10/06/20085900 TEU container ship RIO DE JANEIRO christened in Korea 28/05/2008HMS ILLUSTRIOUS and USS COLE arrive Portsmouth on Friday 28/05/2008New designs on the world's biggest container ships 28/05/2008Hijacked ship arrives safely in port, say Somali officials 28/05/2008Island Offshore welcomes latest ship from Ulstein 28/05/2008Submarine forced to surface after grounding 28/05/2008Customer confidence secures MacGREGOR RoRo conversion contracts 28/05/2008BC Ferries ship wins award for Outstanding Ferry Technology 28/05/2008Command 2008 – The 14th International Command Seminar Series 28/05/2008Youngest ever speaker to address Nautical Institute AGM 28/05/2008Shipping and transport companies launch Port Community Fund 27/05/2008Relief as world's oldest complete steamship avoids scrapyard 27/05/2008Warnings of job cuts at loss-making famous Danish shipyard 27/05/2008Belfast: World's first port with 'zero carbon footprint' 27/05/2008Bodies in ship's hold may have been stowaways 27/05/2008Dover steps up a gear with port growth plan 27/05/2008NORCAPE returns to service after Tyne refit 26/05/2008Horror as bodies found in ship's hold 26/05/2008Jimmy fixed it for Apostleship of the Sea 26/05/2008Fuel costs push British fishing fleet to brink 25/05/2008HMS MANCHESTER returns home on Tuesday 23/05/2008Union concerned at Evergreen threat to leave UK register 23/05/2008Ship on the Clyde in strike action 23/05/2008Navy Ensign marks resting place of two WW2 ships 23/05/2008CMA CGM maintains calls in French ports 22/05/2008Six foreign ships detained at UK ports in April 22/05/2008
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