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MAIB publishes report into Mersey ferry collision
Report published yesterday into SEA EXPRESS 1 collision with ALASKA RAINBOW in February
'Challenging' meetings result in agreements covering 70000 seafarers
IBF reaches agreement on seafarers' pay and conditions, hailed as innovative
Biggest cruise ship at Dover will help see 10% increase in 2008
Dover Cruise Port to see more and bigger ships next year
Record pulp shipment at Aberdeen
HAPPY ROVER unloads 10,725 tonnes from USA
Humber terminal smashes records
Immingham terminal goes through 50 million tonne level
Felixstowe celebrates rail container records
In three months port has broken records for rail terminal twice
Calmac in Hebridean Sunday sailings discussions
Ferry company announces talks with interested parties on controversial seven day operations
Latest addition to Wallenius Lines fleet named at shipyard
Naming ceremony for car carrier at Daewoo
Disney opens office in German shipyard
Disney Cruise Line fly the flag as work on cruise ships continues
Items from 24th September
Three dead on North Sea vessel
Men who were securing anchor chain lose their lives in incident
Controversial shipping channel plan not feasible says economist
150 year old idea for 150 year old ships, he says
Seafarers stranded in Spain win back pay
187,000 euros paid out to the twenty five seamen
Importance of Southampton cruise ship trade reinforced
Berths were completely full over last five weekend
Items from 14th September
USS COLE and international armada arrives in the Clyde
Naval units for Neptune Warrior exercise off Scotland
Scottish Government urged to abolish fishing fleet 'slave labour'
Parliament asked to lead the way after reports of abuses in industry
  Singapore meeting could herald seafarers’ aid upsurge
Meeting to explore possibility of four year programme of seafarers' welfare activities
HMS ALBION in Baltic exercises
DANEX 07 brings together 20 units from five European nations
Items from 12th September
The final journey for BLUE LADY is  to the beaches of Alang
The liner better known as NORWAY and FRANCE has her fate sealed by India Supreme Court
Shipping boss blasts Government's policies
Are we missing the point? Phone us! He challenges...
New Chinese shipyard launches its second vessel
TITAN SPIRIT launched today
Spectacular side-launch of latest ship for Flinter
Ferus Smit Shipyards of Westerbroek celebrate sunny launch
ARK ROYAL and Chinese warships perform joint operations
Flagship of the RN is joined by two of China's latest ships off Portsmouth
2700 TEU container ship launched at German shipyard
MARUBA EUROPA is the first of five vessels in the series
Items from 10th September
New HQ to be built for Fred Olsen Cruises
4.5 acres site at Ipswich will house new 'green' headquarters
Last of the S-Series containerships launched at Kobe shipyard
Ships a hit with environmentally conscious businesses says Evergreen
QE2 shipshape again after 24hr breakdown
QE2 40th Anniversary Cruise not held up by fault
 
Aker shipyards deliver new cruise ship for Color Line
COLOR MAGIC, billed as a 'cruise ship with car deck'
 
  Cargo ship grounds on Clyde island
Coaster mv FINGAL grounds on notorious Sanda
Items from 7th September
Clydebuilt liner starts new life as The Scholar Ship
Departed Piraeus with over 200 students from 35 countries
British ship register gains quarter of a million tons in August
Average age of fleet also continues to reduce as newbuilds pile on
 
German shipyard begins second giant cruise ship for Celebrity
Steel cutting begins on 122,000 ton CELEBRITY EQUINOX
Silversea voted best small ship cruise line at Claridge's
Also beats large ship categories on score
Open day to celebrate 100 years of Alexandra Dock in Cardiff
Public get the chance to view normally closed off dock
Largest privately owned container terminal in USA opens
Maersk subsidiary officially opens $450 million terminal in Virginia
  Ageing beauty leaving as new performer is born
mv OCEAN BEAUTY to be disposed of as new ship enters service
Items from 6th September
Appalling treatment of crew on rat-infested abandoned ship
One crewman has been on board vessel for two years without holidays, crew owed 140,000 Euros
Nordic Tankers to take delivery of new vessel from China
NORDIC HANNE takes up name of older vessel now sold
Items from 5th September
Maersk container ship runs aground
Mexican press report grounding of MAERSK DIADEMA
Ground-breaking Ceremony for new marine engines plant in Korea
New facility will build Warstila duel-fuel engines for LPG carriers
Items from 3rd September
Chinese warships and 500 sailors to make rare visit to Portsmouth
Two of China's latest naval vessels arrive on Thursday on goodwill visit
Hong Kong ships registry tops 35 million gross tons
Cargo throughput increases too as shipping boom continues
Cruise ship will be company's first visit to Harwich
MSC LIRICA visits the port tomorrow, 4th September
New Chinese shipyard bought outright by Titan Petrochemicals
Yard launched its first ship last month and is now 100% owned by Titan
ARKLOW RAIDER launched at Barkmeijer Shipyards
Shipyard's twentieth vessel for Arklow Shipping
Items from 31st August
A giant comes down - once the world's biggest  shipyard crane
A sad end to an Arrol Titan, but signals regeneration of shipbuilding on the Clyde
Extra cruise to see QE2 on the Clyde
Calmac adds another sailing as first cruise sells out
Two dead after cruise ship collides with cargo vessel
Cypriot passenger ship in collision with Israeli cargo ship leaves two sailors dead
Anyone lost a 25 tonne hatch cover? Somebody's ship has!
Coastguard vessel recovers ship's hatch cover which may have come from a 70,000 ton bulker
Eitzen Maritime Services sees double-digit growth
And acquisition of Spanish group Provimar sees revenues double
 
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