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Dutch cargo ship collided with Finnish icebreaker

Wed, 01/23/2019 - 11:57 — helmsman

Dutch cargo ship collided with Finnish icebreaker
NIKOLAY TORKIN anuary 22, 2019 http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/01/22/dutch-cargo-ship-collided-with-fi...

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Maersk does not know who its competitors will be in three to four years

Wed, 01/23/2019 - 11:55 — helmsman

Maersk does not know who its competitors will be in three to four years
TOMAS KRISTIANSEN 22.01.19

A major global organization is normally able to point out its most important competitors at any given moment. Also looking ahead three to four years. But not Maersk. "We can't say," says management.

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Fire on two cargo vessels kills ten people off coast of Russia

Wed, 01/23/2019 - 11:53 — helmsman

Fire on two cargo vessels kills ten people off coast of Russia
22 January 2019 https://www.ship-technology.com/news/fire-cargo-tankers-russia/

A fire that broke out on board two Tanzanian-flagged cargo tankers travelling off the coast of Russia has claimed the lives of ten people.

Around ten crew members were found missing following the incident, which took place in the Kerch Strait near Crimea, according to Russia’s Novorossiysk maritime rescue centre.

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Seafarers, technology and automation – managing future challenges

Tue, 01/22/2019 - 11:16 — helmsman

Seafarers, technology and automation – managing future challenges
16/01/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarers-technology-and-automation...

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Crimea gas ship explosion: fire engulfs two tankers, sends crews into the water

Tue, 01/22/2019 - 11:14 — helmsman

Crimea gas ship explosion: fire engulfs two tankers, sends crews into the water
Jamie Seidel January 22, 2019

Two natural gas carriers are burning off the coast of Crimea, killing at least 10. Rescuers have abandoned attempts to douse the flames and say a further 10 are still missing.