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NCAA investigates Aero Contractors over aircraft smoke
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has begun investigation into the smoke in an Aero Contractors…
Pence visits U.S. warship amid questions over Trump’s ‘armada
Vice President Mike Pence issued a fresh warning to North Korea from the deck of a…
11 missing after cargo ship sinks off Crimea
A cargo ship heading from Russia to Turkey sunk off the coast of Crimea early on…
Ship carrying Russian grain to Turkey sinks in Black Sea
Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said a cargo ship with 12 crew members carrying Russian grain to…
Philippine forces rescue cargo ship from pirates
The Philippine Coast Guard and Navy have thwarted a pirate attack on a freighter off Zamboanga…
Port of Antwerp posts best first quarter result ever
Belgium’s Port of Antwerp reported that the quarter ended March 31 was its busiest first quarter…
Ship demolition prices retreat as recyclers adopt more cautious approach to the market
Ship owners who were holding off a potential sale of their older ships for scrap, looking…
Guatemala welcomes largest boxship to date
The 8,600 TEU CSAV Traiguen has become the largest containership to call a Guatemalan port when…
Swiber fails to redeem $114m bond issue
Bankrupt Singapore offshore company Swiber Holdings has failed to redeem a SGD160m bond issue. Swiber, which…
First Alaska fast response cutter enters service
The Coast Guard’s newest fast response cutter, Coast Guard Cutter John F. McCormick, officially entered the…