(thesun) But for one man who is sailing the Atlantic, those challenges are just the tip
of the iceberg.  Boat enthusiast Geoff Holt, 43 from Hampshire sets sail from Lanzarote
tomorrow to the British Virgin Islands, despite not being able to move most
of his arms, hands and legs. Source

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• Coast Guard urges mariners in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico prepares for Tropical Storm Erika

     (coastguardnews)  With the approach of Tropical Storm Erika to the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the maritime community and boating public are strongly urged to monitor its progress and take early action to protect themselves and their vessels.  Source

• Samoan Tsunami concern for the sailing regatta in Cook Islands

     (sail-world) A Pacific Islands sailing regatta in the Cook Islands has been on tenterhooks after the nearby Samoan tsunami disaster caused over 100 deaths. There are reports of one New Zealand fatality.  The Cook Islands are about 150nm from Samoa, and a sailing regatta has been hosted at Aututaki for all of this

• Line flexes muscle LNG

    Japanese shipping line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line), on behalf of Flex LNG Ltd., plans to launch the world’s first floating LNG (FLNG) production platform in 2014 for Thailand’s state-owned PTT Exploration & Production PCL (PTTEP). 

 K-Line will operate the offshore facility in a natural gas field in northwest

• South African ports to stop strike tomorrow negotiations could progress

    The strike by South African transport workers that crippled exports may end tomorrow after labor unions present their members with a new offer from Transnet Ltd. Read at South African ports strike could cease tomorrow as negotiations progress

• Mexico Evacuates Thousands as Hurricane Jimena approaches Baja

    Mexico prepared for Hurricane Jimena to make landfall on the Baja California peninsula today, after evacuating thousands of residents and putting Pacific Ocean resort areas on red alert. Jimena’s maximum sustained winds weakened to 165 kilometers (105 miles) per hour, from as high as 250 kph early yesterday, the U.S. National Hurricane

• Seanergy Maritime Announces Letter of Intent for the majority stake in Maritime Capital Shipping

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• MOL to Asia raise U.S. prices

     MOL said it will increase ocean freight rates for all cargo originating in Asia and imported into the United States, effective Jan. 15.The move by the Japanese liner follows an announcement Dec.

• British sailors: u0026quot \ We are hostages pirates

     (CNN)  A British man being held by Somali pirates has spoken to a British television news broadcaster from aboard a container ship where they are being held hostage, according to the Press Association. Source

• Japan remains a strong role in Marshall Islands Fleet Growth Play

    Japanese shipowners, shipyards and ClassNK continue to play a major role in the growth of the Marshall Islands Registry, which is now the world’s third largest open registry with more than 2100 vessels and over 56 million gross tons. Addressing… Read at Japan Continues to Play a Strong Role in Marshall

• Somali Pirates Seize Tanker with North Korea Crew

    Pirates seized Monday a chemical tanker in the south Somali Basin with 28 North Koreans aboard, reports quoting European Union’s naval force said. MV Theresa VIII, a Virgin Islands-owned tanker operated from Singapore, was hijacked in the south Somali Basin, 180 nautical miles north-west of Seychelles.