(USAtoday) The expedition ship that crashed into rocks
in Antarctica last month suffered more damage than originally thought
and is being pulled from service for the rest of the winter season for
repairs  Source

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• MISC Quits Grand Alliance

     The Grand Alliancey is losing one of its four carrier members, MISC Berhad (Malaysia), which said it is withdrawing from the group as of Jan.

• Grand Alliance Program Winter to their U.S. West Coast Services

    Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd (HL), Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), have agreed to a Winter Program to their US West Coast services. The service adjustments are intended to take effect as from end of December, 2009 and will continue at least throughout the winter period.?

• Weather treated points for Lifeboats

     (marinelink) The petroleum industry is facing a new autumn and winter with challenges concerning the lifeboats on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Throughout the winter, StatoilHydro will have to continue transferring personnel on some platforms in adverse weather conditions. This could affect production.  Source

• Gazprom holds first LNG cargo to the U.S. in the winter

     Russian gas giant OAO Gazprom may send its first shipments of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from the Sakhalin-2 project to North America this winter, the company said in an interview. “We may see the first shipments to North America during the winter period,” said Frederic Barnaud, LNG director at U.K.-based

• Gazprom holds first LNG cargo to the U.S. in the winter

     Russian gas giant OAO Gazprom may send its first shipments of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from the Sakhalin-2 project to North America this winter, the company said in an interview. “We may see the first shipments to North America during the winter period,” said Frederic Barnaud, LNG director at U.K.-based

• Grand Alliance carriers switch to winter program

    As practiced in previous years, Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), have announced a Winter Program for their US East Coast all water services. The temporary service adjustments are intended to take effect from December 1, 2009 and will last for around

• Arrests follow u0026quot

    AUTHORITIES in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland have arrested 10 men in the aftermath of what is thought to have been the first pirate for hostage swap. The men were on two aircraft thought to have been used to fly 23 suspected pirates from the Seychelles to a remote unofficial landing strip

• Natural gas falls after supply report

    Natural gas prices tumbled Thursday after a government report showed that even after a frigid two-week winter blast, U.S. stockpiles are still well above average for this time of year. Since March, natural gas held in underground caverns has remained at the high end of the five-year average.

• USS Missouri moves Dry Dock

     (USA TODAY) As a quartet of tugboats nudged and pulled the USS Missouri from its moorings in Pearl Harbor, David Horen attended to a smaller but no less important task.  Source

• Blue beauty caught, fishermen ready for Ball Point

     (eastbayRI)  Gary Mataronas Jr. saw the flash of blue instantly as he pulled the full trap aboard Monday, Sept. 21 about 8 miles south of Sakonnet Point.  Source

• For USS New York, a Journey Home

     (cityroom)  With a barely noticeable tug, the U.S.S. New York pulled out of its berth here Thursday morning, beginning a five-day journey to New York City, where it will be formally welcomed into the Navy fleet.  Source

• Grand Alliance winter program for U.S. East Coast All Water Services

     Hamburg / Hong Kong / Tokyo / 19th November 2009 As practiced in previous years, Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), have announced a Winter Program for their US East Coast all water services. The temporary service adjustments are intended to take effect

• Amsterdam to Lose last Regular Box Service

    The port of Amsterdam risks disappearing from Europe’s ocean container map, as its sole box terminal is about to lose its last major liner shipping service. The Grand Alliance, a group of four ocean carriers, will end calls by its EU1 service at Amsterdam Container Terminal at the beginning of

• Grand Alliance Winter Program for Asia-Europe services

     Grand Alliance member lines Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL today announced their Winter Program beginning from December 28, 2009. Issued on behalf of Grand Alliance Hamburg / Hong Kong / Tokyo / 11th November 2009 ? Grand Alliance partners Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) today announced their Winter

• 120km drive on the ice dog rescued in the Baltic Sea

     (todayonline) A frightened, shivering dog (picture) was rescued after floating at least 120km on an ice floe down Poland’s Vistula River and into the Baltic Sea, officials said on Thursday.  Crew of the Baltica, a Polish ship of ocean scientists carrying out research, found the dog struggling on the