Thrane & Thrane has sponsored a teenager with a SAILOR 250 FleetBroadband system for her personal quest to become the youngest ever person to sail solo, non-stop around the world in a trip that will cover 27,500 nautical miles. Abby…

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• EU NAVFOR tracks Hijacked Chinese Bulk Carrier

     (marinelink)  On October 19 2009 the Bulk Carrier De Xin Hai from the Peoples Republic of China was hijacked in the Indian Ocean, 350 nautical miles North East of the Seychelles and 700 nautical miles off the East coast of Somalia.  Source

• China Shipping Lines warned to keep themselves from Somalias pirate-field

    China has warned domestic shipping lines to keep away from the area where Somali pirates hijacked a China Cosco Holding Co’s bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean two days ago. China is trying to rescue the 25 crew members of the hijacked ship and has deployed its navy, the Ministry of

• Coast Guard rescues three from boat capsized near Point Bonita

     (coastguardnews) The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three adults, two male and one female, from the water after their vessel capsized 2 nautical miles northwest of Point Bonita, Calif, today around 8:30 a.m.  Source

• EU NAVFOR, Seychelles Coast Guard cooperation

     (marinelink) In the evening of December 6, approximately 250 nautical miles North West of Victoria Seychelles a pirate attack group was neutralized by EU NAVFOR and the Seychellois Coast Guard.  Source

• Carmanah brings high performance, low cost Solar LED Marine Lantern

    Carmanah Technologies has introduced the company\’s most versatile, cost-effective solar-powered marine lantern to date: the M650 solar-LED marine lantern. Featuring a simple on-board programmable interface, convenient USB connection, replaceable battery pack and intelligent deployment capability, the M650 lantern provides up to four nautical miles of visibility making it ideal for

• Chinese Man includes solo sailing around the world

     (rednet)  Zhai Mo, the first Chinese to attempt a solo sailboat voyage around the world, completed his ambitious tour on Sunday after sailing 35,000 nautical miles over two years, the Beijing News reported.  Source

• Somali pirates attack ships in the Indian Ocean

    Somali pirates on Thursday seized a Singapore-flagged container ship in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles, maritime sources told AFP. “The Singapore flagged and owned boxship Kota Wajar was seized around 300 nautical miles north the Seychelles,” said Andrew Mwangura, who heads the Kenyan chapter of East African Seafarers Assistance

• FreeSeas Announces New Charters for six of its ships

    FreeSeas Inc., a transporter of dry-bulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of a fleet of eight Handysize vessels and two Handymax vessels, announced yesterday new charters for six of its vessels.

• Abby Sunderland make their own sails pitch

     (latimes) Reporting from Aboard Wild Eyes – Abby Sunderland is bundled in foul-weather gear at the tiller of the 40-foot racing yacht Wild Eyes as it grudgingly navigates chaotic swells on a northward trudge against a bone-chilling head wind along the Baja California coast.  Source

• Pirate attacks against ships dodging in the Indian Ocean

     (marinelink)  On the early morning of 10 November 2009 some 1000 nautical miles east from Mogadishu, Somalia, pirates attacked MV Nele Maersk, a Danish flagged Container ship. The attack took place not far from the area crude oil tanker BW Lion was attacked

• EU rescue fleet, Pakistan abandoned ship by Somali pirates

    A European Union warship rescued a Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel Somali pirates had seized last month and used to hijack another ship, EU naval force Navfor said in a statement.

• ABS Nautical Systems is growing at a record pace, with short Newbuild Program

     ABS Nautical Systems, the world’s fastest-growing provider of integrated fleet management software for the maritime industry, today announced it has experienced record growth in the second half of 2009. During that period, which began with the launch of the Newbuild Program, ABS Nautical Systems has expanded their business by

• Indian ship departs attack by

    An Indian oil tanker, M T Maharaja Agrasen, dodged a suspected pirate attack in the Arabian Sea late Monday night. After a dramatic chase, which saw the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard swinging into action, the tanker managed to escape

• Carriers Change Asia / Australia service

     An ocean service connecting China and Taiwan with Australia’s three biggest cities will undergo an overhaul in late March, according to research by ComPair Data. The CAS service, operated with ships from APL, Hamburg Süd, Hyundai Merchant Marine and Evergreen, will shrink from a six-ship, 42-day round trip to a five-ship,

• Prinos oil tripled Aegean Energy SA, announces

     Aegean Energy S.A, the major stockholder of Kavala Oil,  announced that oil production rose to 3,000 barrels a day following the successful completion of drilling for a new well at the Prinos North Field, the longest well ever drilled in Greek waters. The well, an investment of more than 38 million