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A major oil spill in Saint Lawrence Seaway

July 15th, 2010 · No Comments

It has been all over the news these last few days. A ship had an oil spill in the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Looking at the international scene this spill is just a minor little thing. The amount of oil that leaked out into the Seaway was not a lot but as with any oil hitting [...]

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What Is Green Ship

October 25th, 2009 · No Comments

First, some history to bring us up to were we are today.
What does the Green Ship term mean? In International shipping “Green Ship” is mainly associated with the Green Ship Award Program. There is also something that is called Green Ship Initiative established in North America and some others but that is a whole other [...]

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Wire Splice And The Wire Used In Saint Lawrence Seaway

November 26th, 2007 · No Comments

As most Seafarers know, mechanical splices can slip and your Eye Splice on the wire becomes a choker type eye. If this happens to a mooring wire used in the Seaway you have a problem to get the wire loose from the Bullard and in most cases the wire has to be cut. The new [...]

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