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Update: ValeMax Ship Finally Makes it to China
It would have been almost funny, if billions of dollars were not at stake. As we posted last June, the Vale Brasil, first of the Valemax class of Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOC) sailed on its maiden voyage with 391,000 tons of iron … Continue reading
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Tagged Berge Everest, China, Dalian, Vale S.A, Valemax VLOCs
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China Opens World’s Longest Sea Bridge
The world’ s longest bridge over salt water, the 26.4 mile-long Qingdao Haiwan Bridge, in China, has opened to traffic. It makes me wonder how you say in Mandarin, “OK, kids. Who needs to go to the bathroom? No … Continue reading
China takes a Great Leap Forward in the Concrete Carrier Arms Race
As we posted last week, the US Navy has five times more aircraft carrier flight deck capacity than the rest of the world combined. Nevertheless the Chinese have leapt ahead in the construction of a concrete air craft carrier on … Continue reading
Extreme Sailing – A Video for a Monday Morning
Day 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series in Qingdao, China provided more than a few thrills and spills among the eleven “eXtreme 40″ catamarans engaged in what has been described as “close combat racing.” DAY 3: EXTREME! A major collision, … Continue reading
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Tagged China, eXtreme 40 catamarans, Extreme Sailing Series, Qingdao
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Skimmer “A Whale” Sails for Dalian, China Spill
Lloyds List is reporting that the Skimmer “A Whale” which failed to collect significant amounts of oil in the Gulf of mexico from the BP spill is now en-route to the major spill in Dalian, China. The more concentrated oil on the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Whale, China, Dalian, Gulf of Mexico, Oil spill, skimmer
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Shipbuilding: China Overtakes Korea; Avondale to Shutdown
For the first time since 2003, Korean shipyards have lost their position as the world’s number one shipbuilder to China. China overtakes Korea in shipbuilding deliveries According to Clarkson Research Services Ltd., a London-based market research firm, Korean shipbuilding companies … Continue reading
China oil spill a ‘severe threat’
Sadly the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not the only ongoing major oil spill. China oil spill doubles in size, is deemed ‘severe threat’ China’s largest reported oil spill more than doubled in size to 165 square miles … Continue reading
Voyage of the Sloop Experiment
Having sailed last week on the Hudson River sloop, Clearwater, a voyage by another Hudson River sloop came to mind. In 1785 the Hudson River sloop Experiment was only the second ship from the young American republic to sail to China. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged China, Experiment, Hudson river sloop
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