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Eco tugs ordered
As the industry leader within towage and emergency response Svitzer A/S, Copenhagen, continues to look for opportunities to minimize its environmental footprint.
http://www.schiffundhafen.de/en/news/shipbuilding/single-view/view/10/eco-tugs-ordered.html

Reef bulker begins China tow
Damaged coal carrier Shen Neng 1 left Queensland waters today at the beginning of a five-week tow to China. Deepsea salvage tug De Da arrived from Singapore yesterday and after completion of necessary preparations began the slow voyage around 0920 this morning.
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Prosecutors demand 7-year sentences for piracy
Dutch prosecutors on Wednesday demanded seven-year prison sentences for five Somali men accused of attempting to hijack a cargo ship, in Europe's first piracy trial stemming from the rising tide of banditry in the Gulf of Aden.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gB7YMEDuCwwY9ncDOtPAkEI4-H2wD9FUJLO00

Ship captain detained due to dredging
he Region 7 office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered the arrest of ship captain Ramon Trazo of MV Hamako 2 last Saturday for failing to comply with a cease and desist (CDO) order in connection with a dredging activity it has conducted in the port area of the municipality of Sta. Fe in this island.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/259983/ship-captain-detained-due-dredging

Big passenger ship sinks in Peru
A big passenger vessel with over 200 passengers on board sank in the Amazon River near Iquitos, Peru. Two naval ships have been working on the emergency site.
http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/05/26/8539171.html

UBM Global Trade Announces Redesign of Breakbulk.com
United Business Media Global Trade (UBM GT), a division of United Business Media Limited is pleased to announce the launch of the newly redesigned Breakbulk website (www.breakbulk.com). The site is the counterpart to Breakbulk magazine which publishes news and business intelligence for the breakbulk, heavy-lift and project cargo community.
http://www.breakbulk.com/

Steel Prices Set to Fall
alysts are turning gloomy on the European steel industry, saying Europe's economic problems and a slowdown in buying from big customers will cut into demand and push down prices.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704269204575270401110245226.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us