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A costly lack of control

  On the bridge of the bulk carrier the Master was talking on the telephone to the Chief Engineer while the...

US Navy's first carrier drone launch

US Navy X-47B drone is launched off aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush off the coast of Virginia, May 14...

HMAS Shepparton helps uncover stories from the past

During the last 12 months HMA Ships Shepparton and Benalla have been involved with hydrographic surveys in a...

New Aker Arctic icebreaker

While the first oblique ice breaker, ARC 100, nears completion, research specialist Aker Arctic Technology h...

Containership rams Genoa control tower

Seven people were dead and two remained missing Wednesday after a container ship slammed into a control towe...

China Shipping orders biggest container ship

China Shipping Container Lines Co. , the country’s second-biggest shipping company, ordered the world’s bigg...

Why container weights matter

The containership Master, checking his draught against the weight of cargo which had been supplied to him by...

Royal Caribbean unveils new Quantum class

Royal Caribbean International on Tuesday unveiled the long awaited details of the company’s new generation Q...

'Purple Pony' in the MEAO

  The Royal Australian Navy’s 'Purple Pony', HMAS Toowoomba, is mid-way through her six-month deployment, pat...

Dismantling arguments

The ability of the World Maritime University to gather every point of view on a subject should not be undere...

HMAS Choules returns to sea

HMAS Choules has returned to sea following sea assurance testing of the ship’s six propulsion and power dist...

White Bay cruise terminal welcomes first ship

Sydney’s controversial $57 million White Bay Cruise Terminal received its first cruise vessel this morning w...

Watertight bulkheads - full of holes

It is not a brilliant idea, once you have installed a watertight bulkhead of sufficient strength to withstan...

'Seven Viking' nominated as 'Ship of the Year 2013'

The IMR vessel ‘Seven Viking’ has been nominated as ‘Ship of the Year 2013’ by the maritime magazine ‘Skipsr...

Board pursues case against Bay Bridge pilot

A state board unanimously voted Thursday to take action to suspend or revoke the license of the pilot of an ...

  • A costly lack of control

  • US Navy's first carrier drone launch

  • HMAS Shepparton helps uncover stories from the past

  • New Aker Arctic icebreaker

  • Containership rams Genoa control tower

  • China Shipping orders biggest container ship

  • Why container weights matter

  • Royal Caribbean unveils new Quantum class

  • 'Purple Pony' in the MEAO

  • Dismantling arguments

  • HMAS Choules returns to sea

  • White Bay cruise terminal welcomes first ship

  • Watertight bulkheads - full of holes

  • 'Seven Viking' nominated as 'Ship of the Year 2013'

  • Board pursues case against Bay Bridge pilot

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The Company of Master Mariners website provides articles of interest to Master Mariners, Seafarers, the Maritime Industry and the public. We feature reports on Australian and International Maritime and Shipping affairs, Upcoming Events in the Maritime Industry, our CMMA newsletter the “Master Mariner”, and “Stories from the Past” about historic ships and maritime events. A “Members Only” section contains records of membership, branch and Federal Court meetings and other matters of interest to members. The Company of Master Mariners of Australia is a not for profit organization.

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