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WWII vet from Tonawanda glad he served on a ship

The Buffalo News 25 Mar 2019

Sometime in the late spring of 1945, Allen Judd remembers going up on the deck of his Landing Ship Medium, an amphibious assault ship that was anchored off the shore of Okinawa ... Even after losing his wife of 46 years, and a dear companion after that, Judd's spirits and sense of service remain strong ... One ship was laying over on its side," Judd said....

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Stranded Norway cruise ship docks at Molde Harbour

Sify 25 Mar 2019

The Viking Sky cruise ship, which was adrift in rough seas in the Hustadvika area off Norway, finally docked in Molde Harbour on Sunday (local time). 479 people amongst the 1,300 passengers on board had already been airlifted by emergency services before the docking ... ship docked....

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Troubled Norway cruise ship makes it to port

The Los Angeles Times 25 Mar 2019

World Troubled Norway cruise ship makes it to port. Cruise ship Viking Sky arrives at Molde, Norway, after engine failure the day before in windy conditions led to a helicopter rescue effort ... The Viking Ocean Cruises company said all passengers and crew of the Viking Sky cruise ship were safe, and passengers would fly home as soon as possible....

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The Latest: All Viking Sky passengers, crew safe; ship docks

Lincoln Journal Star 25 Mar 2019

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The Latest on the Viking Sky cruise ship that was stranded off the coast of Norway (all times local). ... The Viking Ocean Cruises company says all the passengers and crew of its Viking Sky cruise ship are safe, the ship has docked in the western Norwegian port of Molde and passengers are flying home as soon as possible....

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Nation/World Briefs: March 25, 2019

Messenger-Inquirer 25 Mar 2019

Petrochemical cleanup continues; Houston Ship Channel closed. HOUSTON — An emergency dike has been repaired and a fire-damaged petrochemical tank stabilized during cleanup of leaking oil products that closed part of the Houston Ship Channel, the operator of the complex said Sunday ... All Viking Sky passengers, crew safe; ship docks....

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Relief & hope from Kochi to Mozambique

The Times of India 25 Mar 2019

According to a statement from the Navy, the ships’ crew has also been providing fresh water in relief camps, undertaking community service at schools, churches, hospitals, orphanages, etc, clearing of debris and repairing damaged roads ... The ships have set up a round-the-clock community kitchen for local populace at the port,” said the statement....

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UK satellite operator Inmarsat agrees $3.4bn takeover by consortium

The Observer 25 Mar 2019

It supplied satellite services to the Ministry of Defence to improve ground communications for soldiers fighting in Afghanistan ... Inmarsat still provides communication services for ships and the consortium pledged to ensure that the operator would fulfil its obligations under the global maritime distress and safety system....

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Private equity-led consortium to buy Inmarsat for $3.4 billion cash

Yahoo Daily News 25 Mar 2019

More ... satellite group EchoStar ... The $7.21 offer represents an almost 45 percent premium to Inmarsat's close on Feb ... Inmarsat, a long established provider of communication services to shipping, sees a growing opportunity to supply in-flight broadband services to commercial aircraft ... ....

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Corbin-London area transportation company honors associate for 25 years of safety

The Sentinel Echo 25 Mar 2019

... truckload (dry van, flatbed, brokerage) and warehousing services. Averitt's technology offerings include a full suite of web-based shipping tools, electronic data interchange (EDI), warehouse management systems (WMS), and transportation and operations management systems....

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Apple invites Hollywood to Silicon Valley in TV push

This is Money 25 Mar 2019

Walt Disney Co, which bought 21st Century Fox, and AT&T Inc, which purchased Time Warner Inc, plan to launch or test new streaming video services this year ... It has positioned that as leverage against Netflix's 139 million global customers and the 100 million subscribers to Amazon's Prime shipping program, which includes the video service....

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Inmarsat to go private in $3.4 bln buyout deal

This is Money 25 Mar 2019

By Justin George Varghese ... rival EchoStar ... Inmarsat shareholders will get $7.21 cash, or 546 pence per share ... Inmarsat is a long established provider of communication services to shipping and sees a growing opportunity to supply in-flight broadband services to commercial aircraft. TOP SHAREHOLDER SUPPORT ... Inmarsat was advised by J.P ... ....

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Rescuers tow stricken cruise ship off Norway toward port

The Irish Times 24 Mar 2019

The ship is currently about 80kms from Molde, which is on Norway’s west coast, Norway’s maritime rescue service said. The helicopters, which have been hoisting the passengers from the ship’s deck one by one, remained on standby in case the captain decides to restart the airlift, the rescue service said....

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Hundreds rescued from Norwegian cruise ship

The Hill 24 Mar 2019

Authorities told the�news service that the crew was able to anchor the ship in the�Hustadvika Bay, allowing the initial�rescues to take place ... According to the news service,�463 passengers�had ......