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The MV Oleander, the third vessel to bear the name, is longer and wider than its predecessor. It started its career as “the lifeblood of our island” at a special ceremony in Hamilton Harbour. Barry Brewer, the president and chief executive of the Nep...

Bermuda’s newest cargo ship steamed past its predecessor in Hamilton Harbour yesterday. Staff at Neptune Group, managers of Bermuda Container Line, saw double as the Oleander, which arrived from its builders in China last Friday, was passed by the no...

The island will welcome a new cargo ship designed to improve the shipping service to Bermuda tomorrow. Neptune Group Ltd, the operators of Bermuda Container Line Ltd, announced that the MV Oleander, a custom-built container ship, will arrive in Hamil...

Containers stuck on the Somers Isles cargo ship from Wednesday were removed on Friday, the CEO of Polaris Holdings said. Some items were not removed from the ship on Wednesday because one of the docks’ two cranes broke down. The crane is one of two u...

A crane breakdown at Hamilton docks has meant some containers have been stuck on the cargo ship Somers Isles since Wednesday. Warren Jones, chief executive of Stevedoring Services, said the remaining containers would be unloaded today. The crane is o...

A Bermudian-registered tanker was attacked by pirates near Nigeria early Tuesday morning. The Department of Marine and Ports received a report at 2.25am that day from the LNG tanker River Niger stating the vessel was under attack in the Gulf of Guine...

Bermudian-based Triton International Limited, the world’s largest lessor of intermodal containers, has reported a profit of $94.2 million for the third quarter. That was just over $10 million lower than the second quarter, however that period include...

Bermuda’s new Oleander cargo ship has been launched at a shipyard in China, Bermuda Container Line said yesterday. John Wight, the chairman of BCL, said the ship slid down Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group’s slipway in Jingjiang on the Yangtze R...

Dockyard has proven itself as a viable alternative port to Hamilton’s docks — although strong winds hampered the offloading of containers yesterday for safety reasons. The West End prepared at short notice for the MV Oleander, which was able to unloa...

Hurricane Maria has forced a cruise ship to cancel its stop in Bermuda, while three more vessels are expected to arrive in Hamilton a day later than scheduled. Treacherous sea conditions caused by Maria have prompted the Somers Isles to delay her arr...

The East End celebrated the 100-year anniversary of Town Cut over the weekend — an august occasion for St George’s that was marked with a cannon salute and boat parade through the waterway. The sea lane servicing the Olde Towne was first cut through ...

Sailors and rowers will mark the 100th anniversary of the first ship to come through Town Cut today by taking part in a parade of maritime vessels. The event has been organised by the Bermuda Pilot Gig Club to commemorate the Norwegian cargo ship SS ...