Martin Leduc
@dieselduckster.bsky.social
Propensity for adventures; striving to be a useful human. Marine Engineering professional sailing on commercial ships all over the world.
Creator of www.dieselduck.net, a website for Marine Engineers, online since 1997.
From Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Creator of www.dieselduck.net, a website for Marine Engineers, online since 1997.
From Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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WTF Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)!
MSC Baltic III has been grounded on Newfoundland since February.
How long until you remove this ship before it breaks up?
MSC Baltic III has been grounded on Newfoundland since February.
How long until you remove this ship before it breaks up?
December 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
WTF Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)!
MSC Baltic III has been grounded on Newfoundland since February.
How long until you remove this ship before it breaks up?
MSC Baltic III has been grounded on Newfoundland since February.
How long until you remove this ship before it breaks up?
Monster shipping company's MSC Baltic is still aground in Newfoundland. Yup, still there.
Shouldn't take too much longer for the company to dump it's responsibility onto taxpayers and run away. The ship is breaking up as we speak.
Shouldn't take too much longer for the company to dump it's responsibility onto taxpayers and run away. The ship is breaking up as we speak.
December 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Monster shipping company's MSC Baltic is still aground in Newfoundland. Yup, still there.
Shouldn't take too much longer for the company to dump it's responsibility onto taxpayers and run away. The ship is breaking up as we speak.
Shouldn't take too much longer for the company to dump it's responsibility onto taxpayers and run away. The ship is breaking up as we speak.
I guess some people's bootstraps are a little better than others.
After buying a $650, yes, $650 USD million dollars yacht, he now needs Bombardier’s first Global 8000 - the fastest civilian jet since the Concorde.
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After buying a $650, yes, $650 USD million dollars yacht, he now needs Bombardier’s first Global 8000 - the fastest civilian jet since the Concorde.
luxurylaunches.com/celebrities/...
a man in a hawaiian shirt is smoking a cigarette and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man in a hawaiian shirt is smoking a cigarette and looking at the camera .
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December 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I guess some people's bootstraps are a little better than others.
After buying a $650, yes, $650 USD million dollars yacht, he now needs Bombardier’s first Global 8000 - the fastest civilian jet since the Concorde.
luxurylaunches.com/celebrities/...
After buying a $650, yes, $650 USD million dollars yacht, he now needs Bombardier’s first Global 8000 - the fastest civilian jet since the Concorde.
luxurylaunches.com/celebrities/...
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The Trump administration's seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela is "an escalation of illegality," says historian Alejandro Velasco. He says Venezuela has so far avoided being "goaded into some kind of response" that could serve as pretext for more U.S. military action.
December 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Trump administration's seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela is "an escalation of illegality," says historian Alejandro Velasco. He says Venezuela has so far avoided being "goaded into some kind of response" that could serve as pretext for more U.S. military action.
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Is The Temporary Foreign Worker Program working? We asked 4 Tim Hortons franchise owners, and one slum landlord
Is The Temporary Foreign Worker Program working? We asked 4 Tim Hortons franchise owners, and one slum landlord
The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program allows Canadian employers to hire foreign workers to fill temporary jobs when qualified Canadians are not available, and that's why it is completely uncontro...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Is The Temporary Foreign Worker Program working? We asked 4 Tim Hortons franchise owners, and one slum landlord
Canadian Shipbuilder, Davie Defense, clears USA regulatory obstacles, set to activate American Icebreaker Factory in Texas
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Davie Defense Closes Gulf Copper Acquisition, Joining U.S. Arctic Shipbuilding Ranks - DredgeWire
Davie Defense has completed its acquisition of Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation’s shipbuilding assets in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas, marking a significant expansion of the Canadian-backed...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Canadian Shipbuilder, Davie Defense, clears USA regulatory obstacles, set to activate American Icebreaker Factory in Texas
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Two Damen directors accept plea deal in bribery scandal at the Dutch shipbuilding behemoth.
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Dutch prosecutors settle with two Damen directors in plea agreement - DredgeWire
Two company directors implicated in the long-running investigation into corruption at Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards have struck plea bargaining deals with the prosecution service. The settlements ...
dredgewire.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Two Damen directors accept plea deal in bribery scandal at the Dutch shipbuilding behemoth.
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dredgewire.com/dutch-prosec...
India's DG of Shipping uncovers over 100 forged Certificate of Competency (CoC).
www.marineinsight.com/shipping-new...
www.marineinsight.com/shipping-new...
DG Shipping Exposes Fake Certificate Racket Used To Secure Shipboard Jobs
Marine Insight - The maritime industry guide.
www.marineinsight.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
India's DG of Shipping uncovers over 100 forged Certificate of Competency (CoC).
www.marineinsight.com/shipping-new...
www.marineinsight.com/shipping-new...
The BC MoT changes course on much delayed and overbudget new ferry for Kootenay Lake, fires WPM as project managers.
nelsonstar.com/2025/12/04/b...
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B.C. transportation ministry changes Kootenay Lake ferry project manager - Nelson Star
Western Pacific Marine had been in charge of building the new vessel
nelsonstar.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The BC MoT changes course on much delayed and overbudget new ferry for Kootenay Lake, fires WPM as project managers.
nelsonstar.com/2025/12/04/b...
nelsonstar.com/2025/12/04/b...
The movie probably most responsible for my seafaring career. A tanker swallowing submarines, a submarine lotus, underwater lair, how cool is that!
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The movie probably most responsible for my seafaring career. A tanker swallowing submarines, a submarine lotus, underwater lair, how cool is that!
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Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire #Lytton
Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire - BC News
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways can move ahead after a catastrophic fire in June 2021 burned most of the community of Lytton, B.C.
www.castanet.net
December 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire #Lytton
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Two suspected Russian spies slipped into the UK this year aboard commercial cargo ships, before moving near military bases & critical infrastructure.
An @theipaper.com investigation reveals how The Kremlin is using European shipping lanes as covert infiltration routes.
An @theipaper.com investigation reveals how The Kremlin is using European shipping lanes as covert infiltration routes.
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Two suspected Russian spies slipped into the UK this year aboard commercial cargo ships, before moving near military bases & critical infrastructure.
An @theipaper.com investigation reveals how The Kremlin is using European shipping lanes as covert infiltration routes.
An @theipaper.com investigation reveals how The Kremlin is using European shipping lanes as covert infiltration routes.
Potash port fiasco pits provincial governments at each other's throats, just like the king of chaos wants.
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
Potash mine was openly seeking a port, so why was Eby government in the dark?
Vaughn Palmer: Nutrien considered some 30 factors in the decision and the Washington state port came out ahead in most of them
vancouversun.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Potash port fiasco pits provincial governments at each other's throats, just like the king of chaos wants.
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
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❗️Turkish shipping company Beşiktaş Shipping has announced the complete cessation of operations with Russia following explosions on its tanker Mersin off the coast of Senegal.
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
❗️Turkish shipping company Beşiktaş Shipping has announced the complete cessation of operations with Russia following explosions on its tanker Mersin off the coast of Senegal.
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One Tanker's Dash to Darwin Shows Australia's Thin Margins for Energy
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One Tanker's Dash to Darwin Shows Australia's Thin Margins for Energy
[By John Coyne]A tanker sprinting against the clock to beat a cyclone shouldn’t be a national-security storyline—but last week it became one. As Trop...
maritime-executive.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
One Tanker's Dash to Darwin Shows Australia's Thin Margins for Energy
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I believe employers like the Temporary Foreign Worker Program because it is akin to slavery, much like how ships are crewed. An exploitable, disposable workforce.
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
Why Canadian bosses love hiring foreign workers
Douglas Todd: Low-skill guest workers toil longer hours, with fewer absences, for less pay than Canadian domestic workers.
vancouversun.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I believe employers like the Temporary Foreign Worker Program because it is akin to slavery, much like how ships are crewed. An exploitable, disposable workforce.
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
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ANOTHER container ship fire.
This time in Wilmington, Delaware on board the Liberian-flagged container ship Chiquita Voyager. Wilmington Fireboat 7 is on scene.
The ship had come in from Puerto Cortes, Honduras having sailed on Nov 20 and arriving Wilmington on Nov 25.
This time in Wilmington, Delaware on board the Liberian-flagged container ship Chiquita Voyager. Wilmington Fireboat 7 is on scene.
The ship had come in from Puerto Cortes, Honduras having sailed on Nov 20 and arriving Wilmington on Nov 25.
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
ANOTHER container ship fire.
This time in Wilmington, Delaware on board the Liberian-flagged container ship Chiquita Voyager. Wilmington Fireboat 7 is on scene.
The ship had come in from Puerto Cortes, Honduras having sailed on Nov 20 and arriving Wilmington on Nov 25.
This time in Wilmington, Delaware on board the Liberian-flagged container ship Chiquita Voyager. Wilmington Fireboat 7 is on scene.
The ship had come in from Puerto Cortes, Honduras having sailed on Nov 20 and arriving Wilmington on Nov 25.
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Public-listed Jones Act companies – an endangered species: Just three Jones Act shipping companies are listed in the US in 2025 compared to eight back in 2008
www.seatrade-maritime.com/shipping-fin...
www.seatrade-maritime.com/shipping-fin...
Public-listed Jones Act companies - endangered species
Just three Jones Act shipping companies are listed in the US in 2025 compared to eight back in 2008
www.seatrade-maritime.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Public-listed Jones Act companies – an endangered species: Just three Jones Act shipping companies are listed in the US in 2025 compared to eight back in 2008
www.seatrade-maritime.com/shipping-fin...
www.seatrade-maritime.com/shipping-fin...