Friday, July 18, 2014
Interesting

Expanded Panama Canal Fundamentally Flawed Says Veteran Ship Pilot

Captain Jose Claus, a Panama Canal pilot with 22-years of experience guiding ships along this vital passage, strongly believes the locks for the new Panama

July 18, 2014
Total Views: 157

News

Duluth Provides Critical Hub for Wind Power Project Cargoes

After a trans-Atlantic voyage from Brande, Denmark, and navigating through the Great Lakes, BBC Chartering’s Peter Roenna arrived this week into Clure

July 18, 2014
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Accidents

Watch: New Time-Lapse Shows Progress in Costa Concordia Refloating

This new time-lapse provides some good visual evidence that progress is being made in the operation to refloat the Costa Concordia shipwreck.

July 18, 2014
Total Views: 155

Interesting

Britain’s Biggest and Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Floated – Photos and Video

Britain’s biggest ever warship HMS Queen Elizabeth took to the water for the first time this week as she was floated out of dry

July 18, 2014
Total Views: 107

Ban on U.S. Oil Exports Seen Dying One Ruling at a Time

The four-decade-old ban on most crude exports from the U.S., now the world’s largest producer, will be weakened bit by bit as government rulings allow

July 18, 2014
Total Views: 24

News

Nordic Tankers Maybe Orders Half-Billion Dollars in New Ships?

“There is nothing going on here so you should probably find something else to do with your time,” commented the person who answered the phone at

July 18, 2014
Total Views: 22

News

Stanislav Yudin Completes Offshore Substation Installation [VIDEO]

Seaway Heavy Lifting’s Stanislav Yudin completed the installation of the Westermost Rough substation for Dong Energy last month. Dong Energy just

July 18, 2014
Total Views: 106

News

Asia-Europe Container Freight Rates Fall

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell by 5.5 percent to $1,230 per 20-foot container (TEU) in the week

July 18, 2014
Total Views: 29

Engineering News

Wärtsilä Sells Majority Stake of 2-Stroke Engine Business to China State Shipbuilding Corp

From now on, Wartsila’s 2-stroke engine business will be listed as “discontinued operations” following an announcement today that it has sold

July 18, 2014
Total Views: 618

Thursday, July 17, 2014
News

Vafias Optimistic that “Good Times are Ahead”

StealthGas announced today four new additions to their newbuilding program consisting of two Korean-built 22,000 cbm semi-refrigerated LPG carriers and two

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 85

News

Corpus Christi Liquefaction Signs LNG Supply Deal with Électricité de France

Cheniere Energy subsidiary Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC announced the signing today of a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 53

Shipping News

Engine to Power World’s First Dual-Fuel Containership Delivered to Shipyard

The gas engine that will soon power the TOTE's new Marlin-class containerships have been delivered to General Dynamics’ NASSCO’s shipyard in San Diego, CA,

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 199

News

Aker Philadelphia Considers Diversification into Offshore Sector

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (AKPS) is cruising along these days with a steady stream of work building Jones Act-compliant tankers for both their clients and

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 30

News

Sewol Search Helicopter Crashes, Killing Five

A helicopter involved in the search for those still missing from the Sewol ferry disaster has crashed in South

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 33

News

UK’s Year in Maritime Accidents By The Numbers – INFOGRAPHIC

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released their annual report for 2013, summarizing all reports of accidents across a range of

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 132

Shipping News

Chinese Ships Make First RIMPAC Naval Drill Appearance In Decades

After 43 years of watching the world’s largest multinational naval exercises take place off Hawaii, China has the second-largest fleet at the U.S.-led drills

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 55

Shipping News

MSC and Maersk Boost Asia-Europe Capacity as More ULCVs are Launched

By Mike Wackett, With the usual aversion to publicity relating to its fleet, Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s second-biggest ocean carrier,

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 42

News

Saudi Crude Exports in May Fell to Lowest Since 2011

Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, shipped the least crude in almost three years in May as domestic refineries processed record amounts and

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 50

News

KCA Deutag’s Ben Rinnes Heading to Angola

Aberdeen-based drilling contractor KCA Deutag announced today their jack-up rig Ben Rinnes has been awarded a two-year, $170 million contract by Sonangol

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 180

Blog

Coast Guard Evacs 118 From Stranded Casino Ship – PHOTOS

Apparently the house doesn't always

July 17, 2014
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