Friday, October 31, 2014
Crowley Transports First of Eight New Pacific-Side Gates for Expanded Panama Canal
Shipping News

Crowley Transports First of Eight New Pacific-Side Gates for Expanded Panama Canal

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s heavy lift barge 455 4 successfully delivered the first in a series of new gates for the ongoing Panama Canal expansion, marking the

October 31, 2014
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Italy to End Migrant Rescue Operation in Mediterranean
News

Italy to End Migrant Rescue Operation in Mediterranean

Italy said on Friday it would close a sea rescue mission that has saved the lives of more than 100,000 migrants from Africa and the Middle East, a move one

October 31, 2014
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BNSF Shale Focus Blunts Puget Sound Ports’ Comeback Bid
News

BNSF Shale Focus Blunts Puget Sound Ports’ Comeback Bid

Seattle and Tacoma are being stymied in their push to regain market share from Canada as railcars destined for the harbors sit idle on tracks across the U.S.

October 31, 2014
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Watch: Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches 10th Amphibious Transport Dock – John P. Murtha (LPD 26)
Navy

Watch: Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches 10th Amphibious Transport Dock – John P. Murtha (LPD 26)

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the company’s 10th amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD

October 31, 2014
Total Views: 63

Oil Rout Seen Diluting Appeal of U.S. LNG Exports to Asia
News

Oil Rout Seen Diluting Appeal of U.S. LNG Exports to Asia

Oil’s collapse is eroding the appeal of potential U.S. LNG exports to Asia as it cuts the cost of competing supplies linked to the price of

October 31, 2014
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St. Lawrence Seaway Will Stay Open, For Now
News

St. Lawrence Seaway Will Stay Open, For Now

Unifor, Canada’s largest union has extended the strike deadline imposed to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) this week meaning the

October 31, 2014
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Thursday, October 30, 2014
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News

The Upgraded Havila Phoenix Will Have Serious Subsea Capability

Lowering manifolds, trees, subsea processing equipment, and other items to the sea floor is pretty standard stuff in the subsea installation business, but what

October 30, 2014
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News

Exmar Optimistic About Gas Carrier Market Into 2015

Belgian gas shipping group Exmar said on Thursday that the market for its very large and midsize gas carriers was at historically high levels in the third

October 30, 2014
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Has a Piece of Amelia Earhart’s Missing Plane Been Found?
News

Has a Piece of Amelia Earhart’s Missing Plane Been Found?

A piece of aircraft debris found on a remote South Pacific atoll is reinforcing speculation that a sonar anomaly detected in 2012 just off the island is in

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 716

CMA CGM to Fit 10 Ships With New Bulbous Bows
News

CMA CGM to Fit 10 Ships With New Bulbous Bows

French container shipping company CMA CGM Group says it will be retrofitting 10 additional vessels with new bulbous bows that are better suited for current

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 291

Carnival Cruise Lines’ Cahill to Retire
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Carnival Cruise Lines’ Cahill to Retire

Carnival Cruise Lines’ president and CEO Gerry Cahill announced Thursday that he will be retiring effective November 30 after 20 years with the company.

October 30, 2014
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Suncor to Regularly Consider Shipping Western Canada Crude Overseas
News

Suncor to Regularly Consider Shipping Western Canada Crude Overseas

Suncor Energy Inc will look regularly at the economics of shipping Western Canadian crude from the country's East Coast to markets overseas, Chief Executive

October 30, 2014
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Somali Pirates Free Seven Hostages More Than 4 Years After Hijacking
Piracy

Somali Pirates Free Seven Hostages More Than 4 Years After Hijacking

The remaining seven Indian crewmembers of the MV Asphalt Venture have been released by Somali pirates more than four years after the cargo ship was hijacked

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 115

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Defense

Royal Navy Makes Major Drug Bust Off Bermuda

The British Royal Navy reports that HMS Argyll, a Type 23 frigate, has seized $15M (10M Pounds) worth of cocaine from a drug smuggling yacht off the coast of

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 81

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Navy

World’s Largest Naval Exercise Kicks Off in Persian Gulf

Being called the world’s largest naval exercise, this year’s International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) has just kicked off in the Persian Gulf.

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 74

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News

NORDEN Recruits Jan Rindbo for Top Role

40-year-0ld Jan Rindbo has resigned from his post today as Chief Operating Officer at Pacific Basin Shipping, one of the world’s largest dry cargo

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 110

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Finance

Hyundai Heavy Loses $1.8 Billion in 3rd Quarter, Braces for Worst Annual Loss

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd, the world's biggest shipbuilder, slid to a record quarterly loss of $1.8 billion and warned it's heading for its

October 30, 2014
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News

Panama Canal Pilots Warn of Major Operational Issues Still Facing Expanded Canal

Panama Canal Pilats face major operational issues with the expanded Panama

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 98

Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Cargo Ship Leaks Oil After Running Aground in Sweden
News

Cargo Ship Leaks Oil After Running Aground in Sweden

A 90-meter cargo ship was taking on water and leaking oil after running aground this morning in the Baltic Sea off

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 117

Post-Panamax Bulk Carrier Rides Air Bubble Blanket to Reduce Emissions
Blog

Post-Panamax Bulk Carrier Rides Air Bubble Blanket to Reduce Emissions

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced the delivery of the first of three post-panamax bulk carriers to achieve energy efficient operations through the use

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 348