Monday, July 27, 2015
Search Continues for Two Missing Teens Off Florida
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Search Continues for Two Missing Teens Off Florida

The search continued Monday for two missing teens off the coast of Florida after the U.S. Coast Guard located their overturned boat on Sunday. The 19-foot

July 27, 2015
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CMA CGM Takes Delivery of Largest Containership Ever Built In China
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CMA CGM Takes Delivery of Largest Containership Ever Built In China

  CMA CGM Group has announced the delivery of the ultra-large containership CMA CGM VASCO DE GAMA on Monday from China State Shipbuilding Corporation.

July 27, 2015
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Sunday, July 26, 2015
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Carnival Corp. in Landmark Disabilities Settlement With U.S. Justice Dept.

  The U.S. Justice Department and Carnival Corp. have announced a comprehensive, landmark settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act

July 26, 2015
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Saturday, July 25, 2015
First Cargo Ships Take Trial-Run Through New Suez Canal
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First Cargo Ships Take Trial-Run Through New Suez Canal

  By Yusri Mohamed ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 25 (Reuters) – The first cargo ships passed through Egypt’s New Suez Canal on Saturday in a test-run

July 25, 2015
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Friday, July 24, 2015
WATCH: Subsea Cable-Layer Maersk Connector Launched
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WATCH: Subsea Cable-Layer Maersk Connector Launched

The Damen-built subsea support vessel Maersk Connector was launched Thursday at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania. The vessel is owned and operated by Maersk

July 24, 2015
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Carnival Sending More Ships to China
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Carnival Sending More Ships to China

  Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise ship company, says it will add two additional ships to its growing China fleet in 2016, making it

July 24, 2015
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K-Line Settles Car Carrier Price-Fixing Lawsuit
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K-Line Settles Car Carrier Price-Fixing Lawsuit

Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., more commonly known as K-Line, has agreed to a settlement in an alleged car carrier price-fixing scheme involving

July 24, 2015
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Singapore Shipping Company Sanctioned Over North Korea Ties
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Singapore Shipping Company Sanctioned Over North Korea Ties

  SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) – Singapore-based Senat Shipping said on Friday it had done nothing illegal and that it was unreasonable to be put on

July 24, 2015
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Newport News Shipbuilding to Layoff More Than 1,500
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Newport News Shipbuilding to Layoff More Than 1,500

  Newport News Shipbuilding could layoff more 1,500 employees by the end of 2016, the company revealed this week. The layoffs were announced in a letter

July 24, 2015
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Wärtsilä CEO Says A ‘Huge’ Number of Cruise Ships Will Be LNG-Powered
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Wärtsilä CEO Says A ‘Huge’ Number of Cruise Ships Will Be LNG-Powered

This article was written by ShipandBunker.com, the world’s leading free to access website focused on marine fuel, with news, exclusive features, and

July 24, 2015
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China Answers Japan Oil Rig Concern With Offer
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China Answers Japan Oil Rig Concern With Offer

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China repeated a call Friday for talks with Japan over joint development of gas and oil resources in contested waters in

July 24, 2015
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Thursday, July 23, 2015
Idling Drillships Turn Gulf of Mexico Into One Big Expensive Parking Lot
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Idling Drillships Turn Gulf of Mexico Into One Big Expensive Parking Lot

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — Imagine parking your $300 million boat for months out in the open sea, with well-paid mechanics hovering around it and the

July 23, 2015
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Stowaways – Complicated, Messy, Expensive and Possibly Dangerous

  By Rick Spilman, Old Salt Blog Recently, the New York Times published Stowaways and Crimes Aboard a Scofflaw Ship, the first of a four part series, by

July 23, 2015
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INTERTANKO Livid Over Nigeria Tanker Ban
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INTERTANKO Livid Over Nigeria Tanker Ban

  By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) – A ban on 113 oil tankers by Nigerian state oil company NNPC must be lifted immediately as no grounds

July 23, 2015
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U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Change Cuba Travel and Shipping Rules
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U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Change Cuba Travel and Shipping Rules

  By Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday approved amendments that would end

July 23, 2015
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Asia Capesize Rates to Hold Steady with All Eyes on Atlantic

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, July 23 (Reuters) – Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers are likely to hold steady next week although a rush of

July 23, 2015
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Keppel Profit Falls As Rig Business Falters

  SINGAPORE, July 23 (Reuters) – Singapore-based conglomerate Keppel Corp Ltd’s second-quarter net profit fell 2 percent to S$396.7 million

July 23, 2015
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Panama Canal Expansion Project Nearing Completion – Project Update
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Panama Canal Expansion Project Nearing Completion – Project Update

The Panama Canal Expansion Program is nearing completion with the construction of the Third Set of Locks reaching 90% completion this month. The Panama Canal

July 23, 2015
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LNG Seen Overtaking Iron Ore as Australia’s Main Export Driver
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LNG Seen Overtaking Iron Ore as Australia’s Main Export Driver

By James Paton (Bloomberg) — Liquefied natural gas will overtake iron ore as the main driver of Australia’s exports with annual shipments surging to

July 23, 2015
Total Views: 25

U.S. Regulator Approves Alliance Between Ports of Seattle and Tacoma
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U.S. Regulator Approves Alliance Between Ports of Seattle and Tacoma

  The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has voted to unanimously to allow an alliance between the ports of Tacoma and Seattle that is to

July 23, 2015
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