Tuesday, July 14, 2015
DSME Shares Plunge on Media Report Saying $1.75 Billion in Losses Not Booked
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DSME Shares Plunge on Media Report Saying $1.75 Billion in Losses Not Booked

  SEOUL, July 15 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd shares fell 12 percent on Wednesday after a

July 14, 2015
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Three Killed in Confined Space Accident Off Malaysia
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Three Killed in Confined Space Accident Off Malaysia

  Three people have died and two others were sickened after inhaling toxic gases while working in a confined space of a ship as it sailed off the coast

July 14, 2015
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Maersk Line to Raise Asia-Europe Freight Rate

COPENHAGEN, July 14 (Reuters) – Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, told its clients on Tuesday it would raise the freight

July 14, 2015
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Iran’s Oil Sector Sanctions… And What Removing Them Could Mean

  July 14 (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of negotiations with an agreement that

July 14, 2015
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Monday, July 13, 2015
Former Chief Mate Sentenced to Prison in Oil Dumping Case
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Former Chief Mate Sentenced to Prison in Oil Dumping Case

  The former chief mate of the Panama-flagged reefer MV Murcia Carrier has been sentenced to three months in prison for failing to maintain an accurate

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 87

Celebrity Cruises Names First-Ever American Female Cruise Ship Captain
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Celebrity Cruises Names First-Ever American Female Cruise Ship Captain

For the first time in the cruise industry history, an American female ship captain will take the helm of a giant cruise ship. Celebrity Cruises said Monday

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 215

Shell’s Damaged Icebreaker Headed for U.S. West Coast for Repairs
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Shell’s Damaged Icebreaker Headed for U.S. West Coast for Repairs

  An icebreaker that was scheduled to head to the Chukchi Sea in support of Shell’s arctic drilling campaign will instead head back to U.S. West

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 67

WATCH: Logos Hope Deck Crew vs Massive Bee Swarm
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WATCH: Logos Hope Deck Crew vs Massive Bee Swarm

A lifeboat onboard the MV Logos Hope is swarmed with bees while in Kochi, India, forcing some of the deck crew to go to battle with some help from

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 47

Ship Photo of the Day – USNS Mercy in Papua New Guinea
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Ship Photo of the Day – USNS Mercy in Papua New Guinea

The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) sits at anchorage in Simpson Harbor off the coast of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, July 6, 2015.

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 67

MT Alexander Spirit Sit-In: Australian Crewmembers Ordered to Sail
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MT Alexander Spirit Sit-In: Australian Crewmembers Ordered to Sail

  The Australian crew of a Teekay-operated oil tanker have been ordered to set sail for Singapore after Australia’s Fair Work Commission ruled that

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 134

The New S-52 ECDIS Standards: What Do They Mean for You?
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The New S-52 ECDIS Standards: What Do They Mean for You?

  By Tom Mellor, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office Much has been written about the mandatory carriage of ECDIS, but one of the most important initiatives

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 579

‘Enrica Lexie’ Marines’ Indian Murder Case May Head to International Arbitration
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‘Enrica Lexie’ Marines’ Indian Murder Case May Head to International Arbitration

  By Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI, July 13 (Reuters) – A case in which two Italian marines are accused of killing two Indian fisherman could now be

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 39

Saudi Oil-Shipper Bahri Says Q2 Profit Doubles
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Saudi Oil-Shipper Bahri Says Q2 Profit Doubles

  DUBAI, July 13 (Reuters) – National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), the exclusive oil-shipper for Saudi Aramco, said on Monday its

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 15

WATCH: Mission to Seafarers Response to Hoegh Osaka Grounding
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WATCH: Mission to Seafarers Response to Hoegh Osaka Grounding

  The car carrier Hoegh Osaka was intentionally grounded on the Bramble Bank after developing a severe list shortly after its departure from the Port of

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 49

Sunday, July 12, 2015
Bulk Carrier to The Rescue – Five Rescued from Skiff After Five Days Lost Sea
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Bulk Carrier to The Rescue – Five Rescued from Skiff After Five Days Lost Sea

  Five men are lucky to be alive after spending five days adrift in the Pacific Ocean aboard their 14-foot aluminum skiff with little supplies. The

July 12, 2015
Total Views: 69

Containership ‘Kamala’ On Fire Off Japan – Update
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Containership ‘Kamala’ On Fire Off Japan – Update

  A Liberia-flagged containership is on fire in the East China Sea off the Japanese island of Kuchinoshima. Japanese media reports say that the

July 12, 2015
Total Views: 272

Friday, July 10, 2015
CMA CGM Group Christens Largest Ship to Date – 18,000 TEU CMA CGM Georg Forster
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CMA CGM Group Christens Largest Ship to Date – 18,000 TEU CMA CGM Georg Forster

  CMA CGM Group has announced the christening of its newest and largest ship to date, the 18,000 TEU CMA CGM Georg Forster. The ship was christened during

July 10, 2015
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UKHO Calls for Ship Owners to Liaise with ECDIS Manufacturers Over New IHO ECDIS Standards

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office is encouraging all ship owners to speak to their ECDIS manufacturers following the recent announcement of updated ECDIS

July 10, 2015
Total Views: 85

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Maersk Interested in Greek Ports Marked for Sale

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S wants to buy Greece’s two biggest ports after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras put them up for

July 10, 2015
Total Views: 29

Thursday, July 9, 2015
Greece’s Latest Bailout Proposal Includes Shipping Sector Tax Hikes
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Greece’s Latest Bailout Proposal Includes Shipping Sector Tax Hikes

By Renee Maltezou and John O’Donnell ATHENS/FRANKFURT, July 10 (Reuters) – The Greek government sent a package of reform proposals to its euro zone

July 9, 2015
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