Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Cargo Ship ‘Bermuda Islander’ Runs Aground in Delaware River
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Cargo Ship ‘Bermuda Islander’ Runs Aground in Delaware River

  Salvage efforts were underway Tuesday for a 324-foot cargo ship aground on the Delaware River. The Netherlands-flagged MV Bermuda Islander lost power

August 25, 2015
Total Views: 195

Russia Ordered to Compensate Greenpeace Over ‘Arctic Sunrise’ Ship Seizure
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Russia Ordered to Compensate Greenpeace Over ‘Arctic Sunrise’ Ship Seizure

  AMSTERDAM, Aug 25 (Reuters) – A court in the Netherlands has ordered Russia to pay compensation for seizing the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise

August 25, 2015
Total Views: 66

Middle East Brings Solace to Oil Services Companies
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Middle East Brings Solace to Oil Services Companies

  By Angelina Rascouet and Manisha Jha (Bloomberg) — Demand for oil services is rising in the Middle East even as the rout in crude prices forces

August 25, 2015
Total Views: 40

Monday, August 24, 2015
Panama Canal Authority Says New Locks Timeline Not Impacted by Crack
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Panama Canal Authority Says New Locks Timeline Not Impacted by Crack

  The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said Monday that a crack that has formed in one of the new locks making up the expanded Panama Canal should not impact

August 24, 2015
Total Views: 101

Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Car Carrier Makes Maiden Call in Rotterdam
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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Car Carrier Makes Maiden Call in Rotterdam

Delivered in June, Höegh Target is the world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessel with a carrying capacity of 8,500 car equivalent units.

August 24, 2015
Total Views: 1581

Shipping Magnate John Fredriksen ‘Very Worried’ About China
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Shipping Magnate John Fredriksen ‘Very Worried’ About China

  By Jonas Cho Walsgard (Bloomberg) — John Fredriksen, the billionaire who made his fortune investing in crude tankers, said he’s “very

August 24, 2015
Total Views: 87

DSME shipyard
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Fire at DSME Kills Two Shipyard Workers, Injures Seven

  Two shipyard workers were killed and seven others injured following a fire onboard a vessel under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine

August 24, 2015
Total Views: 69

Pirates Attack Six Vessels in Two Days Near Singapore
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Pirates Attack Six Vessels in Two Days Near Singapore

  Local authorities are reporting 6 pirate attacks in just two days eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Straits of Malacca and

August 24, 2015
Total Views: 79

Researchers Complete Pacific Garbage Patch Recon Ahead of Proposed Cleanup
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Researchers Complete Pacific Garbage Patch Recon Ahead of Proposed Cleanup

  By Emmett Berg SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Researchers returned on Sunday from mapping and sampling a massive swirling cluster of trash

August 24, 2015
Total Views: 72

Enrica Lexie Update: Maritime Tribunal Rejects Italy’s Plea for Release of Marines
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Enrica Lexie Update: Maritime Tribunal Rejects Italy’s Plea for Release of Marines

  HAMBURG, Aug 24 (Reuters) – An international maritime tribunal on Monday rejected Italy’s request that India provisionally release two

August 24, 2015
Total Views: 31

Nicaragua Just Can’t Stop Dreaming of a Canal – VIEW
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Nicaragua Just Can’t Stop Dreaming of a Canal – VIEW

By Justin Fox (Bloomberg View) — Late last year, Nicaraguan authorities said that construction was about to begin on a $50 billion canal connecting the

August 24, 2015
Total Views: 24

Sunday, August 23, 2015
A Big Crack Threatens the Panama Canal Expansion – VIDEO
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A Big Crack Threatens the Panama Canal Expansion – VIDEO

Monday Update: Panama Canal Authority Says New Locks Timeline Not Impacted by Crack A crack has formed in the concrete of one of the new locks of the expanded

August 23, 2015
Total Views: 247

Friday, August 21, 2015
Ship Photo of the Day – Royal IHC Launches Pipelaying Vessel Sapura Rubi
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Ship Photo of the Day – Royal IHC Launches Pipelaying Vessel Sapura Rubi

Royal IHC has named and launched the pipelaying vessel Sapura Rub at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den Ijssel, the Netherlands. Sapura Rub is the

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 97

Natural Gas Golden Age Fades as Supply Boom Meets Japan Nuclear Rebirth
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Natural Gas Golden Age Fades as Supply Boom Meets Japan Nuclear Rebirth

  By Ben Sharples and James Paton (Bloomberg) — The golden age of natural gas lost some of its luster this month. Japan, the world’s biggest buyer

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 59

Norway Names First Shipowner to Break New ECA Rules
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Norway Names First Shipowner to Break New ECA Rules

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

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 138

Drone Video: Platform Supply Vessel NAO Protector in Stavanger, Norway
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Drone Video: Platform Supply Vessel NAO Protector in Stavanger, Norway

Here is some video filmed on board the platform supply vessel NOA Protector during a recent visit in Stavanger, Norway. Notable vessels seen in the video

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 56

Fire On Board PSV Skandi Stolmen Offshore Brazil
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Fire On Board PSV Skandi Stolmen Offshore Brazil

An investigation has been launched into a fire on board the platform supply vessel Skandi Stolmen offshore Brazil. According to DOF Group, the fire broke out

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 137

Statoil Gets Final Go-Ahead for Giant Johan Sverdrup Field Offshore Norway
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Statoil Gets Final Go-Ahead for Giant Johan Sverdrup Field Offshore Norway

  OSLO, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Operator Statoil and its partners have been given the formal approval to develop the first phase of their giant Johan

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 44

maersk triple-e
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Asia-Europe Container Freight Rates Have Fallen Off a Cliff

  COPENHAGEN, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell by 26.7 percent to

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 135

Troubled Chinese Shipbuilding Group JES Suspends Operations
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Troubled Chinese Shipbuilding Group JES Suspends Operations

Chinese shipbuilding and engineering group JES International says it has ceased operations and production in order to control costs as it struggles with

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 24