Monday, September 28, 2015
Hapag-Lloyd Advances Plans for $500 Million IPO
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Hapag-Lloyd Advances Plans for $500 Million IPO

  By Angela Cullen and Nicholas Brautlecht (Bloomberg) — Hapag-Lloyd AG, Germany’s biggest shipping line, is seeking to raise $500 million from

September 28, 2015
Total Views: 38

Fitch: China’s Slowing Growth Adds to Shipping Sector Woes
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Fitch: China’s Slowing Growth Adds to Shipping Sector Woes

  (The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, September 28 (Fitch) China’s slower growth and economic transition will pose

September 28, 2015
Total Views: 27

Sunday, September 27, 2015
Kenya Releases Höegh Car Carrier After UN Weapons Gaffe, No Drugs Found Inside Ship
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Kenya Releases Höegh Car Carrier After UN Weapons Gaffe, No Drugs Found Inside Ship

  NAIROBI, Sept 27 (Reuters) – A Norwegian-flagged ship that was held in Kenya for more than a week over undeclared weapons belonging to the United

September 27, 2015
Total Views: 34

Friday, September 25, 2015
Video: Tight Fit for PSV Leaving Dry Dock
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Video: Tight Fit for PSV Leaving Dry Dock

The platform supply vessel NAO Prosper undocks from dry dock at Dales Marine Services in Leith, UK. The 4,200 DWT vessel was built by Ulstein in 2012 and is

September 25, 2015
Total Views: 44

Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Semi-Submersible Floated
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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Semi-Submersible Floated

The central processing facility (CPF) for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project is launched on September 19, 2015 from the offshore floating dock at the

September 25, 2015
Total Views: 88

WATCH: Greek Ferry Docking Like a Boss!
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WATCH: Greek Ferry Docking Like a Boss!

Blue Star Ferry coming in hot! Hopefully this one makes up for all the other ferry docking and ship handling videos we have posted lately. And for all the

September 25, 2015
Total Views: 586

Statoil Cuts Costs from Johan Sverdrup Development Plan
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Statoil Cuts Costs from Johan Sverdrup Development Plan

  OSLO, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Statoil has cut the initial costs of developing one of Norway’s biggest industrial projects, the Johan Sverdrup

September 25, 2015
Total Views: 24

PSV Idun Viking. Photo: Supply Supply Ships
News

Viking Supply Ships Latest to Announce PSV Lay-Ups

  Swedish shipowner Viking Supply Ships says that due to the continued market the company is forced to lay up three platform supply vessels. The vessels

September 25, 2015
Total Views: 75

‘Victoria’ Salvage Continues Off Sweden
Accidents

‘Victoria’ Salvage Continues Off Sweden

  Salvors have removed a total of 977,000 liters of heavy oil from the tanks of the grounded MV Victoria off Sweden, but the effort to refloat the vessel

September 25, 2015
Total Views: 49

Container Freight Rates Fall 31% on Week for Key Asia-Europe Trade Route
Shipping News

Container Freight Rates Fall 31% on Week for Key Asia-Europe Trade Route

  COPENHAGEN, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell 31 percent to $313

September 25, 2015
Total Views: 29

Soo Lock Closure Shows Need for Second Large Lock, Great Lakes Carriers Say
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Soo Lock Closure Shows Need for Second Large Lock, Great Lakes Carriers Say

  U.S.-flag Great Lake carriers are using a recent 20-day closer of a lock at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to highlight the need for a

September 25, 2015
Total Views: 137

Baltic Exchange Chief Executive to Step Down
Shipping News

Baltic Exchange Chief Executive to Step Down

  LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Jeremy Penn, chief executive of London’s centuries old Baltic Exchange will step down next year, the exchange

September 25, 2015
Total Views: 15

Thursday, September 24, 2015
Petrobras 1000 drillship
Offshore

Transocean Linked to Petrobras Bribery Scandal for First Time

  By Peter Millard and Yasmine Batista (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore rig contractor, is being linked for the first

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 340

PortMiami Completes Major Harbor Deepening Project
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PortMiami Completes Major Harbor Deepening Project

  The Port of Miami is now the only major logistics hub south of Virginia capable of handling fully laden post-Panamax vessels with the completion of a

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 51

Ship Photos of the Day – Singapore Blanketed in Haze
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Ship Photos of the Day – Singapore Blanketed in Haze

  A ship is blanketed in thick haze at while unloading cargo at the Tanjong Pagar shipping container port in Singapore, September 24, 2015. 

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 64

Samsung Heavy Industries Launches World’s Largest Semi-Submersible
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Samsung Heavy Industries Launches World’s Largest Semi-Submersible

Samsung Heavy Industries has launched the semi-submersible that will serve as the central processing facility (CPF) for the giant Ichthys LNG project off

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 213

New Icebreaking Megayacht Will Have Adventurous Billionaires Drooling
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New Icebreaking Megayacht Will Have Adventurous Billionaires Drooling

Cruising around the Caribbean or Mediterranean in a mega yacht may be relaxing and all, but for you more adventurous yachtsmen unafraid of a

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 421

UN Defends Arms Shipment in Kenya, But Calls Drug Claim Disturbing
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UN Defends Arms Shipment in Kenya, But Calls Drug Claim Disturbing

  NAIROBI, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Weapons discovered by Kenyan authorities aboard a Norwegian ship were part of a legitimate cargo for United Nations

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 51

China Probing Shipping Companies Over Excessive Fees
Shipping News

China Probing Shipping Companies Over Excessive Fees

  SHANGHAI, Sept 24 (Reuters) – China is probing shipping companies over allegations that they have been levying arbitrary and excessive charges,

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 55

LNG-Powered Ships Gain as Rising Output Answers Oil-Price Volatility
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LNG-Powered Ships Gain as Rising Output Answers Oil-Price Volatility

  By Christine Buurma (Bloomberg) — When TOTE Inc., a shipper that operates between the U.S. and the Caribbean, launched its latest container ship

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 88