Monday, October 12, 2015
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China’s Price Regulator Says Asian Shipping Lines Cut Fees

  SHANGHAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Asian shipping lines including Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and China Shipping Container Lines have

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 54

Poland Opens Long-Awaited LNG Terminal to End Russian Dependence
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Poland Opens Long-Awaited LNG Terminal to End Russian Dependence

  By Marek Strzelecki (Bloomberg) — Thirteen days before Poland’s general election, Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz opened the nation’s first terminal

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 37

Sunday, October 11, 2015
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Hapag-Lloyd Sticking With Flotation Plans Despite Market Uncertainty

  FRANKFURT, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd is sticking with plans to float, its chief executive said, despite other German

October 11, 2015
Total Views: 29

Friday, October 9, 2015
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El Faro Family Relief Fund – Here’s How You Can Help

TOTE Maritime, owners of the cargo ship El Faro, said Friday that it has set up a family relief fund for the 33 families of the El Faro crew.

October 9, 2015
Total Views: 133

Norwegian Owner Østensjø Rederi Commissions Newbuild Wind Farm Service Vessel
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Norwegian Owner Østensjø Rederi Commissions Newbuild Wind Farm Service Vessel

  Norwegian based shipping company Østensjø Rederi is constructing a new wind farm service vessel after landing a five-year contract from DONG Energy,

October 9, 2015
Total Views: 106

MV Flinterstar A Total Loss Off Belgium
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MV Flinterstar A Total Loss Off Belgium

  Salvage of the partially sunken MV Flinterstar following a collision with an LNG carrier earlier this week off the coast of Belgium kicks into high gear

October 9, 2015
Total Views: 548

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Demand for Faster Transit Times Could Signal an End to Era of Slow-Steaming

  By Mike Wackett, The Loadstar The era of global slow-steaming by container lines could be about to end with the recent announcement of improved transit

October 9, 2015
Total Views: 64

U.S. House Passes Bill to Lift Crude Oil Exports But Veto Looms
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U.S. House Passes Bill to Lift Crude Oil Exports But Veto Looms

  By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A bill to repeal the U.S. oil export ban passed the House of Representatives on Friday, but faces

October 9, 2015
Total Views: 15

Ship Photos of the Day – CMA CGM Bougainville, Largest Ship Sailing Under the French Flag
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Ship Photos of the Day – CMA CGM Bougainville, Largest Ship Sailing Under the French Flag

CMA CGM Group this week inaugurated the CMA CGM Bougainville, now the largest ship sailing under the French flag. The inauguration took place Tuesday, October

October 9, 2015
Total Views: 190

Collision Course With a Hurricane: How Doomed El Faro Met Its End
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Collision Course With a Hurricane: How Doomed El Faro Met Its End

  By Edward McAllister and David Adams NEW YORK/MIAMI, Oct 8 (Reuters) – The ill-fated U.S.-flagged El Faro cargo ship sunk by Hurricane Joaquin was

October 9, 2015
Total Views: 332

LNG Terminal Projects Around the Globe are Dying on the Vine
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LNG Terminal Projects Around the Globe are Dying on the Vine

  By Christine Buurma, Stephen Stapczynski and Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — Five years ago, energy companies hungry for the next big thing started

October 9, 2015
Total Views: 37

Thursday, October 8, 2015
We Won’t Learn Anything: What Sank El Faro and What Didn’t
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We Won’t Learn Anything: What Sank El Faro and What Didn’t

On Wednesday night, the final rescue crews on the El Faro mission called in, “We are returning to base – negative results,”

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 658

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Captain of Ill-Fated El Faro Described as ‘Experienced’ and ‘Trusted’ Mariner

  By David Sherwood PORTLAND, Maine, Oct 8 (Reuters) – The captain of the ill-fated cargo ship that sank in a hurricane off the Bahamas with no

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 111

Ship Photos of the Day – Tower Bridge Escort
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Ship Photos of the Day – Tower Bridge Escort

The photos below provided by KOTUG International show the Royal Research Ship Discovery being escorted underneath London’s iconic Tower Bridge. Photos

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 77

Israeli Shipping Company Zim May Be Planning U.S. IPO
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Israeli Shipping Company Zim May Be Planning U.S. IPO

  By Yaacov Benmeleh (Bloomberg) — Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., a marine transportation company, hired Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 81

Oil Spill at Statfjord Field Offshore Norway -Statoil
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Oil Spill at Statfjord Field Offshore Norway -Statoil

  Norwegian oil major Statoil has reported an oil spilled observed in the North Sea close to a loading buoy at the Statfjord offshore oil field. The oil

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 101

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Saudi Shipping Firm Bahri Sees Huge Profit Jump

  DUBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) – National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), the exclusive oil-shipper for Saudi Aramco, reported a significant

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 73

Seadrill Semi-Rig West Pegasus
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Seadrill Hopes to See Market Turnaround in 2017

  OSLO, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Offshore rig driller Seadrill is facing another two years in the doldrums but hopes the international rig market could

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 13

President Obama Statement on El Faro Tragedy
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President Obama Statement on El Faro Tragedy

  Below is a statement provided by the Office of the Press Secretary on behalf of President Obama: The captain and crew of the El Faro were Americans and

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 51

White House Issues Veto Threat for Bill to Lift Crude Exports Ban
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White House Issues Veto Threat for Bill to Lift Crude Exports Ban

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House issued a veto threat on Wednesday for a U.S. House of Representatives bill that would lift a four-decade-old ban

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 11