Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Offshore Supply Vessel Owners Face Bankruptcy with Drop in Drilling Rigs
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Offshore Supply Vessel Owners Face Bankruptcy with Drop in Drilling Rigs

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — The relatively unheralded corner of the oil sector that sends supply boats out to offshore oil rigs may see bankruptcies as

December 8, 2015
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Neptune Orient Lines Sale Boosts Singapore’s Hub Ambitions
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Neptune Orient Lines Sale Boosts Singapore’s Hub Ambitions

By Kyunghee Park and Joyce Koh (Bloomberg) — CMA CGM SA’s S$3.38 billion ($2.4 billion) takeover of Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. offers two advantages for

December 8, 2015
Total Views: 44

Baltic Dry Index Flat Despite Rising Capesize Demand
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Baltic Dry Index Flat Despite Rising Capesize Demand

Dec 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities was unchanged on Tuesday, as

December 8, 2015
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Monday, December 7, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – U.S. Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer DDG 1000 Heads to Sea
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Ship Photos of the Day – U.S. Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer DDG 1000 Heads to Sea

The U.S. Navy’s new stealth warship DDG 1000 headed down the Kennebec River and out to sea for the time Monday for a series of sea trials. The future

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 133

WATCH: This Drone Video of a Greek Island Ferry Docking is a Thing of Beauty
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WATCH: This Drone Video of a Greek Island Ferry Docking is a Thing of Beauty

The Hellenic Seaways ferry Nissos Mykonos seen docking at the port of Chios in this beautifully-shot drone

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 182

CMA CGM Cements Shipping Status with $2.4 Billion NOL Deal
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CMA CGM Cements Shipping Status with $2.4 Billion NOL Deal

By Saeed Azhar, Rujun Shen and Gus Trompiz PARIS/SINGAPORE, Dec 7 (Reuters) – French container shipping giant CMA CGM is to buy Singapore’s Neptune

December 7, 2015
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Shell Planning New LNG Bunkering Vessel
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Shell Planning New LNG Bunkering Vessel

Shell has confirmed its plans to build a specialized LNG bunker vessel to deliver to LNG-fueled ships in northwest Europe. The new vessel will be based at the

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 135

Turkey Blasts Russia After Warship Allegedly Brandishes Rocket While Passing Istanbul
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Turkey Blasts Russia After Warship Allegedly Brandishes Rocket While Passing Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Turkey accused Russia of a “provocation” on Sunday after a serviceman on the deck of a Russian naval ship

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 75

Baltic Dry Index Continues to Slide
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Baltic Dry Index Continues to Slide

Dec 7 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell on Monday on sliding

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 52

Incident Photos: Collision in River Humber Approach [AIS Recreation]
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Incident Photos: Collision in River Humber Approach [AIS Recreation]

On Friday, December 3, 2015, the DFDS ro-ro ferry Primula Seaways collided with the car carrier City of Rotterdam off Immingham, England on the

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 280

Sunday, December 6, 2015
CMA CGM Set to Buy Majority Stake in NOL -Source
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CMA CGM Set to Buy Majority Stake in NOL -Source

SINGAPORE, Dec 7 (Reuters) – France’s CMA CGM is set to buy a stake of almost 67 percent in Neptune Orient Lines from Singapore state investor

December 6, 2015
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NOL Suspends Shares as M&A Talks Enter Final Day
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NOL Suspends Shares as M&A Talks Enter Final Day

SINGAPORE, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Shares of Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL) were suspended on Monday as talks between French shipping giant

December 6, 2015
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Shipping TV: Car Carrier, DFDS Seaways Ferry Damaged in Collision in UK
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Shipping TV: Car Carrier, DFDS Seaways Ferry Damaged in Collision in UK

Car Carrier City of Rotterdam and DFDS ro-ro ferry Primula Seaways collided in the Humber approaches, around 8pm, Friday, December 3, 2015. The incident is

December 6, 2015
Total Views: 192

Saturday, December 5, 2015
One Worker Killed, 30 Missing After Caspian Sea Platform Fire -Azeri Government
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One Worker Killed, 30 Missing After Caspian Sea Platform Fire -Azeri Government

Update: An earlier report on Saturday on this incident said 32 workers had died, citing the head of an independent committee. By Nailia Bagirova BAKU, Dec 5

December 5, 2015
Total Views: 73

Turkey, Russia Fallout Over Downed Warplane Deepens at Two Ports
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Turkey, Russia Fallout Over Downed Warplane Deepens at Two Ports

By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) — Turkey released three of four Russian ships that it detained this month at a Black Sea port for maritime safety

December 5, 2015
Total Views: 42

Friday, December 4, 2015
Uncertainty Surrounds Panama Canal Expansion Delivery Timeline
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Uncertainty Surrounds Panama Canal Expansion Delivery Timeline

The main contractor for the design and construction of the Third Set of Locks project for the expanded Panama Canal says that work to reinforce the sills in

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 105

Vale to Sell 11 Giant Valemax Carriers
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Vale to Sell 11 Giant Valemax Carriers

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Vale SA said on Friday that it plans to sell its 11 remaining Valemax iron ore carriers and lease them back in

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 178

Cargo Ship Takes Out Railway Bridge in Germany
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Cargo Ship Takes Out Railway Bridge in Germany

A 111-meter cargo ship plowed through a span of a railway bridge Thursday in Germany, closing the bridge indefinitely. Reports say the general cargo ship MV

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 340

Freight Rates Fall 50 Percent on Key Asia-N. Europe Route -Source
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Freight Rates Fall 50 Percent on Key Asia-N. Europe Route -Source

COPENHAGEN, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe dropped 50.4 percent to $275 per

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 20

Liberian Freighter Held in Minnesota Over Alleged Environmental Violations
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Liberian Freighter Held in Minnesota Over Alleged Environmental Violations

A Liberian-flagged freighter is being held in Duluth, Minnesota amid an ongoing investigation into alleged violations of U.S. environmental law. The U.S. Coast

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 37