Friday, February 12, 2016
Maersk Moves to Scrap Ships at Alang Shibreakers, Angering NGO
News

Maersk Moves to Scrap Ships at Alang Shibreakers, Angering NGO

By Sabina Zawadzki and Robert-Jan Bartunek COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Maersk Line said on Friday it had chosen four shipbreaking yards along

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 488

Container Shipping Suffering Hangover From Party That Never Happened
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Container Shipping Suffering Hangover From Party That Never Happened

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Little more than a year ago, shipping companies hauling everything from furniture to electronics across the world’s

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 23

bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
News

Baltic Dry Index Logs First Gain of 2016

Feb 12 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for the first time

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 80

U.S. Touts ‘Batman’ Destroyer as Obama Courts Asean Leaders
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U.S. Touts ‘Batman’ Destroyer as Obama Courts Asean Leaders

By David Tweed and Toluse Olorunnipa (Bloomberg) — U.S. officials are looking to superheroes in their quest to preserve Asia’s postwar security order

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 49

Ro-Ro Safety Compromised By Fires and Explosions
Shipping News

Ro-Ro Safety Compromised By Fires and Explosions

Ro-Ro safety is a crucial issue, which was discussed by marine industry professionals at a Ro-Ro Safety Seminar held in Rome last month.

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 146

Johan Sverdrup
Offshore

Aker Solutions To Offer Design Solutions For Johan Sverdrup’s Future Phases

Aker Solutions will perform a concept study on a new processing platform for future phases of Johan Sverdrup field in Norway’s North Sea. Under the

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 55

Acergy Viking
Offshore

Offshore Slump Has Norway’s Eidesvik Turning to Wind

The prolonged slump in the offshore oil and gas market has Norwegian offshore service specialists Eidesvik turning to offshore wind for work amid

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 101

anthem of the seas
Blog

Anthem of the Seas — Is She Seaworthy?

On Wednesday night, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas, made it safely back to its berth in Cape Liberty in New York harbor, a bit

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 2330

Thursday, February 11, 2016
Royal Caribbean’s Nightmare Cruise: What Did the Weather Forecasts Say?
Shipping News

Royal Caribbean’s Nightmare Cruise: What Did the Weather Forecasts Say?

The Anthem of the Seas departed Bayonne, New Jersey last Saturday with about 4,500 guests and 1,600 crewmembers for what was scheduled to be a 7-day

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 149

el faro wreck
Shipping News

NTSB to Launch Second Search for El Faro’s VDR

The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday said it would launch a second expedition to search for evidence in its investigation of the loss of the

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 18

anthem of the seas
News

NTSB Urged to Review Anthem of the Seas Cruise

The NTSB has been urged to look into the Anthem of the Seas’ nightmare cruise earlier this week into the middle of hurricane-force storm, but the agency

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 235

NATO Launches Aegean Sea Mission to Combat Migrant Smugglers
Shipping News

NATO Launches Aegean Sea Mission to Combat Migrant Smugglers

By Robin Emmott and Phil Stewart BRUSSELS, Feb 11 (Reuters) – NATO ships are on their way to the Aegean Sea to help Turkey and Greece crack down on

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 66

42 Rescued After Abandoning American Fishing Vessel On Fire in South Pacific
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42 Rescued After Abandoning American Fishing Vessel On Fire in South Pacific

Forty-two people were rescued Wednesday after abandoning an American fishing vessel which had caught fire in the South Pacific approximately 1,800 miles south

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 47

Baltic Index Ends Flat, Pausing 12 Day Losing Streak
Shipping News

Baltic Index Ends Flat, Pausing 12 Day Losing Streak

Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, ended flat on Thursday

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 12

BG Group, Gas-Shipping Pioneer, Trades Final Time Before Merger
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BG Group, Gas-Shipping Pioneer, Trades Final Time Before Merger

By Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc, pioneer of natural-gas shipping, will trade on stock exchanges for the last time on Friday, 19 years after

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 85

maersk drilling rig
News

Maersk Drilling Sees Rig Overcapacity Lasting for ‘Foreseeable Future’

OSLO, Feb 11 (Reuters) – As much as one third of the global offshore fleet of oil drilling rigs could be idled in 2016 as energy firms scale back

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 36

sailboat lightening strike
Blog

Sailboat Lightning Strike Caught On Camera

Terrible day for this sailboat moored off of Kassandra in Northern, Greece. Might want to give a once over of the electronics after a direct hit like that. At

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 132

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Coast Guard to Investigate Cruise Ship’s Wild Ride into Hurricane-Force Storm
Shipping News

Coast Guard to Investigate Cruise Ship’s Wild Ride into Hurricane-Force Storm

The U.S. Coast Guard says it will inspect the storm-damaged Royal Caribbean cruise ship Anthem of the Seas upon its scheduled return to New York Harbor

February 10, 2016
Total Views: 241

Oil Traders Looking Again Towards Floating Storage
News

Oil Traders Looking Again Towards Floating Storage

By Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — The world is so awash with crude, the boss of BP Plc said people will be filling their “swimming pools” with it by the

February 10, 2016
Total Views: 47

SBM Offshore Says U.S. Re-Opens Bribery Probe
News

SBM Offshore Says U.S. Re-Opens Bribery Probe

By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM, Feb 10 (Reuters) – SBM Offshore, the world’s top oil production ship leasing company, said on Wednesday that U.S.

February 10, 2016
Total Views: 26