Monday, May 9, 2016
DONG Energy Seeks Taiwan Offshore Wind Growth to Beat Europe’s Tenders
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DONG Energy Seeks Taiwan Offshore Wind Growth to Beat Europe’s Tenders

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Dong Energy A/S, the world’s biggest developer of offshore wind farms, is expanding into Taiwan and the U.S. as it

May 9, 2016
Total Views: 24

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Maersk Oil to Cut 40 Staff Amid Slumping Oil Price

COPENHAGEN, May 9 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Maersk Oil will cut 40 jobs in Copenhagen, Aberdeen and Stavanger due to the low oil price, it said on

May 9, 2016
Total Views: 21

Sunday, May 8, 2016
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Shipping News

Pressure Builds on Shipping Industry to Set Carbon Targets

By Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Disagreement among nations means no carbon emissions targets have been set for international

May 8, 2016
Total Views: 83

Saturday, May 7, 2016
17 Missing After Cargo Ship Collides With Fishing Vessel in East China Sea
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17 Missing After Cargo Ship Collides With Fishing Vessel in East China Sea

SHANGHAI, May 7 (Reuters) – Seventeen people were missing after a Chinese fishing boat collided with a Maltese cargo ship and sank in the East China Sea

May 7, 2016
Total Views: 45

Friday, May 6, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – USNS Spearhead Returns Home Looking a Little Rough Around the Edges
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Ship Photos of the Day – USNS Spearhead Returns Home Looking a Little Rough Around the Edges

The U.S. Navy’s USNS Spearhead (T-EFTP 1), crewed by civilian mariners from Military Sealift Command, returns to the Joint Expeditionary Base Little

May 6, 2016
Total Views: 119

Abandoned Tanker Mysteriously Washes Ashore in Liberia
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Abandoned Tanker Mysteriously Washes Ashore in Liberia

An abandoned oil tanker has mysteriously washed ashore in Liberia leaving officials scratching their heads as to how it got there and what exactly happened to

May 6, 2016
Total Views: 222

Boaty McBoatface Given Real Name (But Will Still Forever Be Known as Boaty McBoatface)
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Boaty McBoatface Given Real Name (But Will Still Forever Be Known as Boaty McBoatface)

LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) – A new 200 million pound ($290 million) polar research ship is to be named after veteran BBC naturalist David Attenborough but

May 6, 2016
Total Views: 158

Colombian Man Survives Two-Months Lost at Sea Eating Seagulls and Fish
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Colombian Man Survives Two-Months Lost at Sea Eating Seagulls and Fish

A Colombian man has been rescued after spending a remarkable two months stranded at sea aboard a disabled 23-foot skiff. The 29-year-old man arrived in

May 6, 2016
Total Views: 306

Billionaire’s Bargain Reveals Risks for Offshore Oil Creditors
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Billionaire’s Bargain Reveals Risks for Offshore Oil Creditors

By Luca Casiraghi and Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — A bargain for shipping tycoon George Economou is bad news for creditors holding $24 billion of

May 6, 2016
Total Views: 94

NTSB Aims to Recover El Faro Data Recorder in Next Few Months
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NTSB Aims to Recover El Faro Data Recorder in Next Few Months

BOSTON, May 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board hopes to recover the voyage data recorder from the cargo ship El Faro, which sank

May 6, 2016
Total Views: 33

Thursday, May 5, 2016
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Maersk to UASC Count on Qatar to Provide Cleaner Fuels at Sea

By Mohammed Aly Sergie and Claudia Carpenter (Bloomberg) — Shippers from A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S to United Arab Shipping Co. are testing liquefied

May 5, 2016
Total Views: 32

Austal Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Design
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Australia Awards Austal $208 Million Pacific Patrol Boats Contract

SYDNEY, May 5 (Reuters) – Australia signed a A$280 million ($208.8 million) contract with naval shipbuilder Austal Ships Pty on Thursday for 21 patrol

May 5, 2016
Total Views: 44

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Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia to Coordinate Against Militant Pirates

By Budi Satriawan YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia, May 5 (Reuters) – Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed on Thursday to conduct coordinated maritime

May 5, 2016
Total Views: 18

Wednesday, May 4, 2016
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Al Qaeda in Yemen Poses Growing Threat to Shipping, Naval Force Says

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch remains a powerful force and poses a growing risk to merchant ships in vital

May 4, 2016
Total Views: 32

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Cash-Strapped Hanjin Shipping in Last-Ditch Plea to Shipowners

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The chief executive of Hanjin Shipping, Tai Soo Suk, has written to owners of the ships it has on charter – and

May 4, 2016
Total Views: 41

Researchers Believe Captain Cook’s Famed ‘Endeavour’ Rests at Bottom of Newport Harbor
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Researchers Believe Captain Cook’s Famed ‘Endeavour’ Rests at Bottom of Newport Harbor

By Scott Malone PROVIDENCE, May 4 (Reuters) – The wreckage of the Endeavour, the storied British ship that 18th-century explorer Captain James Cook

May 4, 2016
Total Views: 53

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Offshore

Oil Price Risk Forces Maersk to Plan Deeper Cost Cuts

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S is adapting its cost base to prepare for the risk of lower crude prices as the world keeps

May 4, 2016
Total Views: 64

Maersk in Good Spot After Surprise Shipping Profit
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Maersk in Good Spot After Surprise Shipping Profit

By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, May 4 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk returned to profit at its main container shipping business in the first quarter,

May 4, 2016
Total Views: 68

DSME Shipyard South Korea
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DSME Posts Operating Loss on Offshore Costs

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-biggest shipbuilder, posted a first-quarter loss

May 4, 2016
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Man Fined $100,000 For Laser Strike on Washington State Ferry
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Man Fined $100,000 For Laser Strike on Washington State Ferry

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a $100,000 fine to a Washington man who last year intentionally pointed a laser into the wheelhouse of a Washington State Ferry

May 3, 2016
Total Views: 98