Thursday, June 16, 2016
Baltic Dry Index Dips Below 600
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Baltic Dry Index Dips Below 600

June 16 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, slipped Thursday as

June 16, 2016
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Search Vessel Finds EgyptAir Wreckage in Mediterranean
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Search Vessel Finds EgyptAir Wreckage in Mediterranean

Update: Cockpit Voice Recorder from Crashed EgyptAir Plane Retrieved CAIRO, June 15 (Reuters) – The “main locations” of wreckage from the

June 15, 2016
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First Post-Panamax Containerships Headed to Panama Canal, Leaving Workhorses to Bow Out
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First Post-Panamax Containerships Headed to Panama Canal, Leaving Workhorses to Bow Out

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The first post-panamax containerships are on their way from Asia to the US east coast on enhanced services going via the

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 778

Cargo Ship Rescues Sailors Off New Zealand After Two Crew Die in Rigging Accident
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Cargo Ship Rescues Sailors Off New Zealand After Two Crew Die in Rigging Accident

A Singapore-flagged containership has rescued three people from their battered yacht several hundred miles from New Zealand after a rigging accident

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 63

Ship Photos of the Day – Arrival of New Cranes for London Gateway’s Third Berth
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Ship Photos of the Day – Arrival of New Cranes for London Gateway’s Third Berth

Two giant ship-to-shore cranes arrived at DP World’s London Gateway on Tuesday as the UK’s newest and most technologically-advanced deepwater port

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 138

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Korean Banks Holed Below the Waterline by Shipping Debt

By Christopher Langner (Bloomberg) — Now, the ship really has sailed. After kicking the can down the waterway for a few years, Korean banks will have to

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 29

CMA CGM Containership. Photo credit: CMA CGM
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CMA CGM in ‘Megaship’ Terminal Tie-Up With Singapore

French shipping company CMA CGM has formed joint venture to operate and use four megaship berths in Singapore as the company looks to expand its operations in

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 43

Watch: Bulk Carrier Sinks During Loading
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Watch: Bulk Carrier Sinks During Loading

This video was just posted online with no information attached. Hard to tell exactly what happened, but looks like the ship had it coming for a while before

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 133

Chinese Spy Ship Shadows U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier During Drills in Western Pacific
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Chinese Spy Ship Shadows U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier During Drills in Western Pacific

By Nobuhiro Kubo OKINAWA, Japan, June 15 (Reuters) – A Chinese observation ship shadowed the U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis in the Western Pacific

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 132

Watch: Cruise Ship AIDAPrima Construction Time-Lapse
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Watch: Cruise Ship AIDAPrima Construction Time-Lapse

Nicely done time-lapse showing the construction, float out, and christening of the new 124,100-ton AidaPrima cruise ship. The AidaPrima was delivered in March

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 144

Tuesday, June 14, 2016
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Future Looks Bleak for Ultra Large Containerships -View

By Adam Minter (Bloomberg View) — In December, the quarter-mile-long Benjamin Franklin became the largest cargo ship ever to dock at a U.S. port. Five

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 73

Weather Hampers Lifting of Sewol Wreck in South Korea
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Weather Hampers Lifting of Sewol Wreck in South Korea

High waves have forced salvage crews to delay the operation to lift the sunken Sewol ferry in South Korea until later this month. The lifting of vessel kicked

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 123

VIDEO: Kleven Verft Launches ‘Starfish’ AHTS for Maersk Supply Service
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VIDEO: Kleven Verft Launches ‘Starfish’ AHTS for Maersk Supply Service

In the video below, Kleven Maritime launches the first of six new anchor handling tugs for Maersk Supply Service. The launch took place on June 10, 2016 at the

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 71

WATCH: The USACE Dredge Potter at Work
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WATCH: The USACE Dredge Potter at Work

Here’s some cool video showing the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers’ Dredge Potter hard at work near the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 341

Ship Detained After Launching Drone in Suez Canal
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Ship Detained After Launching Drone in Suez Canal

A recent incident involving a drone in the Suez Canal is causing a marine insurance company to warn over their usage onboard vessels. The P&I Club

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 260

Bulk Carrier Hard Aground at Popular Dive Site in Philippines
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Bulk Carrier Hard Aground at Popular Dive Site in Philippines

The Philippine Coast Guards says that a Panama-flagged bulk carrier has damaged hundreds of meters of coral reef off Cebu after running aground on

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 229

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Hanjin Shipping Rises Amid Merger Talks

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Hanjin Shipping Co. gained the most in a week in Seoul trading as concerns that the unprofitable shipping line wouldn’t

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 58

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Dry Bulk Shipping Facing Slow Recovery, Dreyfus Says

PARIS, June 14 (Reuters) – The dry bulk shipping industry may not emerge from a protracted downturn for another two years and some smaller firms will be

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 26

Monday, June 13, 2016
Second U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Mediterranean
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Second U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Mediterranean

By Andrea Shalal BERLIN, June 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the Mediterranean late on Monday, the U.S. Navy

June 13, 2016
Total Views: 97

Coast Guard Releases Advance Copy of Subchapter M Final Rule
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Coast Guard Releases Advance Copy of Subchapter M Final Rule

The U.S. Coast Guard has released an unpublished version of its long-awaited Subchapter M final rule governing the inspection, standards, and safety

June 13, 2016
Total Views: 65