Friday, July 22, 2016
Salvors Prepare to Refloat MV Benita in Mauritius
News

Salvors Prepare to Refloat MV Benita in Mauritius

The salvage of the MV Benita continues in Mauritius more than a mont after it ran aground following an incident involving a rogue crew member. International

July 22, 2016
Total Views: 148

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Offshore

Keppel Sees Prolonged Dearth of Oil-Rig Orders Amid Glut

(Bloomberg) — Keppel Corp., the world’s largest builder of oil rigs, sees little prospect of an improvement in global demand amid a supply surplus

July 22, 2016
Total Views: 71

Thursday, July 21, 2016
Post-Brexit Exclusion from EU Ports Plan Could Help British Terminals
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Post-Brexit Exclusion from EU Ports Plan Could Help British Terminals

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) – British ports could gain a competitive edge in tough shipping markets through post-Brexit exclusion from

July 21, 2016
Total Views: 34

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News

North Sea Field Shutdowns to Climb as Brexit Deepens Oil Gloom

By Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — The pace of North Sea oil-field shutdowns is picking up as the impact of the market slump is compounded by the uncertain

July 21, 2016
Total Views: 28

Maersk Line Unveils Panama Canal Plans
Shipping News

Maersk Line Unveils Panama Canal Plans

Maersk Line unveiled plans Thursday to deploy 11 vessels of 8,500 TEU on a rerouted service that will make use of the newly expanded Panama Canal. Maersk Line

July 21, 2016
Total Views: 97

A GTT LNG containment tank.
Shipping News

LNG Containment Company GTT Cuts Outlook On Ship Construction Delays

July 21 (Reuters) – French supplier of systems for marine transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) reported

July 21, 2016
Total Views: 78

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Offshore

Keppel Profit Falls as Oversupply of Oil Rigs Delays Deliveries

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Keppel Corp., the world’s largest builder of oil rigs, posted a 48 percent drop in second-quarter profit as oversupply

July 21, 2016
Total Views: 24

Royal Navy Nuclear Sub Damaged in Collision with Commercial Vessel
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Royal Navy Nuclear Sub Damaged in Collision with Commercial Vessel

LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) – A British nuclear Astute-class submarine was involved in a “glancing collision” with a merchant vessel off the

July 21, 2016
Total Views: 197

WATCH: Free Running A Container Terminal in Turkey
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WATCH: Free Running A Container Terminal in Turkey

When Red Bull free runners Jason Paul and Dimitris Kyrsanidis were asked to design their “dreamland” course, the two chose Haydarpa?a Port in

July 21, 2016
Total Views: 56

U.S. Ship Visit to End Anti-Nuclear Impasse With New Zealand
Shipping News

U.S. Ship Visit to End Anti-Nuclear Impasse With New Zealand

By Matthew Brockett (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy will send a ship to New Zealand later this year, ending an impasse over the country’s anti-nuclear

July 21, 2016
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Crew Member Dies During Rescue Boat Drill Aboard Norwegian Breakaway, Three Others Injured -Update
Interesting

Crew Member Dies During Rescue Boat Drill Aboard Norwegian Breakaway, Three Others Injured -Update

Four crew members of the Norwegian Breakaway have been injured in an accident during a rescue boat drill in Bermuda.  The accident occurred Wednesday

July 20, 2016
Total Views: 530

China Eyes Eight Cruise Ships to Send to South China Sea
News

China Eyes Eight Cruise Ships to Send to South China Sea

BEIJING, July 21 (Reuters) – Up to eight Chinese ships will offer cruises to the South China Sea over the next five years, a state-run newspaper said on

July 20, 2016
Total Views: 41

Watch: Decommissioned Navy Ship Gets Bombarded with Missiles And Torpedoes in Live Fire Sinking Exercise
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Watch: Decommissioned Navy Ship Gets Bombarded with Missiles And Torpedoes in Live Fire Sinking Exercise

Here is the decommissioned USS Thach (FFG 43) getting bombarded with missiles and torpedoes during Rim of the Pacific 2016 live fire sinking exercise

July 20, 2016
Total Views: 99

How Shell Plans to Decommission the Brent Oil Field – With Help from Pioneering Spirit
Offshore

How Shell Plans to Decommission the Brent Oil Field – With Help from Pioneering Spirit

Later this year Shell will begin removing the topside of the Brent Delta platform as part of the decommissioning of the Brent oil and gas field in the UK

July 20, 2016
Total Views: 107

The U.S. Navy’s New $12.9 Billion Carrier Isn’t Ready for Warfare
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The U.S. Navy’s New $12.9 Billion Carrier Isn’t Ready for Warfare

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier isn’t ready for warfare. The $12.9 billion USS Gerald R. Ford — the most

July 20, 2016
Total Views: 98

Tuesday, July 19, 2016
M/V Horizon Trader
Defense

Whistleblowing: Ship Master Wins Large Settlement In US Court

By Charlie Goetsch – A United States court has awarded over $1 Million in damages to former Horizon Lines master John Loftus.

July 19, 2016
Total Views: 408

Foreign Tanker Will Be First to Load Alaska Oil in Three Decades
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Foreign Tanker Will Be First to Load Alaska Oil in Three Decades

By Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — A cargo of Alaska North Slope crude is scheduled to load next week aboard a foreign-flagged tanker for the first time in

July 19, 2016
Total Views: 101

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News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Beefs Up Jones Act Enforcement

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is beefing up its enforcement of the Jones Act with the creation of a special division strictly to handle Jones Act

July 19, 2016
Total Views: 63

U.S. Charges Liberian Ship Management Company, Shipowner, and Three Engineering Officers with Environmental Crimes
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U.S. Charges Liberian Ship Management Company, Shipowner, and Three Engineering Officers with Environmental Crimes

A federal grand jury in Charleston, South Carolina has returned an indictment charging Aegean Shipping Management S.A. and Aegeansun Gamma Inc. with

July 19, 2016
Total Views: 96

Hurtigruten expedition vessels arctic
Shipping News

Rolls-Royce to Design New Polar Cruise Ships for Hurtigruten

Rolls-Royce has signed a contract worth about $33 million with Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven to design and equip two new polar cruise ships. The contract

July 19, 2016
Total Views: 80