Tuesday, September 6, 2016
More Iranian Fast Attack Crafts ‘Harasses’ U.S. Navy Ship in Persian Gulf
News

More Iranian Fast Attack Crafts ‘Harasses’ U.S. Navy Ship in Persian Gulf

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship changed course after a fast-attack craft from Iran’s Islamic

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 65

Tanker Fire, Bunker Spill Closes Houston Ship Channel
News

Tanker Fire, Bunker Spill Closes Houston Ship Channel

A tanker fire caused by a bunker fuel leak closed a 1 mile section of the Houston Ship Channel overnight as crews worked to contain the spill and

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 114

Hanjin Raising Funds To Unload Stranded Cargo Ships
Shipping News

Hanjin Raising Funds To Unload Stranded Cargo Ships

By Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Hanjin Shipping’s parent firm plans to raise 100 billion won ($90 million) to fund the

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 133

Monday, September 5, 2016
Top of the Wilshire Grand Center, Los Angeles
Blog

Hanjin Group Wins Record For Tallest Luxury Building

As Hanjin Shipping Co  remains in full damage control mode a new skyscraper built by it’s parent company – the South Korean

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 59

container-ship-bow-port-of-hamburg
Ports

Hanjin Steers Stranded Ships to Singapore, Hamburg

by Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) South Korea said Hanjin Shipping will try to steer vessels to ports to unload cargo as the government tries to contain global

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 103

Turkish Ro-Ro Runs Into Residential Community In Southern Greece
Grounding Incidents

Turkish Ro-Ro Runs Into Residential Community In Southern Greece

The Turkey flagged RoRo SAFFET BEY ran hard aground at a full speed of 16 knots around midnight Saturday morning, on the west side of the

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 168

Port of Calais Migrant "Jungle"
News

French Truck Drivers Blockade Port Of Calais To Protest Migrant Crisis

  By Gavin van Marle (TheLoadstar) Cross-Channel operations between Dover and Calais were set to descend into chaos today as French truck

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 54

First X-Stern Enters Service in North Sea Wind Farm
News

First X-Stern Enters Service in North Sea Wind Farm

The new Service Operations Vessel (SOV) Windea La Cour, the first vessel to feature the X-Stern hull, has commenced working in the 600 megawatt Gemini wind

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 98

Two Greek Shipping Companies, Engineers Convicted in ‘Magic Pipe’ Pollution Case
Shipping News

Two Greek Shipping Companies, Engineers Convicted in ‘Magic Pipe’ Pollution Case

A federal jury in Greenville, North Carolina, has convicted Oceanic Illsabe Limited, Oceanfleet Shipping Limited and two of their employees of violating the

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 85

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ro-ro ship
News

Wilhelmsen and Wallenius Agree to Merger Deal

International maritime group Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding and shipping company Wallenius Lines have signed a letter of intent to combine their jointly owned

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 290

Swiber Says Managers See ‘Reasonable Prospect’ to Save Firm
Offshore

Swiber Says Managers See ‘Reasonable Prospect’ to Save Firm

By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen (Bloomberg) — Swiber Holdings Ltd. said its court-appointed managers have indicated a “reasonable prospect” of saving

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 101

Hanjin Scrambles to Prevent Ship Seizures
News

Hanjin Scrambles to Prevent Ship Seizures

By Joyce Lee and Keith Wallis SEOUL/SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping plans to take legal action in jurisdictions

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 73

CMA CGM Containership. Photo credit: CMA CGM
Shipping News

CMA CGM Bonds Drop to Record as Weak Freight Rates Squeeze Profits

By Joe Mayes (Bloomberg) — CMA CGM SA bonds hit a record low after the container-shipping line’s quarterly profit plunged on weak freight rates. The

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 59

Sunday, September 4, 2016
Hanjin Philadelphia at the Port of Oakland
Finance

Hanjin Shares Dive 30 Percent In Resumed Trading

by Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) Shares in Hanjin Shipping (117930.KS) slumped by the daily limit of 30 percent in resumed trade on Monday as the South Korean shipping

September 4, 2016
Total Views: 65

Satellite image of dredgers depositing sand on the northern rim of the Mischief Reef
Navy

Chinese Flotilla Invades Disputed Scarborough Shoal

By Manuel Mogato (Reuters) The Philippines expressed “grave concern” on Sunday and demanded an explanation from China’s ambassador over what

September 4, 2016
Total Views: 193

Kenya Container Terminal Mombasa
Ports

Kenya Commissions New Mombasa Container Terminal

By Joseph Akwiri (Reuters) Kenya on Saturday inaugurated the first part of a new container terminal at Mombasa which is expected to boost by 50 percent the

September 4, 2016
Total Views: 151

Saturday, September 3, 2016
First Ethane Carrier Departs US Gulf
Shipping News

First Ethane Carrier Departs US Gulf

Swiss petrochemical company INEOS has announced that the first cargo of ethane to be exported from Enterprise’s Morgan’s Point, Texas terminal

September 3, 2016
Total Views: 163

WATCH: Evacuation Of High End Luxury Cruise Ship In Italy
Ship Fires

WATCH: Evacuation Of High End Luxury Cruise Ship In Italy

The Sea Dream I, a luxury cruise ship operated by SeaDream Yacht Club, suddenly caught fire Thursday with 166 people aboard while the ship was off the

September 3, 2016
Total Views: 130

U.S. President Barack Obama listens during a joint ratification of the Paris climate change agreement ahead of the G20 Summit at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou
Defense

Obama Presses China On Maritime Treaty

By Roberta Rampton (Reuters) U.S. President Barack Obama pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday on territorial disputes in the

September 3, 2016
Total Views: 67

John Kerry on the bridge of a US Navy Ship
Navy

Kerry’s Soft Words Blunt U.S. Naval Power in South China Sea

By Eli Lake (Bloomberg) There are times when I want President Barack Obama to invent a global crisis for John Kerry to solve, just to keep his secretary of

September 3, 2016
Total Views: 98