Tuesday, October 4, 2016
The Best Resources for Tracking Hurricane Matthew, According to a Ship Routing Expert
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The Best Resources for Tracking Hurricane Matthew, According to a Ship Routing Expert

Update: At of 11 a.m. EDT Oct. 7 the eye wall of Hurricane Matthew was centered about 95 miles southeast of Jacksonville and about 35 miles east-northeast

October 4, 2016
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BP’s Clair Field Still Shut After Oil Leak

By Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — BP Plc’s Clair offshore field near the U.K.’s Shetland Islands is still shut following an oil leak. BP, which

October 4, 2016
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Transocean: Contract for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Discoverer India Terminated Early
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Transocean: Contract for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Discoverer India Terminated Early

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean says it has received a notice for the early termination of the contract for its ultra-deepwater

October 4, 2016
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Photos: First Bulk Carrier Through Expanded Panama Canal
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Photos: First Bulk Carrier Through Expanded Panama Canal

The expanded Panama Canal has achieved yet another first with the transit of the first dry bulk cargo through the new locks. The Bermuda-flagged MSC bulk

October 4, 2016
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Hurricane Matthew Hammers Western Haiti With Deadly Force
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Hurricane Matthew Hammers Western Haiti With Deadly Force

By Makini Brice LES CAYES, Haiti, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade ripped into Haiti’s southwestern peninsula

October 4, 2016
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Fredriksen Could Lend Seadrill $1.2 Billion to Restructure Debt, Sources Say

By Mikael Holter and Luca Casiraghi (Bloomberg) — Seadrill Ltd.’s billionaire chairman and largest shareholder, John Fredriksen, is willing to

October 4, 2016
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Singapore Junk Bonds Slump as Chartering Group Swissco Seeks Restructuring

By Netty Ismail and David Yong (Bloomberg) — Singapore’s junk-bond market is suffering its worst rout in at least four years as debt restructurings

October 4, 2016
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Hanjin Lost in ‘Game of Chicken’, Chairman Says
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Hanjin Lost in ‘Game of Chicken’, Chairman Says

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The collapsed Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd could not compete against global rivals that were supported by their

October 4, 2016
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Monday, October 3, 2016
Yemeni Rebels Destroy UAE Military Logistics Ship in Red Sea
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Yemeni Rebels Destroy UAE Military Logistics Ship in Red Sea

DUBAI (Reuters) – Arab coalition forces have launched operations against militia boats of Yemen’s Houthi group that struck a civilian logistics

October 3, 2016
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Shell to Fuel First LNG-Powered Cruise Ships

Cruise ship giant Carnival Corporation has signed an agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to supply the liquified natural gas bunker fuel for the world’s

October 3, 2016
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ZIM Shipping Says ‘We Can Hope’ as Losses Mount
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ZIM Shipping Says ‘We Can Hope’ as Losses Mount

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Zim Integrated Shipping Services recorded a $74m net loss in the second quarter of the year. This compares with a $23m

October 3, 2016
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NASA Time-Lapse: Watch Hurricane Matthew Develop Into Intense Cat 4 Storm
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NASA Time-Lapse: Watch Hurricane Matthew Develop Into Intense Cat 4 Storm

Hurricane Matthew has grown into an intense Category 4 hurricane with max sustained winds of 140 mph as it approaches western Haiti on Monday. Over the

October 3, 2016
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries Tumbles Most in Eight Years on Outlook

By Chris Cooper (Bloomberg) — Shares of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. plunged the most in eight years after the company cut its full-year profit

October 3, 2016
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Successful delivery of Chinese vessels featuring Wärtsilä ship design
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Successful delivery of Chinese vessels featuring Wärtsilä ship design

Two new Wärtsilä designed Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels were delivered from the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group yard in China during the

October 3, 2016
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Weather Postpones Transocean Winner Float-On
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Weather Postpones Transocean Winner Float-On

The operation to float the stricken drilling rig Transocean Winner onto a heavy lift ship has been delayed to do weather, the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency

October 3, 2016
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Fishermen, Coast Guards Worry Singapore Most in South China Sea
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Fishermen, Coast Guards Worry Singapore Most in South China Sea

By Rosalind Mathieson (Bloomberg) — The risk of a clash in the South China Sea lies with non-military ships, Singapore’s defense minister said, as

October 3, 2016
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COSCO Looking to Double Piraeus Port Cruise Passengers

By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS, Oct 3 (Reuters) – China’s biggest shipping company wants to more than double the number of cruise passengers using

October 3, 2016
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Category 4 Hurricane Matthew Intensifies in Caribbean
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Category 4 Hurricane Matthew Intensifies in Caribbean

By Makini Brice and Joseph Guyler Delva LES CAYES/PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew intensified en route to Haiti on Monday, bringing

October 3, 2016
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gCaptain Readership Survey 2016
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gCaptain Readership Survey 2016

Update: Over 1,500 of you have already filled out the gCaptain Readership Survey. Your answers are super helpful and will be instrumental in helping us make

October 3, 2016
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Saturday, October 1, 2016
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Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries May Pull Out of Shipbuilding

TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd said it would consider a drastic revision of its shipbuilding business due to its

October 1, 2016
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