Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Rebranded ‘Virgin Voyages’ Signs Contracts for Three New Ships at Fincantieri
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Rebranded ‘Virgin Voyages’ Signs Contracts for Three New Ships at Fincantieri

Virgin Group’s billionaire founder Sir Richard Branson has unveiled the company’s rebranded cruise line now known as Virgin Voyages. The company

October 19, 2016
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CMA CGM Containership. Photo credit: CMA CGM
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CMA CGM Partnership to Promote Use of LNG Fuel by Large Containerships

The world’s second largest container shipping company, CMA CGM, has signed a Memorandum of Unserstanding with French energy group ENGIE to promote the

October 19, 2016
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Hanjin Alliance Partners Lose Out with Transpacific Market Share Up for Grabs
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Hanjin Alliance Partners Lose Out with Transpacific Market Share Up for Grabs

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The four remaining members of the CKYHE alliance are the biggest losers in the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy, in terms of

October 19, 2016
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Baltic Exchange Takeover Approved by UK Regulator
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Baltic Exchange Takeover Approved by UK Regulator

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved Singapore Exchange’s 87 million pound

October 19, 2016
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Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Considering Shipbuilding Options
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Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Considering Shipbuilding Options

By Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda (Bloomberg) — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is considering options for its shipbuilding business to reduce costs

October 19, 2016
Total Views: 186

WATCH: Little Girl Adorably Frightened by Ship’s Horn Blast
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WATCH: Little Girl Adorably Frightened by Ship’s Horn Blast

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October 19, 2016
Total Views: 211

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
offshore wind turbine installation
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No Brexit Regrets for North England Port Town Caught Up in Offshore Wind

  By Jessica Shankleman   (Bloomberg) — Martin Brydges landed his final catch as a fisherman in the English port of Grimsby a year

October 18, 2016
Total Views: 52

keppel shipyard
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Singapore’s $24 Billion Wipeout Eats Into City’s Shipyard Base

By Jonathan Burgos, Angus Whitley and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Customers have dwindled by the week at Indian Masala Hut, a curry stall in

October 18, 2016
Total Views: 90

Ship Photos of the Day – 15 Great Photos of the USS Zumwalt in Baltimore
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Ship Photos of the Day – 15 Great Photos of the USS Zumwalt in Baltimore

As you may have heard the U.S. Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced destroyer, USS Zumwalt, was commissioned into service in Baltimore this

October 18, 2016
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Dutch Shipping Company Flinter in Major Financial Trouble After Bank Cuts Cord
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Dutch Shipping Company Flinter in Major Financial Trouble After Bank Cuts Cord

Dutch shipping company Flinter has revealed that it is in major financial trouble after its main lender ING Bank pulled funding for the company. Flinter says

October 18, 2016
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Hyundai Merchant Marine May Bid for Hanjin’s Asia-U.S. Business

By Joyce Lee and Keith Wallis SEOUL/SINGAPORE, Oct 18 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd said on Tuesday it may submit a

October 18, 2016
Total Views: 43

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Abu Dhabi to Merge Shipping Units After Offshore Energy Combined

By Mahmoud Habboush (Bloomberg) — Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. will combine three shipping and ports units less than a month after consolidating two

October 18, 2016
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Japan’s MHI Scuttles Cruise Shipbuilding Plans After Losses on Carnival Ships
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Japan’s MHI Scuttles Cruise Shipbuilding Plans After Losses on Carnival Ships

TOKYO, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd has abandoned its ambition to build European cruise liners and will stick to

October 18, 2016
Total Views: 240

Monday, October 17, 2016
Shinzo Abe and Barack Obama
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Powered by Shipping, India’s Exports Showing Hints of a Recovery

By Sandrine Rastello and Dhwani Pandya (Bloomberg) — A surprising piece of good news is coming from a lackluster corner of India’s $2 trillion economy:

October 17, 2016
Total Views: 24

Pentagon Voices Caution on Latest Yemen Missile Incident
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Pentagon Voices Caution on Latest Yemen Missile Incident

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – The Pentagon declined to say on Monday whether the USS Mason destroyer was targeted by

October 17, 2016
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Keel Laid for Polar Research Ship Formerly Known As ‘Boaty McBoatface’
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Keel Laid for Polar Research Ship Formerly Known As ‘Boaty McBoatface’

Construction has started on the UK’s new state-of-the-art polar research ship that earlier this year served as the inspiration for the now-famous

October 17, 2016
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U.S. Says Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado ‘Ready to Go’ in Singapore
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U.S. Says Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado ‘Ready to Go’ in Singapore

By Wes Goodman (Bloomberg) — The latest U.S. Littoral Combat Ship to arrive in Southeast Asia is combat ready, according to a senior Navy officer,

October 17, 2016
Total Views: 62

Hyperloop One Aims for Full-Scale Test with $50 Million Investment from DP World
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Hyperloop One Aims for Full-Scale Test with $50 Million Investment from DP World

Oct 13 (Reuters) – Los Angeles-based company Hyperloop One, which is developing technology for a futuristic transit system, said it had raised an

October 17, 2016
Total Views: 74

Royal IHC Cuts 425 Jobs Mostly in The Netherlands
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Royal IHC Cuts 425 Jobs Mostly in The Netherlands

Dutch dredging and maritime equipment supplier Royal IHC will cut 425 jobs as part of what the company is calling a fine-tuning strategy amid persistently poor

October 17, 2016
Total Views: 118

Havila Shipping Sells Platform Supply Vessel to Fish Farmer
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Havila Shipping Sells Platform Supply Vessel to Fish Farmer

Norwegian offshore shipowner Havila Shipping has agreed to sell its platform supply vessel Havila Princess to fish farmer Bakkafrost for use in the aquafarming

October 17, 2016
Total Views: 162