Thursday, October 13, 2016
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News

Hanjin Shipping Puts Asia-U.S. Shipping Network Up for Sale

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd is selling major businesses, including its Asia to U.S. route network,

October 13, 2016
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U.S. Strikes Yemen After Missile Attacks on U.S. Navy Ship
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U.S. Strikes Yemen After Missile Attacks on U.S. Navy Ship

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. military launched cruise missiles on Thursday against three coastal radar sites in areas of Yemen

October 13, 2016
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
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Ports

Port of Long Beach Container Volumes Weighed Down by Hanjin Bankruptcy

Container volumes at the Port of Long declined 16.6 percent year-over-year in September as the effects of the Hanjin bankruptcy reached West Coast ports, the

October 12, 2016
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Diesel Spill on Texas’ Intracoastal Waterway After Towing Vessel Hits Dock
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Diesel Spill on Texas’ Intracoastal Waterway After Towing Vessel Hits Dock

The U.S. Coast Guard was responding Wednesday to an oil spill on the Intracoastal Waterway near South Padre Island, Texas after a towing vessel struck a dock

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 40

Russia Tests Towing Million-Ton Iceberg [PHOTOS]
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Russia Tests Towing Million-Ton Iceberg [PHOTOS]

A Russian icebreaker has succesfully towed an iceberg weighing approximately 1 million tons, according to the oil company Rosneft. The tow was part of a test

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 276

U.S. Navy Destroyer Targeted Again in Missile Attack Off Yemen
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U.S. Navy Destroyer Targeted Again in Missile Attack Off Yemen

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer was targeted on Wednesday in a failed missile attack from territory

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 65

Adrift Cargo Ship Rescued in Gulf of Alaska
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Adrift Cargo Ship Rescued in Gulf of Alaska

A tugboat crew from Resolve Marine together with the U.S. Coast Guard helped rescue an adrift 400-foot cargo vessel with 12 people aboard during a multiple day

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 58

oil tanker
News

Glencore Shipping Arm Charters VLCC to Ship Asian Gasoil

By Jessica Jaganathan and Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Glencore’s shipping unit ST Shipping has chartered a newly built very large

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 66

DSME Shipyard South Korea
Shipping News

DSME to Cut 24% of Workforce Amid Mounting Losses

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, plans to eliminate 3,000 jobs,

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 57

DSME shipyard
News

South Korean Shipbuilders Eyed for LNG Carrier Deal Worth $3.8 Billion

By Benjamin Kang Lim and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL/BEIJING, Oct 12 (Reuters) – A little-known investment company said it intends to order up to 20 liquefied

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 52

Lithuania Terminal Operator to Start LNG Bunkering in 2017
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Lithuania Terminal Operator to Start LNG Bunkering in 2017

OSLO, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Lithuania plans to start liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering next year, and will soon call a tender for a test cargo,

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 13

Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Kings Point Alumni Launch Task Force to Combat Sexual Misconduct at Service Academy
Shipping News

Kings Point Alumni Launch Task Force to Combat Sexual Misconduct at Service Academy

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (USAAF) has created its own independent task force to address instances of sexual harassment

October 11, 2016
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Mysterious Ghost Ship Spotted on Lake Superior?
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Mysterious Ghost Ship Spotted on Lake Superior?

A video uploaded to Youtube has some people on the internet thinking they’ve just seen a ghost (ship, that is). The video was uploaded by Jason Asselin,

October 11, 2016
Total Views: 248

News

BP Scraps Plans to Drill Off Southern Australia Coast, Says ‘Ocean Greatwhite’ Contract Not Impacted

By Perry Williams (Bloomberg) — BP Plc has abandoned oil exploration in the offshore Great Australian Bight, five years after it began searching for

October 11, 2016
Total Views: 169

Pentagon Hints at Retaliation After Yemen Missile Fire
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Pentagon Hints at Retaliation After Yemen Missile Fire

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Tuesday warned that whoever fired missiles at a U.S. Navy destroyer and an

October 11, 2016
Total Views: 37

Up to 80,000 Trout Escape After Cargo Ship Crashes Into Fish Farm in Denmark
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Up to 80,000 Trout Escape After Cargo Ship Crashes Into Fish Farm in Denmark

COPENHAGEN, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Danish anglers could be in for the fishing trip of their lives in a few days’ time, after a ship crashed into a fish

October 11, 2016
Total Views: 144

Consortium Awarded Design Contract for Large Maritime Yard in Saudi Arabia
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Consortium Awarded Design Contract for Large Maritime Yard in Saudi Arabia

A consortium made up of engineering firm HaskoningDHV UK and Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been selected to perform the Front-End Engineering

October 11, 2016
Total Views: 149

Seoul Court Considers Selling Hanjin’s Asia-U.S. Business
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Seoul Court Considers Selling Hanjin’s Asia-U.S. Business

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — The Seoul Central District Court overseeing the receivership filing of Hanjin Shipping Co. is considering a disposal of

October 11, 2016
Total Views: 77

Royal Caribbean Orders Two Large, LNG-Powered Cruise Ships at Finnish Shipyard Meyer Turku
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Royal Caribbean Orders Two Large, LNG-Powered Cruise Ships at Finnish Shipyard Meyer Turku

Miami-based cruise giant Royal Caribbean Cruises has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland for two LNG-powered cruise

October 11, 2016
Total Views: 94

german MKS 180 warships
News

Contract for $4.5 Billion German Multi-Role Warships Delayed

BERLIN, Oct 11 (Reuters) – A tender worth around 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion) for four warships for the German navy has been delayed by around six

October 11, 2016
Total Views: 65