Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Ship Photos of the Day – Teekay’s MEGI LNG Carrier ‘Creole Spirit’ Celebrates One Year in Operation
Shipping News

Ship Photos of the Day – Teekay’s MEGI LNG Carrier ‘Creole Spirit’ Celebrates One Year in Operation

Teekay’s MEGI LNG carrier Creole Spirit is celebrating one year in operation. The Creole Spirit was delivered to its owner Cheniere Energy in February

February 21, 2017
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oil tanker
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DryShips Re-Enters Tanker Market

George Economou’s DryShips on Tuesday announced plans re-enter the tanker market with the acuisition of a VLCC and Aframax from two unrelated third

February 21, 2017
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bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
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Baltic Dry Index Up for Fifth Straight Session to 778

Feb 21 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Tuesday for a

February 21, 2017
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Fincantieri Said Close to Agreement for China Ships Contract
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Fincantieri Said Close to Agreement for China Ships Contract

By Alessandra Migliaccio and Tommaso Ebhardt (Bloomberg) — Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA is expected to sign a binding contract to build cruise

February 21, 2017
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Mississippi Ports Eye Cuba, Sign Agreements in Havana
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Mississippi Ports Eye Cuba, Sign Agreements in Havana

HAVANA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The Mississippi ports of Pascagoula and Gulfport signed agreements in Cuba on Monday with an eye to future business and with a

February 21, 2017
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EU Regulators to Rule on Maersk, Hamburg Sud Deal Next Month
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EU Regulators to Rule on Maersk, Hamburg Sud Deal Next Month

BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators will decide by March 27 whether to clear world No. 1 shipping company Maersk Line’s bid for

February 21, 2017
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Monday, February 20, 2017
Milestone: First LNG Bunkering in Australia
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Milestone: First LNG Bunkering in Australia

Australia’s EVOL LNG is claiming the first LNG bunkering operation in Australia with the successful Truck-to-Ship refueling of the platform supply Siem

February 20, 2017
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Italian Court Investigates Whether Smugglers Finance Rescue Boats
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Italian Court Investigates Whether Smugglers Finance Rescue Boats

By Antonella Cinelli and Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – The chief prosecutor of a Sicilian court said on Friday that a task force is looking into whether

February 20, 2017
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WATCH: North Sea Platform and Accommodation Rig Take HUGE Wave
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WATCH: North Sea Platform and Accommodation Rig Take HUGE Wave

Video shot aboard the Judy platform in the North Sea shows giant 50-foot waves hitting the platform and adjacent accommodation rig CSCL Rival back in January.

February 20, 2017
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oil tanker
Shipping News

Gasoline Glut in New York Has Traders Sending Cargoes Abroad

By Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) — The biggest gasoline market in the U.S. is bursting at the seams. Traders are lining up to export gasoline and diesel from

February 20, 2017
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Cost Cuts Appear to Harm Norway Oil Industry Safety -Watchdog
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Cost Cuts Appear to Harm Norway Oil Industry Safety -Watchdog

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Cost cuts by Norway’s oil and gas industry appear to have contributed to a rise in accidents in

February 20, 2017
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One Killed, 7 Abducted in Pirate Attack in Southern Philippines
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One Killed, 7 Abducted in Pirate Attack in Southern Philippines

MANILA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Gunmen in southern Philippine waters killed one crewman of a Vietnamese vessel and abducted seven in what appeared to be the

February 20, 2017
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Friday, February 17, 2017
EL Faro
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Coast Guard Hearings Wrap-Up in El Faro Probe

By Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla., Feb 17 (Reuters) – U.S. investigators stood in silence for 33 seconds on Friday as they concluded the public phase of a

February 17, 2017
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Watch: Heavy Surf Sea Trials with Safehaven Marine’s ‘Thunder Child’
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Watch: Heavy Surf Sea Trials with Safehaven Marine’s ‘Thunder Child’

Here’s a look at the heavy surf sea trials of Safehaven Marine’s new XSV 17 craft during several days of recent storms to hit

February 17, 2017
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Coast Guard: 1,100 Gallons of Diesel Spilled from ‘Samson Mariner’ in Alaska
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Coast Guard: 1,100 Gallons of Diesel Spilled from ‘Samson Mariner’ in Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard and other federal and local agencies are continuing to respond to the tugboat Samson Mariner that ran aground and spilled fuel while

February 17, 2017
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France Said to Prefer Broad Majority Stake, Versus Fincantieri Control, in STX France
Shipbuilding

France Said to Prefer Broad Majority Stake, Versus Fincantieri Control, in STX France

By Michel Rose PARIS, Feb 17 (Reuters) – France does not want Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri to hold more than 50 percent of bid target STX

February 17, 2017
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Watch: Freighter Passes Over Diver – Crazy!
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Watch: Freighter Passes Over Diver – Crazy!

Check out this amazing video that apparently has been on YouTube for a few years now, but is just now getting attention after it was posted as a gif to

February 17, 2017
Total Views: 479

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The Shipping News Suggests Reflation Is Real

By Mark Gilbert (Bloomberg View) — About a year ago, I wrote a couple of columns examining the data available in the industries responsible for moving

February 17, 2017
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A Hanjin Shipping Co ship is seen stranded outside the Port of Long Beach
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South Korea Court Declares Hanjin Shipping Bankrupt

SEOUL, Feb 17 (Reuters) – A South Korean court declared Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd bankrupt on Friday, after ruling earlier this month that the firm’s

February 17, 2017
Total Views: 156

Iraq Planning to Acquire “Large Fleet” of Oil Tankers
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Iraq Planning to Acquire “Large Fleet” of Oil Tankers

BAGHDAD, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Iraq plans to acquire a “large fleet” of oil tankers to transport the OPEC nation’s crude to global

February 17, 2017
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