Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Golden Ocean Acquires 16 Modern Bulk Carrier in All-Share Deal
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Golden Ocean Acquires 16 Modern Bulk Carrier in All-Share Deal

Dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean (NASDAQ and OSE: GOGL) has announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire 16 modern dry bulk vessels in an

March 14, 2017
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Maersk Tanker to Be Fitted with Flettner Rotor Sails
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Maersk Tanker to Be Fitted with Flettner Rotor Sails

A Maersk-owned tanker is set to be fitted with two Flettner rotor sails as part of a industry project seeking to test the century-old wind propulsion

March 14, 2017
Total Views: 562

Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos, Brazi
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Terminal Gives Timely Boost to Brazil’s Soy, Sugar Shipping Capacity

By Gustavo Bonato SANTOS, March 14 (Reuters) – A new terminal near completion in Latin America’s largest port in Santos, Brazil, is expected to add

March 14, 2017
Total Views: 159

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EU NAVFOR Confirms Fuel Tanker Pirated off North Coast of Somalia

A Comoros-flagged bunker tanker with eight crew members has been pirated off Somalia’s north coast, the EU Naval Force (EU

March 14, 2017
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Irish Coast Guard SAR Helicopter Involved in Fatal Crash Off Ireland; One Dead, Three Missing
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Irish Coast Guard SAR Helicopter Involved in Fatal Crash Off Ireland; One Dead, Three Missing

An has died and three others were missing after a Irish Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter crashed off the west coast of Ireland during a rescue

March 14, 2017
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Shipping On Right Course for the Ballast Water Management Convention
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Shipping On Right Course for the Ballast Water Management Convention

By Peter Hinchliffe, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping The Ballast Water Management Convention (the Convention), aimed at establishing

March 14, 2017
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Shipping Stocks That Soared After the Election Have Now Tanked
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Shipping Stocks That Soared After the Election Have Now Tanked

By Julie Verhage (Bloomberg) — Almost as quickly as it happened, it was gone. Shortly after President Donald Trump was elected on Nov. 8, the stock

March 14, 2017
Total Views: 30

Europe-Asia Capacity Crunch a Sign of Shifting Trade Patterns, says Maersk
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Europe-Asia Capacity Crunch a Sign of Shifting Trade Patterns, says Maersk

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The eastbound capacity crunch hitting shippers to Asia is not temporary, but the beginning of a more permanent shift in

March 14, 2017
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soybean loading on a bulk ship
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Ship Photos of the Day – Cargo Loading at Brazil’s New Tiplam Terminal

Today’s ship photos show employees working to load a soybean cargo aboard the ship Krypos Land at the Tiplam terminal in Santos, Brazil, Merch

March 14, 2017
Total Views: 280

Monday, March 13, 2017
‘Boaty McBoatface’ AUV to Hit the Water on First Research Mission
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‘Boaty McBoatface’ AUV to Hit the Water on First Research Mission

The UK National Oceanography Centre’s new Autosub Long Range, bearing the name ‘Boaty McBoatface’, is getting ready to hit the water on its

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 90

Carnival Corp. Opens Seattle Fleet Operations Center
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Carnival Corp. Opens Seattle Fleet Operations Center

Miami-based Carnival Corporation has opened its second Fleet Operations Center in Seattle that will be used to provide real-time support for the

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 143

Iran’s Biggest Cargo Line IRISL Looks at London IPO; Thwarted So Far -Sources
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Iran’s Biggest Cargo Line IRISL Looks at London IPO; Thwarted So Far -Sources

By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi LONDON/ANKARA, March 13 (Reuters) – Iran’s top cargo shipping company has held meetings in London to discuss a

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 120

Jet Skiers Nearly Run Over by Giant Cruise Ship – Amazing Rescue Caught on Camera
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Jet Skiers Nearly Run Over by Giant Cruise Ship – Amazing Rescue Caught on Camera

Some amazing footage out of Port Canaveral, Florida this weekend after two jet skiers fell into the water right in the path of giant Carnival cruise ship.

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 108

Billionaire Fredriksen Buys ‘West Mira’ Rig, Ending Hyundai Dispute
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Billionaire Fredriksen Buys ‘West Mira’ Rig, Ending Hyundai Dispute

OSLO, March 13 (Reuters) – Billionaire investor John Fredriksen has agreed to buy an oil drilling vessel from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 281

North Korean Cargo Ship Sinks Off China, All Crew Rescued
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North Korean Cargo Ship Sinks Off China, All Crew Rescued

BEIJING, March 13 (Reuters) – A North Korean cargo vessel called Kum San sank off the east coast of China early on March 9 after colliding with a Chinese

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 60

Wärtsilä Launches Motion-Prediction Technology for Improved Maneavuring
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Wärtsilä Launches Motion-Prediction Technology for Improved Maneavuring

Finnish technology and propulsion company Wärtsilä has launched a new technology that is designed to provide safer and more efficient vessel operations by

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 89

Wärtsilä launches SmartPredict to provide safer ship manoeuvring guidance
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Wärtsilä launches SmartPredict to provide safer ship manoeuvring guidance

The technology group Wärtsilä launches its latest innovation SmartPredict at this year’s Seatrade Cruise Global exhibition in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 68

Sunday, March 12, 2017
Opening Arctic Waters to Drilling Is Trump Priority, Key Senator Says
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Opening Arctic Waters to Drilling Is Trump Priority, Key Senator Says

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Catherine Traywick (Bloomberg) — Senator Lisa Murkowski said President Donald Trump is interested in opening up new coastal

March 12, 2017
Total Views: 66

Friday, March 10, 2017
Watch: Newbuild ‘Symphony Provider’ Gets Stuck During Launch
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Watch: Newbuild ‘Symphony Provider’ Gets Stuck During Launch

On Thursday March 9 the Ferus Smit Shipyard in Leer, Germany launched the Symphony Provider, the second in a series of two ECOBOX DP2 vessels that will be

March 10, 2017
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CMA CGM Containership. Photo credit: CMA CGM
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CMA CGM Returns to Profit in Q4

PARIS, March 10 (Reuters) – CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container line, swung back to a net profit in the fourth quarter of last year,

March 10, 2017
Total Views: 141