Wednesday, May 10, 2017
hyundai heavy shipyard
Offshore

Hyundai Heavy’s $11 Billion Breakup Paves Way for More Deals

By Abhishek Vishnoi and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — The world’s second-largest shipbuilder has split itself into four companies, a move that would

May 10, 2017
Total Views: 103

Tuesday, May 9, 2017
First Zero-Emission, Fully-Autonomous Container Ship Planned for 2020
Interesting

First Zero-Emission, Fully-Autonomous Container Ship Planned for 2020

Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara and maritime technology firm Kongsberg Gruppe are teaming up to build what they say will be the world’s first

May 9, 2017
Total Views: 143

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News

World’s Dirtiest Fuel Seen Holding Out Even as Ships Clean Up

By Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) — Even as the owners of ships carrying everything from bananas to oil spend billions of dollars to meet tighter clean-air

May 9, 2017
Total Views: 36

World’s Second-Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens Off Dutch Coast
News

World’s Second-Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens Off Dutch Coast

One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms officially opened this week in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. The 600 MW Gemini Offshore

May 9, 2017
Total Views: 86

U.S. Navy Cruiser Involved in Collision with South Korean Fishing Vessel
Shipping News

U.S. Navy Cruiser Involved in Collision with South Korean Fishing Vessel

A South Korean fishing vessel collided with the USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) while the guided-missile cruiser was conducting routine operations in international

May 9, 2017
Total Views: 86

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News

Yemen War Adds to Rising Fears for Ships in Horn of Africa

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) – Yemen’s worsening conflict is contributing to a spike in piracy in the region, with Somali pirates

May 9, 2017
Total Views: 71

Northern Europe’s first floating rubbish bin installed in Helsinki
Environment

Northern Europe’s first floating rubbish bin installed in Helsinki

The technology group Wärtsilä’s project to bring floating rubbish bins to Finland is making progress. The project is being executed in honour of

May 9, 2017
Total Views: 173

Press Releases

Shell Provides Smarter Solutions To Simplify Ship Owners’ Operations And Help Reduce Costs

Shell Marine is introducing its Marine Integrated Lubrication and Expert Solutions (MILES) programme, its new and unique approach in lubricants

May 9, 2017
Total Views: 26

Monday, May 8, 2017
WATCH: Giant Crane Collapses After Being Hit by Ship at Jebel Ali
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WATCH: Giant Crane Collapses After Being Hit by Ship at Jebel Ali

An investigation has been launched after a CMA CGM containership struck a ship-to-shore crane while berthing at Jebel Ali in the United Arab

May 8, 2017
Total Views: 239

Jones Act Tanker Used to Transport Oil from Alaska’s North Slope Set to Retire -Operator
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Jones Act Tanker Used to Transport Oil from Alaska’s North Slope Set to Retire -Operator

HOUSTON, May 8 (Reuters) – The Alaskan Frontier, a Suezmax tanker typically used to transport Alaskan North Slope crude to West Coast refineries, is

May 8, 2017
Total Views: 162

All at Sea: Foreign Fishing Fleets Drain West African Waters
News

All at Sea: Foreign Fishing Fleets Drain West African Waters

By Kieran Guilbert and Umberto Bacchi JOAL-FADIOUTH, Senegal/ROME, May 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Jostling for space and swatting the smoke

May 8, 2017
Total Views: 71

Photo: Star Bulk
Shipping News

Baltic Dry Index Snaps 13-Session Losing Streak

May 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged up on Monday to snap

May 8, 2017
Total Views: 17

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Shipping News

U.S. Will Still Test Beijing’s South China Sea Claims, Navy Says

By Rosalind Mathieson (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy will still challenge claims by nations like China to exclusive access in the South China Sea,

May 8, 2017
Total Views: 23

News

DHT Rejects Another Bid by Rival Frontline

OSLO, May 7 (Reuters) – Tanker firm DHT Holdings rejected on Sunday a fifth takeover proposal from shipping tycoon John Fredriksen’s Frontline,

May 8, 2017
Total Views: 76

Saturday, May 6, 2017
Chinese Navy Hands Over Three Pirates to Somali Authorities
Shipping News

Chinese Navy Hands Over Three Pirates to Somali Authorities

By Abdiqani Hassan BOSASSO, Somalia, May 5 (Reuters) – A Chinese navy ship handed over three suspected pirates to Somali authorities on Friday, police

May 6, 2017
Total Views: 52

Friday, May 5, 2017
Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass LNG Terminal. Photo credit: HDR, Inc.
Shipping News

Dash of Louisiana Flavor to Revive Australia’s Oldest Gas Plant

By Rebecca Keenan (Bloomberg) – Woodside Petroleum Ltd., operator of Australia’s oldest liquefied natural gas plant, is seeking inspiration from

May 5, 2017
Total Views: 63

sabine pass lng exports
Offshore

Natural Gas Exports Can Solve U.S. Energy Glut

By Shelley Goldberg (Bloomberg Prophets) — The slogan “Made in the U.S.A.” resonates with Americans, except when there’s too much of a given

May 5, 2017
Total Views: 117

ocean-plastic floating debris
Environment

Turning Plastic to Oil, U.K. Startup Sees Money in Saving Oceans

By Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) — At a garbage dump about 80 miles west of London, Adrian Griffiths is testing an invention he’s confident

May 5, 2017
Total Views: 125

A view of Myanmar industrial port terminal at banks of Hlaing river in Yangon.REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Ports

China seeks up to 85 percent stake in strategic port in Myanmar

By Yimou Lee and Shwe Yee Saw Myint, May 5 (Reuters) – China is looking to take a stake of up to 85 percent in a strategically important sea

May 5, 2017
Total Views: 133

dry bulk carrier ship shipping
Finance

Baltic index slips on weaker panamax, smaller vessel rates

  By Karen Rodrigues – May 5 (Reuters) The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk

May 5, 2017
Total Views: 32