Friday, June 30, 2017
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Shipping News

President Trump Drops Executive Order Tightening U.S. Food Aid Cargo Preference Rule -Source

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has dropped plans for an executive order that will

June 30, 2017
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This Week Has Proven South Korea Is Very, Very Keen on U.S. Natural Gas
Shipping News

This Week Has Proven South Korea Is Very, Very Keen on U.S. Natural Gas

By Ryan Collins (Bloomberg) — If there’s one thing that became clear during the White House’s “Energy Week,” it’s that South Korea is really,

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 23

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News

Maersk Says Client Business Back to Normal by Monday

COPENHAGEN, June 30 (Reuters) – Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk expects client-facing operations to return to normal by Monday and is resuming

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 58

carbon capture and storage
News

Statoil to Develop Carbon Capture and Storage System Off Norway

Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil has been assigned the task of developing a carbon storage facility offshore Norway, in what could be the world’s

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 189

ABS Wins Royal Canadian Navy Service Contract
Defense

ABS Wins Royal Canadian Navy Service Contract

Canadian Department of National Defence selects ABS for classification and certification services for its entire non-combatant fleet. (Houston) ABS, a leading

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 86

Amid El Faro Investigation, NTSB Issues Recommendations Aimed at Getting Better Weather Information to Mariners
Accidents

Amid El Faro Investigation, NTSB Issues Recommendations Aimed at Getting Better Weather Information to Mariners

The United States’ National Transportation Safety Board has issued 10 safety recommendations aimed at enhancing the availability of weather information

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 60

U.S. Likely to Bar Japan Investigators from Interviewing Fitzgerald Crew, Official Says
News

U.S. Likely to Bar Japan Investigators from Interviewing Fitzgerald Crew, Official Says

By Tim Kelly TOKYO, June 30 (Reuters) – The United States will likely bar Japanese investigators from interviewing USS Fitzgerald crew manning the guided

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 118

News

VLCC Rates to Stay Flat as Old and Modern Ships Compete for Cargo

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, June 30 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) are likely to remain flat next week, a situation that

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 38

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News

Cyberattack Fallout Engulfs FedEx, Shuts Terminals and Email

By Molly Schuetz, Jordan Robertson and Nico Grant (Bloomberg) — The global cyberattack that has been wending its way across continents since Tuesday

June 30, 2017
Total Views: 122

Thursday, June 29, 2017
White House Preparing Order to Tighten U.S. Food Aid Shipping Rules -Sources
Shipping News

White House Preparing Order to Tighten U.S. Food Aid Shipping Rules -Sources

By Lesley Wroughton and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing an executive order

June 29, 2017
Total Views: 34

Cyber Security at Sea – Microsoft XP on Carriers, Hacking Tridents & Spoofing GPS
Defense

Cyber Security at Sea – Microsoft XP on Carriers, Hacking Tridents & Spoofing GPS

When reporters were recently being given tours of the Royal Navy’s new “supercarrier,” HMS Queen Elizabeth, some were surprized to see a

June 29, 2017
Total Views: 170

Coast Guard Monitoring Disable Cargo Ship in Norfolk, Virginia
News

Coast Guard Monitoring Disable Cargo Ship in Norfolk, Virginia

The U.S. Coast Guard and state and local agencies are monitoring a 586-foot Thai-flagged cargo vessel that ran aground Thursday off Sewells Point in Norfolk,

June 29, 2017
Total Views: 83

shell Prelude floating LNG facility underway
Interesting

Shell’s Gigantic Prelude FLNG Sets Sail for Australia

Royal Dutch Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility has set sail from the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea on its

June 29, 2017
Total Views: 1341

Global Shipping Feels Fallout from Maersk Cyber Attack
News

Global Shipping Feels Fallout from Maersk Cyber Attack

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) – Global shipping is still feeling the effects of a cyber attack that hit A.P. Moller-Maersk two days ago,

June 29, 2017
Total Views: 194

Spanish Dockerworkers Reach Accord with Business Association – Union
News

Spanish Dockerworkers Reach Accord with Business Association – Union

MADRID, June 29 (Reuters) – Spanish dock workers unions have reached an accord with business associations on labour conditions and called off planned

June 29, 2017
Total Views: 15

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News

Maersk Provides Operational Updates After Cyber Attack

A.P. Moller-Maersk, the owner of the world’s largest shipping company Maersk Line, is providing regular updates on its operational status after it was

June 29, 2017
Total Views: 79

China’s largest containerships, powered by ABB turbochargers
Press Releases

China’s largest containerships, powered by ABB turbochargers

Fleet of eleven containerships to be largest built in China, with ABB turbochargers ABB turbochargers are powering the main engines and auxiliary engines of

June 29, 2017
Total Views: 100

offshore platform caspian sea
Offshore

Five Injured as Seismic Research Vessel Crashes Into Platform in Caspian Sea

Five people were injured Wednesday when a seismic research vessel crashed into an offshore platform in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan’s state oil company

June 29, 2017
Total Views: 189

Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Crowley Signs LNG Bunkering Agreement with ExxonMobil, Eagle LNG
News

Crowley Signs LNG Bunkering Agreement with ExxonMobil, Eagle LNG

Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corporation has signed a collaboration agreement with ExxonMobil and Eagle LNG Partners for the development of liquified

June 28, 2017
Total Views: 54

Finnish Shipowner to Test Autonomous Cargo Handling Technology Aboard LNG-Powered Bulk Carriers
News

Finnish Shipowner to Test Autonomous Cargo Handling Technology Aboard LNG-Powered Bulk Carriers

Finnish shipowner ESL Shipping is set to begin testing autonomous cargo discharging technology on board two new LNG-powered handysize bulkers that are due for

June 28, 2017
Total Views: 76