Saturday, September 30, 2017
JLOTS Ship Offloading Army Tanks
Navy

Hurricane Relief – Where Are The US Army Watercraft?

By Michael Carr, US Army Watercraft Master (Ret) – Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas, then Hurricane Irma collided with Puerto Rico and smashed through

September 30, 2017
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Royal Australian Navy's Landing Ship Dock, HMAS CHOULES
Defense

Australian Navy Underway To Help Evacuate 11,000 From Vanuatu Volcano

By Garfield Clinton Reynolds (Bloomberg) Australia is sending a naval vessel to help Vanuatu in its efforts to evacuate 11,000 residents from Ambae Island as a

September 30, 2017
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Hurricane Maria Emergency Relief Cargo Supplies
Blog

Factbox: Relief Efforts Underway In Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

(Reuters) – Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory of 3.4 million people, struggled through a tenth day with virtually no electricity, patchy communications and

September 30, 2017
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U.S. Carrier Navigates Crowded Waters as North Korea Tensions Mount
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U.S. Carrier Navigates Crowded Waters as North Korea Tensions Mount

By Greg Torode ABOARD THE USS RONALD REAGAN, South China Sea, Sept 30 (Reuters) – A s the commanders of the largest U.S. warship in Asia seek to

September 30, 2017
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Low Water, Lock Repairs Send Mississippi River Freights Soaring
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Low Water, Lock Repairs Send Mississippi River Freights Soaring

By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Low river levels and back-ups at aging locks are wreaking havoc on export-bound grain barge shipments on the

September 30, 2017
Total Views: 99

Friday, September 29, 2017
Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Departs for Puerto Rico
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Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Departs for Puerto Rico

The Military Sealift Command hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), departed Naval Station Norfolk on Friday and is now underway to support relief efforts in

September 29, 2017
Total Views: 132

kea trader aground new caledonia
News

2017-Built Containership Headed for Scrap After Grounding

The 2017-built containership Kea Trader will have to be scrapped after running aground off New Caledonia just a few months into service.  The ship’s

September 29, 2017
Total Views: 169

yara birkeland autonomous ship
Shipping News

Final Design for First Zero-Emission Autonomous Containership Unveiled in Norway

The final design of is what is looking to become the world’s first autonomous and zero emission containership was released Friday in Trondheim, Norway.

September 29, 2017
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Crowley Provides Update on Relief Effort in Puerto Rico
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Crowley Provides Update on Relief Effort in Puerto Rico

U.S. shipping company Crowley Maritime provided an update Friday on its on-going effort to get relief supplies to the people Puerto Rico in the aftermath of

September 29, 2017
Total Views: 76

Seamen's Church Mountain Challenge
Blog

Donate To Seamen’s Church Institute’s Mountain Challenge

This weekend, 150 participants representing over 44 companies from the maritime industry will compete against each other in the mountains of western Maine to

September 29, 2017
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stern of the El Faro as seen from underwater ROV
News

Coast Guard to Release El Faro Investigation Report On Sunday

The United States Coast Guard is set to release its highly-anticipated Marine Board of Investigation report into the 2015 sinking of the American cargo ship SS

September 29, 2017
Total Views: 140

News

Puerto Ricans Hack Through a Maze of Debris to Move Relief Aid

By Jonathan Levin, Jordyn Holman, Christopher Flavelle and Daniel Flatley (Bloomberg) — A sedan is buried in congealed mud on an impassible

September 29, 2017
Total Views: 29

Evacuees Leave Puerto Rico by Cruise Ship
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Evacuees Leave Puerto Rico by Cruise Ship

By Robin Respaut and Dave Graham SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Thousands of people lined up at San Juan harbor on Thursday to board a

September 29, 2017
Total Views: 151

Thursday, September 28, 2017
crowley puerto rico
News

Trump Administration Defends Wait to Waive Jones Act for Puerto Rico

By Margaret Talev (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump’s top disaster adviser defended the administration’s eight-day wait to waive

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 54

senator john mccain
Interesting

Senator McCain Introduces Legislation to Kill the Jones Act in Puerto Rico

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Republican senators John McCain and Mike Lee introduced a bill on Thursday to permanently waive

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 168

jones act
News

Crowley Maritime: Puerto Rico Jones Act Waiver ‘Not Needed’

U.S. shipping company and leading Jones Act carrier Crowley Maritime Corp. issued a statement Thursday opposing the Trump administration’s decision to

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 145

Höegh Autoliners Agrees to Pay $21 Million Over Price Fixing Conspiracy
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Höegh Autoliners Agrees to Pay $21 Million Over Price Fixing Conspiracy

Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners AS has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $21 million criminal fine for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 275

Hapag-Lloyd Fleet ‘Complete’ as Latest UASC Newbuild ULCV is Delivered
Shipping News

Hapag-Lloyd Fleet ‘Complete’ as Latest UASC Newbuild ULCV is Delivered

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Hapag-Lloyd has taken delivery of the last of 17 ULCVs ordered by UASC in 2013 as “some of the greenest and largest

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 89

News

Carnival Sees Storm-Hit Caribbean Cruise Industry Rebounding by Winter

By Alana Wise Sept 28 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp’s chief executive said on Thursday that the cruise company expected Puerto Rico and the

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 42

News

Mountain of Aid Sitting on Docks in Storm-Stricken San Juan

By Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) — Thousands of cargo containers bearing millions of emergency meals and other relief supplies have been piling up on San

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 74