Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Mexican Navy and Damen cooperating in most technologically advanced naval ship in Latin America
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Mexican Navy and Damen cooperating in most technologically advanced naval ship in Latin America

Press Release – Damen Shipyards Group and the Mexican Navy, via the Directorate General of Shipbuilding, are currently working together to build the Long

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 141

Monday, June 25, 2018
General Cargo Ship ‘Thorco Lineage’ Hard Aground in French Polynesia
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General Cargo Ship ‘Thorco Lineage’ Hard Aground in French Polynesia

The 131-meter general cargo ship Thorco Lineage is hard aground on an atoll in French Polynesia after drifting aground during a voyage across the South Pacific

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 411

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Mattis: ‘America’s Got to Up Its Game in the Arctic’

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, June 25 (Reuters) – The United States needs to “up its game” in the Arctic and deal with an increasingly

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 42

Shipping Groups Call for Cooperation on Migrant Rescues at Sea
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Shipping Groups Call for Cooperation on Migrant Rescues at Sea

International shipping groups are calling for greater cooperation on a policy for migrants rescued at sea following Italy’s move to refuse ships carrying

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 64

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HFO Spill at Port of Rotterdam Could Take Several Days, Maybe Weeks to Cleanup

The initial clean up of a large heavy fuel oil spill at the port of Rotterdam after a tanker struck a jetty over the weekend is expected to last

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 54

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Jack-Up Specialist Shelf Drilling Falls in Oslo Debut, But Optimistic on Rising Rig Rates

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, June 25 (Reuters) – A fall in equities and oil markets knocked shares in Shelf Drilling on their Oslo market debut on Monday,

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 132

IMO Highlights Seafarers’ Well-being and Mental Health on Today’s International Day of the Seafarer
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IMO Highlights Seafarers’ Well-being and Mental Health on Today’s International Day of the Seafarer

Happy International Day of the Seafarer! Each year on June 25 the International Maritime Organization marks the Day of the Seafarer as a way to recognize the

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 427

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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Sudan’s Appeal in USS Cole Bombing Case

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear Sudan’s appeal of $314.7 million in damages awarded

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 45

IMO greenhouse gas emissions
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Top Norwegian Oil Analyst Quitting DNB to Pursue 2020 Low Sulphur Fuel Rule Riches

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil analyst Torbjorn Kjus said he’s quitting Norway’s biggest bank to pursue opportunities that will arise thanks to an

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 53

CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY
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CMA CGM Founder Jacques Saade Dies at 81

By Gus Trompiz and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS, June 25 (Reuters) – Jacques Saade, who founded France’s CMA CGM 40 years ago as a one-vessel firm and

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 98

ABB to power new Virgin Voyages cruise ship fleet with highest energy efficiency
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ABB to power new Virgin Voyages cruise ship fleet with highest energy efficiency

Press Release – ABB to supply the complete electric power and propulsion package for the Virgin Voyages’ new fleet. The initial Virgin Voyages vessel,

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 139

Sunday, June 24, 2018
China’s Dongfeng Race Team Clinches Volvo Ocean Race Victory
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China’s Dongfeng Race Team Clinches Volvo Ocean Race Victory

By Alexander Smith LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) – China’s Dongfeng Race Team won the Volvo Ocean Race on Sunday, the first victory for a team

June 24, 2018
Total Views: 58

bow jubail
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‘Considerable’ Heavy Fuel Oil Spill in Rotterdam After Odfjell Tanker Contacts Jetty; Reported 220 Tons of HFO Released

Odfjell said in a statement that while navigating to its assigned berth for loading, its vessel Bow Jubail made contact with a jetty and accidentally ruptured

June 24, 2018
Total Views: 117

lng tanker grand aniva
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China Sails Past Japan to Become World’s Largest Buyer of Natural Gas

By Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — China’s drive for cleaner skies has pushed it past Japan to become the world’s largest buyer of natural gas, a

June 24, 2018
Total Views: 69

Saturday, June 23, 2018
Maersk Containership Picks Up 113 Migrants Off Italy
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Maersk Containership Picks Up 113 Migrants Off Italy

COPENHAGEN, June 23 (Reuters) – The container ship Alexander Maersk picked up 113 migrants from a boat off southern Italy early on Friday, Maersk Line,

June 23, 2018
Total Views: 38

Friday, June 22, 2018
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Grant Supports Zero-Emission Cargo Handling at Port of Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach is moving ahead with a $16.8 million project to build infrastructure that will support electric-powered, zero-emissions cargo-handling

June 22, 2018
Total Views: 192

Big Oil Looks to U.S. Minorities to Build Offshore Drilling Support
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Big Oil Looks to U.S. Minorities to Build Offshore Drilling Support

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – The largest U.S. oil and gas lobby group is seeking to convince Hispanic and black communities

June 22, 2018
Total Views: 28

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NGO Shipbreaking Platform Slams Shipping Industry ‘Scaremongering’ to Undermine European Ship Recycling Regulation

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is accusing the shipping industry of using ‘scaremonger’ tactics and ‘fake news’ in order to get South

June 22, 2018
Total Views: 120

Subsea Search for 79 Missing Containers Lost from YM Efficiency Set to Start Off Australia
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Subsea Search for 79 Missing Containers Lost from YM Efficiency Set to Start Off Australia

The subsea search for 79 missing containers that fell from the containership YM Efficiency earlier this month is set to kick off in the next few days, the

June 22, 2018
Total Views: 104

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Trump Threatens 20 Percent Tariff on U.S. Car Imports from European Unions

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to escalate a trade war with Europe by imposing a 20

June 22, 2018
Total Views: 43