Monday, July 9, 2018
U.S. Navy Sailor Dies in Small Boat Accident in Red Sea
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U.S. Navy Sailor Dies in Small Boat Accident in Red Sea

A U.S. Navy sailor assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) died Sunday from injuries sustained while conducting

July 9, 2018
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News

Costamare Signs Contracts for Five Charter-Backed Newbuild Containerships and Two Secondhand

Greek ship owning company Costamare Inc has signed shipbuilding contracts for five charter-backed containerships at Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbulding in China.

July 9, 2018
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Flurry of Activity Raises Optimism that $30 Billion LNG Canada Project Will Be Greenlit
Shipping News

Flurry of Activity Raises Optimism that $30 Billion LNG Canada Project Will Be Greenlit

By Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) — A flurry of activity in a remote Canadian town is raising optimism that Royal Dutch Shell Plc and its

July 9, 2018
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Shipping News

Havyard to Design Two Cargo Ships for Greenland’s Royal Arctic Line

Norwegian ship designer Havyard Design & Solutions has been awarded a contract to the two new cargo vessels for Greenland’s exclusive shipping

July 9, 2018
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News

BW LPG Increases Takeover Offer for Rival Dorian LPG

The raised offer comes after Dorian LPG’s Board declined BW LPG’s initial unsolicited offer on May 29, saying the offer undervalued Dorian’s

July 9, 2018
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Chinese Customs Clears Some U.S. Goods as New Tariffs Take Effect
Shipping News

Chinese Customs Clears Some U.S. Goods as New Tariffs Take Effect

BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) – Major Chinese ports have started clearing goods from the United States on Monday, as new tariffs on U.S. imports have gone

July 9, 2018
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Hapag-Lloyd Container-ship BOSTON EXPRESS
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CMA CGM Explored Possible Merger Hapag-Lloyd, Sources Say

By Jonathan Saul and Arno Schuetze LONDON/FRANKFURT, July 9 (Reuters) – The world’s no. 3 container shipping line, CMA CGM of France, has made an

July 9, 2018
Total Views: 58

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News

BW Group Ups Stake in Hafnia Tankers to 43.5%

BW Group has entered into a definitive agreement to buy an additional 36.3% stake in Hafnia Tankers, bringing its total stake in the product tanker company to

July 9, 2018
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Damen ASD Tug 3212 Svitzer Glenrock delivered to Svitzer Australia
Press Releases

Damen ASD Tug 3212 Svitzer Glenrock delivered to Svitzer Australia

Press Release – Damen Shipyards Group has delivered an ASD Tug 3212 as the second part of a two-vessel order placed by Svitzer Australia. Named the

July 9, 2018
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Sunday, July 8, 2018
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News

Pledging to Sell Long Beach Terminal, COSCO Clears U.S. Hurdle on OOCL Deal

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. pledged to sell a container terminal in California, helping allay concerns of U.S.

July 8, 2018
Total Views: 168

U.S. Warships Pass Through Taiwan Strait Amid China Tensions
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U.S. Warships Pass Through Taiwan Strait Amid China Tensions

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Jess Macy Yu WASHINGTON/TAIPEI, July 7 (Reuters) – Two U.S. warships passed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday on

July 8, 2018
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Saturday, July 7, 2018
cma cgm ship
Shipping News

CMA CGM Ends Iran Ops Due to U.S. Sanctions Threat

By Leigh Thomas and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France/LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) – One of the world’s biggest cargo shippers announced on

July 7, 2018
Total Views: 105

Friday, July 6, 2018
Ulstein to Build Advanced, DP3 Cable Layer for Nexen
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Ulstein to Build Advanced, DP3 Cable Layer for Nexen

Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has secured a contract from French cable company Nexans to construct a large, DP3 cable laying vessel to support the growing

July 6, 2018
Total Views: 68

autonomous containership
Shipping News

Kongsberg to Acquire Rolls-Royce’s Commercial Marine Business

Norwegian technology group Kongsberg has entered into an agreement to acquire Rolls-Royce’s struggling commercial marine business in a GBP 500 million

July 6, 2018
Total Views: 121

U.S. Border Patrol Questioned Canadian Fishermen in Disputed Waters
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U.S. Border Patrol Questioned Canadian Fishermen in Disputed Waters

By Danya Hajjaji TORONTO, July 4 (Reuters) – Crew members of two Canadian fishing vessels were approached by the United States border patrol in Canadian

July 6, 2018
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china u.s. trade
Shipping News

China Blames U.S. for Triggering a Trade War as Tariffs Kick In

By Michael Martina and David Lawder BEIJING/WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) – The United States and China slapped tit-for-tat duties on $34 billion

July 6, 2018
Total Views: 21

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Offshore

John ‘Big Wolf’ Fredriksen Steers Seadrill Back to Life After Taking $5 Billion Hit

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — John Fredriksen’s stake in Seadrill Ltd., once worth more than $5 billion, was virtually wiped out in the

July 6, 2018
Total Views: 140

Dozens Dead After Thai Tourist Boat Capsizes in Rough Seas
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Dozens Dead After Thai Tourist Boat Capsizes in Rough Seas

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK, July 6 (Reuters) – Thai rescuers deployed helicopters on Friday to search for 23 people missing

July 6, 2018
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Japan’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel Planned for 2020
Shipping News

Japan’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel Planned for 2020

Kawasaki Heavy Industries will build Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel for a joint venture between K-Line, Chubu Electric Power, Toyota Tsusho

July 6, 2018
Total Views: 38

Race Against the (Tariffs) Clock: China Roots for Ship Carrying Last U.S. Soybean Cargo
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Race Against the (Tariffs) Clock: China Roots for Ship Carrying Last U.S. Soybean Cargo

By Lusha Zhang and Josephine Mason BEIJING, July 6 (Reuters) – It is not often that the niche world of commodities trading enters the public

July 6, 2018
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