Thursday, October 4, 2018
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Panama Canal Expecting 234 Cruise Ships This Cruise Season

The Panama Canal Authority said it expects to receive approximately 234 cruise ships through the Panamax and Neopanamax Locks during the upcoming 2018-2019

October 4, 2018
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Shell Claims First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Rotterdam
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Shell Claims First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Rotterdam

A unit of Royal Dutch Shell has completed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to take place at the Port of Rotterdam using the new specialized LNG bunker

October 4, 2018
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Seaspan Diversifies as it Steps In to Take Control and Save Swiber

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Seaspan, the world’s largest non-operating containership owner, has announced its first significant investment outside

October 4, 2018
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Abandoned ‘Ghost Ship’ Sinks Off Myanmar

An abandoned ghost ship that drifted into Myanmar’s waters in August has now sunk, officials said Tuesday. The ship, which has identified as the

October 4, 2018
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Video: Cargo Ship Sinks in Taiwan Strait

The 70-meter cargo ship Ying Hai sank in the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday after it developing a heavy list on a voyage from Kaohsiung city to Busan Korea. The

October 4, 2018
Total Views: 408

Engineer Recounts How Indonesian Tsunami Beached His 500-Tonne Ship
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Engineer Recounts How Indonesian Tsunami Beached His 500-Tonne Ship

By Kanupriya Kapoor and Tom Allard WANI, Indonesia, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Ship’s engineer Charles Marlan had the unsettling sensation his vessel was

October 4, 2018
Total Views: 263

Wednesday, October 3, 2018
After Successful Trials, Maersk Launcher Towing First Ocean Cleanup System to Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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After Successful Trials, Maersk Launcher Towing First Ocean Cleanup System to Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The world’s first large-scale ocean cleanup system is now headed to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch after successfully completing sea trials off the

October 3, 2018
Total Views: 390

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Shippers ‘Left in the Dark’ as Carriers Look to Recover IMO 2020 Costs

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – There has been insufficient mainstream publicity on the IMO’s 2020 global emissions regulation for shipping, and a

October 3, 2018
Total Views: 49

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Damen to Construct Baltic Sea’s First LNG Ship-to-Ship Bunkering Vessel

Dutch shipbuilding group Damen has announced receiving contract from the Estonian natural gas company Eesti Gaas for the construction of the first short-sea

October 3, 2018
Total Views: 88

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Singapore Bunkering Hub Ready for IMO 2020, Transport Minister Says

SINGAPORE, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Singapore authorities are taking measures to ensure the availability of low-sulphur marine fuels ahead of upcoming emissions

October 3, 2018
Total Views: 24

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After Lean Years, Big Oil is Under Pressure to Spend

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Executives at the world’s biggest oil and gas companies are under growing pressure to loosen the purse

October 3, 2018
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U.S. Crude Cargoes to China ‘Totally Stopped’ Amid Trade War – Shipping Exec

By Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG, Oct 3 (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil shipments to China have “totally stopped”, the President of China

October 3, 2018
Total Views: 15

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Photos Show Confrontation Between USS Decatur and a Chinese Navy Warship in South China Sea
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Photos Show Confrontation Between USS Decatur and a Chinese Navy Warship in South China Sea

gCaptain has just obtained photos showing a confrontation involving the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Decatur and a Chinese Navy warship in the disputed South China

October 2, 2018
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Seasickness. What Is It? What Causes It? Is There Any Hope?
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Seasickness. What Is It? What Causes It? Is There Any Hope?

In today’s episode of The REAL gCaptain Podcast we tell you everything you need to know about the horrible, nasty and disgusting condition known as

October 2, 2018
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Exxon Exploring Sale of U.S. Gulf of Mexico Assets, Sources Say

By David French and Jessica Resnick-Ault Oct 2 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp is exploring the sale of many of its U.S. Gulf of Mexico assets, as higher

October 2, 2018
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Venezuelan Oil Port Repairs Delayed, Crude Exports Fall -Sources

By Marianna Parraga Oct 2 (Reuters) – Repairs to a dock at Venezuela’s main oil export port will take at least another month to complete following

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 24

U.S. Accuses Chinese Navy of `Unsafe’ South Sea Confrontation
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U.S. Accuses Chinese Navy of `Unsafe’ South Sea Confrontation

Update: Photos Show Confrontation Between USS Decatur and Chinese Navy Warship in South China Sea By David Tweed and Dong Lyu (Bloomberg) — The U.S.

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 89

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Shell’s LNG Canada Seen as Tip of the LNG Mega-Project Iceberg

By Sabina Zawadzki LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – The launch of a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Canada has finally fired the starting

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 61

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DFDS Ferry with 335 People On Board Loses Power in Baltic Sea

Update: A representative of Danish ferry operator DFDS said the Regina Seaways has a technical problem, but it is not on fire. The ferry is expected to be

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 113

Virginia Institute of Marine Science Takes Delivery of Research Vessel Designed by JMS Naval Architects
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science Takes Delivery of Research Vessel Designed by JMS Naval Architects

Press Release – JMS Naval Architects – The 93-foot research vessel, R/V VIRGINIA, successfully completed sea trials and is currently transiting to

October 2, 2018
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