Tuesday, December 18, 2018
High Bay Container Storage system
Shipping News

High Bay Storage System Could ‘Revolutionize’ Container Handling in Ports

An international joint-venture involving Dubai-based DP World and industrial engineering specialists SMS Group has unveiled a new intelligent container storage

December 18, 2018
Total Views: 376

cargo containers
Shipping News

British Government to Activate Full ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Preparations

By Kylie MacLellan and Sarah Young LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The British government said on Tuesday it would implement plans for a no-deal Brexit

December 18, 2018
Total Views: 11

container ship
Shipping News

One Book Explains the Rise of Globalization: Peter R. Orszag

By Peter R. Orszag (Bloomberg Opinion) — At the top of my most interesting reads this year was Marc Levinson’s “The Box: How the Shipping Container

December 18, 2018
Total Views: 52

Pomerania Sky pirate attack
Piracy

Pirates Release Crew Kidnapped from Containership Off Nigeria in October

Pirates kidnapped all 11 crew, including eight Polish nationals, from the Pomerenia Sky on October 28 as the ship was bound for the Nigerian port of Onne.

December 18, 2018
Total Views: 98

russian cargo ship aground off cornwall
Shipping News

Grounded Russian Bulker Refloated Off Cornwall, England

Update: The Kuzma Minin has been successfully refloated following a combined effort between five harbour tugs and a salvage vessel. The vessel was refloated at

December 18, 2018
Total Views: 33

Monday, December 17, 2018
aidanova lng powered cruise ship
Shipping News

Carnival Corp. to Launch Four New Cruise Ships in 2019

The world’s largest cruise company, Carnival Corporation, will launch four new cruise ships in 2019 as part of its ongoing fleet enhancement with 20 new

December 17, 2018
Total Views: 58

shipping container
News

Dubai’s DP World Seeks to Quash India Antitrust Probe Over Mumbai Port-Court Filing

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Dubai’s DP World has approached an Indian court to quash an antitrust investigation recently

December 17, 2018
Total Views: 35

An aerial of a containership showing emissions
Shipping News

Scrubber Installation Picking Up Steam Ahead of IMO 2020

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The number of exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) being installed on containerships is gathering pace, according to

December 17, 2018
Total Views: 105

offshore oil and gas rig
Shipping News

Zinke’s Departure Puts U.S. Interior in Hands of Former Oil Lobbyist

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — A former lobbyist who has played a leading, behind-the-scenes role at the Interior Department driving Trump

December 17, 2018
Total Views: 18

sea machines
Shipping News

Sea Machines Raises $10 Million to Further Advance Autonomous Tech in Shipping

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has closed a $10 million Series A investment which will help the company further develop autonomous technology for use

December 17, 2018
Total Views: 74

Wilhelmshaven FSRU project
Shipping News

Uniper Intensifies LNG Plans with Japan’s Mitsui OSK for FSRU in Germany

FRANKFURT, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Energy group Uniper on Monday entered agreements with Japanese shipping group Mitsui OSK Lines to handle potential

December 17, 2018
Total Views: 72

BORIS SOKOLOV tanker
Shipping News

Arc5 Tanker Heads to Yamal LNG to Fetch Gas Condensate Via Northern Sea Route

MOSCOW, Dec 17 (Reuters) – A new Arc5 ice-class tanker, Boris Sokolov, is heading to the Russian port of Sabetta on the Northern Sea Route along the

December 17, 2018
Total Views: 54

Damen’s triple delivery for Murjan Al Sharq Marine Contracting
Press Releases

Damen’s triple delivery for Murjan Al Sharq Marine Contracting

To complete an extensive oil pipeline dredging and installation project, Murjan Al Sharq Marine Contracting Co. Ltd. (MSMC) has taken delivery of three Damen

December 17, 2018
Total Views: 86

Sunday, December 16, 2018
Chart Detail of Castine
Blog

It’s Gone!

By Michael Carr – Maine Maritime Academy sits on the shores of Penobscot Bay Maine, where the surface water temperature rarely exceeds 50 F, and

December 16, 2018
Total Views: 102

Friday, December 14, 2018
taylor mc20 oil spill
Shipping News

U.S. Coast Guard to Tackle 14-Year-Old Oil Leak in the Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard has partially assumed federal control over the operation to contain an oil dishcarge from the site of MC20 platform in the U.S. Gulf of

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 95

offshore wind farm
Shipping News

Europeans Sweep Record U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Auction

By Nichola Groom Dec 14 (Reuters) – A U.S. government auction for three wind leases off the coast of Massachusetts ended on Friday with

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 50

noka ship drug bust
Shipping News

Greece Seizes $113 Million Worth of Drugs from Libya-Bound Ship

ATHENS, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Greece has seized drugs worth more than 100 million euros ($113 million) after intercepting a Syrian ship sailing for Libya,

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 227

port of los angeles
Shipping News

Port of Los Angeles On Track to Surpass 9 Million TEU This Year, But November Volumes Down

America’s busiest container port, the Port of Los Angeles, processed 832,331 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in November 2018 putting it on track to

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 51

Johan Castberg FPSO
Shipping News

Norway Postpones Decision on Arctic Oil Terminal to Serve Johan Castberg Offshore Field

OSLO, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The Norwegian government has postponed a decision on whether to mandate the construction of an oil processing terminal near the

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 64

Eleonora Maersk Los Angeles Record
Shipping News

North American Container Handling Record Set in Los Angeles – 27,846 TEU Moved

APM Terminals announced today it set a new North American record this month with 27,846 TEUs handled on one vessel. This represents a complete discharge of the

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 82