Thursday, February 14, 2019
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Shipping News

Abide By the Claw: Norway’s Arctic Snow Crab Ruling Boosts Claim to Oil

By Alister Doyle and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Feb 14 (Reuters) – A court delivered a painful nip to European Union fishermen on Thursday by tightening

February 14, 2019
Total Views: 20

Danube High-Speed Low-Wash Ferry Offers New Level of Efficiency and Reliability
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Danube High-Speed Low-Wash Ferry Offers New Level of Efficiency and Reliability

Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the launch of Twin City Liner, a 39m low wash, high-speed catamaran ferry for operation by Twin

February 14, 2019
Total Views: 227

Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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Shipping

BIMCO Urges IMO to Use Realistic Economic Growth Data in Next Greenhouse Gas Study

International shipping association BIMCO is calling for the IMO to use more realistic economic growth data in its upcoming study on greenhouse gas emissions

February 13, 2019
Total Views: 124

Review: Disasters at Sea — Deadly Neglect,  the Loss of the Marine Electric
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Review: Disasters at Sea — Deadly Neglect, the Loss of the Marine Electric

Thirty-six years ago this week, the SS Marine Electric sank off the coast of Virginia with the loss of 34 officers and crew. There were only three survivors.

February 13, 2019
Total Views: 1859

APL Vancouver fire
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Fire-Stricken APL Vancouver Singapore-Bound After General Average is Declared

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The fire-stricken 9,200 teu APL Vancouver is en route to a Singapore lay-by berth for inspection by surveyors, following

February 13, 2019
Total Views: 627

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ITF Blames BHP for Starving Crew in Australia

The International Transport Workers’ Federation is accusing coal mining giant BHP of starving the crew of a ship at a BHP terminal in Queensland,

February 13, 2019
Total Views: 58

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Trade Spats Could Dampen Shipping Growth in 2019 -Hapag Lloyd CEO

FRANKFURT, Feb 13 (Reuters) – An escalation of tariff wars between China and the United States could dampen growth in international container shipping as

February 13, 2019
Total Views: 47

ABB to power Iceland’s first electric ferry
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ABB to power Iceland’s first electric ferry

Press Release – ABB – New electric ferry to operate on an Icelandic route known for its harsh weather conditions will benefit from efficiency and

February 13, 2019
Total Views: 47

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
ship emissions
Shipping

International Chamber of Shipping Looking Towards Zero-Carbon Future for Shipping

The International Chamber of Shipping is looking ahead towards a zero-carbon future for shipping as sulphur and greenhouse gas emissions takes center stage

February 12, 2019
Total Views: 96

p&o ferry spirit of france
Shipping News

Arklow Shipping Revealed as Backer of Seaborne in Laying Plans for No-Deal Ferry Services

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – As lawyers for the UK government and cross-Channel fixed link operator Eurotunnel met in the High Court to determine

February 12, 2019
Total Views: 52

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SS Marine Electric: The Shipwreck that Changed the Coast Guard

By Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki – When the clock tolled 12 a.m. on Feb. 12, 1983, the 605-foot cargo ship Marine Electric trekked northward

February 12, 2019
Total Views: 3145

Paul Allen Expedition Team Locates Historic Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet in South Pacific
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Paul Allen Expedition Team Locates Historic Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet in South Pacific

A team of explorers on board Paul Allen’s research vessel has located the wreck of the USS Hornet (CV 8), one of the most important aircraft carriers of

February 12, 2019
Total Views: 213

Eleonora Maersk Los Angeles Record
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Maersk Acquires U.S. Customs House Broker Vandegrift

A.P. Moller-Maersk has acquired US-based Customs House Broker, Vandegrift Inc., underscoring the shipping giant’s focus on the logistics sector in 2019.

February 12, 2019
Total Views: 71

cma cgm container ship
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CMA CGM Aims for Ceva Logistics Breakeven in 2019 as it Takes Control

PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) – CMA CGM is aiming for Ceva Logistics to break even this year, its finance chief said on Tuesday, as the French shipping group

February 12, 2019
Total Views: 61

Monday, February 11, 2019
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Sentinel Plans U.S. Oil Export Terminal Off Freeport, Texas

HOUSTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Sentinel Midstream on Monday became the latest contender in the race to build a crude export terminal off the U.S. Gulf

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 35

Incident Video: Malaysian Vessel, Greek Bulk Carrier Collide in Singapore Waters
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Incident Video: Malaysian Vessel, Greek Bulk Carrier Collide in Singapore Waters

By Saket Sundria (Bloomberg) — A Malaysian vessel and a Greek-registered bulk carrier collided in Singapore territorial waters off Tuas on Saturday,

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 294

ocean infinity seabed constructor
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U.S. Subsea Firm to Commence Search for Missing Stellar Daisy in Remote South Atlantic

The vessel used in the private search for the missing MH370 aircraft and Argentina’s missing sub, ARA San Juan, will now hunt for the Stellar

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 151

Business of Shipping: Risks and Challenges of Autonomous Shipping
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Business of Shipping: Risks and Challenges of Autonomous Shipping

The Business of Shipping is new column from Ira Breskin, senior lecturer at SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx, NY and author of The Business of Shipping (9th

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 185

kairos world's largest LNG bunkering vessel
Shipping News

World’s Largest LNG Bunkering Vessel Christened in Hamburg

Germany-based LNG bunker supplier Nauticor has christened the world’s largest liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel Kairos during a ceremony last week in

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 208

U.K. Government Sued Over ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Ferry Contract Award
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U.K. Government Sued Over ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Ferry Contract Award

By Kaye Wiggins (Bloomberg) — The companies that run the Channel tunnel are suing the British government over its award of ferry contracts to handle

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 28