Tuesday, May 28, 2019
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U.S. Warns Hong Kong to Avoid Tanker in Breach of Iran Sanctions

By Karen Leigh and Shelly Banjo (Bloomberg) — The U.S. warned Hong Kong that it could face penalties if it does business with an oil tanker

May 28, 2019
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A Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker escorts ships on the Northern Sea Route, July 14 2016
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Putin’s Arctic Plans Are a Climate Change Bet -Opinion

By Leonid Bershidsky (Bloomberg Opinion) — Last weekend, Russia launched the last of a new crew of atomic icebreakers meant to consolidate the

May 28, 2019
Total Views: 39

seadrill drillship
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Seadrill’s Plunge Deepens After Analysts Slash Target

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Seadrill Ltd. plunged to the lowest since it emerged from bankruptcy less than year ago after Carnegie Investment Bank AB

May 28, 2019
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Eleonora Maersk Los Angeles Record
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Shipping Giants Join Maersk’s Blockchain Platform

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, May 28 (Reuters) – Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) and CMA CGM, two of the world’s biggest container

May 28, 2019
Total Views: 55

Sunday, May 26, 2019
U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Halloran
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We All Sail with the Spirit of the USS Halloran (DE 305)

By Michael Carr – At 23:00 on June 22nd, 1945, the general alarm bell was sounded onboard the USS Halloran, a 289 ft. United States Evarts class

May 26, 2019
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Russia, Eyeing Arctic Future, Launches Nuclear Icebreaker
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Russia, Eyeing Arctic Future, Launches Nuclear Icebreaker

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 25 (Reuters) – Russia launched a nuclear-powered icebreaker on Saturday, part of an ambitious program to renew and expand its

May 26, 2019
Total Views: 92

Friday, May 24, 2019
hyundai containership
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Carriers Blank More Sailings as Transpacific Box Rates Continue to Slide

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – A blanked sailing from the 2M+HMM grouping on the transpacific this week failed to halt the further erosion of

May 24, 2019
Total Views: 45

Handout photo of the Peoria Lock and Dam is shown surrounded by flood waters of the Mississippi River in Peoria, Illinois
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Unrelenting Midwest Rains Add to Wettest 12 Months Ever for U.S.

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — The rain across the Midwest and Great Plains that’s closed refineries, flooded streets and snarled Mississippi River

May 24, 2019
Total Views: 51

crude oil tankers
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2020 Fuel Clampdown Risks Nosedive for Middle East Crude

By Serene Cheong and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — The global push for cleaner-burning ship fuel is threatening to drive the value of Middle East

May 24, 2019
Total Views: 39

UAE Navy boats next to Al Marzoqah Saudi Arabia tanker are seen off the Port of Fujairah
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U.S. Blames Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for Tanker Attacks

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) – The United States announced on Friday the deployment of 1,500 troops

May 24, 2019
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maersk patras
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ITF Urges Canada to Halt Lashing on St. Lawrence River After Man Overboard Fatality

The International Transport Workers Federation is calling on Transport Canada to ban foreign-crew from undertaking lashing work while vessels are underway on

May 24, 2019
Total Views: 133

maersk ship
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Maersk Warns Trade Tensions are Hurting Shipping’s Growth

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, May 24 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk , the world’s largest container shipping company,

May 24, 2019
Total Views: 99

Orange Marine's Rene Descartes cable laying ship
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Orange’s Sea Cable Repair Fleet Looks Beyond Investment Boom

By Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — For decades, ships owned by French phone carrier Orange SA have traveled the world’s oceans, installing and fixing

May 24, 2019
Total Views: 152

Thursday, May 23, 2019
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U.S.-China Trade Sanctions Will Be Costly But Likely Ineffective: Kemp

By John Kemp LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) – Embargoes are rarely effective in compelling a change in diplomatic behavior because they create substantial

May 23, 2019
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tanker
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Reuters: Operator of Venezuelan PDVSA’s Fleet Seeks to Detain Tankers

By Marianna Parraga, Florence Tan and Mircely Guanipa May 23 (Reuters) – German shipping firm Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has moved to legally

May 23, 2019
Total Views: 84

Heerema Marine Contractors' Sleipnir, the world's largest semi-submersible crane vessel, sits in the Sembcorp Marine shipyard in Singapore
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Heerema Unveils World’s Largest Offshore Crane Vessel in Singapore

SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) – Dutch firm Heerema Marine Contractors and Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine, on Thursday, showed off the world’s

May 23, 2019
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offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
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New York’s Prized Scallops Face Off Against Offshore Wind

By Christopher Martin and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Developers pushing to install massive wind turbines in the waters off New York and

May 23, 2019
Total Views: 51

morganza floodway opening for the first time in May 2011
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Mississippi River’s Morganza Floodway May Be Opened for Third Time in History

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — A major barrier that keeps the Mississippi River in its current path may be opened for just the third time

May 23, 2019
Total Views: 70

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Shipowners See Increase in IMO-Compliant Fuels, But Doubts Persist

By Ahmad Ghaddar AMSTERDAM, May 23 (Reuters) – Shipowners, who are facing one of the biggest changes in the oil industry in decades, are seeing more

May 23, 2019
Total Views: 24

Robert G. Allan presented with CMC Legacy Award at the 23rd BC Tugboat Conference
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Robert G. Allan presented with CMC Legacy Award at the 23rd BC Tugboat Conference

Press Release – Robert G. (Rob) Allan was presented with the CMC Legacy Award at the 23rd BC Tugboat Conference held in Victoria, BC earlier this

May 23, 2019
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