Thursday, August 15, 2019
offshore wind farm
Shipping News

Jan De Nul Wins Offshore Wind Contract in Denmark

Belgium-based Jan De Nul says it has secured a contract from Vattenfall Vindkraft Kriegers Flak to transport and install 72 large offshore wing turbines for

August 15, 2019
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Scandlines Rotor Sail ferry
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Scandlines to Install Norsepower Rotor Sail On Board Ferry

European ferry operator Scandlines has signed an agreement to install Norsepower’s rotor sails on board one of its passenger ferries operating between

August 15, 2019
Total Views: 185

maersk containership
Shipping News

Maersk CEO Wants to Explain Free Trade to Trump

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — The chief executive officer of the world’s biggest shipping line says he’d like to meet with U.S. President

August 15, 2019
Total Views: 69

Eleonora Maersk Los Angeles Record
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Maersk Warns Trade War Could Hurt Container Business

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Aug 15 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk warned a trade war between the United States and China could curb container

August 15, 2019
Total Views: 20

grace 1 tanker
Shipping News

Gibraltar Decides to Free Seized Iranian Tanker, U.S. Opens Case to Hold It

By Guy Faulconbridge and Marco Trujillo LONDON/GIBRALTAR, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Britain’s Mediterranean territory Gibraltar decided on Thursday

August 15, 2019
Total Views: 30

Wednesday, August 14, 2019
right whale
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Canadian Coast Guard Among Vessels Fined for Speeding in Gulf of St. Lawrence

The Government of Canada has issued fines against six vessels, including two Canadian Coast Guard ships, for breaking mandatory speed limits in the Gulf of St.

August 14, 2019
Total Views: 70

Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, is seen at Bandar Abbas port
Shipping News

Union Designates Strait of Hormuz a Temporary Extended Risk Zone

The International Transport Workers Federation has designated the Strait of Hormuz a Temporary Extended Risk Zone following recent tanker attacks in the Gulf

August 14, 2019
Total Views: 82

Offshore Oil Rig At Night
Offshore

Trump Administration Plans to End Methane Curbs That Oil Companies Want to Keep

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy – (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration is readying a plan to end direct federal regulation of methane leaks from oil and gas

August 14, 2019
Total Views: 43

cosco shipping at port of long beach
Shipping News

Tariff Delay May Mean Relief for U.S. West Coast Ports

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – West coast US ports suffered last month, but there may be some relief with the news that the US government is

August 14, 2019
Total Views: 36

uss lake erie
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China Denies Hong Kong Port Visit for U.S. Navy Ships Amid Tensions

WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – China has denied a request for two U.S. Navy ships to visit Hong Kong in the coming weeks, U.S. officials said on Tuesday,

August 14, 2019
Total Views: 17

Tuesday, August 13, 2019
MSC Gulsun Departs Port of Tanjung Pelepas with Record-Breaking 19,574 TEUs
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MSC Gulsun Departs Port of Tanjung Pelepas with Record-Breaking 19,574 TEUs

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Malaysia has broken its own record for containership utilization after the MSC Gulsun, the largest container ship in the

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 451

lng ship
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Idling LNG Tankers Hint at Increasing Appeal of Floating Storage

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) –Liquefied natural gas tankers are taking longer-than-usual journeys to deliver cargoes and

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 104

Oil supertanker Grace 1 sits anchored in waters of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar
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Iran Claims Britain Might Release Seized Tanker Soon

By Parisa Hafezi and Guy Faulconbridge DUBAI/LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – The British territory of Gibraltar will not yet release an Iranian oil tanker

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 24

offshore rig
Offshore

Exxon Eyes Exit Eyes Exit from UK North Sea After 50 Years -Reuters

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil is considering a sale of its assets in the British North Sea after more than 50 years in the

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 41

mv cape henry fire
Shipping News

Fire Reported in Engine Room of MARAD Vessel MV Cape Henry

A small fire broke out in the engine room of the U.S. Maritime Administration vessel Cape Henry at its layberth in Alameda, California. The San Francisco Fire

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 293

tankers at anchor
Shipping News

Low Sulphur Fuel Giant Planned for Launch

OSLO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Commodities trader Trafigura is joining forces with shipping firms Frontline and Golden Ocean to supply marine fuel ahead of a

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 54

arctic sea ice
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Arctic Cruises Accused of Leaving Indigenous People in the Cold

By Sonia Elks LONDON, Aug 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A lust for adventure tourism is driving a rise in the number of cruise ships touring the

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 58

TI Oceania tanker
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Euronav’s Giant ‘Oceania’ Starts 12,400-Mile Trip to Fuel-Storage Zone

By Jack Wittels and Timothy Abington (Bloomberg) –The world’s biggest oil tanker has begun a 12,400-mile voyage to a fuel-storage zone in Asia, the

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 510

Shipping shows its heart, closing in on £2 million raised for new treatments for seriously ill children
Press Releases

Shipping shows its heart, closing in on £2 million raised for new treatments for seriously ill children

Press Release – The international shipping industry is close to achieving a remarkable milestone by raising £2 million ($2.5m) to support research into

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 57

Monday, August 12, 2019
Watch: LNG Carrier Gives Port Aransas Ferry Passengers a Scare
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Watch: LNG Carrier Gives Port Aransas Ferry Passengers a Scare

Port Aransas Ferry passengers got quite the scare Monday when a large LNG tanker came a little too close for comfort as they were being loaded.  Video

August 12, 2019
Total Views: 181