Sunday, August 4, 2019
stena impero seized by iran
Shipping News

Crews of Some Ships Can Refuse to Sail Through Hormuz: Union

(Bloomberg) –The crews of some ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz have the right to refuse working on the vessels as they pass through the waterway

August 4, 2019
Total Views: 37

A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard sails next to Stena Impero at Bandar Abbas port
Shipping News

Iran Seizes Foreign Tanker Smuggling Fuel in Gulf, Sate Media Reports

By Parisa Hafezi and Maher Chmaytelli DUBAI, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf which they said

August 4, 2019
Total Views: 57

Friday, August 2, 2019
Ship Scrubbers
Environment

The 340-Mile Line of Ships Waiting to Clean Up

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) Head to the shipyards of Shanghai, Singapore or Hamburg and you’ll soon find them full to the brim with vessels rushing to clean

August 2, 2019
Total Views: 120

FAIL: $13 billion US Supercarrier Misses Another Deadline
Navy

FAIL: $13 billion US Supercarrier Misses Another Deadline

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) –Only two of 11 elevators needed to lift munitions to the deck of the U.S. Navy’s new $13 billion aircraft carrier

August 2, 2019
Total Views: 125

Container Terminal Throughput Set To Hit Near A Billion TEU In 5 Years
Ports

Container Terminal Throughput Set To Hit Near A Billion TEU In 5 Years

by Gavin van Marle (TheLoadstar) Global container terminal utilisation levels are set to increase over the next five years, according to new research from

August 2, 2019
Total Views: 152

Rosneft Vietnam employee
Navy

U.S. To Push Security Strategy Into SE Asian Waters

By Martin Petty (Reuters) – Recent incidents involving Chinese ships in Southeast Asian waters are testing regional faith in Beijing’s sincerity

August 2, 2019
Total Views: 40

cape sampagita
Finance

Japan’s K-Line Convicted Of Cartel Conduct By Australian Court

by Niyati Shetty (Reuters) Japanese shipping firm Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K-Line) was convicted of criminal cartel conduct and ordered to pay a A$34.5

August 2, 2019
Total Views: 95

japan-navy-warship
Navy

Japan Will Not Send Warships To Strait of Hormuz

by Tim Kelly (Reuters) – Japan will not send warships to join a U.S.-led maritime force to guard oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz fearing a military

August 2, 2019
Total Views: 81

NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescue boat
News

Spanish NGO Seeks Safe Port For 124 People Rescued in Mediterranean

by Sam Edwards (Reuters) A Spanish charity rescue boat sought safe port on Friday after Italy rejected its request to disembark 124 people saved from two

August 2, 2019
Total Views: 83

Helicopter Landing On icebergs
Blog

Icebreaker Salvages Lost Recordings Of Beluga whales

by Matthew Green (Reuters) – A year-long recording of the songs of Beluga whales has been salvaged from the Arctic after the crew of a Swedish icebreaker

August 2, 2019
Total Views: 72

Thursday, August 1, 2019
Watch: Ship’s Wake Sends Beachgoers Scrambling
Shipping News

Watch: Ship’s Wake Sends Beachgoers Scrambling

A ship’s wake sent beachgoers scrambling in this caught on tape moment in the Netherlands. According to the uploader, the incident took place June

August 1, 2019
Total Views: 84

oil tanker
Shipping News

Shell Not Taking British-Flagged Tankers Through Hormuz

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell is not taking any British-flagged tankers through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran in

August 1, 2019
Total Views: 58

bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
Shipping News

Baltic Dry Index Falls for Eighth Session

Aug 1 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell for an eighth straight session on Thursday, as increased vessel supply and

August 1, 2019
Total Views: 37

Boluda towing
Shipping News

Boskalis, Kotug Complete Sale of Kotug Smit Towage to Boluda

Royal Boskalis Westminster has completed the sale of Dutch towing company Kotug Smit Towage to Spain-based Boluda Group. Boskalis was co-shareholder of Kotug

August 1, 2019
Total Views: 137

People's Liberation Arm frigate
Defense

Chinese Warship Collided With Taiwan Freighter, Coast Guard Says

By Adela Lin (Bloomberg) –A Chinese warship collided with a Taiwanese freighter Wednesday evening, damaging the bulk carrier, Taiwan’s Coast Guard

August 1, 2019
Total Views: 98

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

Britain Rules Out Tanker Swap with Iran

BANGKOK, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday ruled out exchanging an Iranian tanker detained by Gibraltar for a British-flagged tanker seized by Iran

August 1, 2019
Total Views: 32

offshore rigs Mobile offshore drilling units stand in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Cromarty, U.K.
Offshore

Singapore Rig Builder Sembcorp Marine Posts Q2 Loss, Flags Worsening Market in Second Half

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singaporean rig builder Sembcorp Marine on Tuesday posted a narrower second-quarter loss, but said it expected losses for the

August 1, 2019
Total Views: 23