Monday, January 13, 2020
expanded panama canal
Shipping News

Extended Drought Forces Panama Canal to Adopt New Fees and Reduce Reservation Slots

The Panama Canal will reduce the number of available reservation slots and introduce new fees as part of a series of measures to sustain water levels and

January 13, 2020
Total Views: 415

containership
Interesting

Another Challenging Year Ahead for Container Shipping, Drewry Says

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – 2020 will prove another challenging year for ocean carriers in terms of capacity management, according to Drewry.

January 13, 2020
Total Views: 117

Iran Won’t Target Strait of Hormuz Over Soleimani’s Killing. Analysts Believe
Shipping News

Iran Won’t Target Strait of Hormuz Over Soleimani’s Killing. Analysts Believe

By Luke Baker LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Iran is unlikely to block the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s busiest oil-shipping channel, in reprisal for

January 13, 2020
Total Views: 35

Time-Lapse: Two Week U.S. East Coast Run in 10 Minutes
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Time-Lapse: Two Week U.S. East Coast Run in 10 Minutes

Check out this new video from Youtuber JeffHK showing an East Coast transit with calls in New York, Charleston and Savannah. According to Jeff, the time-lapse

January 13, 2020
Total Views: 131

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Offshore

Coalition Launched to Accelerate Global Offshore Wind Capacity

Danish power company Ørsted and Norwegian energy giant Equinor are spearheading the launch of international coalition to accelerate global offshore wind

January 13, 2020
Total Views: 92

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Shipping News

China Busts Two Ships for IMO 2020 Violations

Two ships have been busted burning non-IMO 2020 compliant fuel in China, according to The Standard Club. The two ships were inspected by Chinese Maritime

January 13, 2020
Total Views: 163

Sunday, January 12, 2020
Carr: Feet First
Shipping News

Carr: Feet First

By CW4 Michael Carr “Find the feet first,” I kept saying to myself. “Feet first, not the head.” I did not want to find the head. I had to

January 12, 2020
Total Views: 126

Sailor Slang: What does it mean to “Meet In Snug Harbor”?
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Sailor Slang: What does it mean to “Meet In Snug Harbor”?

Often times mariners are heard joking to each other that “They will meet up again in Snug Harbor“.  What does this mean? Well, Snug

January 12, 2020
Total Views: 736

Friday, January 10, 2020
Video: Russian Destroyer ‘Aggressively Approached’ U.S. Navy Ship in Arabian Sea – Fifth Fleet
Defense

Video: Russian Destroyer ‘Aggressively Approached’ U.S. Navy Ship in Arabian Sea – Fifth Fleet

A Russian Navy ship made an aggressive approach on a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the Arabian Sea on Thursday, the Navy’s Fifth Fleet said in a

January 10, 2020
Total Views: 216

coco development South Carolina
Shipping News

South Carolina Ports Report Best Year on Record in 2019

South Carolina ports had their best year on record in 2019 despite trade war headwinds. The South Carolina Ports Authority announced this week that it handled

January 10, 2020
Total Views: 87

hapag-lloyd containership
Shipping News

IMO 2020 Overshadows Hapag-Lloyd’s 2020 Profit Outlook – CEO

HAMBURG, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Tougher rules on sulphur emissions from ships set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) from January burden the

January 10, 2020
Total Views: 38

Liberian Registry introduces a simplified vessel registration process
Press Releases

Liberian Registry introduces a simplified vessel registration process

Press Release – The Liberian Registry has announced its Expedited Registration Process, or ERP, effective as of 01 January 2020, in an effort to further

January 10, 2020
Total Views: 117

Thursday, January 9, 2020
vanguard alcohol poisoning
Interesting

One Dead, Five Sick in Alcohol Poisoning Incident on FPSO in Transit

A Brazilian contractor has died and six others were hospitalized after drinking a cleaning solution they likely mistook for ingestible alcohol on board an FPSO

January 9, 2020
Total Views: 211

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Shipping News

Rising Prices Show Tighter Supplies of Cleaner Fuel for Global Shipping

By Stephanie Kelly and Collin Eaton NEW YORK, Jan 9 (Reuters) – The price of very low-sulfur fuel oil has risen in recent months, a sign of increasing

January 9, 2020
Total Views: 55

Bouchard Ordered to Pay Whistleblower in Fatal ‘Barge No. 255’ Explosion Investigation
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Bouchard Ordered to Pay Whistleblower in Fatal ‘Barge No. 255’ Explosion Investigation

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has found that New York-based Bouchard Transportation and three of its

January 9, 2020
Total Views: 513

Tanker Owners Face Insurance Headache as Mideast War Risk Haunts Shipping Trade
Shipping News

Tanker Owners Face Insurance Headache as Mideast War Risk Haunts Shipping Trade

By Jessica Jaganathan and Koustav Samanta SINGAPORE, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Even as the United States and Iran appear to signal a keenness to avoid further

January 9, 2020
Total Views: 74

Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping News

United States Warns Commercial Vessels of Threat from Iran

The United States has reissued an alert to commercial vessels in the Middle East to the maritime threat from the Iranian military and its proxies following the

January 8, 2020
Total Views: 52

arctic sea ice
Shipping News

More Companies Sign Pledge to Avoid Arctic Shipping

More companies ranging from consumer goods to shipping lines are pledging to not ship goods through the Arctic even as melting sea ice opens makes the polar

January 8, 2020
Total Views: 288

Industry-First Wireless Helm System Approved for US-Flag ATBs
Shipping News

Industry-First Wireless Helm System Approved for US-Flag ATBs

In what is said to be an industry first for wireless vessel control, Boston-based robotics company Sea Machines Robotics has received approval from the U.S.

January 8, 2020
Total Views: 71

Press Releases

ShipServ appoints Henrik Hyldahn as CEO

Press Release – ShipServ, the world’s leading maritime e-procurement platform, today announced that Henrik Hyldahn has been appointed as its new CEO,

January 8, 2020
Total Views: 84