Thursday, February 6, 2020
Ocean Infinity Launches Unmanned Vessel Company
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Ocean Infinity Launches Unmanned Vessel Company

U.S.-based subsea exploration firm Ocean Infinity is launching a new company that will operate a fleet of unmanned vessels that promise to break new ground in

February 6, 2020
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Coronavirus Disrupts Global Container Shipping
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Coronavirus Disrupts Global Container Shipping

By Jonathan Saul and Lisa Baertlein – LONDON/LOS ANGELES, Feb 6 (Reuters) – China’s fast-spreading coronavirus is throwing the global

February 6, 2020
Total Views: 227

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Commodity Shipping Faces ‘Crisis in Demand’ on Virus Outbreak

By Krystal Chia and Haidi Lun (Bloomberg) — The global commodity-shipping industry faces an extremely challenging quarter as the impact of the

February 6, 2020
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China’s Biggest LNG Importer Suspends Some Contracts as Virus Spreads

By Jessica Jaganathan and Chen Aizhu – SINGAPORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) – China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), the country’s biggest

February 6, 2020
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Here’s How They Plan to Cut Up and Remove the Golden Ray
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Here’s How They Plan to Cut Up and Remove the Golden Ray

The Unified Command has released details of how they plan to cut up and remove the overturned Golden Ray car carrier in St. Simons Sound, Georgia.  The

February 5, 2020
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U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows for First Time in Six Years

By Lucia Mutikani – WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit fell for the first time in six years in 2019 as the White

February 5, 2020
Total Views: 117

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Major Expansion Announced for Port of Savannah

The head of the Georgia Ports Authority has announced a major new expansion project at the Port of Savannah which will expand the port’s capacity by more

February 5, 2020
Total Views: 252

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Record Cocaine Haul from Ship Off Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s navy has seized a record amount of cocaine plastic-wrapped in small bundles bearing the tattered

February 5, 2020
Total Views: 100

Cruise Ship Passengers Test Positive for Coronavirus in Japan
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Cruise Ship Passengers Test Positive for Coronavirus in Japan

By Ju-min Park and David Dolan – TOKYO, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Around 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on a cruise liner

February 5, 2020
Total Views: 28

Coronavirus Fears Hit U.S. Gas Exporters
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Coronavirus Fears Hit U.S. Gas Exporters

(Bloomberg) — A grim situation for U.S. natural gas exporters has gotten even worse as the coronavirus outbreak sends global prices plunging on concern

February 5, 2020
Total Views: 77

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Will The Golden Ray Salvage Threaten OPA 90?
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Will The Golden Ray Salvage Threaten OPA 90?

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the historic Oil Pollution Act of 1990 but a new salvage case may threaten to remove hard won environmental

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 444

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Germany Says Misdeclared Charcoal was Likely Source of Yantian Express Fire – Investigation Report

Marine investigators in Germany have identified misdeclared coconut charcoal as the most likely source of the fire on board the Yantian Express containership

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 244

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Shipping Industry Continues to Favor South Asia Beaches for Shipbreaking

A total of 674 ocean-going ships and offshore vessels were dismantled worldwide in 2019, with the vast majority broken down on the beaches of Bangladesh,

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 409

USS Fitzgerald Returns to Sea for First Time Since 2017 Deadly Collision
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USS Fitzgerald Returns to Sea for First Time Since 2017 Deadly Collision

The USS Fitzgerald has returned to sea for the first time in more than two and half years since its deadly collision with a containership in 2017 off the

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 89

American Commercial Lines to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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American Commercial Lines to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

File Photo: Ken Schulze / Shutterstock.com</font> Indiana-based barge company American Commercial Lines announced Tuesday an agreement with its lenders

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 325

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Royal Caribbean Warns of More Cruise Cancellations on Coronavirus Threat

Feb 4 (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd on Tuesday warned of more cruise cancellations after calling off eight trips out of China through March 4

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 65

Coast Guard Closes Portion of Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana Due to Grounded Towing Vessel
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Coast Guard Closes Portion of Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana Due to Grounded Towing Vessel

The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a towing vessel that ran aground on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at mile marker 99, near Berwick,

February 4, 2020
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Virus Fears Prompt Shipping Restraints on Vessels From China

By Aaron Clark (Bloomberg) — Vessels and trains coming from China are in focus as nations take steps to halt the spread of a deadly coronavirus that

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 58

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Norway to Set New Limit for Arctic Offshore Drilling

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Norway may restrict oil firms’ access to offshore resources in the Arctic by moving the so-called

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 56

Japan Screens 3,700 on Quarantined Cruise Ship after Coronavirus Case
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Japan Screens 3,700 on Quarantined Cruise Ship after Coronavirus Case

By Sakura Murakami and Naomi Tajitsu TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Health screening began on Tuesday for some 3,700 passengers and crew aboard a cruise liner

February 4, 2020
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