Thursday, April 30, 2020
U.S. Navy Awards Guided Missile Frigates Contract to Fincantieri’s Marinette Marine Corporation
Defense

U.S. Navy Awards Guided Missile Frigates Contract to Fincantieri’s Marinette Marine Corporation

The U.S. Navy has awarded Marinette Marine Corporation with the detail design and construction contract for up to 10 Guided Missile Frigates.  The initial

April 30, 2020
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Business of Shipping: LNG Carriers Face Less Volatile Market Than Crude Tanker Peers

By Ira Breskin – Liquid Natural Gas carriers are addressing a less volatile short-term charter market than that experienced by crude carriers, “sister

April 30, 2020
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USNS Comfort Leaves New York After Treating 182 Patients
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USNS Comfort Leaves New York After Treating 182 Patients

The USNS Comfort has departed New York City after supporting Department of Defense’s COVID-19 response efforts to New York and New Jersey residents during

April 30, 2020
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Ships to Sound Horns in Solidarity

Ships in ports across the world will sound their horns on Friday in solidarity and to protest government travel restrictions which have kept seafarers at sea

April 30, 2020
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Norwegian Cruise Line Stack and Waterslide
Cruise Ships

Norwegian Cruise Line to Furlough 20% of Workforce

By Jonathan Levin (Bloomberg) — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is furloughing about 20% of its workforce through the end of July after the

April 30, 2020
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Latin America Drug Lords Flood Europe with Cocaine Despite Coronavirus Trade Disruptions

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS, April 30 (Reuters) – Latin American drug lords have sent bumper shipments of cocaine to Europe in recent weeks,

April 30, 2020
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Panama Canal Changes Reservation Fee Requirements to Help Customers During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Panama Canal Authority has announced a temporary changes to its reservation system to help customers affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Starting

April 30, 2020
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
tanker at sea
Shipping News

Saudi Oil Flotilla Faces Congested U.S. Ports

By Stephen Cunningham and Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) — A fleet of supertankers carrying Saudi oil will add to the growing congestion at U.S. ports in

April 29, 2020
Total Views: 91

Class Action Suits Face Uphill Battle Against Cruise Lines
Cruise Ships

Class Action Suits Face Uphill Battle Against Cruise Lines

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — After two passengers on their luxury cruise tested positive for Covid-19 in March, Emilio and Barbara Hernandez were so

April 29, 2020
Total Views: 88

USS Kidd Arrives in San Diego After COVID-19 Outbreak
Defense

USS Kidd Arrives in San Diego After COVID-19 Outbreak

The guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) arrived in San Diego on Tuesday to treat sailors after a COVID-19 outbreak on board.  The USS Kidd was at sea

April 29, 2020
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Acting Navy Secretary Calls for Deeper Review of USS Theodore Roosevelt Handling
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Acting Navy Secretary Calls for Deeper Review of USS Theodore Roosevelt Handling

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said that it would carry out a broader review into the spread of the coronavirus

April 29, 2020
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A support vessel is seen next to a wind turbine at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain
News

Renewable Energy Helps Utilities Survive Virus Slump

By Jeremy Hodges and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — European utilities with bulging renewable energy portfolios are showing that the way out of the

April 29, 2020
Total Views: 63

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Saudi Crude Buyers Cancel at Least 7 Supertankers After Freight Hike – Sources

LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) – U.S. buyers of Saudi Arabian crude oil cancelled at least seven April-loading tankers after a jump in freight costs, two

April 29, 2020
Total Views: 91

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
The Coast Guard oversees the removal of Stretch Duck 7 from Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, July 23, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Accidents

NTSB Says Failure to Heed Weather Warning Led to Fatal Sinking of Duck Boat

The operator of a Branson, Missouri duck boat failed to heed a severe thunderstorm warning before the fatal sinking of the Stretch Duck 7 during severe weather

April 28, 2020
Total Views: 492

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Oil Slides After ETFs Move Into Later-Dated Contracts

By Mike Jeffers (Bloomberg) — Oil fell after the biggest oil ETF said it would sell out of its June WTI futures position as physical oil storage levels

April 28, 2020
Total Views: 41

China Moves to Harness Tidal Power
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China Moves to Harness Tidal Power

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — A tidal-stream turbine with a diameter bigger than the length of a tractor trailer was installed in China for a project

April 28, 2020
Total Views: 200

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Struggling Ocean Carriers Face China’s ‘May Day’ Shutdowns Next

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The five-day May Day holiday shutdown in China is adding to capacity adjustment problems for ocean carriers.

April 28, 2020
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U.K. Oil and Gas Industry May Lose 30,000 Jobs Amid Coronavirus Slump

By Helen Robertson (Bloomberg) — The U.K.’s oil and gas industry could lose as many as 30,000 jobs over the next 12–18 months and see drilling

April 28, 2020
Total Views: 47

Meyer Turku Announces 450 Permanent Layoffs
Cruise Ships

Meyer Turku Announces 450 Permanent Layoffs

HELSINKI, April 28 (Reuters) – German shipyard Meyer Werft’s Finnish subsidiary on Tuesday started statutory talks to lay off up to 450 of its

April 28, 2020
Total Views: 85

Cenac Marine Services and the Tugboat: Essential Work During COVID-19
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Cenac Marine Services and the Tugboat: Essential Work During COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to sweep the nation, Americans across industries are hard at work doing all they can to slow the spread and protect

April 28, 2020
Total Views: 192