Thursday, June 25, 2020
Norway’s Full-Scale Carbon Capture Project Could Become Financial Disaster, Report Warns
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Norway’s Full-Scale Carbon Capture Project Could Become Financial Disaster, Report Warns

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) –Norway’s plan for a full-scale carbon capture and storage project could end up a financial disaster, according to a new

June 25, 2020
Total Views: 119

Eleonora Maersk Los Angeles Record
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Maersk Heads Zero-Carbon Drive with $60 million Research Center

By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN, June 25 (Reuters) – The world’s largest container shipper, A.P. Moller-Maersk, will team up with industry majors

June 25, 2020
Total Views: 119

IMO’s ‘Day of the Seafarer’ Calls for #SeafarersAreKeyWorkers
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IMO’s ‘Day of the Seafarer’ Calls for #SeafarersAreKeyWorkers

The U.N. International Maritime Organization is highlighting the plight of seafarers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic on this year’s annual Day

June 25, 2020
Total Views: 90

Tanker Quarantined in Antwerp with COVID-19 Outbreak Onboard
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Tanker Quarantined in Antwerp with COVID-19 Outbreak Onboard

June 25 (Reuters) – The Belgian port of Antwerp has quarantined a Maltese-flagged oil tanker until at least July 4 after more than half of its crew

June 25, 2020
Total Views: 57

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
venezuela's pdvsa
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Tankers Carrying Two-Months Worth of Venezuelan Oil are Stuck at Sea

By Marianna Parraga and Roslan Khasawneh MEXICO CITY/SINGAPORE, June 24 (Reuters) – Tankers carrying nearly two months’ worth of Venezuelan oil

June 24, 2020
Total Views: 67

U.S. Coast Guard Searching for Man Overboard from Tanker Off Cape Hatteras
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U.S. Coast Guard Searching for Man Overboard from Tanker Off Cape Hatteras

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a crew member of a tanker approximately 400 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Watchstanders at the Coast

June 24, 2020
Total Views: 126

Salvors Work to Locate and Retrieve Overboard Containers Off Hilo
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Salvors Work to Locate and Retrieve Overboard Containers Off Hilo

The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to oversee the response to shipping containers lost overboard from a Hawaiian inter-island barge in Hilo Harbor on Monday. A

June 24, 2020
Total Views: 346

China’s Virus-Safety Demand Is Latest Hurdle to Trade Deal
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China’s Virus-Safety Demand Is Latest Hurdle to Trade Deal

By Isis Almeida, Michael Hirtzer, Tatiana Freitas and Mike Dorning (Bloomberg) –The U.S.-China trade deal has just suffered a new setback. China wants

June 24, 2020
Total Views: 44

offshore wind turbine
Offshore

Japan Launches Auction for Floating Offshore Wind Farm

By Aya Takada (Bloomberg) –Japan officially launched its effort to seek participants in the nation’s first auction for a floating offshore wind farm.

June 24, 2020
Total Views: 130

Bulk Carrier Takes Out Railroad Bridge in Panama Canal
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Bulk Carrier Takes Out Railroad Bridge in Panama Canal

A bulk carrier transiting the Panama Canal took out the railroad bridge in Gamboa on Tuesday, causing major damage. The Panama Canal Authority said it is

June 24, 2020
Total Views: 948

File photo of an offshore drillship
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Offshore Drillers Face New Round of Bankruptcies

By Liz Hampton and Nerijus Adomaitis DENVER/OSLO, June 24 (Reuters) – The companies that operate offshore drilling rigs for major oil producers face a

June 24, 2020
Total Views: 195

U.S. Sanctions Five Iranian Ship Captains
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U.S. Sanctions Five Iranian Ship Captains

By Humeyra Pamuk and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on five Iranian ship captains who

June 24, 2020
Total Views: 54

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Carnival Corporation Downgraded to Junk Status
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Carnival Corporation Downgraded to Junk Status

June 23 (Reuters) – Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s on Tuesday downgraded bonds of Carnival Corp to junk status, forecasting continued weak

June 23, 2020
Total Views: 105

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New Cargo Handling World Record Set at Port of Los Angeles

A new world record for the most container movements during a single ship call was set last week at the Port of Los Angeles. The Port of LA reports

June 23, 2020
Total Views: 319

container shipping
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Reversal of Fortune for Box Carriers as Charter Rates Tumble

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carrier optimism is being driven by higher freight rates and cheaper fuel – but tumbling charter hire costs are

June 23, 2020
Total Views: 74

Prime Tanker Taps Innovative Data-Driven Model to Mitigate COVID-19 Risk
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Prime Tanker Taps Innovative Data-Driven Model to Mitigate COVID-19 Risk

Press Release – ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting) has been selected by Prime Tanker Management (Prime) to implement the recently launched Restart

June 23, 2020
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Tanker Crashes Into Breakwater in Marseille – Video
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Tanker Crashes Into Breakwater in Marseille – Video

A bunker tanker crashed straight into a breakwater at the Port of Marseille in France and it was all caught on video. The incident is believed to have occurred

June 23, 2020
Total Views: 328

White House Trade Advisor Walks Back Comments on China Trade Deal Being ‘Over’
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White House Trade Advisor Walks Back Comments on China Trade Deal Being ‘Over’

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday walked back on his earlier remarks that the U.S.-China trade pact was

June 23, 2020
Total Views: 31

Monday, June 22, 2020
Hawaiian Barge Loses More Than 20 Containers Overboard Off Hilo
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Hawaiian Barge Loses More Than 20 Containers Overboard Off Hilo

A Hawaiian interisland barge lost more than 20 containers overboard off the coast of Hilo on Monday morning and several containers remain missing. The U.S.

June 22, 2020
Total Views: 365

mississippi shipping
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As if COVID-19 Wasn’t Enough, the Illinois River System Faces Lock Closures

By Wessley Johnson – As if COVID-19 was not enough this summer, a full river closure and a halt to shipping on one of the nation’s busiest river

June 22, 2020
Total Views: 179