Friday, June 5, 2020
offshore rigs Mobile offshore drilling units stand in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Cromarty, U.K.
Offshore

Offshore Oil’s $105 Billion Hangover Adding to Industry Woes

By Peter Millard, Laura Hurst and David Wethe (Bloomberg) –Aging offshore oil wells that once brought market prominence to Europe, the U.S. Gulf and

June 5, 2020
Total Views: 110

Fire Fighters Injured Battling Blaze on Car Carrier in Jacksonville
Shipping News

Fire Fighters Injured Battling Blaze on Car Carrier in Jacksonville

Several fire fighters have been injured while responding to a fire on board a vehicle carrier off Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Coast Guard Sector

June 5, 2020
Total Views: 220

Thursday, June 4, 2020
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Shipping News

Giant Ore Carrier Stellar Banner Refloated Off Brazil

Salvors in Brazil have refloated the stricken Stellar Banner more than three months after the VLOC ran aground.   The refloating comes following the removal

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 1324

Fatal Ship Elevator Accident Highlights Importance of Safety Management Procedures
Shipping News

Fatal Ship Elevator Accident Highlights Importance of Safety Management Procedures

The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau is highlighting the importance of applying existing safety management procedures after a containership’s crew

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 390

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Shipping News

Energy Industry Faces Hurricane Challenges Amid Pandemic

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, June 4 (Reuters) – As oil and gas companies began shutting offshore production before the first tropical storm of the season in

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 32

offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Offshore

Subsidy-Free Wind Farm Gets Green Light in the North Sea

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Swedish energy company Vattenfall AB is going ahead with building one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms and

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 64

U.S. Total Trade Slumps to Lowest Level in Almost a Decade
Shipping News

U.S. Total Trade Slumps to Lowest Level in Almost a Decade

By Ana Monteiro (Bloomberg) –U.S. trade in goods and services plunged in April to the lowest level in almost a decade as the Covid-19 pandemic stifled

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 29

Highly Capable Landing Craft to Support Polar Research Ship
Press Releases

Highly Capable Landing Craft to Support Polar Research Ship

Press Release Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the launch of Incat Crowther 14 Terror. The monohull landing craft will be one of two support craft on the

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 301

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
U.S. Senators Propose Expanding Nord Stream 2 Sanctions
Offshore

U.S. Senators Propose Expanding Nord Stream 2 Sanctions

By Patricia Zengerle and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) – U.S. senators will announce a bill this week expanding sanctions on

June 3, 2020
Total Views: 134

World’s Largest Megaship Arrives in Europe
Shipping News

World’s Largest Megaship Arrives in Europe

The 24,000 TEU-class HMM Algeciras arrived in Rotterdam today setting a new record as the largest ship to enter a European port.  The ship arrived at

June 3, 2020
Total Views: 370

Shipping News

86 Test Positive for COVID-19 on American Fishing Trawler in Seattle

At least 86 people have tested positive for COVID-19 on board a U.S.-flagged fishing trawler now docked in Seattle, Washington. American Seafoods Company

June 3, 2020
Total Views: 70

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Shipping

Scrapyards Set for New Wave of Containership Demolition as Idle Fleet Grows

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Demolition markets in the Indian subcontinent have now largely reopened and are preparing for a new wave of

June 3, 2020
Total Views: 197

offshore wind turbine
Offshore

EDF-Led Group Nods $2.2 Billion French Offshore Wind Project

By Francois de Beaupuy (Bloomberg) — Electricite de France SA and its Canadian and German partners have finalized the funding of a 2-billion euro ($2.23

June 3, 2020
Total Views: 204

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
U.S. Gulf Put on Notice as Tropical Storm Cristobal Gains Strength
Offshore

U.S. Gulf Put on Notice as Tropical Storm Cristobal Gains Strength

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) –Tropical Storm Cristobal, now gaining strength in the southern Gulf of Mexico, could grow into a hurricane as it moves

June 2, 2020
Total Views: 47

APL England Master Charged Over Loss of Containers Overboard
Shipping News

APL England Master Charged Over Loss of Containers Overboard

The Master of the APL England appeared in a Queensland court on Monday to face two charges related to the loss of about 50 containers overboard during heavy

June 2, 2020
Total Views: 214

CMA CGM Aims to Be Carbon Neutral by 2050
Shipping

CMA CGM Aims to Be Carbon Neutral by 2050

PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) – French-based CMA CGM, the world’s fourth-largest container shipping group, said on Tuesday it would aim to become carbon

June 2, 2020
Total Views: 43

Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
Shipping News

U.S. Sanctions Four Shipping Companies for Transporting Venezuelan Oil

June 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday said it had sanctioned four shipping firms for transporting Venezuelan oil, the latest

June 2, 2020
Total Views: 102

Port of los angeles
Shipping News

Study: America’s ‘Blue Economy’ Worth $373 Billion in 2018

The United States’ marine economy contributed about $373 billion to the nation’s gross domestic product in 2018 and grew faster than the nation’s economy

June 2, 2020
Total Views: 87

shipping containers
Shipping

Digital Container Shipping Association Releases IoT Standards for Container Connectivity

The Digital Container Shipping Association has published its IoT connectivity interface standards for shipping containers. The DCSA is a neutral, non-profit

June 2, 2020
Total Views: 138

A worker near a ship under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries' Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Shipbuilding

$19 Billion LNG Ship Order a Boon for South Korean Shipbuilders

SEOUL, June 2 (Reuters) – South Korea’s ailing shipbuilders have been thrown a lifeline in an increasingly tough market with a $19 billion order

June 2, 2020
Total Views: 199