Monday, August 24, 2020
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Shipping News

Captain George Livingstone: Crossing the Bar

I’ve spent the last few mornings looking out over the San Francisco Bay wondering about the far-flung, widespread scope of marine transportation. I remember

August 24, 2020
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Twin Storms Hit U.S. Gulf Energy Production
Offshore

Twin Storms Hit U.S. Gulf Energy Production

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Energy companies are moving to cut production at U.S. Gulf Coast oil refineries after shutting half the

August 24, 2020
Total Views: 104

Opinion: Wakashio’s Devastating Spill Is a Big Problem for Oil
Shipping News

Opinion: Wakashio’s Devastating Spill Is a Big Problem for Oil

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg Opinion) –Don’t dismiss the leak of oil from the MV Wakashio that ran aground last month on a reef off the Indian Ocean island

August 24, 2020
Total Views: 124

e5 Lab Launches ROBOSHIP Project to Promote Zero-Emission Electric Vessels
Press Releases

e5 Lab Launches ROBOSHIP Project to Promote Zero-Emission Electric Vessels

Press Release – e5 Lab Inc. (President: Tomoaki Ichida; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) today announced that the company—aiming to realize a

August 24, 2020
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Dueling Storms Take Aim at U.S. Gulf Coast
Shipping News

Dueling Storms Take Aim at U.S. Gulf Coast

By Jennifer Hiller and Ernest Scheyder HOUSTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

August 24, 2020
Total Views: 30

Sunday, August 23, 2020
Pollution and Salvage Response Continues After Dredging Vessel Fire in Corpus Christi
Shipping News

Pollution and Salvage Response Continues After Dredging Vessel Fire in Corpus Christi

The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies continue pollution and salvage response for the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dive and

August 23, 2020
Total Views: 141

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Shipping News

Maersk Executive Charged In Petrobras Corruption Scheme

by Marcelo Rochabrun (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutors pressed charges on Friday against two people for an alleged scheme to obtain confidential market

August 23, 2020
Total Views: 425

Aegean II Tanker
Piracy

Piracy: Aegean II Is Safe And Underway

by Katharine Houreld (Reuters) – The M/V Aegean II, a Panama-flagged ship boarded by Somali police, is safe and underway, the EU Naval Force said on

August 23, 2020
Total Views: 237

Migrants UK Border Force
Ports

Fate Of English Channel Migrants Entwined In Brexit Talks

by Gabriela Baczynska (Reuters) – The European Union has so far rebuffed British calls for talks on a deal to allow London to send unwanted migrants back

August 23, 2020
Total Views: 96

Saturday, August 22, 2020
Waymon L Boyd Dredge Fire
Ship Fires

Rescuers Recover Two Bodies In US Dredge Explosion

by Gary McWilliams (Reuters) – The bodies of two of four workers missing after a dredging vessel caught fire and sank in Corpus Christi, Texas, harbor

August 22, 2020
Total Views: 253

Friday, August 21, 2020
Corpus Christi Dredge Explosion
Interesting

4 Missing After Dredge Hits A Pipeline And Explodes in Corpus Christi

(Reuters) – Four members of the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd are missing after a fire and explosion near the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday,

August 21, 2020
Total Views: 402

LNG Ship
News

U.S. LNG Firms To Add Export Capacity Despite Coronavirus

by Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) companies made small steps to add export capacity this week, even as global energy demand

August 21, 2020
Total Views: 76

Wakashio ship sinking
Oil Spill

Wakashio Deviated From Shipping Lane Before Mauritius Grounding

by Aaron Sheldrick (Reuters) – MV Wakashio, the Japanese-owned bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and spilled oil over pristine waters,

August 21, 2020
Total Views: 498

Aegean II Tanker
Maritime Security Incidents

Somali Pirates Release Three Hostages From MV Aegean

by Katharine Houreld (Reuters) – Somali pirates have released three Iranian hostages held for five years, a maritime security official said on Thursday,

August 21, 2020
Total Views: 345

Mauritius To Scuttle MV Wakashio
Oil Spill

Mauritius To Scuttle MV Wakashio

by George Obulutsa (Reuters) – Mauritius said on Thursday it had started to scuttle the Japanese-owned bulk carrier that ran aground off its shores and

August 21, 2020
Total Views: 377

Cruise Ship Window In Rain
Cruise Ships

Asia’s Only Sailing Cruise Line Is Fully Booked And In Trouble

  by K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) – The Hong Kong-based cruise operator that spooked creditors this week by suspending all payments is still sailing a

August 21, 2020
Total Views: 114

fatih drillship black sea
Offshore

Drillship Fatih Makes Huge Black Sea Discovery

By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey has found 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the biggest ever discovery in

August 21, 2020
Total Views: 295

crowley lng bunkers ISO Containers
Environment

Bio-Bunkers, What Types Of BioFuels Could Ships Burn in 2030?

By Ryan Hesketh and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Shipping is the backbone of the global economy, responsible for about 90% of world trade. But it also

August 21, 2020
Total Views: 1413

Thursday, August 20, 2020
Damen Marine Components delivers nozzles to super trawler modification project
Press Releases

Damen Marine Components delivers nozzles to super trawler modification project

Press Release – Damen Marine Components has delivered two large 19A nozzles to Parlevliet & Van der Plas for its fishing trawler, the Margiris. The

August 20, 2020
Total Views: 215

samsung-heavy-drillship-construction
Offshore

Offshore Drilling Is ‘Structurally Damaged’ And Help Is Not Coming

(Bloomberg) – President Donald Trump helped to clinch an unprecedented deal among the world’s largest crude producers, but the pact hasn’t stopped

August 20, 2020
Total Views: 260