Friday, November 20, 2020
CMA CGM Reports Strong Performance Amid Shipping Recovery
Shipping

CMA CGM Reports Strong Performance Amid Shipping Recovery

French shipping group CMA CGM has reported $567 million in profit in the third quarter of 2020 amid a “marked recovery” in container volumes. CMA

November 20, 2020
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cargo ships underway
Shipping

Opinion: Australia’s New Crew Change Policy is Neat, Plausible… And Wrong

By Shipping Australia – Shipping Australia is very concerned about the ongoing crisis caused by a lack of crew changes. Hundreds of thousands of people

November 20, 2020
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To Honor Slave Trade Victims, Groups Seeks a Memorial in Atlantic Maps
Shipping

To Honor Slave Trade Victims, Groups Seeks a Memorial in Atlantic Maps

By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tributes to victims of the transatlantic slave trade can be found in museums and

November 20, 2020
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IMO Headquarters london
Shipping

IMO Approves Amendments to Cut Ship Emissions -Full Briefing

The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met virtually for its 75th session this week to consider (and

November 20, 2020
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nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping

IMO Approves Heavy Fuel Oil Ban in Arctic With Exemptions

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The United Nations shipping agency on Friday approved a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic region in a

November 20, 2020
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Behind the Scenes: Transformation at Lower Lakes Towing
Sponsored

Behind the Scenes: Transformation at Lower Lakes Towing

Lower Lakes Towing is a ubiquitous name in Great Lakes shipping. Together with their sister-company Grand River Navigation, they form the only trans-national

November 20, 2020
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
kulluk aground
Offshore

Trump Administration Moves to Loosen Safety Rules for Arctic Offshore Drilling

Nov 19 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday proposed to loosen Obama-era safety regulations for the oil industry in the Arctic Ocean off

November 19, 2020
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Havyard’s Hydrogen Propulsion System Could Be Ready in 2021
Shipbuilding

Havyard’s Hydrogen Propulsion System Could Be Ready in 2021

Norwegian shipbuilding group Havyard has announced that its new hydrogen propulsion system for large ocean-going ships should be completed next year as the

November 19, 2020
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HMS Queen Elizabeth
Defense

Boris Johnson Outlines Plans to Make Britain’s Royal Navy the Most Powerful in Europe

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to restore Britain’s navy to its position as Europe’s most powerful

November 19, 2020
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USCGC Stratton Returns Home Amid Shipboard COVID Outbreak
Defense

USCGC Stratton Returns Home Amid Shipboard COVID Outbreak

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton has returned to its homeport in Alameda, California after 11 crew members tested positive for COVID-19 during its

November 19, 2020
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Nichols Brothers Launches Latest ASD-90 Tug for Foss Maritime
Shipbuilding

Nichols Brothers Launches Latest ASD-90 Tug for Foss Maritime

The third of four ASD-90 Class tugs for Foss Maritime has been launched at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders yard in Freeland, Washington this week. The 100’ x

November 19, 2020
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Iran’s Guards Launch ‘Aircraft Carrier’ Warship  -State Media
Defense

Iran’s Guards Launch ‘Aircraft Carrier’ Warship -State Media

DUBAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have added a warship capable of carrying aircraft, missile launchers and drones to its

November 19, 2020
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tanker deck
Shipping

Global Crude Market Finds Support Mainly from China

By Devika Krishna Kumar, Olga Yagova and Noah Browning NEW YORK/MOSCOW/LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) – China, the global oil market’s lifeline this

November 19, 2020
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wind turbine
Offshore

European Union Plans Mammoth Expansion of Offshore Wind Farms

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Nov 19 (Reuters) – The European Union unveiled plans on Thursday to transform its electricity system to rely mostly on

November 19, 2020
Total Views: 1134

Major Nigerian Vessel Owner Upgrades Onboard EFMS To The Fueltrax Standard
Press Releases

Major Nigerian Vessel Owner Upgrades Onboard EFMS To The Fueltrax Standard

Press Release – A major Nigerian vessel owner and operator for fast crew boats and security vessels has upgraded two of their onboard Electronic Fuel

November 19, 2020
Total Views: 879

Inchcape launch boat lives on as UAE’s top dive spot
Press Releases

Inchcape launch boat lives on as UAE’s top dive spot

Press Release – From ferrying vessel crews on top of the waves, to housing rare aquatic life beneath them, Inchcape 1 continues to serve a unique

November 19, 2020
Total Views: 1952

Wärtsilä 14 EU Stage V compliant engines selected for Swiss Inland ferries
Press Releases

Wärtsilä 14 EU Stage V compliant engines selected for Swiss Inland ferries

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the engines and related emissions control after-treatment systems for two new

November 19, 2020
Total Views: 666

StratumFive signs up as an Inmarsat Fleet Data application provider
Press Releases

StratumFive signs up as an Inmarsat Fleet Data application provider

UK based StratumFive, a leading maritime tech company, and  Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, have signed an agreement

November 19, 2020
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Resolve Marine’s MAKUSHIN BAY Response Tug Stations in Kodiak Alaska
Press Releases

Resolve Marine’s MAKUSHIN BAY Response Tug Stations in Kodiak Alaska

Press Release – Resolve Marine repositions their MAKUSHIN BAY response tug from Dutch Harbor, AK to Kodiak, AK where the growing need for maritime and

November 19, 2020
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
U.S. Import Boom Delaying Cargo at Nation’s Busiest Port
Ports

U.S. Import Boom Delaying Cargo at Nation’s Busiest Port

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Record cargo imports are causing delays that are rippling from the nation’s busiest U.S. port

November 18, 2020
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