Monday, February 8, 2021
Five Reasons to Add Data to your Operations
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Five Reasons to Add Data to your Operations

The shipping industry plays a critical role in moving vital goods to their destinations and the long hours of operations kept by many ports is evidence of the

February 8, 2021
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Saturday, February 6, 2021
Dockworkers at Nation’s Busiest Port Complex May Get Better Vaccine Access
Ports

Dockworkers at Nation’s Busiest Port Complex May Get Better Vaccine Access

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Dockworkers at the busiest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia may soon have better access to coronavirus vaccines, as

February 6, 2021
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Friday, February 5, 2021
CMA CGM to Expand U.S. Headquarters and Launch Start-Up Incubator in Virginia
Shipping

CMA CGM to Expand U.S. Headquarters and Launch Start-Up Incubator in Virginia

French shipping group CMA CGM has announced plans to expand its U.S. headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia and launch a new startup incubator that will focus on

February 5, 2021
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FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool
Offshore

South Korea Unveils $43 Billion Plan to Build the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) – South Korea unveiled a 48.5 trillion won ($43.2 billion) plan to build the world’s largest wind power

February 5, 2021
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship
Shipping

Australia Fines Wallenius Wilhelmsen $24 Million for Criminal Cartel Conduct

Australia has convicted Norway-based shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen with criminal cartel conduct and fined the company $24 million. The conviction

February 5, 2021
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China’s Latest Weapon Against Taiwan: The Sand Dredger
Shipping

China’s Latest Weapon Against Taiwan: The Sand Dredger

By Yimou Lee ON BOARD THE TAIWAN COAST GUARD SHIP PP-10062, East China Sea, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Taiwanese coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the

February 5, 2021
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Containership docking Port of Long Beach
Ports

U.S. Annual Trade Gap Grows to Biggest Since Financial Crisis

By Eric Martin (Bloomberg) — The U.S. last year posted its biggest annual trade deficit since 2008 as the global health crisis depressed export

February 5, 2021
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Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Navy

US Navy To Spend $173m On Cleantech Energy Upgrades At Norfolk Naval Shipyard

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Ameresco ($AMRC), today announced a $173 million clean energy upgrade contract with the U.S. Navy to construct a new 19-megawatt (MW)

February 5, 2021
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RoRo vessel whale fluke.Credit: John Calambokidis/Cascadia Reseach Via NOAA
Environment

Science Publishes Ocean Noise Pollution Warning

By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Far beneath the ocean surface, a cacophony of industrial noise is disrupting marine animals’ ability to mate, feed

February 5, 2021
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USS John McCain Patrols Disputed Paracel Islands
Navy

USS John McCain Patrols Disputed Paracel Islands

by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) – A U.S. warship sailed near the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Friday in a freedom of

February 5, 2021
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Thursday, February 4, 2021
port of long beach
Ports

Cargo Boom Continues at Nation’s Second-Busiest Port

The Port of Long Beach has reported its busiest January on record as the cargo boom continues into 2021. Dockworkers and terminal operators at the port moved

February 4, 2021
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NTSB Blames Poor Bridge Resource Management for LPG Tanker’s Wharf Strike
Accidents

NTSB Blames Poor Bridge Resource Management for LPG Tanker’s Wharf Strike

A ship carrying liquefied petroleum gas struck a Washington State wharf in 2019 because the pilot approached with excessive speed and at too steep an angle,

February 4, 2021
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Yang Ming Takes Early Delivery of Transpacific-Bound Containership
Shipping

Yang Ming Takes Early Delivery of Transpacific-Bound Containership

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Yang Ming has taken charge of the fourth in the series of ten 12,690 teu neo-panamax vessels three

February 4, 2021
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Drillship Breaks Moorings in Heavy Weather in Scotland
Offshore

Drillship Breaks Moorings in Heavy Weather in Scotland

A drill ship broke its moorings at a terminal in southwest Scotland on Tuesday night and drifted into a channel before its crew was able to drop anchor and

February 4, 2021
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North P&I Club names Arklow Shipping’s James Tyrrell as chair
Press Releases

North P&I Club names Arklow Shipping’s James Tyrrell as chair

Press Release – North P&I Club has elected James Alexander Tyrrell as its new chair of the board, succeeding Pratap Shirke, in a seamless change at

February 4, 2021
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offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Offshore

U.S. Maritime Industry Quietly Landed a Pair of Key Legislative Victories in Congress

By Ira Breskin –  The popular notion that the Congress is dysfunctional has been dispelled, somewhat, given recent legislative “wins” for the

February 4, 2021
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Polarcus Amani
Offshore

Polarcus to Cease Operations and Terminate All Employees

Oslo-listed seismic survey shipping company Polarcus (OSE: PLCS) has announced its intention cease operations and terminate all employees after its lenders

February 4, 2021
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Denmark to Build North Sea ‘Energy Island’
Offshore

Denmark to Build North Sea ‘Energy Island’

COPENHAGEN, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Denmark approved a plan on Thursday to build the world’s first energy island in the North Sea that will produce and

February 4, 2021
Total Views: 2246

Freight-Cost Pain Intensifies as Pandemic Rocks Ocean Shipping
Shipping

Freight-Cost Pain Intensifies as Pandemic Rocks Ocean Shipping

By Brendan Murray, Ann Koh and Richard Weiss (Bloomberg) — Soaring freight rates and delivery delays have sparked a global backlash by companies

February 4, 2021
Total Views: 2601

Kongsberg Maritime to launch next generation HUGIN Endurance AUV
Press Releases

Kongsberg Maritime to launch next generation HUGIN Endurance AUV

Press Release – Kongsberg Maritime is proud to announce the next generation of its advanced HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). Named HUGIN

February 4, 2021
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