Monday, May 24, 2021
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Accidents

Egyptian Court Rules Suez Canal Can Keep Holding Ever Given

CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Sunday rejected a complaint by the Japanese owner of a container ship that blocked traffic in the Suez Canal for

May 24, 2021
Total Views: 8818

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Shipping

Digital Ocean Freight is 2021’s Biggest Winner

By Nick Carey and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – If suppliers in China fail to pick up freight containers to fill an order for MediaShop, Marcel Schneider

May 24, 2021
Total Views: 4379

Sixteen global shipping companies slowed cargo ships off California coast to protect blue whales and blue skies
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Sixteen global shipping companies slowed cargo ships off California coast to protect blue whales and blue skies

Program continues to expand and achieve greater environmental benefits The partners in an initiative to cut air pollution and protect endangered whales

May 24, 2021
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Keeping our oceans safe, secure and thriving with blue data

by Rear Admiral Peter Sparkes, Chief Executive and Accounting Officer at the UK Hydrographic Office With environmental pressure rapidly intensifying on global

May 24, 2021
Total Views: 879

Sunday, May 23, 2021
Ever Given Suez Canal
Accidents

Lawyers for Ever Given Shipowner Say Suez Canal Was at Fault in Grounding

CAIRO, May 22 (Reuters) – The owner of a container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March says the canal authority was at fault over its grounding as

May 23, 2021
Total Views: 16066

Friday, May 21, 2021
Robert Allan’s TundRA Icebreaking Tugs
Press Releases

Robert Allan’s TundRA Icebreaking Tugs

Press Release – Robert Allan Ltd. has decades of experience in designing ice-capable vessels including tugs. The TundRA series was developed as

May 21, 2021
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Offshore

BHP Divests Neptune Stake in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

BHP announced Friday it has sold its 35 percent stake and will turn over the operation of the Neptune oil and gas field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico

May 21, 2021
Total Views: 4481

Federal Maritime Commission Votes to Create New National Shipper Advisory Committee
Shipping

Federal Maritime Commission Votes to Create New National Shipper Advisory Committee

The U.S. Federal maritime Commission has voted to create a National Shipper Advisory Committee to advise the FMC “on policies relating to the

May 21, 2021
Total Views: 2398

Arctic Superpowers Jostle for Position as Russia Takes on Key Role
Shipping

Arctic Superpowers Jostle for Position as Russia Takes on Key Role

By Laura Millan Lombrana (Bloomberg) — A battle of words between top Russian and U.S. diplomats this week is the latest sign of rising tensions

May 21, 2021
Total Views: 5613

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Cruise Ships

Alaska Cruises Set to Resume as Congress Passes Bill to Waive Passenger Vessel Services Act

Cruises to Alaska are set to resume this summer after Congress passed a bill waiving the U.S. law that normally requires foreign flag cruises sailing between

May 21, 2021
Total Views: 3214

Grain ship in argentina
Shipping

Argentina’s Key Grains Port Snarled After Strike over Vaccine Access

By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES, May 21 (Reuters) – Argentina’s main grains port of Rosario was snarled on Friday in the aftermath of a 48-hour

May 21, 2021
Total Views: 1802

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Accidents

Cargo Fire Erupts on Containership Off Sri Lanka

A fire erupted in the cargo area of a containership anchored near Colombo, Sri Lanka on Thursday, and officials suspect chemicals could be to blame. The Sri

May 21, 2021
Total Views: 6837

Jag Anand
Shipping

Stranded Australian Coal Cargo Arrives in China After 356 Days at Sea

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — The Jag Anand, stranded off the Chinese coast for 356 days with Australian coal, left the port of Jingtang yesterday after

May 21, 2021
Total Views: 24594

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Shipping News

Qatar LNG Plans To Flood World Market

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) The world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas is ramping up production dramatically and undercutting competitors in a

May 21, 2021
Total Views: 10042

Thursday, May 20, 2021
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Environment

World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks Off from Antarctica

By Steve Gorman May 19 (Reuters) – A giant slab of ice bigger than the Spanish island of Majorca has sheared off from the frozen edge of Antarctica into

May 20, 2021
Total Views: 6736

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Accidents

Australia Issues Preliminary Report on MPV Everest Fire During Antarctic Resupply Mission

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation into last month’s fire on board the MPV

May 20, 2021
Total Views: 4365

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Piracy

Shipping Industry Stakeholders Launch Gulf of Guinea Declaration on Suppression of Piracy

A growing number of maritime companies have signed the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on Suppression of Piracy, representing a call to action to help end to

May 20, 2021
Total Views: 1761

NOAA Predicts Above-Average Hurricane Season But Chances of 2020 Repeat Not Likely
Marine Weather

NOAA Predicts Above-Average Hurricane Season But Chances of 2020 Repeat Not Likely

Forecasters with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are predicting another active Atlantic hurricane season this year, but the

May 20, 2021
Total Views: 1289

USMMA Cadet using a sextant for celestial navigation
Shipping

MARAD Announces First ‘Centers of Excellence’ Designations for Maritime Training

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the first “Centers of Excellence” designations to 27 academic institutions to prepare

May 20, 2021
Total Views: 2455

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Ports

CMA CGM Marco Polo Becomes Biggest Ship to Dock on East Coast

CMA CGM Marco Polo arrived at the Port of New York and New Jersey Thursday, becoming the largest ship to ever call on the U East Coast. The ship

May 20, 2021
Total Views: 9709