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Thursday, July 9, 2020
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Maritime News

Governments Back Urgent Action to Facilitate Seafarer Crew Changes

A group of governments from twelve countries have come together to pledge urgent action to resolve the crew change crisis that has emerged as a result of

July 9, 2020
Total Views: 86

TUI Completes Sale of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to Joint Venture
Cruise Ships

TUI Completes Sale of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to Joint Venture

Germany-based TUI Group has completed the sale of its subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to TUI Cruises, a joint venture which TUI has with Royal Caribbean. TUI

July 9, 2020
Total Views: 109

Wednesday, July 8, 2020
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Maritime News

Actual Number of Containers Lost at Sea Falling, Study Shows

The global container shipping industry continues to see a declining trend in the number of containers lost at sea each year. The World Shipping Council (WSC)

July 8, 2020
Total Views: 1715

Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Second Matson ‘Con-Ro’ Christened at NASSCO
Maritime News

Second Matson ‘Con-Ro’ Christened at NASSCO

The second of two Kanalao-class “con-ro” ships for Honolulu-based Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) was launched last week at General Dynamics NASSCO

July 7, 2020
Total Views: 63

Monday, July 6, 2020
CMA CGM Reorganizes Transpacific Trade Network
Maritime News

CMA CGM Reorganizes Transpacific Trade Network

French shipping group CMA CGM says it is simplifying its transpacific trade network by removing APL from the trade and naming CMA CGM as the group’s

July 6, 2020
Total Views: 135

Log Carrier Loses Power Leaving New Zealand’s Port of Tauranga
Accidents

Log Carrier Loses Power Leaving New Zealand’s Port of Tauranga

A Singapore-flagged log carrier that lost power as it departed New Zealand’s Port of Tauranga is now safely at anchor in deep water outside the harbor,

July 6, 2020
Total Views: 116

Crews Readying Heavy Lift Vessel VB-10000 for Golden Ray Salvage
Accidents

Crews Readying Heavy Lift Vessel VB-10000 for Golden Ray Salvage

The twin-hulled heavy lift vessel VB-10,000 has arrived at the Port of Fernandina in Florida for its final modifications as it prepares to cut up and remove of

July 6, 2020
Total Views: 1371

Friday, July 3, 2020
Höegh Xiamen Declared a Total Loss After Fire in Jacksonville
Maritime News

Höegh Xiamen Declared a Total Loss After Fire in Jacksonville

The car carrier Höegh Xiamen has been declared a total loss following a fire that broke out onboard last month in Jacksonville, Florida, its owner announced

July 3, 2020
Total Views: 1318

Thursday, July 2, 2020
Coast Guard, NTSB Investigating Lost Containers in Hawaii
Maritime News

Coast Guard, NTSB Investigating Lost Containers in Hawaii

The Coast Guard continues to investigate the loss of 21 shipping containers from the barge Ho Omaka Hou off Hilo, Hawaii. All cargo was successfully removed

July 2, 2020
Total Views: 224

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Wärtsilä Announces Full-Scale Ammonia Engine Test
Maritime News

Wärtsilä Announces Full-Scale Ammonia Engine Test

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will be conducting what it says it the world’s first long-term, full-scale testing of ammonia fuel in a marine

July 1, 2020
Total Views: 127

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
ARC Re-Awarded $7 Billion Global Household Goods Contract from U.S. TRANSCOM
Maritime News

ARC Re-Awarded $7 Billion Global Household Goods Contract from U.S. TRANSCOM

New Jersey-based shipping firm American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier has been re-awarded the Global Household Goods Contract by the U.S. Transportation Command.

June 30, 2020
Total Views: 150

Couple Killed After Crabbing Vessel Sinks Crossing Siuslaw River Bar in Oregon
Accidents

Couple Killed After Crabbing Vessel Sinks Crossing Siuslaw River Bar in Oregon

Two people were killed early Monday morning after their fishing vessel struck a jetty in the Siuslaw River Bar and sank near Florence, Oregon. The U.S. Coast

June 30, 2020
Total Views: 320

Monday, June 29, 2020
shipping containers
Maritime News

Containership Loses Three Containers Overboard Off Western Australia

A Liberian-flagged containership lost three containers overboard off the coast of Western Australia last Thursday. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority

June 29, 2020
Total Views: 134

North Sea Ro-Ro to Install First Tilting Rotor Sails
Maritime News

North Sea Ro-Ro to Install First Tilting Rotor Sails

Helsinki-based Norsepower will install two tilting Rotor Sails onboard a roll-on/roll-off vessel. Norsepower is a leading provider of auxiliary wind propulsion

June 29, 2020
Total Views: 690

Thursday, June 25, 2020
Mariners Test Positive for COVID-19 Onboard U.S.-Flagged Maersk Idaho
Maritime News

Mariners Test Positive for COVID-19 Onboard U.S.-Flagged Maersk Idaho

Mariners onboard the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Idaho have tested positive for COVID-19 in what is thought to be the first reported outbreak of the virus on an

June 25, 2020
Total Views: 184

MSC Zoe loses containers
Maritime News

Large Containerships Warned to Steer Clear of Wadden Islands During Heavy Weather

Authorities in the Netherlands are reiterating previous warnings to large containerships of the dangers of sailing near the Wadden Islands in the southern

June 25, 2020
Total Views: 154

IMO’s ‘Day of the Seafarer’ Calls for #SeafarersAreKeyWorkers
Maritime News

IMO’s ‘Day of the Seafarer’ Calls for #SeafarersAreKeyWorkers

The U.N. International Maritime Organization is highlighting the plight of seafarers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic on this year’s annual Day

June 25, 2020
Total Views: 46

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard Searching for Man Overboard from Tanker Off Cape Hatteras
Accidents

U.S. Coast Guard Searching for Man Overboard from Tanker Off Cape Hatteras

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a crew member of a tanker approximately 400 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Watchstanders at the Coast

June 24, 2020
Total Views: 72

Salvors Work to Locate and Retrieve Overboard Containers Off Hilo
Accidents

Salvors Work to Locate and Retrieve Overboard Containers Off Hilo

The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to oversee the response to shipping containers lost overboard from a Hawaiian inter-island barge in Hilo Harbor on Monday. A

June 24, 2020
Total Views: 246

Bulk Carrier Takes Out Railroad Bridge in Panama Canal
Maritime News

Bulk Carrier Takes Out Railroad Bridge in Panama Canal

A bulk carrier transiting the Panama Canal took out the railroad bridge in Gamboa on Tuesday, causing major damage. The Panama Canal Authority said it is

June 24, 2020
Total Views: 831
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