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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
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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: 247

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: 833

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
MSC_isabella_Los_angeles
Maritime News

New Cargo Handling World Record Set at Port of Los Angeles

A new world record for the most container movements during a single ship call was set last week at the Port of Los Angeles. The Port of LA reports

June 23, 2020
Total Views: 228

Tanker Crashes Into Breakwater in Marseille – Video
Maritime News

Tanker Crashes Into Breakwater in Marseille – Video

A bunker tanker crashed straight into a breakwater at the Port of Marseille in France and it was all caught on video. The incident is believed to have occurred

June 23, 2020
Total Views: 288

Monday, June 22, 2020
Hawaiian Barge Loses More Than 20 Containers Overboard Off Hilo
Accidents

Hawaiian Barge Loses More Than 20 Containers Overboard Off Hilo

A Hawaiian interisland barge lost more than 20 containers overboard off the coast of Hilo on Monday morning and several containers remain missing. The U.S.

June 22, 2020
Total Views: 251

APL England Cleared to Leave Australia
Maritime News

APL England Cleared to Leave Australia

The APL England has been cleared to leave Australia after losing some 50 containers overboard off the coast of New South Wales last month. Inspectors with the

June 22, 2020
Total Views: 250

Friday, June 19, 2020
Cruise Lines Extend Sailing Suspension Until September 15
Cruise Ships

Cruise Lines Extend Sailing Suspension Until September 15

International cruise lines have extended their self-imposed sailing suspension from U.S. ports until September 15 amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The Cruise

June 19, 2020
Total Views: 43

Hapag-Lloyd Containership Cleared to Sail After COVID-19 Quarantine in South Africa
Maritime News

Hapag-Lloyd Containership Cleared to Sail After COVID-19 Quarantine in South Africa

A Hapag-Lloyd containership has been cleared to discharge its cargo in South Africa after a month-long coronavirus quarantine. As we reported previously, two

June 19, 2020
Total Views: 32

Thursday, June 18, 2020
Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship
Maritime News

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Enters Guilty Plea in Australian Cartel Investigation

Norwegian-based shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS is likely facing millions of dollars in fines after pleading guilty today in Australian federal

June 18, 2020
Total Views: 570

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
jones act vessel
Maritime News

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Launches Investigation Into Canadian Ballast Water Regulations

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has formally launched its into claims that Canada’s pending ballast water regulations will unfairly hurt

June 17, 2020
Total Views: 40

Monday, June 15, 2020
seafarer
Interesting

ITF Tells Seafarers to Stop Work as Crew Change Deadline Passes

The International Maritime Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has taken the unprecedented step of telling the world’s seafarers to stop working if their

June 15, 2020
Total Views: 601

USS Fitzgerald departure
Defense

USS Fitzgerald Leaves Shipyard 3 Years After Fatal Collision

The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald has left a Mississippi shipyard to return to service nearly three year’s after its its fatal

June 15, 2020
Total Views: 90

Friday, June 12, 2020
Fire Out on Hoegh Xiamen in Jacksonville
Interesting

Fire Out on Hoegh Xiamen in Jacksonville

The major fire on board the Hoegh Xiamen has burned out after smoldering for more than a week at a dock Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the

June 12, 2020
Total Views: 205

Video: VLOC Stellar Banner Scuttled Off Brazil
Interesting

Video: VLOC Stellar Banner Scuttled Off Brazil

Salvors working the Stellar Banner wreck off the coast of the Brazil have scuttled the vessel more than three months after she ran aground loaded with iron

June 12, 2020
Total Views: 7412

offshore wind farm
Maritime News

Norway Opens Expansive Offshore Areas to Wind Development

The Norwegian government has announced the opening of more than 860,000 acres of the Norwegian Continental Shelf to offshore wind development. The areas, known

June 12, 2020
Total Views: 32

Thursday, June 11, 2020
Stena Bulk Unveils Energy-Efficient Product Tanker Prototype
Maritime News

Stena Bulk Unveils Energy-Efficient Product Tanker Prototype

Liquid bulk shipping company Stena Bulk has released a concept design for a next-generation product and chemical tanker that will use flettner rotors, solar

June 11, 2020
Total Views: 249
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