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Thursday, September 10, 2020
Changing Tack: Wind Power Sails Back Into Shipping with Swedish Venture
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Changing Tack: Wind Power Sails Back Into Shipping with Swedish Venture

STOCKHOLM, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A Swedish consortium aims to launch commercially by 2025 a wind-driven car carrier that will emit 90% less carbon dioxide

September 10, 2020
Total Views: 239

UAE Product Tanker Intercepted on Suspicion of Arms Smuggling
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UAE Product Tanker Intercepted on Suspicion of Arms Smuggling

ROME, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A European Union naval vessel on Thursday stopped a ship that was carrying jet fuel from the United Arab Emirates to Libya on

September 10, 2020
Total Views: 208

oil tanker photo
Shipping

BP Books Tanker for Storage at Lowest Rate This Year

By Florence Tan and Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Oil major BP has provisionally chartered a supertanker to store crude oil off

September 10, 2020
Total Views: 169

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
venezuela's pdvsa
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Iranian Tankers Taking Long Route to Venezuela as Gas Shortages Grow

By Efrain Otero and Jonathan Saul SAN ANTONIO DE LOS ALTOS, Venezuela/LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – A ngry Venezuelans are once again stuck in long service

September 9, 2020
Total Views: 114

sanchi tanker fire
Shipping News

A Short List of Major Oil Spills from Ships

SINGAPORE, Sept 9 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan navy said on Tuesday an oil slick had been spotted a kilometre from a loaded supertanker carrying roughly 2

September 9, 2020
Total Views: 2040

New Diamond Towed Further Out to Sea
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New Diamond Towed Further Out to Sea

By Waruna Karunatilake and Arjuna Ranawana COLOMBO, Sept 9 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan navy towed a stricken supertanker away from the Indian Ocean

September 9, 2020
Total Views: 187

Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Reversing Course Ahead of Election, Trump Extends Florida Drilling Moratorium and Expands Ban to More States
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Reversing Course Ahead of Election, Trump Extends Florida Drilling Moratorium and Expands Ban to More States

By Jeff Mason JUPITER, Fla., Sept 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to extend a ban until 2032 on offshore oil

September 8, 2020
Total Views: 56

Oil Slick Spotted Near Burning VLCC Off Sri Lanka
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Oil Slick Spotted Near Burning VLCC Off Sri Lanka

By Waruna Karunatilake COLOMBO, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s navy said on Tuesday that an oil slick had been spotted a kilometre from a loaded

September 8, 2020
Total Views: 131

Monday, September 7, 2020
Japan Offers ‘Unprecedented’ Support to Mauritius for Wakashio Spill
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Japan Offers ‘Unprecedented’ Support to Mauritius for Wakashio Spill

TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Japan has told Mauritius it would offer support on an “unprecedented scale”, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi

September 7, 2020
Total Views: 96

Sunday, September 6, 2020
Maersk Tanker Captain Calls for Help for Migrants Stuck at Sea
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Maersk Tanker Captain Calls for Help for Migrants Stuck at Sea

COPENHAGEN, Sept 4 (Reuters) – The captain of a tanker that rescued 27 migrants at sea, including a pregnant woman, is calling for immediate help as

September 6, 2020
Total Views: 159

Trump Boat Parade Turns Choppy
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Trump Boat Parade Turns Choppy

Sept 5 (Reuters) – A boat parade in support of U.S. President Donald Trump crowded Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday, generating waves and choppy waters

September 6, 2020
Total Views: 101

Search Suspended for Livestock Ship’s Missing Crew
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Search Suspended for Livestock Ship’s Missing Crew

TOKYO, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Japan’s coastguard on Saturday suspended its search for crew missing from a cattle ship in the East China Sea due to bad

September 6, 2020
Total Views: 144

Friday, September 4, 2020
Cattle Ship Chief Engineer
Lifesaving Incidents

‘I am praying’: Cattle Ship Captain’s Texts As Typhoon Builds

by Martin Petty (Reuters) – The last time Marielle June Chunanon heard from her partner Dante Addug aboard the storm-struck Gulf Livestock 1, he told her

September 4, 2020
Total Views: 377

Cattle Ship Liferaft
Lifesaving Incidents

Third Cattle Ship Crewmember Is Rescued

by Akiko Okamoto (Reuters) – A third mariner from a ship that capsized this week off Japan with more than 40 crew and a cargo of cattle on board

September 4, 2020
Total Views: 239

CMA CGM mega sized containership M/V Benjamin Franklin
Shipping News

CMA CGM Sees Strong Rebound After COVID Storm

by Gus Trompiz (Reuters) – Container shipping group CMA CGM on Friday reported higher second-quarter profits and said it expects results to improve again

September 4, 2020
Total Views: 50

Thursday, September 3, 2020
FSO Nabarima
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Downplaying Concerns, PDVSA Says Condition of Idled FSO Off Venezuela is ‘Satisfactory’

CARACAS, Sept 3 (Reuters) – An idled oil storage facility off Venezuela’s eastern coast is in “satisfactory” condition, an official

September 3, 2020
Total Views: 151

The Costa Smeralda cruise ship is docked at the Italian port of Civitavecchia
Cruise Ships

Carnival’s Costa Cruises to Set Sail This Weekend

Sept 3 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp’s shares surged 11% on Thursday after its Italian brand Costa Cruises said two of its ships would resume sailing

September 3, 2020
Total Views: 119

FILE PHOTO: Norwegian-born shipping tycoon John Fredriksen speaks in Oslo, Norway, June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
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Fredriksen Names New Investment Chief for Seatankers

OSLO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Seatankers, the powerful holding company of Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen, said on Thursday it had hired a veteran

September 3, 2020
Total Views: 1257

gulf livestock 1
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Missing Livestock Carrier: Lone Survivor Says Ship Capsized After Propulsion Loss

By Junko Fujita and Praveen Menon TOKYO/WELLINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New

September 3, 2020
Total Views: 1095

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Winter Sea Ice in Bering Sea Reached Lowest Levels in Millennia, Study Shows
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Winter Sea Ice in Bering Sea Reached Lowest Levels in Millennia, Study Shows

By Matthew Green LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – The Bering Sea ice cover during the winters of 2018 and 2019 hit new lows not seen in thousands of years,

September 2, 2020
Total Views: 206