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Monday, January 6, 2020
oil tanker at sea
Shipping News

Tankers Sail to U.S. Gulf as Rates Surge

HOUSTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – A flotilla of oil tankers is sailing empty from Europe and the Mediterranean toward the U.S. Gulf Coast to take advantage of

January 6, 2020
Total Views: 117

Houston Ship Channel
Shipping News

Tests Raise Alarms Over Fuel Blends Coming for Ocean-Going Vessels

HOUSTON (Reuters) – As a global clean-fuel mandate takes effect Jan. 1, testing companies examining newer, low-sulfur marine blends acquired in Antwerp,

January 6, 2020
Total Views: 68

Sunday, January 5, 2020
Oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz as marine insurers cancel war risk coverage for Gulf waters amid Iran conflict
Shipping News

Britain’s Royal Navy to Escort UK-Flagged Ships Through Strait of Hormuz

LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Britain’s navy will accompany UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz to provide protection after the U.S. killing

January 5, 2020
Total Views: 73

Thursday, January 2, 2020
Five Believed Dead as Fishing Vessel Sinks in Bering Sea
Accidents

Five Believed Dead as Fishing Vessel Sinks in Bering Sea

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Five commercial fishermen were believed to have died after their crabbing vessel sank on New

January 2, 2020
Total Views: 661

Monday, December 30, 2019
Russia and Ukraine Reach Deal on Gas Transit to Europe
Shipping News

Russia and Ukraine Reach Deal on Gas Transit to Europe

By Vladimir Soldatkin and Natalia Zinets MOSCOW/KIEV, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Russian and Ukrainian companies signed a final five-year agreement safeguarding

December 30, 2019
Total Views: 55

Sunday, December 29, 2019
Liberian-flagged cargo ship Songa Iridium is seen after it ran aground in the Bosphorus in Istanbul
Video

Containership Runs Aground in Bosphorus Strait – Incident Video

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A foreign cargo ship ran aground in Istanbul’s Bosphorus strait on Friday, requiring a rescue operation and prompting

December 29, 2019
Total Views: 269

Thursday, December 26, 2019
Ecuador Concerned Sunken Barge Recovery in Galapagos – Incident Video
Shipping News

Ecuador Concerned Sunken Barge Recovery in Galapagos – Incident Video

QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s environment minister, Raul Ledesma, said on Monday that a situation involving a sunken barge in the Galapagos Islands

December 26, 2019
Total Views: 150

Friday, December 20, 2019
Singapore anchorage
Shipping News

Singapore Jails Tanker Captain in Shell Oil Heist

SINGAPORE, Dec 20 (Reuters) – The captain of a Vietnamese oil tanker has been jailed for over five years in Singapore for his role in a scheme that saw

December 20, 2019
Total Views: 82

carnival cruise ship
Cruise Ships

Carnival Lifts 2020 Profit Forecasts

Dec 20 (Reuters) – Cruise operator Carnival Corp forecast 2020 profit largely above Wall Street expectations on Friday and posted better-than-expected

December 20, 2019
Total Views: 30

Thursday, December 19, 2019
cosco tanker
Shipping News

Trump Administration Extends COSCO Tanker Unit Waiver

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday renewed a waiver for companies to wind down transactions with the Dalian unit of a

December 19, 2019
Total Views: 24

tankers at anchor
Shipping News

New Clean Shipping Fuel Rules, But Who Will Police the Polluters?

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Sweeping new fuel rules aiming to cut pollution belching from ships and save lives are now just a couple of

December 19, 2019
Total Views: 31

Admiral Kuznetsov
Shipping News

Carrier Fire Points to Weakness Behind Moscow’s Military Might

By Peter Apps LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – It’s been a mixed month for Russia and its military. In Syria, they took control of the former Islamic

December 19, 2019
Total Views: 80

Wednesday, December 18, 2019
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Norway Picks Offshore Wind Naysayer as Oil and Energy Minister

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Norway made an outspoken right-wing lawmaker who once called wind turbines “white

December 18, 2019
Total Views: 40

offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Shipping News

Brazil’s Sprawling Car Wash Probe Expands to Maersk Contracts

  By Jake Spring and Pedro Fonseca BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Brazilian authorities on Wednesday targeted Maersk and other

December 18, 2019
Total Views: 104

Tuesday, December 17, 2019
container ship at sea
Shipping News

Shipping Industry Proposes $5 Billion Fund for Zero-Emission R&D

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Shipping associations have proposed creating a research fund with $5 billion raised by the industry to

December 17, 2019
Total Views: 66

daewoo shipbuilding
Shipbuilding

Hyundai Heavy’s $1.8 Billion Deal with DSME Hits EU Antitrust Hurdle

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – World No. 1 shipbuilding group Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co Ltd’s $1.8 billion merger with

December 17, 2019
Total Views: 104

Monday, December 16, 2019
An aerial view of the Whakaari, also known as White Island volcano, in New Zealand
Shipping News

Royal Caribbean Liability in White Island Volcano Deaths May Turn On ‘Act of God’ Defense

By Tom Hals (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd’s potential liability for a deadly excursion to a volcanic island in New Zealand could hinge on

December 16, 2019
Total Views: 83

U.S. Top Trade Negotiator Praises Deal, China Remains Cautious
Shipping News

U.S. Top Trade Negotiator Praises Deal, China Remains Cautious

By David Lawder and Kevin Yao WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Dec 16 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator praised a “phase

December 16, 2019
Total Views: 52

Friday, December 13, 2019
cma cgm vasco de gama
Shipping News

Shell Supply Deal to Boost CMA CGM’s Use of Low-Sulphur Biofuel

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Container shipping group CMA CGM is to increase its use of sustainable marine bio-fuel oil through a supply deal with Royal

December 13, 2019
Total Views: 32

Elka Aristotle tanker
Shipping News

Pirates Release Three Tanker Crew Kidnapped Off Togo

ATHENS, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Pirates have released three crew taken hostage from a Greek oil tanker off the coast of the West African country of Togo in

December 13, 2019
Total Views: 51