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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
U.S. West Coast Dockworkers to Talk Contract Extension with Shippers
Shipping News

U.S. West Coast Dockworkers to Talk Contract Extension with Shippers

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Shipping companies and a powerful dockworkers union have agreed to discuss a possible extension to a

September 28, 2016
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
The LNG carrier Ineos Insight arrives in the U.K. with the first cargo of American shale gas in Sept. 2016. Photo: Ineos
Shipping News

First American Shale Gas Arrives in Stormy UK

By Russell Cheyne GRANGEMOUTH, Scotland, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Britain’s first shale gas delivery from the United States sailed into a heated

September 27, 2016
Total Views: 66

At Least Four Killed as Chevron Helicopter Crashes En Route to Platform
Offshore

At Least Four Killed as Chevron Helicopter Crashes En Route to Platform

LUANDA, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Four people died and two were missing after a helicopter crashed en route to a Chevron oil platform off the Angolan coast,

September 27, 2016
Total Views: 132

bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
News

Baltic Exchange Succumbs to Succumbs to Singapore as Shipping Turmoil Deepens

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The crisis in global shipping and a tax exodus by big Greek vessel owners have helped finally seal the fate

September 27, 2016
Total Views: 39

Monday, September 26, 2016
BP Tanker Carrying US Crude Discharged at Curacao After 100-day Wait
Shipping News

BP Tanker Carrying US Crude Discharged at Curacao After 100-day Wait

HOUSTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – A tanker carrying over 1 million barrels of U.S. light crude finished discharging on Monday after a 100-day wait related to

September 26, 2016
Total Views: 62

Several Mississippi River Locks Likely to close Due to Flooding
Shipping News

Several Mississippi River Locks Likely to close Due to Flooding

Sept 26 (Reuters) – Flooding on the Mississippi River is likely to close three locks on the grain shipping waterway from southern Iowa to northern

September 26, 2016
Total Views: 52

Aboard Majestic Maersk, Megaship Dreams Obscure Cloudy Future for Shipping
News

Aboard Majestic Maersk, Megaship Dreams Obscure Cloudy Future for Shipping

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, Sept 26 (Reuters) – For Captain Dick S. Danielsen, the childhood dream has been to sail the world’s biggest ships. The

September 26, 2016
Total Views: 104

dry bulk ship, bulker
Shipping News

Baltic Exchange Shareholders Approve Takeover

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Baltic Exchange shareholders approved on Monday an 87 million pound ($112 million) takeover by Singapore

September 26, 2016
Total Views: 48

Sunday, September 25, 2016
Massive Fire Engulfs Pemex Oil Tanker in Gulf of Mexico -PHOTOS
Interesting

Massive Fire Engulfs Pemex Oil Tanker in Gulf of Mexico -PHOTOS

MEXICO CITY, Sept 24 (Reuters) – A fire broke out on an oil tanker of Mexican state oil company Pemex in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, forcing all

September 25, 2016
Total Views: 215

Friday, September 23, 2016
Hanjin Containership In Port
Shipping News

Hanjin Tells U.S. Judge that Cargo Owners are Withholding Payments

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Failed South Korean container carrier Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd told a U.S. judge on Friday that cargo

September 23, 2016
Total Views: 41

Port of Antwerp Opens Awe-Inspiring New Headquarters -PHOTOS
Shipping News

Port of Antwerp Opens Awe-Inspiring New Headquarters -PHOTOS

By Marilyn Haigh ANTWERP, Belgium, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Europe’s second-biggest port has cut a distinct new shape into its skyline. Architect Zaha

September 23, 2016
Total Views: 181

offshore wind block island
Offshore

Europe’s Offshore Wind Industry Eyeing Atlantic Crossing

By Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Yield-hungry investors in the offshore wind market are switching their sights to the United States as

September 23, 2016
Total Views: 76

Fitch: Maersk Gets Little Solace from Split
News

Fitch: Maersk Gets Little Solace from Split

LONDON, September 23 (Fitch) The decision by A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S to split into two separate divisions – Transport & Logistics and Energy –

September 23, 2016
Total Views: 42

Thursday, September 22, 2016
Piraeus port
News

COSCO Says Piraeus Among Top 30 Ports in World by 2018

By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – China’s biggest shipping company, COSCO Shipping, plans to ramp up container volume at

September 22, 2016
Total Views: 47

Maersk Chairman: In World With Too Many Ships, Company Ready for Takeovers
News

Maersk Chairman: In World With Too Many Ships, Company Ready for Takeovers

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk , the world’s largest container shipping group, is

September 22, 2016
Total Views: 36

Fertilizer Ship Seized in Bali Over Suspected Bomb Plot
Shipping News

Fertilizer Ship Seized in Bali Over Suspected Bomb Plot

DENPASAR, Indonesia, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities on the resort island of Bali on Thursday detained a ship from Malaysia carrying around 30

September 22, 2016
Total Views: 78

Eugen Maersk ship
Interesting

Maersk Group Announces Split

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Sept 22 (Reuters) – The world’s biggest shipping firm, A.P. Moller-Maersk, set a new course on Thursday that

September 22, 2016
Total Views: 160

Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Hanjin Gets $54 Million Loan to Unload Stranded Cargo
News

Hanjin Gets $54 Million Loan to Unload Stranded Cargo

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The largest shareholder of Hanjin Shipping Ltd agreed on Wednesday to lend 60 billion won ($53.96 million) to

September 21, 2016
Total Views: 97

Pirates Storm Container Ship Off Guinea
News

Pirates Storm Container Ship Off Guinea

CONAKRY, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Pirates stormed a container ship off the coast of Guinea on Wednesday, making off with money and some of its cargo but

September 21, 2016
Total Views: 101

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
CMA CGM Eying Consolidation Opportunities in Wake of Hanjin Collapse
News

CMA CGM Eying Consolidation Opportunities in Wake of Hanjin Collapse

ABIDJAN, Sept 20 (Reuters) – CMA CGM will look at opportunities in container shipping triggered by the collapse of South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping,

September 20, 2016
Total Views: 47