Shipping News

Explore the latest developments in the shipping industry, including market trends, fleet management, and the impact of global trade on maritime logistics.


Monday, October 26, 2020
Oil Producers Shut-In as Hurricane Zeta Barrels Toward Gulf Coast
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Oil Producers Shut-In as Hurricane Zeta Barrels Toward Gulf Coast

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Oil producers on Monday shut offshore production and pulled workers off platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as

October 26, 2020
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Ports

Container Lines Expect U.S. Import Boom to Lose Steam

By Jonathan Saul and Lisa Baertlein LONDON/LOS ANGELES, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Surging shipments into the United States are fueling record high freight costs

October 26, 2020
Total Views: 138

U.S. Issues Fresh Sanctions Targeting Iranian Oil
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U.S. Issues Fresh Sanctions Targeting Iranian Oil

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – The United States on Monday imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic’s oil sector,

October 26, 2020
Total Views: 106

Delaware’s Mystery Oil Spill: Clean-Up Crews Recover 55 Tons of Oiled Debris
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Delaware’s Mystery Oil Spill: Clean-Up Crews Recover 55 Tons of Oiled Debris

Clean-up crews have recovered approximately 55 tons of oiled debris from beaches in Delaware one week after mysterious oil patties began washing up along a

October 26, 2020
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Cruise Ships

Cruise Line Stocks Crash Further As Europe Clamps Down

Cruise line stocks are falling sharply today as the number of Covid-19 cases climbs worldwide and as Europe clamps down on travel restrictions. Stock

October 26, 2020
Total Views: 273

Equinor: Hammerfest LNG Repairs Could Take a Year
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Equinor: Hammerfest LNG Repairs Could Take a Year

The Hammerfest LNG plant in Norway will be closed for up to 12 months for repairs following a fire last month, its operator Equinor said Monday. The fire on

October 26, 2020
Total Views: 150

Offshore Workers Flee as Zeta Heads Toward Gulf of Mexico Rigs
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Offshore Workers Flee as Zeta Heads Toward Gulf of Mexico Rigs

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Oil producers on Monday were evacuating offshore production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as the 27th

October 26, 2020
Total Views: 62

Nord Stream 2 Pipe-Laying Vessel Underway to Project Hub
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Nord Stream 2 Pipe-Laying Vessel Underway to Project Hub

MOSCOW, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Russian pipe-laying vessel Akademik Cherskiy, expected to be used to finish the Moscow-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, is

October 26, 2020
Total Views: 234

A sailboat passes in front of the Liberia-flagged oil tanker Nave Andromeda at Southampton Docks, following a security incident aboard the ship the night before off the coast of Isle of Wight, in Southampton
Shipping News

Nave Andromeda: Police Arrest Seven Stowaways for Seizing Ship

By Henry Nicholls SOUTHAMPTON, England, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of seizing control of a ship, British police said on

October 26, 2020
Total Views: 172

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Shipping News

LNG Shippers Seek Profit From ‘Carbon-Neutral’ Cargoes

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) –Seeking to blunt concerns about the damage natural gas does to the environment, some of the

October 26, 2020
Total Views: 118

Sunday, October 25, 2020
Update: UK Special Forces Gain Control of Nave Andromeda; Seven Arrested
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Update: UK Special Forces Gain Control of Nave Andromeda; Seven Arrested

By Henry Nicholls SOUTHAMPTON, England, Oct 25 (Reuters) – British special forces boarded a Greek-operated oil tanker in the English channel on Sunday

October 25, 2020
Total Views: 299

Friday, October 23, 2020
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Shipping News

National Security Adviser O’Brien: U.S. Evaluating Basing Coast Guard Cutters in Western Pacific

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday the U.S Coast Guard was basing Enhanced Response

October 23, 2020
Total Views: 135

62 Rescued from Remote South Atlantic Island After Research Vessel Sinks
Accidents

62 Rescued from Remote South Atlantic Island After Research Vessel Sinks

All sixty-two people who aboard a Belize-registered research vessel when it sank last week in the remote South Atlantic Ocean are on now their way home safely,

October 23, 2020
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New Zealand Stevedoring Company Agrees to Industry-First ‘Enforceable Undertaking’ After Near-Fatal Accident
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New Zealand Stevedoring Company Agrees to Industry-First ‘Enforceable Undertaking’ After Near-Fatal Accident

One of New Zealand’s biggest stevedoring companies will pay $425,000 plus financial compensation to the victim after a near-fatal incident involving one

October 23, 2020
Total Views: 135

Golden Ray Salvage: VB10000 Set to Arrive Next Week
Accidents

Golden Ray Salvage: VB10000 Set to Arrive Next Week

The heavy lift vessel VB10000 will soon head to St. Simons Sound in Georgia where it will prepare for cutting and lifting operations in the salvage of the

October 23, 2020
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Environment

Warships to Wind Turbines: Spain Shipyard Eyes EU Aid in Pivot to Wind Power

By Jeannette Neumann (Bloomberg) — Spanish shipbuilder Navantia is stepping up its bet on offshore wind energy, a venture that stands to benefit from the

October 23, 2020
Total Views: 198

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Shipping News

Unrest in Nigeria Yet to Hit Vital Oil Industry

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo (Bloomberg) — Escalating tensions sweeping through Nigeria haven’t yet disrupted crude flows from Africa’s biggest oil producer

October 23, 2020
Total Views: 51

Thursday, October 22, 2020
Tiny Turbines To Tap Tidal Power in New York’s East River
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Tiny Turbines To Tap Tidal Power in New York’s East River

By Will Wade (Bloomberg) — New York’s East River is set to become the testing ground for a technology that generates electricity from the tides.

October 22, 2020
Total Views: 145

North Carolina Ferry System Receives Marine Highway Project Designation
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North Carolina Ferry System Receives Marine Highway Project Designation

The U.S. Department of Transportation has designated the North Carolina Ferry System (NCFS) as a Marine Highway Project, a first for the state of North

October 22, 2020
Total Views: 103

U.S. Coast Guard Conducts Simulated Rescue on Offshore Wind Turbine
Environment

U.S. Coast Guard Conducts Simulated Rescue on Offshore Wind Turbine

It’s an inevitable fact that the United States is set for a major increase in the number of wind turbines off its coast in the coming decade. This means

October 22, 2020
Total Views: 397