Shipping News

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


Tuesday, December 11, 2018
SS United States
Interesting

SS United States Conservancy Reaches Deal to Explore Redevelopment of Famed Ocean Liner

The SS United States Conservancy has entered into an agreement with commercial real estate development firm RXR Realty to explore options for the

December 11, 2018
Total Views: 259

seismic survey vessel
Shipping News

Conservation Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Atlantic Seismic Surveying

By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec 11 (Reuters) – Environmental groups opposed to offshore drilling sued the federal government on Tuesday to

December 11, 2018
Total Views: 75

panama canal tonnage record
Shipping News

ITF: Panama Canal Authority On Course to Undermine Reputation of Panama’s Most Vital National Asset

Below is a statement provided by the International Transport Workers’ Federation in response to the Panama Canal Authority’s (ACP) alleged rebuke

December 11, 2018
Total Views: 81

maersk honam fire
Shipping News

Maersk Aims to Cover Itself with Alternative Cargo Insurance

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Maersk Line is launching what it claims is an alternative to cargo insurance in response to the rising number

December 11, 2018
Total Views: 157

kairos lng bunkering vessel
Shipping News

World’s Largest LNG Bunkering Vessel Begins Operations in Northwest Europe

The world’s largest LNG bunkering vessel has kicked off commercial operations in Northwest Europe, where it will supply LNG fuel to ships in the Baltic Sea

December 11, 2018
Total Views: 157

vlcc tanker
Shipping News

Oil Tanker Owners Find Solace in Shale as OPEC Prepares New Cuts

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) — America’s shale boom could be about to spare the world’s oil tanker owners from a typical OPEC ravaging.

December 11, 2018
Total Views: 89

nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping News

Arctic Posts Second Warmest Year On Record in 2018 -NOAA

By Richard Valdmanis Dec 11 (Reuters) – The Arctic had its second-hottest year on record in 2018, part of a warming trend that may be dramatically

December 11, 2018
Total Views: 29

Shipping News

LNG Commissioning Cargo Departs Cheniere’s Corpus Christi Liquefaction Facility

Cheniere Energy has announced that the first commissioning cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has loaded and departed from its Corpus Christi liquefaction

December 11, 2018
Total Views: 52

Monday, December 10, 2018
ship emissions
Shipping News

BIMCO Publishes IMO 2020 Sulphur Clauses

International shipping association BIMCO has published two sulphur content-related bunker clauses dealing with general compliance and the transitional period

December 10, 2018
Total Views: 62

future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) launched
Interesting

U.S. Navy’s Third and Final Zumwalt Destroyer Launched at Bath Iron Works

The third and final vessel in the U.S. Navy Zumwalt-class stealth destroyer program was launched Sunday at the General Dyanamics Bath Iron Works

December 10, 2018
Total Views: 235

maersk ship
Shipping News

Moody’s Cuts Maersk’s Credit Rating Amid Fears for Box Shipping Sector

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk has had its credit rating cut by ratings agency Moody’s to one grade above junk, with the agency concerned

December 10, 2018
Total Views: 39

MV Jawan Rolling
Shipping News

Australia Revokes MV Jawan’s Livestock Carriage Certificate

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has revoked the Australian Certificate for the Carriage of Livestock (ACCL) for the Panamanian-flagged

December 10, 2018
Total Views: 119

china cosco ship
Shipping News

China’s Cosco Plans $200 Million Abu Dhabi Container Terminal Expansion

By Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI, Dec 10 (Reuters) – China’s Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd plans to expand its container terminal in Abu Dhabi in the

December 10, 2018
Total Views: 73

a ship passes below a bridge on the Rhine River
Shipping News

Rhine River Shipping Returns to Normal as Water Levels Rise

HAMBURG, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Freight shipping on the river Rhine in Germany has returned to normal after heavy rain in the past week raised water levels,

December 10, 2018
Total Views: 46

lng carrier
Shipping News

Huawei Arrest Keeps U.S.-China LNG Spat Alive, Developer Says

By Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — The arrest of a top Chinese technology executive means the tariff war that ensnared liquefied natural gas may not have

December 10, 2018
Total Views: 29

Friday, December 7, 2018
cargo ship
Shipping News

U.S. Yet to Finalize National Maritime Strategy Addressing Challenges to U.S.-Flag Fleet, GAO Says

The U.S. Department of Transportation is yet to finalize national maritime strategies that were called were called for in two separate mandates by Congress in

December 7, 2018
Total Views: 143

susie goodell rescue
Accidents

British Golden Globe Yachtswoman Rescued by Cargo Ship in South Pacific

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – British solo round-the-world yachtswoman Susie Goodall was rescued by a cargo ship on Friday after her boat capsized and lost

December 7, 2018
Total Views: 116

msc ship at long beach port
Shipping News

MSC Pays $630,000 in Penalties for California Air Quality Violations

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. has paid $630,625 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board for violating the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth

December 7, 2018
Total Views: 61

cosco shipping
Shipping News

China’s COSCO Shipping Considers London Listing – Sources

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – China’s largest shipping group, COSCO Shipping, is considering raising capital for the first time

December 7, 2018
Total Views: 50

Thursday, December 6, 2018
tanker at sea
Shipping News

VLCC Exports Picking Up at Louisiana Offshore Oil Port

By Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port is pushing out the most crude it’s shipped in any one month since the terminal

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 24