Shipping News

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


Wednesday, May 23, 2018
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China Signals to State Giants: ‘Buy American’ Oil and Grains

By Florence Tan, Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton SINGAPORE/BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) – China will import record volumes of U.S. oil and is likely to

May 23, 2018
Total Views: 37

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Saudi-Led Coalition Destroys Houthi Boats Targeting Tanker in Red Sea

DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) – A Saudi-led military coalition foiled attacks by explosives-laden speedboats deployed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi

May 23, 2018
Total Views: 54

Tuesday, May 22, 2018
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Norway Rejects Plan for Fish Farm on ‘World’s Largest Ship’

OSLO, May 22 (Reuters) – Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries has rejected Pure Atlantic’s application for 45 salmon farming development

May 22, 2018
Total Views: 198

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Shipping News

Mappers Look to Chart World’s Ocean Floor by 2030

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) – Using data collected from underwater drones, merchant ships, fishing boats and even explorers, a new

May 22, 2018
Total Views: 149

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Shipping News

Inmarsat Loses Monopoly in Global Maritime Distress Safety Systems

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) – Britain’s Inmarsat will lose its monopoly in maritime safety communications after the International Maritime

May 22, 2018
Total Views: 186

Monday, May 21, 2018
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Shipping News

China Trade Truce May Help Give U.S. LNG Exports a $30 Billion Boost

  By Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — China’s appetite for U.S. liquefied natural gas may be about to get a lot bigger after the two

May 21, 2018
Total Views: 46

Russia’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Arrives in the Arctic
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Russia’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Arrives in the Arctic

By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) – Russia’s first-floating nuclear power plant arrived in the Arctic port of Murmansk over the

May 21, 2018
Total Views: 146

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Shipping News

Sulphur Cap Chaos? ICS Warns World Trade at Risk From IMO’s 2020 Low Sulphur Fuel Rule

By Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — A group representing the vast majority of the world’s ship owners said world trade is at risk if issues surrounding

May 21, 2018
Total Views: 26

Sunday, May 20, 2018
Volvo Ocean Racer Martine Grael
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AkzoNobel Sailor Charts New Waters For Women At Sea

By Tessa Walsh (Reuters) – Surviving the sometimes savage Southern Ocean brought Brazilian Olympic gold medal winner Martine Grael one leg closer to

May 20, 2018
Total Views: 37

U.S. China Trade War
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U.S., China Putting Trade War “On Hold”

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. trade war with China is “on hold” after the world’s

May 20, 2018
Total Views: 34

Friday, May 18, 2018
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Shippers with Cargo on Maersk Honam Face Hefty Bill to Get it Released

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Shippers with cargo aboard the fire-stricken Maersk Honam will have to stump up over half its value if it is to be

May 18, 2018
Total Views: 166

Total to Set Up LNG Bunkering Hub in Oman
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Total to Set Up LNG Bunkering Hub in Oman

French energy company Total has plans to set up a regional hub for liquefied natural gas bunkering in Oman.  Total announced this week that it has signed

May 18, 2018
Total Views: 43

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Shipping News

German Company’s Million Missing Shipping Containers Puzzles Prosecutors

MUNICH, May 17 (Reuters) – Managers of insolvent P&R Group are being investigated after it was discovered the investment firm sold nearly one million

May 18, 2018
Total Views: 76

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Shipping News

Dallas Company Secures Permits to Expand Crude Export Hub at Texas’ Port of Brownsville

By Jarrett Renshaw and Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) – Jupiter MLP LLC, a Dallas-based logistics company, has secured permits to expand

May 18, 2018
Total Views: 31

Thursday, May 17, 2018
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Cargo Operations to Begin on Maersk Honam Next Week

The Maersk Honam is scheduled to berth at the Port of Jebel Ali next week where the operation to discharge cargo will finally begin nearly three months after

May 17, 2018
Total Views: 68

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U.S. LNG Exports Could Raise Gas Prices for American Consumers

By Ryan Collins (Bloomberg) — Environmental groups opposed to U.S. natural gas exports just found an unlikely ally: the Commodity Futures Trading

May 17, 2018
Total Views: 16

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ABS Awarded Contract to Class Canadian Coast Guard’s Entire 114-Vessel Fleet

International classification society ABS has been awarded the contract to provide classification and certification services for the Canadian Coast

May 17, 2018
Total Views: 190

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Shipping Giant’s Containment Plan Is Leaking Badly -Opinion

By Chris Bryant (Bloomberg Opinion) — Conglomerates fell out of fashion because so many of them destroyed shareholder value: Companies boosted their top

May 17, 2018
Total Views: 37

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Maersk Warns on Trade Risks as Disappointing Q1 Earnings Hit Share Price Hard

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, May 17 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk missed first-quarter profit expectations on Thursday and warned that

May 17, 2018
Total Views: 82

Wednesday, May 16, 2018
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Japanese Shipping Company Fined $1 Million for ‘Magic Pipe’ on Bulk Carrier

A Japanese shipping company that delivered steel products to the Wilmington, North Carolina has been convicted and sentenced for obstruction of justice and

May 16, 2018
Total Views: 139