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, March 13, 2018
all-electric ferry ampere
Shipping News

Going Green: Norwegian Shipbuilders Turning to Battery Power

By Mikael Holter and Jeremy Hodges (Bloomberg) — Not far from Norway’s North Sea oil rigs, shipbuilders are assembling some of the first ferry boats

March 13, 2018
Total Views: 185

Monday, March 12, 2018
Two Missing After Towing Vessel Capsizes on Mississippi River Near New Orleans
Shipping News

Two Missing After Towing Vessel Capsizes on Mississippi River Near New Orleans

The U.S. Coast Guard and other federal and local agencies are responding to a report of two people missing after a towing vessel sank in the vicinity of mile

March 12, 2018
Total Views: 130

kea trader salvage
Accidents

Kea Trader Wreck Hit by Two Cyclones, Causing Shift on Reef

Two powerful cyclones within a month have caused the further deterioration of the wreck of the wreck of the Kea Trader off New Caledonia in the South Pacific,

March 12, 2018
Total Views: 196

Friday, March 9, 2018
Maersk Shanghai loses containers
Shipping News

Maersk Shanghai Heads to Bahamas for Salvage of Collapsed Containers

Customers with cargo aboard the MV Maersk Shanghai will have to wait until next week for word on when they may receive their shipments after a stack of about

March 9, 2018
Total Views: 161

Thursday, March 8, 2018
harvey gulf
Shipping News

Harvey Gulf Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del., March 8 (Reuters) – A U.S. marine transportation company that pleaded for the Trump administration to protect its industry

March 8, 2018
Total Views: 82

NOAA’s New Marine Forecast Product Improves Weather Forecasts and Safety at Sea
Shipping News

NOAA’s New Marine Forecast Product Improves Weather Forecasts and Safety at Sea

By Tom Cuff, Director, NOAA’s Ocean Prediction Center NOAA’s Ocean Prediction Center (OPC) rolled out a new forecast product suite this week to provide

March 8, 2018
Total Views: 154

U.S. Fund Manager to Launch First ETF for Shipping Futures
News

U.S. Fund Manager to Launch First ETF for Shipping Futures

By Jonathan Saul and Maiya Keidan LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) – U.S.-based fund manager Breakwave Advisors is launching the first exchange-traded fund

March 8, 2018
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
MAERSK HONAM FIRE
Shipping News

Maersk Honam Fire: Evacuated Crew Member Dies from Injuries

An evacuated crew member from the 2017-built container ship Maersk Honam has died from injuries sustained during the major fire that broke out aboard the

March 7, 2018
Total Views: 207

‘Lady Lex’ Found: Five Facts on the Discovery of the WW2 Warship USS Lexington
Shipping News

‘Lady Lex’ Found: Five Facts on the Discovery of the WW2 Warship USS Lexington

March 7 (Reuters) – The wreck of the USS Lexington, an American warship sunk in a Pacific naval battle during the Second World War, has been found by a

March 7, 2018
Total Views: 520

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
expanded Panama Canal 3000
Shipping News

Expanded Panama Canal Marks 3,000 Vessel Crossings

More than 3,000 vessels have now transited the Expanded Panama Canal less than two years since the new locks opened for business, the Panama Canal Authority

March 6, 2018
Total Views: 60

How this Navigation Light Uses the Moiré Effect to Guide Ships Home
News

How this Navigation Light Uses the Moiré Effect to Guide Ships Home

The little-known moiré effect is the basis of this marker that helps mariners navigate hazards in port or close to shore. In this video, the host explains

March 6, 2018
Total Views: 1131

Monday, March 5, 2018
MSC Containership Collides with RoRo in the Netherlands
Shipping News

MSC Containership Collides with RoRo in the Netherlands

Authorities in the Netherlands are investigating a collision involving an MSC containership and a DFDS roll-on/roll-off cargo ship over the weekend. The

March 5, 2018
Total Views: 138

ship bunkering
Shipping News

Distillate Demand Boost from Shipping Sulphur Rules to Be Brief- IEA

LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) – A sharp increase in demand for distillates following new shipping fuel rules will fade quickly, the International Energy

March 5, 2018
Total Views: 24

Friday, March 2, 2018
nave Pyxis
Shipping News

Oil Traders Make Sea Odyssey as Gasoline Criss-Crosses Globe

By Ann Koh, Serene Cheong and Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) — Over the course of March, the oil tanker Nave Pyxis will slice through the Pacific Ocean as it

March 2, 2018
Total Views: 40

Thursday, March 1, 2018
cosco shipping at port of long beach
News

Capacity Increases Could Put Transpacific Container Rates Under More Pressure

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – As shippers and carriers on the transpacific prepare for the annual contract negotiating season – which kicks

March 1, 2018
Total Views: 29

Indonesia Seizes Luxury Yacht, Questions Crew in Malaysian 1MDB Scandal
Shipping News

Indonesia Seizes Luxury Yacht, Questions Crew in Malaysian 1MDB Scandal

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA, March 1 (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Thursday questioned the captain and crew of a luxury yacht seized in

March 1, 2018
Total Views: 31

GE's haliade offshore wind turbine
Offshore

GE Unveils the World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine

By Jeremy Hodges (Bloomberg) — GE Renewable Resources said it’ll spend as much as $400 million over the next few years to build an offshore wind

March 1, 2018
Total Views: 115

Wednesday, February 28, 2018
offshore oil platform in gulf of mexico
Shipping News

U.S. Interior Committee Votes for Lowering Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Royalties

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – A U.S. Department of the Interior committee voted on Wednesday to recommend to Secretary Ryan Zinke

February 28, 2018
Total Views: 27

Savannah Harbor Deepening Reaches Halfway Point
News

Port of Savannah Harbor Deepening Project Reaches Halfway Point

The project to deepen the navigation channel leading to the Port of Savannah has reached its halfway point with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

February 28, 2018
Total Views: 43

Maldives Denies Link to North Korean Oil Transfer at Sea
News

Maldives Denies Link to North Korean Oil Transfer at Sea

COLOMBO, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Maldives on Wednesday denied a Japanese foreign ministry statement that said a Maldives-flagged vessel was used to illegally

February 28, 2018
Total Views: 35