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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Wednesday, December 11, 2019
freeport LNG
Shipping News

Freeport LNG Begins Commercial Exports

Freeport LNG become the latest terminal to begin exporting U.S.-produced natural gas to overseas markets.  Freeport LNG announced Monday it has commenced

December 11, 2019
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MT Bonita
Shipping News

Pirates Release Nine Seafarers Kidnapped from Bulk Carrier Off Benin

Pirate in the Gulf of Guinea have released nine seafarers kidnapped from a J.J. Ugland bulk carrier last month off the coast of Benin. The nine Filipino

December 11, 2019
Total Views: 81

Suiso Frontier hydrogen ship
Shipping News

World’s First Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Launched in Japan

The world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier has been launched at Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ Kobe Works shipyard in Japan. The vessel, named Suiso

December 11, 2019
Total Views: 389

The spine of Volume 1 of the USS Rodgers logbooks is pictured at the National Archives building in Washington
Shipping News

Icebound: The Climate-Change Secrets of 19th Century Ship’s Logbooks

By Andrew R.C. Marshall OXFORD, England, Dec 11 (Reuters) – On November 14, 1881, an American called George Melville limped across a frozen delta in

December 11, 2019
Total Views: 186

lng carrier eduard toll
Shipping News

Yamal LNG’s 15-Vessel Fleet of Icebreaking LNG Tankers Now Operational

The fifteenth and final icebreaking LNG carrier responsible for shipping gas from the remote Yamal LNG terminal in the Russian Arctic has now been delivered.

December 11, 2019
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khalifa port abu dhabi
Ports

Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Port Plans $1 Billion Expansion

ABU DHABI, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The capacity of Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Port will increase by 50% by the end of 2020 as part of a 3.8 billion dirham

December 11, 2019
Total Views: 121

Swedish 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg sails underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on the Malizia II racing yacht in New York Harbor
Shipping News

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

NEW YORK/MADRID, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swede who inspired millions of young people to take action against climate change,

December 11, 2019
Total Views: 69

Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Port of los angeles
Shipping News

Trade War Impacts Weigh on America’s Busiest Port

Throughput volumes at the United States’ busiest container port, the Port of Los Angeles, declined as predicted in November as the U.S.-China Trade War

December 10, 2019
Total Views: 60

arctic sea ice
Shipping News

Climate Change Hitting Top U.S. Fishery in the Arctic, NOAA Report Says

Arctic ecosystems and communities are increasingly at risk due to continued warming and declining sea ice, according NOAA’s 2019 Arctic Report Card. By

December 10, 2019
Total Views: 50

bourbon reorganization
Offshore

Bourbon Takeover Offer Under Review

Embattled French offshore services group Bourbon is reviewing a takeover offer from Société Phocéenne de Participation, a company owned by a group of French

December 10, 2019
Total Views: 57

Iceland Bans Use of Heavy Fuel Oil
Shipping News

Iceland Bans Use of Heavy Fuel Oil

Iceland is moving to ban the use of heavy fuel oil as the Nordic island nation looks to clean up air quality in and around its coastal areas.  The

December 10, 2019
Total Views: 62

VLSFO Sales See Dramatic Rise in Rotterdam
Shipping News

VLSFO Sales See Dramatic Rise in Rotterdam

Low sulphur fuel is proving to be ‘extremely popular in Rotterdam, Europe’s largest bunkering hub, with more half of all November bunker sales attributable

December 10, 2019
Total Views: 50

Monday, December 9, 2019
Rogue Wave Photo
Shipping News

Monster 74-Foot Wave Measured Off Northern California

The low pressure system that impacted the west coast of the United States over Thanksgiving was generating monster waves rarely observed on the high seas. The

December 9, 2019
Total Views: 228

offshore wind farm
Offshore

Mega-Turbines Sought for Connecticut Offshore Wind Farm

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –When Iberdrola SA builds its offshore wind farm off the coast of Connecticut sometime in the middle of next decade, it

December 9, 2019
Total Views: 54

DNV GL Signs Broad Strategic Cooperation with China State Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding

DNV GL Signs Broad Strategic Cooperation with China State Shipbuilding

International classification society DNV GL has entered into a new strategic partnership with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), the world’s

December 9, 2019
Total Views: 118

Incident Video: APL Containership Collapses Crane at Port of Antwerp
Shipping News

Incident Video: APL Containership Collapses Crane at Port of Antwerp

A giant ship-to-shore container crane at the Port of Antwerp collapsed Monday after it was struck by a containership in heavy weather. The accident took place

December 9, 2019
Total Views: 567

vlcc tanker
Shipping News

Enbridge, Enterprise to Develop Deepwater Crude Export Terminal in Gulf of Mexico

HOUSTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Enterprise Products Partners LP and Enbridge Inc have agreed to jointly develop a U.S. Gulf Coast crude export terminal that

December 9, 2019
Total Views: 55

MSC Gulsun
Shipping News

MSC Commits to Biofuel Blend for Vessels Calling Rotterdam

One of the world’s largest shipping lines, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has opted to begin using biofuel blends to power some of its fleet,

December 9, 2019
Total Views: 131

Sunday, December 8, 2019
John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier Christened at Newport News Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding

John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier Christened at Newport News Shipbuilding

The U.S. Navy’s newest supercarrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) was christened Saturday during a ceremony at Huntington-Ingalls Industries’ Newsport News

December 8, 2019
Total Views: 179

Friday, December 6, 2019
U.S. Navy Faced with Second Deadly Shooting This Week
Shipping News

U.S. Navy Faced with Second Deadly Shooting This Week

Dec 6 (Reuters) – Three people were killed by a shooter on Friday at Naval Air Station Pensacola, a major U.S. Navy base in Florida, before

December 6, 2019
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