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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Thursday, November 7, 2019
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Shipping News

Tariffs Take Toll on Port of Los Angeles October Volumes

Tariffs are taking their toll at the United States’ busiest container port, with container counts and the number ship calls falling sharply last month. The

November 7, 2019
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1,000 Feeder Ship to Test Carbon-Neutral Synthetic Natural Gas
Shipping News

1,000 Feeder Ship to Test Carbon-Neutral Synthetic Natural Gas

The 1,036-teu containership Wes Amelie will become the first ship in world to trial carbon-neutral synthetic natural gas on a voyage set to take place in 2020.

November 7, 2019
Total Views: 57

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Shipping News

China Says U.S. Agrees to Tariff Rollback If Deal Reached

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China and the U.S. have agreed to roll back tariffs on each other’s goods in phases as they work toward a deal between

November 7, 2019
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Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping News

Texas Coast Supertanker Terminal On Track for Late 2022

By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Energy Transfer LP said on Thursday discussions with potential shippers to build an offshore crude

November 7, 2019
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Strait of Hormuz tankers and a military helicopter
Shipping News

World Powers Tie Up for Naval Force to Police Mideast Oil Routes

By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) –A U.S.-led coalition created to secure sea lines vital to oil shipping in the Middle East formally launched operations

November 7, 2019
Total Views: 36

offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Shipping News

Big Oil Stuns Brazil in Back-to-Back Auction Flops

By Marianna Parraga, Gram Slattery and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Major global oil firms snubbed a second Brazilian oil auction in

November 7, 2019
Total Views: 37

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Shipping News

BHP Says It’s Been Unaffected by COSCO Sanctions

LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – The sanctions imposed by the United States on subsidiaries of Chinese state-owned group COSCO have not affected the

November 7, 2019
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UK Lowers Security Level for its Ships in Strait of Hormuz
Shipping News

UK Lowers Security Level for its Ships in Strait of Hormuz

LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Britain lowered its security risk level for UK-flagged ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, more than a

November 7, 2019
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, November 6, 2019
containerized marine battery
Environment

Maersk to Trial Containerized Battery on Containership

A.P.Moller- Maersk is getting ready to test a containerized battery on board one of its containerships as the world’s largest container shipping company

November 6, 2019
Total Views: 150

tanker at sea
Shipping News

U.S. Sets Sights on Shipping Companies for Sanctions Evasions

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) – The United States will target shipping companies that are in breach of sanctions and aggressively enforce

November 6, 2019
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offshore wind farm
Offshore

Proposed Customs and Border Protection Modifications Will Weaken the Jones Act

By Meghan Lapp – The Jones Act, or Merchant Marine Act of 1920, has been the foundation of U.S. maritime commerce for 100 years, requiring coastwise

November 6, 2019
Total Views: 201

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Shipping News

MSC Cruises, Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Develop LNG-Powered Fuel Cells

MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique have unveiled a potentially groundbreaking project to develop an LNG-operated fuel cell on board a cruise ship that

November 6, 2019
Total Views: 65

offshore wind farm
Offshore

Shell to Buy French Offshore Wind-Power Developer

By Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc has agreed to buy French offshore wind developer Eolfi SA, continuing its expansion into renewable

November 6, 2019
Total Views: 43

Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Carr: Pride of Baltimore
Shipping News

Carr: Pride of Baltimore

By Michael Carr – We all respected Jan Miles, captain of the schooner Pride of Baltimore. His vessel was faster, sleeker, bigger, and better funded than

November 5, 2019
Total Views: 285

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Shipping News

Saudi Oil Pricing Shows IMO 2020 Demand Lift for Light Crude

By Sharon Cho – (Bloomberg) –Saudi Arabia has priced its lighter crude at the widest premium to heavier oil in almost two years as new rules

November 5, 2019
Total Views: 32

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Shipping News

Box Trade Demand Will Finally Surpass Supply Growth in 2020, Says Danaos

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Athens-based non-operating containership owner Danaos Corporation said today it expected container trade demand would

November 5, 2019
Total Views: 52

Havila kystruten
Shipping News

Havyard’s Hydrogen Power Project Takes Step Forward

Norwegian ship technology group Havyard is moving forward with a project to pilot a hydrogen power system for use on board large ships. The project, led by

November 5, 2019
Total Views: 162

Transocean Spitsbergen
Shipping News

Green Groups Return to Court to Stop Arctic Oil Drilling off Norway

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Environmental groups urged a Norwegian appeals court on Tuesday to take emissions from the country’s

November 5, 2019
Total Views: 36

Monday, November 4, 2019
container ship
Shipping News

Global Maritime Trade Suffers Amid US-China Trade Tensions and Uncertainty, Major UN Report Says

World maritime trade lost momentum in 2018 as heightened uncertainty, escalating trade tensions between the US and China, and mounting concerns over other

November 4, 2019
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disney dream
Shipping News

Disney to Build Three More Cruise Ships at Meyer Werft

Disney cruise Line has announced plans to build three LNG-powered cruise ships at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. A memorandum of agreement for the

November 4, 2019
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