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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Tanker Boarded But Later Released in Gulf of Oman
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Tanker Boarded But Later Released in Gulf of Oman

DUBAI, April 14 (Reuters) – Armed men boarded a vessel at anchor in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday but the ship was later released, the United Kingdom

April 14, 2020
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Hornbeck Offshore Services to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Pre-Packaged Restructuring Agreement

Hornbeck Offshore Services has announced it has entered into a pre-packaged restructuring agreement that involves it filing for voluntary Chapter 11

April 14, 2020
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Tanker Crew Credited with Saving Sailor’s Life 200 Miles Off New Jersey
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Tanker Crew Credited with Saving Sailor’s Life 200 Miles Off New Jersey

The crew of a LPG tanker responded to a sailboat in distress that ultimately resulted in the rescue of a sailor approximately 200 miles off the coast of New

April 14, 2020
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Bulk Carrier Crew Charged with Attempted Murder After Allegedly Throwing Stowaways Overboard Off South Africa
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Bulk Carrier Crew Charged with Attempted Murder After Allegedly Throwing Stowaways Overboard Off South Africa

Authorities in South Africa are investigating an alleged incident in which the captain and crew of a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier apparently threw overboard

April 14, 2020
Total Views: 381

Monday, April 13, 2020
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Record Oil Output Cuts Fail to Make Waves in Coronavirus-Hit Market

By Florence Tan and Shadia Nasralla SINGAPORE/LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) – The minimal impact on oil prices from a global deal for record output cuts

April 13, 2020
Total Views: 49

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Business of Shipping: What’s Happening with VLCC Storage?

By Ira Breskin – Moderate production cuts announced Sunday by the world’s major crude oil producers should reduce what has been the critical need for

April 13, 2020
Total Views: 400

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Cruise Ships

Carnival Cruise Lines Extends Sailing Suspension Until June 27

Carnival Cruise Lines has suspended all North American sailings through June 26, 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.  Carnival announced the extended

April 13, 2020
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Oil Price War Ends With Historic OPEC+ Deal to Slash Output

By Javier Blas, Salma El Wardany and Grant Smith (Bloomberg) — The world’s top oil producers pulled off a historic deal to cut global petroleum output

April 13, 2020
Total Views: 54

The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is pictured as it enters the port in Da Nang, Vietnam
Defense

USS Theodore Roosevelt Sailor Dies After Contracting COVID-19

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy sailor died on Monday after contracting the coronavirus, marking the first death of a sailor

April 13, 2020
Total Views: 105

Friday, April 10, 2020
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Suspecting Cyber Attack, MSC Reports Network Outage – Update

Mediterranean Shipping Company says it has experienced a network outage and it cannot rule out the possibility of a cyber attack, the company said

April 10, 2020
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Callan Marine Wins $98 Million Dredging Contract to Deepen Corpus Christi Ship Channel
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Callan Marine Wins $98 Million Dredging Contract to Deepen Corpus Christi Ship Channel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a nearly $98 million dredging contract to Texas-based Callan Marine for the second phase of the Corpus Christi

April 10, 2020
Total Views: 288

oil tanker at anchor
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OPEC+ Outlines Record Oil Cut

By Rania El Gamal, Olesya Astakhova and Ahmad Ghaddar DUBAI/MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC, Russia and other allies outlined plans on Thursday to cut

April 10, 2020
Total Views: 101

U.S. CDC Extends “No Sail Order” for All Cruise Ships
Cruise Ships

U.S. CDC Extends “No Sail Order” for All Cruise Ships

April 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its “no sail order” for all cruise ships, as it looks to

April 10, 2020
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Accidents

Boskalis Expands OPA-90 Salvage Services with Acquisition of Ardent Americas

Dutch marine services firm Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has announced the acquisition of maritime emergency response specialist Ardent Americas, helping

April 10, 2020
Total Views: 135

Thursday, April 9, 2020
Port of Los Angeles Volumes Plunge 30% in March
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Port of Los Angeles Volumes Plunge 30% in March

Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest port in the United States, fell more than 30% in March as the COVID-19 crises increasingly hit the global

April 9, 2020
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A New Day for the American Merchant Marine: The Philly Shipyard and National Security Multi-Mission Vessels
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A New Day for the American Merchant Marine: The Philly Shipyard and National Security Multi-Mission Vessels

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. – National Maritime Day (May 22) came a month earlier than usual with the announcement by the Maritime

April 9, 2020
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ICS Issues New Guidance for Managing Ship and Seafarer Certificates During Coronavirus Crisis
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ICS Issues New Guidance for Managing Ship and Seafarer Certificates During Coronavirus Crisis

The International Chamber of Shipping has issued new guidance to support the shipping industry in its role of ensuring essential goods and commodities, such as

April 9, 2020
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Global Food Exports Paralyzed by Growing Port Problems

By Jen Skerritt, Leslie Patton and Emele Onu (Bloomberg) — The port backups that have paralyzed food shipments around the world for weeks aren’t

April 9, 2020
Total Views: 73

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With Sailors Stranded, Shipping Faces a Hard Choice

By Adam Minter (Bloomberg Opinion) — Before the pandemic, 100,000 seafarers traveled in and out of the world’s ports every month. Some had spent

April 9, 2020
Total Views: 206

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Norway Approves Floating Wind Farm to Power Equinor Oil and Gas Platforms
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Norway Approves Floating Wind Farm to Power Equinor Oil and Gas Platforms

Norway has approved Equinor’s plans to develop and operate a floating wind farm that will provide power to five oil and gas platforms in the Norwegian North

April 8, 2020
Total Views: 251