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Friday, October 4, 2019
Shipping News

Nauticor Claims First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Germany

Hamburg-based Nauticor has conducted the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in Germany using its bunker supply vessel Kairos. The operation took place

October 4, 2019
Total Views: 43

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Shipping News

How to Get Super Rich Selling Superyachts

By Benjamin Stupples (Bloomberg) –Gazing across the sun-dappled harbor in Monaco, even the fathomlessly rich might get the feeling that some people have

October 4, 2019
Total Views: 1242

yamal lng
Shipping News

More Yamal LNG Cargoes Headed East via Northern Sea Route

Russian natural gas produce Novatek said it shipped fifteen cargoes from its Yamal LNG plant to Asia via the Northern Sea Route in the third quarter of 2019,

October 4, 2019
Total Views: 130

Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
Shipping News

Exxon Mobil Bars Use of Oil Tankers Linked to Venezuela -Sources

By Jonathan Saul and Collin Eaton LONDON/HOUSTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp this week banned the use of vessels linked to oil flows from

October 4, 2019
Total Views: 42

golden ray salvage
Shipping News

Golden Ray Pilot Praised for Intentionally Grounding the Ship, Preventing an Even Worse Disaster

Top officials at the Port of Brunswick are commending the U.S. Coast Guard and a Brunswick Bar pilot for their efforts in preventing an even worse disaster

October 4, 2019
Total Views: 1709

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Shipping News

$12 Million: Tanker Rates Soar to New Record as U.S. Sanctions on COSCO

NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Freight rates to ship U.S. crude to Asia continued to surge, with costs to charter a supertanker rising to a record $12

October 4, 2019
Total Views: 66

Thursday, October 3, 2019
OSG Sees Reflagging Tanker Newbuilds Under U.S. Ship Registry
Interesting

OSG Sees Reflagging Tanker Newbuilds Under U.S. Ship Registry

Overseas Shipholding Group has taken delivery of two Korean-built product tankers which the company anticipates will join the U.S. flag after an initial

October 3, 2019
Total Views: 216

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Accidents

MAIB: Watch Officer Was Watching Videos on Phone Before Grounding

A UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch investigation has revealed that the sole watch officer on board the general cargo ship Priscilla was watching videos

October 3, 2019
Total Views: 481

container shipping
Shipping

BIMCO Proposes Slow-Steaming Alternative to IMO

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Shipping association Bimco has submitted a new proposal on regulating ships’ power to the International Maritime

October 3, 2019
Total Views: 117

The Ocean Cleanup system
Shipping News

Large-Scale Ocean Cleanup System Now Successfully Collecting Plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

After a year of testing, the company behind the world’s first large-scale ocean cleanup system says is system is now succesffully capturing and collecting

October 3, 2019
Total Views: 327

Transocean Spitsbergen
Environment

Transocean Semi-Submersible is First to Use Battery Power for Drilling Operations

Deepwater drilling contractor Transocean says it has deployed that world’s first hybrid battery system on floating drilling rig to supplement power needs

October 3, 2019
Total Views: 283

singapore
Shipping News

Singapore Stockpiles Boatloads of 2020-Compliant Fuel

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Singapore stockpiles of low sulphur marine fuels held in floating storage are swelling ahead of a 2020

October 3, 2019
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, October 2, 2019
New Video Shows Stolt Tanker Explode in South Korea
Shipping News

New Video Shows Stolt Tanker Explode in South Korea

A new video obtained by Tradewinds shows the moment a Stolt tanker exploded while preparing for a ship-to-ship cargo transfer in Busan, South Korea over the

October 2, 2019
Total Views: 2276

Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping News

COSCO Sanctions Send U.S. to Asia Tanker Rates to Record High

By Collin Eaton and Devika Krishna Kumar HOUSTON/NEW YORK, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Freight rates for U.S. crude tankers bound for Asia hit an all-time high on

October 2, 2019
Total Views: 92

bourbon rhode
Shipping News

Fourth Body Recovered in Search for Bourbon Rhode Crew

Bourbon Offshore has confirmed that the body of a fourth Bourbon Rhode crew member has been recovered as the search for seven missing seafarer continues in the

October 2, 2019
Total Views: 79

conception boat fire
Shipping News

Owners of Conception Dive Boat Suspend Operations Amid Fire Investigation

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The owners of a dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast on Labor Day, killing 34

October 2, 2019
Total Views: 112

loose tooth iceberg
Shipping News

Gigantic Iceberg Breaks Off from Antarctica

A gigantic iceberg roughly half the size of Rhode Island has calved from an ice shelf in East Antarctica, scientists with the Australian Antarctic Division

October 2, 2019
Total Views: 341

Korolev Prospect lng tanker
Shipping News

Russia’s Lukoil Sells Rare Arctic Crude Oil to China

By Shu Zhang and Olga Yagova SINGAPORE/MOSCOW, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Russian oil producer Lukoil has sold a cargo of Varandey Blend crude to a Chinese buyer

October 2, 2019
Total Views: 109

Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbines
Shipping News

World’s Largest Wind Farm to Run on GE’s Biggest Turbines

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –The largest offshore wind farm in the world is set to run on the world’s biggest wind turbine. General Electric Co.’s

October 1, 2019
Total Views: 168

ritz carlton cruise ship
Shipping News

Ritz-Carlton’s First Luxury Cruise Ship Delayed by Shipyard

Delivery of the first ship in Ritz-Carlton’s new luxury cruise ship line has been delayed due to project cost issues and challenges with shipyard management

October 1, 2019
Total Views: 204