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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Friday, September 20, 2019
tanker
Shipping News

Saudi Attacks, High Demand Leaves U.S. Short on Tankers

By Collin Eaton and Jonathan Saul HOUSTON/LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) – A disruption in global oil flows following attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities has

September 20, 2019
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Shipping News

An $8 Billion Wind Farm Will Test Virginia’s Resolve to Be Green

By Christopher Martin and David R. Baker (Bloomberg) –Dominion Energy Inc.’s customers have been pressing the Virginia utility giant for years to

September 20, 2019
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
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Offshore

Dominion Proposes Largest Offshore Wind Farm in U.S.

Virginia-based electric utility provider Dominion Energy is proposing the United States’ largest offshore wind development off Virginia’s coast. The

September 19, 2019
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Imelda Disrupts U.S. Gulf Coast Energy Operations from Refineries to Terminals
Shipping News

Imelda Disrupts U.S. Gulf Coast Energy Operations from Refineries to Terminals

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Energy infrastructure on the U.S. Gulf Coast was hit hard by Tropical Storm Imelda on Thursday, as flooding

September 19, 2019
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Cruise Ships

Costa’s New Flagship Postponed at Meyer Turku

Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku is postponing delivery of Costa Cruise’s new flagship vessel, the LNG-powered Costa Smeralda, by one month, the

September 19, 2019
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Shipping News

UK Set to Open $25 Billion Lease Auction for Offshore Wind Farms

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –The U.K. is set to open the first contest in a decade intended to draw as much as 20 billion pounds ($25 billion) of

September 19, 2019
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Accidents

Golden Ray Incident: Unified Command Working on Long-Term Salvage Plan

The Unified Command responsible the Golden Ray incident in Georgia’s St. Simon Sound is developing plans to remove fuel from the vessel as crews come up with

September 19, 2019
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Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbines
Shipping News

World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbines Coming to U.S. Waters

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) –The tallest, most powerful wind turbines ever made are coming to U.S. waters care of General Electric Co.

September 19, 2019
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool
Shipping News

UK Launches Largest Offshore Wind Lease in a Decade

By Susanna Twidale LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Britain has launched its first major auction of offshore wind farm leases in a decade, offering sites with

September 18, 2019
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Shipping News

Global Container Fleet Tops 23 Million TEU as New Megaships Hit the Water

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A wave of ULCV deliveries this year has pushed the total containership fleet capacity over the 23m teu mark, with the

September 18, 2019
Total Views: 81

A support vessel is seen next to a wind turbine at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain
Shipping News

Orsted Divests Business Units for $2.3 Billion to Focus on Green Energy

Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted has agreed to divest its power distribution and two other businesses to focus on renewable energy. Ørsted said the deal

September 18, 2019
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Interesting

Ready or Not, Here Comes the Ready Reserve Force!

By Sal Mercogliano, Ph.D. – In a week punctuated by a drone missile strike on two oil production plants in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, the United States

September 18, 2019
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LNG TANKER - Sunrise
Shipping News

Next Wave of U.S. LNG Export Projects Will Be ‘Tougher’ -Blackstone

By Collin Eaton HOUSTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – The next wave of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects will be “tougher” to bring online, as

September 18, 2019
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Strait of Hormuz tankers and a military helicopter
Shipping News

Saudi Arabia Joins U.S.-Led Gulf Naval Mission

By Abbas Al Lawati (Bloomberg) –Saudi Arabia joined a U.S.-led coalition to secure sea lines vital to oil shipping in the Middle East in the aftermath of

September 18, 2019
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Vigor Kicks Off Construction on the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Landing Craft
Shipping News

Vigor Kicks Off Construction on the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Landing Craft

Vigor has officially kicked off construction on the next generation of landing watercraft for the U.S. Army at its new aluminum fabrication facility in

September 17, 2019
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Shipping News

Failure to Recoup Higher Low Sulphur Fuel Costs Could See Container Lines Blanking More Sailings

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – With IMO 2020 0.5% sulphur cap on marine fuel just over 100 days from becoming law a leading shipping analyst has warned

September 17, 2019
Total Views: 65

U.S. Orders Large-Scale Turbo Activation Exercise of Ready Reserve Force Ships
Interesting

U.S. Orders Large-Scale Turbo Activation Exercise of Ready Reserve Force Ships

The U.S. Department of Defense has ordered a large-scale turbo activation of ships in the U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Ready Reserve Force

September 17, 2019
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Shipping News

Oil Trims Losses on Conflicting Signals About Saudi Recovery

By David Marino and Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — Oil pared an earlier decline on contradicting reports about when Saudi Arabia will restore production

September 17, 2019
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Shipping News

Sovcomflot CEO to Step Down, Assume Role of Board Chairman

By Gleb Stolyarov and Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Sergei Frank will step down as president and chief executive of Russian

September 17, 2019
Total Views: 64

Monday, September 16, 2019
Elaine Chao
Interesting

House Panel Probing Transportation Secretary Chao’s Ties to Family Shipping Business

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Monday demanded documents from Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao

September 16, 2019
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