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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Monday, July 22, 2019
oil tanker
Shipping News

Provoking Iran Over Tanker Can Blow a Hole in Global Oil Flows

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg Opinion) –The capture of the Stena Impero shows just how easy it is for Iran to hamper shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. At

July 22, 2019
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A boat of Iranian Revolutionary Guard sails next to Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, at Bandar Abbas port
Shipping News

Britain Calls for European Naval Mission to Counter Iran’s “Piracy”

By Michael Georgy and Kylie MacLellan DUBAI/LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) – Britain called on Monday for a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping

July 22, 2019
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Stock photo of a tanker at sea
Shipping News

Millions of Barrels of Iran Oil Are Sitting in China’s Ports

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) –Tankers are offloading millions of barrels of Iranian oil into storage tanks at Chinese ports, creating a hoard of crude

July 22, 2019
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stena impero seized by iran
Shipping News

Iran Says Stena Impero Crew in Good Health

By Nidhi Verma and Jose Devasia NEW DELHI/KOCHI, July 22 (Reuters) – All crew members of a British-flagged tanker that Iran seized on Friday are safe and

July 22, 2019
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Sunday, July 21, 2019
Stena Impero
Shipping News

Britain Weighs Response to Gulf Tanker Crisis with Few Good Options

By Parisa Hafezi and Peter Graff DUBAI/LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) – Britain was weighing its next moves in the Gulf tanker crisis on Sunday, with few

July 21, 2019
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apollo 11 bootprint
Interesting

One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for the Merchant Marine

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano – As we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of mankind’s first steps upon the lunar surface, many have focused their

July 21, 2019
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loran-c receiver
Shipping News

Carr: Loran C Lines in the Fog

Wayne was steering and I was navigating, but I knew we were not navigating in the way Bowditch defines the art and science of this endeavor. We were making

July 21, 2019
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Saturday, July 20, 2019
Stena Impero
Shipping News

UK Calls Iran’s Seizure of Tanker a “Hostile Act”

By Babak Dehghanpisheh and William Schomberg GENEVA/LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) – Britain denounced the Iranian seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in

July 20, 2019
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Friday, July 19, 2019
The Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk
Interesting

Iranian Forces Seize Two U.K.-Linked Tankers as Tensions Soar

By Golnar Motevalli, Nick Wadhams and Tim Ross (Bloomberg) –Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a British oil tanker and a Liberian-flagged ship in

July 19, 2019
Total Views: 75

Jeremy Hunt
Shipping News

Stena Impero: Britain Calls Emergency National Security Meeting

LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) – Britain said Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz was

July 19, 2019
Total Views: 28

west gemini drillship
Offshore

Seadrill’s West Gemini Awarded Contract in West Africa

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has announced a contract award from an undisclosed customer for its ultra-deepwater drillship West Gemini in West Africa.

July 19, 2019
Total Views: 166

deepwater wind block island wind farm
Shipping News

New York Signs America’s Biggest-Ever Offshore Wind Deals

By Will Wade and Millicent Dent (Bloomberg) –New York has signed the biggest-ever deals for offshore wind power in U.S. history, a key part of the

July 19, 2019
Total Views: 68

uss boxer
Shipping News

Iran Denies Losing Drone in Strait of Hormuz

By Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland DUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) – The United States and Iran were at odds on Friday about a U.S. assertion that

July 19, 2019
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container shipping
Shipping News

Brexit Uncertainty Driving Shipowners to Ditch UK Flag

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Uncertainty around Brexit may be making its mark, but the loss of vessels this year from the UK Ship Register may

July 19, 2019
Total Views: 46

Thursday, July 18, 2019
An MV-22 Osprey aircraft lands on the deck of the USS Boxer (LHD-4) in the Arabian Sea off Oman
Shipping News

Trump Says U.S. Navy ‘Destroyed’ Iranian Drone in Strait of Hormuz

By Steve Holland and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday that a U.S. Navy ship had “destroyed” an

July 18, 2019
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offshore wind farm
Shipping News

New York Selects Winning Bidders in Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Agreement

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has executed the United States’ largest offshore wind agreement, announcing the winning bidders in the state’s

July 18, 2019
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An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman
Shipping News

United States’ Gulf Maritime Proposal Won’t Be Military Coalition Against Iran, Pentagon official

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) – The United States is not aiming to set up a military coalition against Iran with its new security

July 18, 2019
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Canada Sentences Kirby to $2.2 Million Fine for Nathan E. Stewart Spill
Interesting

Canada Sentences Kirby to $2.2 Million Fine for Nathan E. Stewart Spill

A Canadian court has sentenced Houston-based Kirby Corporation to pay a $2.2 million fine after the company pleaded guilty to charges related to the 2016

July 18, 2019
Total Views: 177

ship breaking in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Shipping News

Germany Accedes to Hong Kong Convention for Safe Ship Recycling

Germany has become the latest country to accede to IMO’s treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling, known as the Hong Kong Convention.

July 18, 2019
Total Views: 79

Singapore anchorage
Shipping News

Singapore Fuel Inventories Fall Ahead of IMO 2020

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, July 18 (Reuters) – Oil product inventories in the Singapore storage and trading hub fell to an eight-month low in the

July 18, 2019
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