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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Tuesday, April 2, 2019
panama canal new locks
Shipping News

Brazilian Port Operators Seeking Ways to Reduce Panama Canal Tariffs

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, April 2 (Reuters) – Brazilian port operators including units of global grain traders Cargill Ltd and Bunge Ltd will unveil a

April 2, 2019
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hurricane from space
Shipping News

Wall Street Embraces Weather Risk in New Era of Storms, Drought

By Brian K. Sullivan, Alexandra Semenova and Eric Roston (Bloomberg) — Every uptick in wind speed along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline is of enormous

April 2, 2019
Total Views: 67

maersk alabama lifeboat
Shipping News

Maersk Alabama Hijacking: Ten Years Later, Could It Happen Again?

Next Tuesday, April 9, marks the 10th anniversary of the hijacking of the U.S.-flagged freighter Maersk Alabama. It was the first time in more than 200 years

April 2, 2019
Total Views: 2149

maersk ship
Shipping News

Maersk Management Given Time to Turn Around ‘Supertanker’

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, April 2 (Reuters) – The main shareholder and the chairman of Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk both

April 2, 2019
Total Views: 40

Monday, April 1, 2019
jan de nul parana river dredging
Shipping News

Jan de Nul Finds Lucrative Side Business Selling Dredged Sand for Argentina’s Shale Push

By Jonathan Gilbert (Bloomberg) — Sand shoveled out of an Argentina river used to transport soybeans will soon reappear 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) away

April 1, 2019
Total Views: 129

oasis of the seas shipyard accident
Interesting

Oasis of the Seas Involved in Dry Dock Accident at Grand Bahama Shipyard

A large crane collapsed onto the deck of one of the world’s largest cruise ships as it was undergoing repairs in a floating dry dock at the Grand Bahama

April 1, 2019
Total Views: 2594

Kongsberg Completes Acquisition of Rolls-Royce Marine
Shipping News

Kongsberg Completes Acquisition of Rolls-Royce Marine

Norwegian technology group Kongsberg Gruppen announced on Monday it has completed its acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (RRCM). Officially part of

April 1, 2019
Total Views: 211

Viking River Cruise Ship and Chemical Tanker Collide Near Antwerp
Interesting

Viking River Cruise Ship and Chemical Tanker Collide Near Antwerp

A chemical tanker and a Viking inland cruise ship collided on the Western Scheldt near the Port of Antwerp on Monday, causing damage to both vessels. Viking

April 1, 2019
Total Views: 542

USS Cole
Shipping News

US Supreme Court Turns Away Families of Dead USS Cole Sailors in Sudan Suit

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a bid by family members of 17 U.S. sailors killed in the 2000 al

April 1, 2019
Total Views: 53

Sunday, March 31, 2019
drillship
Shipping News

U.S. Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Opening Arctic, Atlantic Areas to Oil and Gas Leasing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 30 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Alaska has overturned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to open vast areas of the Arctic

March 31, 2019
Total Views: 84

Friday, March 29, 2019
Bibby WaveMaster Horizon launch
Shipping News

Damen Launches Second Walk-to-Work SOV for Bibby Marine

Damen has launched the second walk-to-work Service Operations Vessel (SOV), named Bibby WaveMaster Horizon, for Bibby Marine Service. The vessel was launched

March 29, 2019
Total Views: 102

semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
Offshore

Deep-Water Oil Explorers Push Ahead in Mexico

By Amy Stillman (Bloomberg) — International oil companies including Malaysia’s Petronas, U.S. independent Murphy Oil Corp. and Spain’s Repsol SA are

March 29, 2019
Total Views: 48

durban port harbor deepening
Shipping News

LR Launches Noise Notation to Quiet Ships in Port

Classification society Lloyd’s Register has released a new noise notation to meet the increasing demand for noise control from ships in port. LR

March 29, 2019
Total Views: 127

cargo containers
Ports

Flexport Launches Container Sharing Service

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Shippers will no longer be faced with the choice of booking either a full container load (FCL) or a

March 29, 2019
Total Views: 152

hyundai merchant marine
Shipping News

World’s Biggest Boxships Will Be Fitted with Scrubbers

Hyundai Merchant Marine will fit its 23,000 TEU megaships with exhaust gas cleaning systems to meet the International Maritime Organization’s low sulphur

March 29, 2019
Total Views: 89

cosco containership
Shipping News

COSCO Flags Risks from Oil Price, Trade Dispute as Profit Halves

SHANGHAI, March 29 (Reuters) – China’s COSCO Shipping Holdings Co Ltd said trade frictions and high oil prices pose risks for the global shipping

March 29, 2019
Total Views: 32

maersk supply service vessel
Shipping News

Maersk Ditches Offshore Services Sale in Blow to Simplification

COPENHAGEN, March 29 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Friday it had abandoned plans to sell its offshore services business, blaming tough market

March 29, 2019
Total Views: 60

Thursday, March 28, 2019
vlcc tanker
Shipping News

Proposed $1 Billion Corpus Christi Oil Export Terminal Moves Forward

HOUSTON, March 28 (Reuters) – A proposed $1 billion deepwater oil-export project moved ahead on Thursday with U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group

March 28, 2019
Total Views: 44

Accidents

MAIB: Poor Watchkeeping Led to Collision Between Ro-Ro and Cruiser in the Solent

The UK Maritime Accident Investigation Branch says that poor watchkeeping contributed to last September’s collision between the ro-ro passenger ferry and

March 28, 2019
Total Views: 195

migrants hijack tanker
Piracy

Hijacking of Oil Tanker Is a Turning Point in the Migrant Crisis

By Caroline Alexander (Bloomberg) — Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called them “pirates.” But the women and children who

March 28, 2019
Total Views: 67