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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Tuesday, April 9, 2019
cargo containers
Shipping News

Zeebrugge Port Chief: Brexit Fog Worse Than No-Deal Risk

By Clare Roth ZEEBRUGGE, Belgium, April 9 (Reuters) – Uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the European Union is worse than the prospect of a

April 9, 2019
Total Views: 26

Monday, April 8, 2019
bulk carrier ballast water
Shipping News

Microbes in Ballast Water Can Show Where a Ship Came From

A rapid scan of the environmental DNA in ballast water can show whether ships are following rules meant to prevent the spread of invasive species and disease.

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 85

U.S. Coast Guard Praises Rescued Fishermen: “They did everything correctly”
Accidents

U.S. Coast Guard Praises Rescued Fishermen: “They did everything correctly”

The U.S. Coast Guard is praising three men for their emergency preparedness after their 32-foot fishing boat sank approximately 90 miles west of Naples,

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 110

dublin express containership
Shipping News

Authorities Put Dublin Express HFO Spill at 100,000 Gallons

Authorities estimate that up to 100,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil was released from the containership Dublin Express during its transit along the East Coast to

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 175

tanker rotterdam
Shipping News

IMO 2020 Seen Boosting Oil Demand

By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — Global oil demand is about to get a boost from a rule that’s supposed to help the environment. The world’s refineries

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 27

somali pirate mothership
Piracy

IMB: Piracy Incidents Fall But Kidnapping Threat Persists in Gulf of Guinea

Fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea were reported in the first three months of 2019, but risk of kidnappings continue to pose a threat to ship

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 86

Houston Ship Channel
Shipping News

Houston Ship Channel Shipping Returning to Normal After Chemical Spill, Weekend Storms

HOUSTON, April 8 (Reuters) – Ships were moving inbound and outbound on Monday morning through an area of the Houston Ship Channel that had been

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 62

Christophe de margerie
Shipping News

Russia Eyes Greater Energy Dominance as Novatek Taps Arctic

By Olga Tanas, Dina Khrennikova and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — Almost 1,500 miles from Moscow, the tiny port of Sabetta nestles in a desolate

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 62

Sunday, April 7, 2019
uscgc glacier
Shipping News

Lost in the Antarctic

By Michael Carr – They were lost. Lost in the open ocean off Antarctica. Two miles to their starboard should be the Ross Ice Shelf, a 200 ft. high

April 7, 2019
Total Views: 150

Friday, April 5, 2019
yara marine scrubber
Shipping News

Yara Installs Scrubber System on Record-Setting 80MW Ship Engine

Oslo-based Yara Marine Technologies says it has installed an inline hybrid scrubber system on board an ultra-large containership in what is believed to be the

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 100

port of rotterdam
Shipping News

Iconic Shipping Brand MacAndrews Consigned to History Books After 249 Years

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MacAndrews has become the latest iconic shipping name to be consigned to the history books. CMA CGM has lost no time in

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 227

Wärtsilä scenescan system
Shipping News

Wärtsilä Tests World’s First ‘Targetless’ DP Laser Sensor

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä says it has successfully tested what it says is the world’s first ‘targetless’ dynamic positioning (DP) laser sensor

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 115

Spinnaker SW ship
Shipping News

New Zealand Charges Captain Over Unsafe Working Practices

Maritime authorities in New Zealand have brought charges against the captain of a Panama-flagged bulk carrier for allowing his crew to work at height without

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 170

tanker underway at sea from the bridge
Shipping News

Gasoline Cargoes Traveling 16,000-Mile Reveal Dysfunctional Trade

By Jack Wittels and Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — Summer is coming to Europe and that can only mean one thing. It must be time to send the

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 41

Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
Shipping News

Cheniere Hunts U.S. LNG Export Deals with China, Trade Truce or Not

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — America’s biggest natural gas exporter is ready to sign long-term agreements with buyers in China, the world’s top

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 30

Thursday, April 4, 2019
Trump Says Trade Deal with China Could Be Four Weeks Away
Shipping News

Trump Says Trade Deal with China Could Be Four Weeks Away

By Jeff Mason and David Lawder WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday a trade deal with China was getting very

April 4, 2019
Total Views: 62

cosco containership
Shipping News

COSCO Shipping Secures IMO-Compliant Fuel Supply

SINGAPORE, April 4 (Reuters) – China Marine Bunker (PetroChina) Co Ltd, known as Chimbusco, has agreed a one-year supply deal with a COSCO Shipping Corp

April 4, 2019
Total Views: 71

tanker at sea
Shipping

IMO Works to Clamp Down on Illicit Shipping Practices

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) – The United Nations’ shipping agency is working on tougher measures to clamp down on rogue

April 4, 2019
Total Views: 66

container ship
Shipping News

Microsoft Joins Tech Race to Clean Up Shipping With Big Data

By Emily Chasan (Bloomberg) — At noon every day — when the sun is directly overhead — the world’s fleet of commercial maritime

April 4, 2019
Total Views: 79

container terminal
Shipping News

Nigeria to Build Seaports to Ease Gridlock on Lagos’s Shore

By Solape Renner and Anthony Osae-Brown (Bloomberg) — Nigeria is building a new deep-sea port and considering two additional facilities to ease

April 4, 2019
Total Views: 248