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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Maersk to Test AI-Powered Situational Awareness System Aboard a Containership
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Maersk to Test AI-Powered Situational Awareness System Aboard a Containership

Maersk Line will test what is claimed to be the world’s first AI-powered situational awareness system aboard one of its containerships. The world’s largest

April 25, 2018
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Incident Video: Bulk Carrier Crashes Into Dock at Argentine Grain Hub
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Incident Video: Bulk Carrier Crashes Into Dock at Argentine Grain Hub

Update: Shipping agent Marítima Heinlein S.A. has issued the following statement on the incident: Regret to inform you that on 24th/April around 2315 hrs, the

April 25, 2018
Total Views: 241

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Japanese LNG Carrier Takes `First of Many’ U.S. Gas Cargoes in Nod to Trump

By Ryan Collins (Bloomberg) — The giant Japanese gas tanker LNG Sakura is doing its share to appease President Donald Trump’s frustration

April 25, 2018
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Record Nine Tons of Cocaine Seized from Container at Port of Algeciras
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Record Nine Tons of Cocaine Seized from Container at Port of Algeciras

Spanish authorities seized nearly nine tons of cocaine found in a container on board a ship at the port of Algeciras. So far five people have been arrested in

April 25, 2018
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World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbines to Be Installed Offshore Belgium

MHI Vestas has been awarded a contract to install the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbines off the coast of Belgium. The installation of the

April 25, 2018
Total Views: 138

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Coast Guard Urges Caution as North Atlantic Right Whales Spotted Off Massachusetts

The U.S. Coast Guard is advising ships and mariners in New England to head caution as multiple groups of endangered North Atlantic right whales have been

April 25, 2018
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Singapore Awards $1.1 Billion Contract for Phase 2 of Tuas Mega-Port Project
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Singapore Awards $1.1 Billion Contract for Phase 2 of Tuas Mega-Port Project

By Aradhana Aravindan and Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, April 25 (Reuters) – Singapore on Wednesday announced a $1.1 billion plan to expand and modernise

April 25, 2018
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Keppel Set to Deliver South East Asia’s First LNG-Powered Tug

Singaporean shipbuilder Keppel Offshore & Marine is on track to deliver South East Asia’s first dual-fuel LNG tug to Keppel Smit Towage. The tug was

April 25, 2018
Total Views: 132

Singapore Bunker Fuel Market Rallies on Tight Supplies, Quality Issues
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Singapore Bunker Fuel Market Rallies on Tight Supplies, Quality Issues

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, April 25 (Reuters) – The Singapore fuel oil market has rallied this week as inventories have dropped at the same time that

April 25, 2018
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Baltic Exchange Sets Course Towards Grains, Gas and Even Air Freight

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange, owned by Singapore Exchange, plans to launch new indexes for grains, gas and

April 25, 2018
Total Views: 98

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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PHOTOS: Giant Ship-to-Shore Cranes Parked Off New York

A heavy lift ship carrying four giant ship-to-shore cranes is at anchor off Brooklyn, New York awaiting the green light to pass below the Verrazano-Narrows

April 24, 2018
Total Views: 281

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Missing FWN Rapide Crew Member Found Safe on Ship in Nigeria

One of twelve crew members thought to be kidnapped by pirates off the coast Nigeria has been found safe aboard the vessel, ship manager ForestWave said

April 24, 2018
Total Views: 119

OOCL and Microsoft to Develop Artificial Intelligence Applications for the Shipping Industry
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OOCL and Microsoft to Develop Artificial Intelligence Applications for the Shipping Industry

Hong Kong-based shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has teamed up with Microsoft’s research arm in Asia to advance the application of

April 24, 2018
Total Views: 130

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China-Bound U.S. Sorghum Cargoes Diverted to Saudi Arabia, Japan

By Maha El Dahan and Karl Plume DUBAI/CHICAGO, April 24 (Reuters) – Four U.S. sorghum shipments initially bound for China have been diverted to other

April 24, 2018
Total Views: 36

Shipbroker Clarkson’s Shares Tank on Profit Warning in ‘Challenging Environment’
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Shipbroker Clarkson’s Shares Tank on Profit Warning in ‘Challenging Environment’

Clarkson Plc’s share price crashed Monday after the London-based shipbroker announced that profits for the year are now forecast to come in below

April 24, 2018
Total Views: 208

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Ocean Rig Postpones Delivery of Newbuild Drillship Ocean Rig Santorini at Samsung Heavy

Offshore driller Ocean Rig has announced it has reached a deal with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries to postpone the delivery of the newbuild

April 24, 2018
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Wartsila Misses Earnings Expectations Amid Geopolitical Uncertainty; Eyes Rolls-Royce Marine Business

HELSINKI, April 24 (Reuters) – Finnish ship technology and power plant maker Wartsila missed first-quarter earnings expectations on Tuesday and said

April 24, 2018
Total Views: 36

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Port of Rotterdam May Start Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in June

SINGAPORE, April 24 (Reuters) – The port of Rotterdam expects to see its first ship-to-ship (STS) liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling operation in

April 24, 2018
Total Views: 72

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Kirby Executive Chairman Joseph Pyne to Retire

Houston-based Kirby Corporation has announced the retirement of Joseph Pyne as Executive Chairman after 40 years with the company. Pyne’s retirement will

April 24, 2018
Total Views: 106

Monday, April 23, 2018
Photos: Aasta Hansteen Spar Tow-Away from Stord, Norway
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Photos: Aasta Hansteen Spar Tow-Away from Stord, Norway

Five tugs with a combined 150,000 horsepower have started the 500 nautical mile tow-out of the giant Aasta Hansteen spar platform from Stord, Norway to the

April 23, 2018
Total Views: 163