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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
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Good Times Roll for Container Lessors as Carriers Shy Away from Buying Equipment

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container lessors are enjoying a purple patch, as demand remains strong, driven by solid growth in global container

May 2, 2018
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Tuesday, May 1, 2018
offshore platforms
Offshore

New Oil and Gas Decommissioning Consortium Launched

Lloyd’s Register (LR), WorleyParsons, and Ardent have teamed up to launch a new consortium targeting the global oil and gas decommissioning market. The

May 1, 2018
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New Cranes Arrive at APM Terminals in Port of New York and New Jersey
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New Cranes Arrive at APM Terminals in Port of New York and New Jersey

APM Terminals’ facility in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey has taken delivery of four giant ship-to-shore gantry cranes to help serve the ever-larger ships

May 1, 2018
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DP World, Virgin Hyperloop One to Build Hyperloop System for Cargo Deliveries
Shipping News

DP World, Virgin Hyperloop One to Build Hyperloop System for Cargo Deliveries

DP World and Virgin Hyperloop One have partnered to create new global company seeking to revolutionize global freight transportation using the futuristic

May 1, 2018
Total Views: 142

viking grace rotor sail
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LNG-Powered Viking Grace Now Using Rotor Sail for Wind-Assisted Propulsion

The LNG-powered ferry is the first passenger ship in the world equipped with a rotor sail for wind-assisted propulsion. Viking Line has installed a rotor sail

May 1, 2018
Total Views: 200

yamal transfer in zeebrugge
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Ship Photo of the Day – First Ship-to-Ship Transfer of Yamal LNG in Port of Zeebrugge

The ice-class LNG carrier Eduard Atoll was in the port of Zeebrugge on Tuesday conducting the first ship-to-ship transfer of liquified natural gas from the

May 1, 2018
Total Views: 123

jack-up drilling rig
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Borr Drilling Sells Fourteen Older Jack-Up Rigs Tied to Paragon Offshore Acquisition

Norwegian drilling contractor Borr Drilling has sold 14 old jack-up rigs tied to its acquisition of Paragon Offshore. The rigs will be sold to non-drilling

May 1, 2018
Total Views: 405

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Maersk Tankers Confirms Order for Six Newbuilds in China

Maersk Tankers has place an order for six tanker newbuildings in China, kicking off a newbuild program that could grow to include more vessels. Maersk Product

May 1, 2018
Total Views: 81

auger tension leg platform
Offshore

As Oil Hits $75, Shell Seeks Deepwater Costs at $40 or Below

The Big Oil playbook has been straightforward for decades: Higher prices mean offshore projects that are further, deeper, more complex than ever before. It’s

May 1, 2018
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Monday, April 30, 2018
‘First of Many’: Ship Carrying LNG from U.S. East Coast to Japan Transits the Panama Canal
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‘First of Many’: Ship Carrying LNG from U.S. East Coast to Japan Transits the Panama Canal

The first shipment of liquefied natural gas from Dominion Energy’s Cove Point LNG export terminal on the U.S. East Coast has completed its transit of the

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 126

Tug Towing Iceberg
Interesting

The Guy Who Raised the Costa Concordia Wants to Wrangle Icebergs to Help Cape Town’s Water Crisis

By Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG, April 30 (Reuters) – Marine salvage experts are floating a plan to tug icebergs from Antarctica to South Africa’s

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 236

Biggest Wave Ever Surfed
Shipping News

WATCH: Surfer Rides 80-Foot Wave, Setting New World Record

Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa has set a new world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. The record-setting ride took place last November when Koxa was towed

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 206

ONE Container ship
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ONE Unveils Strategy for Billion-Dollar Cost Savings and Million-Dollar Profits

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Japanese shipping groups K Line, MOL and NYK, now operating as the Ocean Network Express (ONE) joint-venture, have

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 134

shipping containers
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Biggest Indian Cargo Company Wants to Build an Uber for Shipping

By P R Sanjai (Bloomberg) — Allcargo Logistics Ltd. is emulating Uber Technologies Inc. to boost its business of sharing marine containers. A unit of the

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 38

Thwaites Glacier.Credit: NSF photo
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Scientists Study Antarctic Glacier, Hoping to Crack Sea Level Risks

OSLO, April 30 (Reuters) – Britain and the United States launched a $25 million project on Monday to study the risks of a collapse of a giant glacier in

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 45

offshore wind turbines
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Taiwan Emerging as Battleground to Expand Offshore Wind in Asia

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, April 30 (Reuters) – Taiwan is becoming the next battleground for the world’s top offshore wind developers as

April 30, 2018
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Sunday, April 29, 2018
Drilling Mud Spills from Transocean Barents Off Newfoundland and Labrador
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Drilling Mud Spills from Transocean Barents Off Newfoundland and Labrador

Drilling has been halted on the semi-subermisible drilling rig Transocean Barents after drilling fluid was spilled during operations off Newfoundland and

April 29, 2018
Total Views: 214

Friday, April 27, 2018
deepwater horizon blowout
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Trump Administration Moving to Relax Some Offshore Drilling Rules Put in Place After Deepwater Horizon

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is moving to relax some offshore drilling requirements imposed in response to the

April 27, 2018
Total Views: 52

MAIB: Pilots’ ‘Very Limited Local Knowledge’ Led to Bulker’s Groundings in UAE
Accidents

MAIB: Pilots’ ‘Very Limited Local Knowledge’ Led to Bulker’s Groundings in UAE

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released its report into the groundings of the UK registered bulk carrier Umm Al Qaywayn, United Arab Emirates.

April 27, 2018
Total Views: 108

Maersk Supply Service AHTS Embarks on Deep Sea Mining Study in Pacific
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Maersk Supply Service AHTS Embarks on Deep Sea Mining Study in Pacific

A Maersk Supply Service AHTS has departed San Diego on its first deep sea mineral study in the ultra-deep waters of the Pacific Ocean. The departure marks

April 27, 2018
Total Views: 238