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Thursday, March 8, 2018
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Trump’s ‘Trade War’ Threat Could Damage Transpacific Shipping

By Gavin van Marle in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – The risk posed by Donald Trump’s appetite for a trade war with China could derail what promises to be

March 8, 2018
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NOAA’s New Marine Forecast Product Improves Weather Forecasts and Safety at Sea
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NOAA’s New Marine Forecast Product Improves Weather Forecasts and Safety at Sea

By Tom Cuff, Director, NOAA’s Ocean Prediction Center NOAA’s Ocean Prediction Center (OPC) rolled out a new forecast product suite this week to provide

March 8, 2018
Total Views: 154

USS John S. McCain Collision Caused by Destroyer’s ‘Sudden Turn to Port’, Singapore Investigation Says
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USS John S. McCain Collision Caused by Destroyer’s ‘Sudden Turn to Port’, Singapore Investigation Says

SINGAPORE, March 8 (Reuters) – A U.S. guided missile destroyer’s deadly collision with an oil tanker near Singapore in 2017 was caused by “a

March 8, 2018
Total Views: 277

U.S. Fund Manager to Launch First ETF for Shipping Futures
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U.S. Fund Manager to Launch First ETF for Shipping Futures

By Jonathan Saul and Maiya Keidan LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) – U.S.-based fund manager Breakwave Advisors is launching the first exchange-traded fund

March 8, 2018
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Trump Says U.S. to Be Very Flexible on Tariffs He Plans to Sign Today

By Justin Sink (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump will sign an order on Thursday over steel and aluminum tariffs that he said could spare certain

March 8, 2018
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Australian Beachgoers Find World’s Oldest Message in a Bottle 132 Years After Being Tossed from German Ship
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Australian Beachgoers Find World’s Oldest Message in a Bottle 132 Years After Being Tossed from German Ship

MELBOURNE, March 7 (Reuters) – The oldest known message in a bottle was found on an Australian beach 132 years after being thrown from a German ship in

March 7, 2018
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PONANT Expedition Cruise Ships
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PONANT Places Orders for Two More Luxury Expedition Cruise Ships at VARD

Global shipbuilder VARD has announced it has secured contracts for the design and construction of two additional luxury expedition cruise ships for the French

March 7, 2018
Total Views: 122

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Norway’s $1 Trillion Wealth Fund Reveals Thinking on Oil Risk

By Mikael Holter and Sveinung Sleire (Bloomberg) — The man running the world’s biggest wealth fund said snapping up oil stocks now could pay

March 7, 2018
Total Views: 34

MAERSK HONAM FIRE
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Maersk Honam Fire: Evacuated Crew Member Dies from Injuries

An evacuated crew member from the 2017-built container ship Maersk Honam has died from injuries sustained during the major fire that broke out aboard the

March 7, 2018
Total Views: 202

Notice to Mariners: Changes to NOAA Marine Products Could Make Heavy Weather Avoidance More Difficult
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Notice to Mariners: Changes to NOAA Marine Products Could Make Heavy Weather Avoidance More Difficult

Lee Chesneau is a senior marine meteorologist, lecturer, & a graduate from the University of Wisconsin (Madison).   Lee has had a distinguished

March 7, 2018
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‘Lady Lex’ Found: Five Facts on the Discovery of the WW2 Warship USS Lexington
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‘Lady Lex’ Found: Five Facts on the Discovery of the WW2 Warship USS Lexington

March 7 (Reuters) – The wreck of the USS Lexington, an American warship sunk in a Pacific naval battle during the Second World War, has been found by a

March 7, 2018
Total Views: 519

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
MAERSK HONAM FIRE
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Major Fire on Ultra-Large Containership Maersk Honam in Arabian Sea, Situation ‘Critical’

Update: Evacuated Crew Member Dies from Injuries An ultra-large containership belonging to container shipping giant Maersk has suffered what is being described

March 6, 2018
Total Views: 501

uscgc polar star
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U.S. Navy Releases Proposal Request for Coast Guard’s New Heavy Polar Icebreaker

The U.S. Navy, in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard, has released a request for proposal for the advance procurement and detail design work for the

March 6, 2018
Total Views: 78

kea trader salvage
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Shanghai Salvage Awarded Contract to Kea Trader from Durand Reef

After a four-month tender process, Shanghai Salvage Company has been awarded the contract to remove the stricken cargo ship Kea Trader from a reef near New

March 6, 2018
Total Views: 272

expanded Panama Canal 3000
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Expanded Panama Canal Marks 3,000 Vessel Crossings

More than 3,000 vessels have now transited the Expanded Panama Canal less than two years since the new locks opened for business, the Panama Canal Authority

March 6, 2018
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How this Navigation Light Uses the Moiré Effect to Guide Ships Home
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How this Navigation Light Uses the Moiré Effect to Guide Ships Home

The little-known moiré effect is the basis of this marker that helps mariners navigate hazards in port or close to shore. In this video, the host explains

March 6, 2018
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Dominican Republic to Join Caribbean Energy Exploration Rush

By Ezra Fieser (Bloomberg) — The Dominican Republic expects to draw interest from energy titans BP Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. when it opens the country to

March 6, 2018
Total Views: 53

Monday, March 5, 2018
Maersk Shanghai loses containers
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Maersk Line Addresses Loss of Containers from Ship Off U.S. East Coast

The world’s largest container shipping company, Maersk Line, issued a statement Monday regarding the loss of containers from one of its vessels during

March 5, 2018
Total Views: 446

MSC Containership Collides with RoRo in the Netherlands
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MSC Containership Collides with RoRo in the Netherlands

Authorities in the Netherlands are investigating a collision involving an MSC containership and a DFDS roll-on/roll-off cargo ship over the weekend. The

March 5, 2018
Total Views: 137

Statoil Enters Offshore Wind Market in Poland
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Statoil Enters Offshore Wind Market in Poland

Norway’s Statoil has signed an agreement with Polish power company Polenergia to acquire a 50% interest in the two early phase offshore wind development

March 5, 2018
Total Views: 56