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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Tuesday, February 27, 2018
North Korea oil transfers at sea
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Japan Suspects North Korea of Another Sanctions Breach at Sea

TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Japan has discovered another North Korean tanker it suspects of transferring goods with a vessel in defiance of U.N. Security

February 27, 2018
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Monday, February 26, 2018
Corinth Canal Greece
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Famously Skinny Corinth Canal Shut Due to Rockfall

ATHENS, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Greece on Monday closed the Corinth canal after a rockfall that followed heavy rain, temporarily blocking a transit route used

February 26, 2018
Total Views: 289

TOTE Maritime Completes ‘Phase 1’ of Orca-class LNG Conversions
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TOTE Maritime Completes ‘Phase 1’ of Orca-class LNG Conversions

TOTE Maritime’s Alaska shipping division has completed the first of four conversion periods for its two Orca class vessels as part of the project to

February 26, 2018
Total Views: 282

seadrill falls
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Seadrill Reaches Joint Restructuring Deal with Creditors

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Tom Hals OSLO/WILMINGTON, Del., Feb 26 (Reuters) – Shipping tycoon John Fredriksen has reached an agreement with a majority

February 26, 2018
Total Views: 78

Bulk Carrier Towed to Seattle After Main Engine Explosion
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Bulk Carrier Towed to Seattle After Main Engine Explosion

A 653-foot bulk carrier was towed to Seattle, Washington on Saturday after a minor main engine explosion left the ship adrift with 21 crew members onboard. The

February 26, 2018
Total Views: 92

Canadian Navy Ship Spills Nearly 8,000 Gallons of Fuel Oil Into Strait of Georgia
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Canadian Navy Ship Spills Nearly 8,000 Gallons of Fuel Oil Into Strait of Georgia

Canadian authorities are working to clean up nearly 8,000 gallons of marine fuel oil that was spilled from the Canadian navy ship HMCS Calgary in the Strait of

February 26, 2018
Total Views: 104

oil tanker
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Supertankers Sailing from U.S. to Cut Time, Money and Traders

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Big oil tankers sailing from the U.S. are set to bring along some benefits for refiners in Asia while allowing them to

February 26, 2018
Total Views: 58

CMA CGM to Set Up Cold Storage Facility at London Gateway
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CMA CGM to Set Up Cold Storage Facility at London Gateway

French shipping giant CMA CGM has reached a long-term agreement with DP World London Gateway on the lease of a 107,155 sq ft climate-controlled warehouse

February 26, 2018
Total Views: 1323

Sunday, February 25, 2018
USGS map of the February 25, 2018 earthquake, Papua New Guinea.
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Powerful Earthquake Disrupts Papua New Guinea Oil and Gas Operations

By Charlotte Greenfield and Sonali Paul WELLINGTON/MELBOURNE, Feb 26 (Reuters) – A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s

February 25, 2018
Total Views: 63

U.S. Preparing High-Seas Crackdown on North Korea Sanctions Evaders -Sources
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U.S. Preparing High-Seas Crackdown on North Korea Sanctions Evaders -Sources

By Matt Spetalnick, Phil Stewart and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The Trump administration and key Asian allies are preparing to

February 25, 2018
Total Views: 34

Friday, February 23, 2018
oil tanker at anchor
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U.S. Sues to Block Wilhelmsen’s Acquisition of Rival Drew Marine

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday it would challenge in court the Norwegian company Wilhelmsen Maritime

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 45

Tugboat Sinks Off Maine After Colliding with Tug Towing It
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Tugboat Sinks Off Maine After Colliding with Tug Towing It

An 80-tugboat sank off the coast of Portland, Maine on Wednesday after colliding with a second tug that was towing it at the time, the U.S. Coast Guard

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 132

saipem 12000 drillship
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Cyprus Says Turkey Blocking Drillship in Eastern Mediterranean Drilling Standoff

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Cyprus accused Turkey on Friday of threatening to use force against a drillship chartered by Italy’s

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 81

global fishing map
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Scientists Use AIS Data to Map Global Fishing Activity in Extraordinary Detail

Using satellite tracking, machine learning and common ship-tracking technology, scientists from UC Santa Barbara teamed up with colleagues at Global Fishing

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 156

Chemical Tanker Attacked by Pirates Off Coast of Somalia
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Chemical Tanker Attacked by Pirates Off Coast of Somalia

A Singapore-flagged chemical tanker was attacked by armed pirates off the coast of Somalia on Friday, but the attack was repelled after the ship’s armed

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 239

U.S. Targets Shipping Companies, Vessels in ‘Largest-Ever’ Sanctions Against North Korea
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U.S. Targets Shipping Companies, Vessels in ‘Largest-Ever’ Sanctions Against North Korea

By Steve Holland and Christine Kim WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was imposing its largest package of

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 38

offshore supply vessel
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Haunted by Oil Slump, Singapore’s Otto Marine Buckles Under Debt

By Andrea Tan and David Yong (Bloomberg) — A Singapore shipping company rescued by its chairman just over a year ago faces collapse unless the courts

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 191

An LNG carrier at night
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LNG Rollercoaster Seen Getting Wilder Until China Builds Storage

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — The rollercoaster that drags liquefied natural gas prices higher as demand jumps in the northern hemisphere winter is

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 31

Thursday, February 22, 2018
USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams
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NASSCO Delivers ‘Floating Sea Base’ USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams to U.S. Navy

General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the second mobile afloat ‘sea base’ to the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command. The USNS Hershel

February 22, 2018
Total Views: 258

ship breaking in Chittagong, Bangladesh
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NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 80% of Tonnage Sold for Scrap in 2017 Ended Up on South Asia’s Beaches

Of the 835 large ocean-going commercial ships that were sold for scrap in 2017, a total of 543 ships were intentionally run ashore and dismantled by hand at

February 22, 2018
Total Views: 442