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Tuesday, August 15, 2017
UK-Flagged Bulk Carrier Adrift in Atlantic Ocean After Fire
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UK-Flagged Bulk Carrier Adrift in Atlantic Ocean After Fire

The crew of a UK-flagged bulk carrier has been evacuated after a fire broke out in a cargo hold off Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Spain’s Salvamento

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 120

Transocean’s Songa Offshore Deal Is Biggest in Oil Downturn
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Transocean’s Songa Offshore Deal Is Biggest in Oil Downturn

By Mikael Holter and David Wethe (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. agreed to buy Songa Offshore SE in the biggest offshore drilling industry deal since oil

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 52

WATCH: AIS Animation Shows CSCL Jupiter Grounding and Salvage
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WATCH: AIS Animation Shows CSCL Jupiter Grounding and Salvage

Check out this animation from Genscape Vesseltracker showing the AIS track of the 366-meter containership CSCL Jupiter when it ran aground on Monday in

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 579

WATCH: Battered by Waves, British Coastguard Makes Daring Rescue
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WATCH: Battered by Waves, British Coastguard Makes Daring Rescue

The UK Coastguard has released some incredible video showing the daring helicopter rescue of three people from rugged cliffs on the southwest coast of England.

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 87

Another Megaship Grounding Pushes Salvors to Their Limits
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Another Megaship Grounding Pushes Salvors to Their Limits

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Another ultra-large container vessel has run aground in North Europe, again raising questions about the ability of

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 260

songa offshore
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Transocean to Buy Norwegian Rig Firm Songa Offshore for $1.1 Billion

By Terje Solsvik OSLO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Transocean, one of the world’s biggest drilling rig operators, has agreed to buy Norwegian competitor

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 76

Monday, August 14, 2017
Amateur Drone Pilot Makes Unauthorized Landing on Deck of Britain’s Biggest Aircraft Carrier
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Amateur Drone Pilot Makes Unauthorized Landing on Deck of Britain’s Biggest Aircraft Carrier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10wYWKUq2e8&t=13s An amateur drone pilot has sparked a security review of Britain’s biggest and most technologically

August 14, 2017
Total Views: 110

CSCL Jupiter hard aground
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Large Containership Runs Aground on Scheldt River Near Antwerp – UPDATE

Shipping traffic to and from the port of Antwerp was suspended Monday after a large containership failed to make a turn and ran aground on the Scheldt river.

August 14, 2017
Total Views: 2461

FILE PHOTO: Migrants on a dinghy are rescued by "Save the Children" NGO crew from the ship Vos Hestia in the Mediterranean sea off Libya coast
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More NGOs Suspend Mediterranean Migrant Rescues Over Safety Fears

By Gavin Jones ROME, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Two more aid groups have suspended migrant rescues in the Mediterranean, joining Doctors Without Borders, because

August 14, 2017
Total Views: 45

Friday, August 11, 2017
LNG bunkering vessel
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Seagoing LNG Bunkering Vessel Arrives in Rotterdam

The new seagoing LNG bunkering vessel Cardissa has arrived at the port of Rotterdam where it will supply LNG fuel to a wide range of vessels on behalf of

August 11, 2017
Total Views: 188

right whale
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Canada Orders Ships to Reduce Speed to Prevent Whale Strikes

TORONTO, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Certain ships are being ordered to reduce speed because of the deaths of at least 10 North Atlantic right whales in

August 11, 2017
Total Views: 65

American Bulk Carrier Aground on St. Marys River
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American Bulk Carrier Aground on St. Marys River

The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring a 629-foot U.S. cargo ship that ran aground on the St. Marys River on Wednesday. The merchant vessel, Calumet, departed

August 11, 2017
Total Views: 105

gigantic pipes wash ashore in England
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Gigantic Pipes Beach in England After Breaking Free from Tow

Authorities in the UK are monitoring four gigantic plastic pipes that have washed ashore after breaking free while under tow off the east coast of England. The

August 11, 2017
Total Views: 158

Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier
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Arctic Ocean Thaw Boosts Russian Shipping as Old Ice Blows West

By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Russian shipping in the Arctic is benefiting from winds that are driving the oldest

August 11, 2017
Total Views: 58

INS vikrant launch
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India’s Cochin Shipyard Makes Strong Market Debut After $225 Million IPO

MUMBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) – India’s Cochin Shipyard Ltd shares rose more than 20 percent on their trading debut on Friday after a $225 million

August 11, 2017
Total Views: 55

bulk carrier underway
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War Threat in Korea Exposes Artery of Global Commodity Trade

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Should U.S. President Donald Trump unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea, it will bring conflict to the core of the

August 11, 2017
Total Views: 29

Thursday, August 10, 2017
U.S. Destroyer Challenges China’s Claims in South China Sea
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U.S. Destroyer Challenges China’s Claims in South China Sea

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation operation” on Thursday, coming within

August 10, 2017
Total Views: 38

Port of Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Secures Shipping Hub Status with Nod to Vessel-Sharing Agreements

By Sam Whelan, Asia Correspondent (The Loadstar) – The Hong Kong Competition Commission has issued a five-year block exemption order for liner shipping

August 10, 2017
Total Views: 58

Captain Has License Suspended for Failing to Avoid a Collision While Navigating Through Crowd
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Captain Has License Suspended for Failing to Avoid a Collision While Navigating Through Crowd

The captain of a Portland river cruise has had his Merchant Mariners Credential suspended for navigating his vessel through a crowd of watercraft attending an

August 10, 2017
Total Views: 188

bulk carrier ship
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Baltic Index Surges On Strong Demand for Larger Vessels

Aug 10 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, notched its biggest

August 10, 2017
Total Views: 36