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Finnish technology and propulsion company Wärtsilä has launched a new technology that is designed to provide safer and more efficient vessel operations by

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Catherine Traywick (Bloomberg) — Senator Lisa Murkowski said President Donald Trump is interested in opening up new coastal

On Thursday March 9 the Ferus Smit Shipyard in Leer, Germany launched the Symphony Provider, the second in a series of two ECOBOX DP2 vessels that will be

PARIS, March 10 (Reuters) – CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container line, swung back to a net profit in the fourth quarter of last year,

The Swedish Maritime Administration is coordinating the salvage of general cargo ship which has run aground on the Gota River. The Netherlands-flagged Skagern

Spot container freight rates from North Europe to China increased by 45% this week, reaching a four-year high, according to the shipping consultancy Drewry.

March 10 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, closed at its highest

FRANKFURT, March 10 (Reuters) – German state-controlled lender NordLB will inject money into its loss-making Bremer Landesbank (BLB) unit, which is

International classification society ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for the Seatransporter-DF, a dual-fuel design concept vessel developed by

The Panama Canal set yet another daily tonnage record in February 2017 with a total of 1,180 vessel transits totaling 1.18 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS).

By Ryan Collins and Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) — By 2035, the U.S. may have surpassed Australia and Qatar to become the world’s biggest supplier of

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, March 9 (Reuters) – Global cruise giants Carnival Corp and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd will cancel South Korean port visits from their

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – THE Alliance is to set up an independently managed trust fund to safeguard cargo operations should one of its liner

By Scot Paltrow WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) – Last week, President Donald J. Trump chose the deck of the newest U.S. aircraft carrier, the $13 billion

UM Rosenstiel scientist and colleague’s findings are critical for safe operations at sea University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric

By Jessica Shankleman and Brian Parkin (Bloomberg) — Water and electric power plants don’t mix well naturally, unless you add some wind. Water tends to

The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating salvage for the crew boat Miss Lynda which ran aground on a jetty near Cameron, Louisiana on Wednesday. The

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMRPJ7akbHk Hey I feel for Bill here. I recently purchased my first house and I’ll be damned if some cruise ship

A record 450 offshore supply vessels are still scheduled for delivery in 2017 despite a massive oversupply in the market, according to new figures released by

The Port of Hamburg has completed the widening of its Vorhafen Harbour Basin entrance which will allow more space for bigger ships to maneuver. Hamburg Port