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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Tuesday, November 17, 2020
offshore wind farm
Environment

Boris Johnson Seeks Boost for Northern England With Green Jobs Plan

By Tim Ross (Bloomberg) –Boris Johnson will seek to make good on his promise to boost the economies of neglected regions of the U.K. with investment in

November 17, 2020
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Cruise Ships

SeaDream Cancels 2020 Cruising Retrun After COVID-19 Outbreak

By Nora Buli (Reuters) – Norwegian-owned cruise-ship operator SeaDream Yacht Club has canceled all sailing for the remainder of 2020 after positive

November 17, 2020
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Monday, November 16, 2020
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Shipping

Australia to Return to Pre-Covid Maximum Shipboard Service Limits for Seafarers

Australia is set to end interim regulations that have allowed seafarers to work beyond the maximum time limits set out in international maritime labor

November 16, 2020
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Defense

GAO Study Finds Significant Risks in Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter Program

The U.S. Government Accountability Office says the Coast Guard accepted significant risk with the Offshore Patrol Cutter program after Hurricane Michael hit

November 16, 2020
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Environment

Shipping Industry Proposes $5 Billion Program to Help Decarbonize Shipping

The global shipping industry is urgently calling on governments to move forward on a proposal for a $5 billion industry-financed research and development

November 16, 2020
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Hurricane Iota Reaches Catastrophic Category 5 Strength as it Barrels Toward Nicaragua
Environment

Hurricane Iota Reaches Catastrophic Category 5 Strength as it Barrels Toward Nicaragua

Hurricane Iota reached category 5 strength on Monday, the latest category 5 on record for the Atlantic basin, according to the NOAA NWS National Hurricane

November 16, 2020
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Shipping

Historic LNG Bunkering Operation Completed in Rotterdam

The LNG-powered CMA CGM Jacques Saadé has marked a new milestone as it completed its first LNG bunkering in Rotterdam. CMA CGM said called the operation the

November 16, 2020
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container port
Shipping

Carriers Accused of ‘Using Pandemic to Boost Profits’ as Asia-Europe Rates Explode

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container freight rates from Asia to Europe are going through the roof, mirroring the trend on the transpacific, with

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 1457

container shipping
Shipping

Surprise Cargo Surge Could Surpass Last Year’s Holiday Period

By Richard Weiss and Christopher Jasper (Bloomberg) — Freight carriers including container shippers and cargo airlines say global demand is building

November 16, 2020
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Friday, November 13, 2020
Iota Becomes 30th Named Storm in 2020’s Historic Hurricane Season
Shipping News

Iota Becomes 30th Named Storm in 2020’s Historic Hurricane Season

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) –A system swirling across the central Caribbean has been named Tropical Storm Iota as it heads toward hurricane-ravaged

November 13, 2020
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Weld Failure on Mooring Equipment Led to Barge Striking Fishing Pier -NTSB
Accidents

Weld Failure on Mooring Equipment Led to Barge Striking Fishing Pier -NTSB

The failure of a weld ultimately led to a barge breaking loose from its mooring and heavily damaging a pier in Hampton, Virginia, the National Transportation

November 13, 2020
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IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee Addresses Crew Change Crisis – Better Day for Seafarers Coming and Going
Shipping

IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee Addresses Crew Change Crisis – Better Day for Seafarers Coming and Going

By Barry Parker – Repatriation of seafarers has been one of the most vexing issues facing the maritime industry throughout 2020, as Covid-19 has ravaged

November 13, 2020
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Shipping

China Oil Giant Unipec Eyes New Supertankers to Shrink Fuel Glut

By Sharon Cho, Elizabeth Low and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) –China’s biggest refiner is eyeing a creative strategy to help rid Asia of a persistent diesel

November 13, 2020
Total Views: 824

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Shipping News

China-Australia Spat Strands 400 Seafarers as Crew Change Humanitarian Crisis Looms

By Aaron Clark, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — An estimated 400 seafarers and roughly 2 million tons of coal are stuck on ships off

November 13, 2020
Total Views: 595

SeaDream Halts Caribbean Cruise as More Passengers Test Positive for COVID-19
Cruise Ships

SeaDream Halts Caribbean Cruise as More Passengers Test Positive for COVID-19

OSLO, Nov 13 (Reuters) – SeaDream Yacht Club has halted a cruise in the Caribbean following several positive coronavirus tests among passengers, the

November 13, 2020
Total Views: 376

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Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Sees Higher Earnings on Cheaper Fuel and Recovering Demand

By Vera Eckert FRANKFURT, Nov 13 (Reuters) – German container liner Hapag-Lloyd AG is confident of achieving higher earnings in 2020 as lower fuel prices

November 13, 2020
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bulk ship
Ports

Vale and Chinese Port Sign $651 Million Deal for Iron Ore Storage

BEIJING, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Vale and China’s Ningbo Zhoushan Port have signed a deal to invest around 4.3 billion yuan ($650.6

November 13, 2020
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Thursday, November 12, 2020
port of long beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Breaks Monthly Cargo Record Again, Continuing Historic Recovery Run

The Port of Long Beach reported its busiest month ever again in October as the number of twenty-foot containers handled topped 800,000 for the first time in

November 12, 2020
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Pirate Attack: Italian Navy Protects Tanker in Gulf of Guinea
Shipping News

Pirate Attack: Italian Navy Protects Tanker in Gulf of Guinea

The Italian Navy chased off a group of pirates attempting to the attack a tanker this week in international waters off Benin in the Gulf of Guinea. The

November 12, 2020
Total Views: 1114

First Cruise Back in Caribbean Has COVID-19 Case On Board
Cruise Ships

First Cruise Back in Caribbean Has COVID-19 Case On Board

Update: Seadream Halts Cruise as More Passengers Test Positive for Virus Passengers are locked down on board the SeaDream 1 cruise ship after a passenger had

November 12, 2020
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