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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Robots Penetrate Massive South Atlantic Iceberg
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Robots Penetrate Massive South Atlantic Iceberg

By Isla Binnie (Reuters) – For the next four months, robotic submersible vehicles will swim the frigid, choppy waters around South Georgia island,

February 17, 2021
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
America's Cup Emirates Team New Zealand Boat Underway
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Billionaires Square Up To Battle For America’s Cup 2021

By Alexander Smith (Reuters) – As Britain and Italy go head-to-head for the right to challenge New Zealand for the America’s Cup, the teams’

February 16, 2021
Total Views: 14521

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
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Maersk Misses Wall Street Forecast Despite High Rates

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Feb 10 (Reuters) – A surge in demand for goods like furniture and exercise equipment from locked-down consumers

February 10, 2021
Total Views: 1264

Monday, February 8, 2021
Vendee Globe Winner Bestaven
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French Sailor Bestaven Wins Vendee Globe Circumnavigation Race

by Shrivathsa Sridhar (Reuters) – Frenchman Yannick Bestaven was declared the winner of the Vendee Globe round-the-world sailing race early last week

February 8, 2021
Total Views: 2282

Thursday, February 4, 2021
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2021 – Euronav Predicts Oil Freight Rate Weakness Will Continue All Year

by Charles Regnier (Reuters) – Belgium’s Euronav expects pressure on freight rates to continue until late 2021, the tanker operator said as it

February 4, 2021
Total Views: 2730

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
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Asia Pushes U.S. Supertanker Port’s Oil Export Shipments to Record High

By Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) American oil exports from Louisiana’s offshore supertanker port jumped to a record in January as Asian buyers are stocking up

February 3, 2021
Total Views: 3146

Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Large Bulker Ship
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Baltic Index Down Near Four-Week Low

by Bharat Govind Gautam (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, on

February 2, 2021
Total Views: 1114

Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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Raimondo’s U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Hearing Scheduled For Next Week

by David Shepardson (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will consider President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Rhode Island Governor

January 20, 2021
Total Views: 924

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Beirut Blast: Interpol Red Notice Issued For Ship Captain & Owner
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Beirut Blast: Interpol Red Notice Issued For Ship Captain & Owner

By Ellen Francis (Reuters) – Interpol has issued red notices for the captain and owner of the ship that carried the chemicals which devastated Beirut

January 13, 2021
Total Views: 14535

Thursday, December 31, 2020
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China Issues New VLSFO Marine Fuel Export Quotas

By Chen Aizhu (Reuters) – China has issued 5 million tonnes of clean marine fuel export quotas in the first release for 2021, to five companies including

December 31, 2020
Total Views: 4806

Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Trump Seeks Sanctions On European Subsea Gas Pipeline
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Trump Seeks Sanctions On European Subsea Gas Pipeline

By Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – The United States is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the Nord Stream 2

December 23, 2020
Total Views: 1037

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Global Cargo Logjam Deepens

By Lisa Baertlein and Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – Amazon seller Bernie Thompson shifted half of his production out of China to reduce his business risks

December 23, 2020
Total Views: 4155

Friday, December 18, 2020
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Booming Taiwan Begs Shippers Not To Jack Up Prices Amid Massive Box Shortage

by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government has urged shipping companies not to unfairly push up their prices amid a global squeeze

December 18, 2020
Total Views: 2217

Last Minute Brexit Trade Deal Hinges on Fishing Rights
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Last Minute Brexit Trade Deal Hinges on Fishing Rights

By Marine Strauss and William James BRUSSELS/LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The European Union said on Friday there were just hours left to strike

December 18, 2020
Total Views: 2849

Wednesday, December 16, 2020
oil tanker at anchor
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U.S. Blacklists More Companies Over Iranian Petrochemical Exports

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on companies based in China and the United Arab

December 16, 2020
Total Views: 1964

Thursday, December 10, 2020
Inmarsat’s Most Powerful Satellite to Date Enters Service
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Inmarsat’s Most Powerful Satellite to Date Enters Service

Inmarsat’s newest and most powerful geostationary satellite to date has entered into commercial service, the company announced today. Inmarsat said that

December 10, 2020
Total Views: 3616

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
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Hapag-Lloyd Reports 2020 Transport Volume Recovery

By Vera Eckert (Reuters) – German container liner Hapag-Lloyd expects transport volumes in the fourth quarter to pare sharp losses seen earlier this year

December 9, 2020
Total Views: 918

Monday, November 30, 2020
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S&P Global to Buy IHS Markit for $44 Billion in 2020’s Biggest Merger

By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) – Data giant S&P Global Inc has agreed to buy IHS Markit Ltd in a deal worth $44 billion that will be 2020’s

November 30, 2020
Total Views: 1199

Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Mariners Rescued from Disabled Barge Off Rhode Island
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Mariners Rescued from Disabled Barge Off Rhode Island

Three mariners were rescued from a disabled barge off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island on Wednesday after their tug sank. The U.S. Coast Guard reports

November 25, 2020
Total Views: 9394

Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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Tech Giants Ask Malaysia For Subsea Cable Waiver

by Mei Mei Chu (Reuters) – Microsoft, Google, and Facebook have asked Malaysia’s Prime Minister to reinstate an exemption allowing

November 24, 2020
Total Views: 1850