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Friday, November 6, 2020
Singapore’s Cruise to Nowhere, Er, Sets Sail
Cruise Ships

Singapore’s Cruise to Nowhere, Er, Sets Sail

By Travis Teo SINGAPORE, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Hit by cabin fever, hundreds of Singapore residents itching to get out of the tiny country boarded a

November 6, 2020
Total Views: 230

IMO greenhouse gas emissions
Interesting

IMO Charting Passage Plan for Reducing Shipping’s ‘Carbon Intensity’

By Barry Parker – Over the past year, “sustainability” has ratcheted upward to the top of the shipping industry’s radar. The activity will be

November 6, 2020
Total Views: 691

Eagle Bulk Ship Stamford
News

EDITORIAL: Eagle Invests Big Money In Crew Crisis Solutions

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Over 300,000 seafarers are stuck at sea in what the Pope has called one of the biggest crises ever to face the maritime

November 6, 2020
Total Views: 1157

Thursday, November 5, 2020
Abandoned Life Raft Prompts Coast Guard Search Off North Carolina
Accidents

Abandoned Life Raft Prompts Coast Guard Search Off North Carolina

A search is underway for possible missing people after a six-person liferaft was spotted in the ocean about a mile off North Carolina. The life raft was

November 5, 2020
Total Views: 306

Golden Ray Cutting Awaits Weather Window
Accidents

Golden Ray Cutting Awaits Weather Window

The work to cut up and remove the Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Georgia is about to kick into high gear as crews await a weather window and

November 5, 2020
Total Views: 1059

lng carrier
Shipping News

Cleaning Up LNG Becomes a Target of EU in Blow to U.S. Exporters

By Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) — The European Union is looking at ways to put pressure on global exporters of liquefied natural gas to reduce their

November 5, 2020
Total Views: 197

Venezuelan Oil Tanker Undergoes Repairs in Cuba After Catching Fire
Shipping

Venezuelan Oil Tanker Undergoes Repairs in Cuba After Catching Fire

Nov 5 (Reuters) – An oil tanker owned by Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela’s maritime division is undergoing repairs in Cuba

November 5, 2020
Total Views: 804

Shipping Fuel Demand Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels -Traders
Shipping News

Shipping Fuel Demand Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels -Traders

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Asian refiners’ profit from producing very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) climbed to six-month highs

November 5, 2020
Total Views: 119

Suiso Frontier hydrogen ship
Shipping News

Germany Looking at Ammonia to Deliver Green Fuel for Industry

By Brian Parkin and Vanessa Dezem (Bloomberg) — Germany is looking at using ammonia and methanol as ways to deliver hydrogen as a clean-burning fuel for

November 5, 2020
Total Views: 442

shipping container
Shipping

Shippers Face Record Rates and Surcharge Surge

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – With shippers facing skyrocketing container freight rates and premium fees across main and secondary trades, ocean

November 5, 2020
Total Views: 265

Wakashio’s Stern Removal Expected to Be Completed by Spring as Contract Awarded
Accidents

Wakashio’s Stern Removal Expected to Be Completed by Spring as Contract Awarded

A contract to remove the stern of the Wakashio has been awarded in Mauritius as the salvage and clean-up continues more than three months after the ship

November 5, 2020
Total Views: 576

Wednesday, November 4, 2020
u.s. coast guard
Shipping News

Coast Guard Investigating Collision Involving Tug and Barge and Pontoon Boat in North Carolina

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigation a collision involving a 94-foot tug and barge and a pontoon pleasure boat in North Carolina’s intracoastal

November 4, 2020
Total Views: 282

World’s First LPG-Fueled Very Large Gas Carrier Completes Sea Trials
Shipping News

World’s First LPG-Fueled Very Large Gas Carrier Completes Sea Trials

The world’s first liquefied petroleum gas-powered Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) has successful complete sea trials and is readying for its return to

November 4, 2020
Total Views: 539

ONE Containership Diverted to Tacoma Due to Collapsed Containers
Shipping

ONE Containership Diverted to Tacoma Due to Collapsed Containers

A containership belonging to Ocean Network Express is being rerouted to the Port of Tacoma after containers collapsed on board during a transpacific voyage. A

November 4, 2020
Total Views: 2800

ship navigation bridge
Shipping News

New ICS Report Sheds Light on Diversity in Shipping

Women make up just 7.5 percent of the world’s seafarers, according to a first-of-its-kind report looking into diversity within the shipping industry. The

November 4, 2020
Total Views: 228

bulk carrier
Shipping News

Dry Bulk Trade Group Slams Charterers for Preventing Crew Changes

Charterers in the dry bulk sector have been preventing much needed crew changes from taking place despite owners agreeing to pay the associated costs,

November 4, 2020
Total Views: 155

ship emissions
Defense

U.S. Officially Exits Paris Agreement with Election Outcome Uncertain

By Will Wade and Jess Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The U.S. has officially become the first nation to quit the Paris climate agreement, even as the outcome

November 4, 2020
Total Views: 87

Philippines Greenlights Oil Exploration in Disputed Sea Without China
Shipping News

Philippines Greenlights Oil Exploration in Disputed Sea Without China

By Andreo Calonzo (Bloomberg) –The Philippines said oil exploration in the disputed South China Sea can proceed without China, in what could be a further

November 4, 2020
Total Views: 86

Norway’s Top Court Starts Hearing on Arctic Oil Exploration
Offshore

Norway’s Top Court Starts Hearing on Arctic Oil Exploration

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Norway’s top court began to hear arguments on Wednesday on the legality of awarding offshore oil

November 4, 2020
Total Views: 102

Tuesday, November 3, 2020
OOCL Places Orders for Seven 23,000 TEU Containerships
Shipbuilding

OOCL Places Orders for Seven 23,000 TEU Containerships

Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Lines has placed shipbuilding orders for seven additional 23,000 TEU megaships at Chinese

November 3, 2020
Total Views: 381