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Thursday, September 22, 2016
Offshore Wind Tries to Lift Rig Builders Past Oil’s Downturn
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Offshore Wind Tries to Lift Rig Builders Past Oil’s Downturn

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. has for decades built hulking platforms to extract oil and natural gas from the seabed. With

September 22, 2016
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ABS Releases Subchapter M Guidance
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ABS Releases Subchapter M Guidance

International classification society ABS has released new guidance for U.S. towing vessel owners to help them comply with the new requirements of

September 22, 2016
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Dong Energy to Build North Sea Offshore Wind ‘Hub’ in England
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Dong Energy to Build North Sea Offshore Wind ‘Hub’ in England

Danish energy company Dong Energy said Thursday that it is planning to build the world’s largest offshore wind hub in northeast England to service the

September 22, 2016
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COSCO Says Piraeus Among Top 30 Ports in World by 2018

By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – China’s biggest shipping company, COSCO Shipping, plans to ramp up container volume at

September 22, 2016
Total Views: 47

Maersk Ends Mega-Ship Building Era With Focus on Takeovers
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Maersk Ends Mega-Ship Building Era With Focus on Takeovers

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — The owner of the world’s largest container shipping line will stop ordering newly built vessels and instead pursue

September 22, 2016
Total Views: 399

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Maersk Falls Out of Love With Oil, But It’s a Gentle Breakup

By Chris Hughes (Bloomberg Gadfly) — AP Moeller-Maersk is the latest company to do the splits. But the Danish conglomerate isn’t going for a dramatic

September 22, 2016
Total Views: 112

Here is Maersk Group’s Full Statement on Its Split
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Here is Maersk Group’s Full Statement on Its Split

Editor’s Note: Danish business conglomerate A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s biggest container shipping company and other marine,

September 22, 2016
Total Views: 515

Maersk Chairman: In World With Too Many Ships, Company Ready for Takeovers
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Maersk Chairman: In World With Too Many Ships, Company Ready for Takeovers

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk , the world’s largest container shipping group, is

September 22, 2016
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Fertilizer Ship Seized in Bali Over Suspected Bomb Plot
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Fertilizer Ship Seized in Bali Over Suspected Bomb Plot

DENPASAR, Indonesia, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities on the resort island of Bali on Thursday detained a ship from Malaysia carrying around 30

September 22, 2016
Total Views: 78

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Maersk Group Announces Split

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Sept 22 (Reuters) – The world’s biggest shipping firm, A.P. Moller-Maersk, set a new course on Thursday that

September 22, 2016
Total Views: 160

Wednesday, September 21, 2016
U.S. Navy’s New High Tech Destroyer Suffers ‘Engineering Casualty’
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U.S. Navy’s New High Tech Destroyer Suffers ‘Engineering Casualty’

The U.S. Navy’s new high tech destroyer has been sidelined for repairs after suffering a seawater leak in its propulsion system less than a month

September 21, 2016
Total Views: 188

Hanjin Philadelphia at the Port of Oakland
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Cargo Unloading Delays Could Make Hanjin Revival ‘Impossible’, Court Says

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — The South Korean court overseeing the receivership application of Hanjin Shipping Co. said the stranded vessels of

September 21, 2016
Total Views: 46

Hanjin Gets $54 Million Loan to Unload Stranded Cargo
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Hanjin Gets $54 Million Loan to Unload Stranded Cargo

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The largest shareholder of Hanjin Shipping Ltd agreed on Wednesday to lend 60 billion won ($53.96 million) to

September 21, 2016
Total Views: 97

Truck vs Tugboat Ultimate Tug of War –  Who ya got?
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Truck vs Tugboat Ultimate Tug of War – Who ya got?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6HUFm6FKD4 Well this is obviously a promotion for one of them but it was a pretty good effort from both sides. PS –

September 21, 2016
Total Views: 340

Cargo Ship Suffers ‘Severe Hull Damage’ in Grounding Near Xiamen, China
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Cargo Ship Suffers ‘Severe Hull Damage’ in Grounding Near Xiamen, China

Authorities in China are racing to prevent more oil from spilling from a grounded cargo ship near Xiamen, China. Officials are saying the vessel, Gan Tai Tai

September 21, 2016
Total Views: 120

Tanker Collides With Philippine Navy’s Newest and Largest Ship
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Tanker Collides With Philippine Navy’s Newest and Largest Ship

Authorities in the Philippines are investigating how a commercial tanker veered off course and collided the Philippine Navy’s newest and biggest ship.

September 21, 2016
Total Views: 213

World’s Biggest Ship Lift Opens in China
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World’s Biggest Ship Lift Opens in China

Officials in China have began testing the world’s largest ship lift at the massive Three Gorges Dam in Central China. The shiplift can lift vessels up to

September 21, 2016
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Pirates Storm Container Ship Off Guinea
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Pirates Storm Container Ship Off Guinea

CONAKRY, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Pirates stormed a container ship off the coast of Guinea on Wednesday, making off with money and some of its cargo but

September 21, 2016
Total Views: 101

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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At $500 Million a Pop, Stacking Drillships is a Gamble That Has No Precedent

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — In a far corner of the Caribbean Sea, one of those idyllic spots touched most days by little more than a fisherman chasing

September 20, 2016
Total Views: 178

CMA CGM Eying Consolidation Opportunities in Wake of Hanjin Collapse
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CMA CGM Eying Consolidation Opportunities in Wake of Hanjin Collapse

ABIDJAN, Sept 20 (Reuters) – CMA CGM will look at opportunities in container shipping triggered by the collapse of South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping,

September 20, 2016
Total Views: 47