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Friday, August 19, 2016
Coast Guard, locals rescue 511 responding to vessel fire near San Juan
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Caribbean Fantasy Fire Still Burning; Two Missing Pets Found Deceased

The U.S. Coast Guard continued its response Friday to the fire on board the 561-foot car and passenger Caribbean Fantasy which remains aground off Punta

August 19, 2016
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Caribbean Fantasy Detained in 2015 Over Fire Prevention Violation
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Caribbean Fantasy Detained in 2015 Over Fire Prevention Violation

The Caribbean Fantasy which caught fire earlier this week off Puerto Rico was detained by the U.S. Coast Guard last October over three safety violations

August 19, 2016
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Eugen Maersk ship
Shipping News

Is Shipping and Energy Giant Maersk Considering a 2-Way Split?

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S said it’s still considering several options in its strategic review after a local newspaper

August 19, 2016
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Maersk Supply Service to Reduce Fleet by 20 Vessels, Making 400 Crew Redundant

Maersk Supply Service is planning to reduce its offshore vessel fleet by up to 20 vessels and axe 400 jobs over the next 18 months, the AP Moller-Maersk

August 19, 2016
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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Big Data – Top 20 Container Shipping Companies Visualized
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Big Data – Top 20 Container Shipping Companies Visualized

Sometimes it's difficult to wrap our brains around large numbers generated by Big Data... like the relative size of shipping companies based on their total

August 18, 2016
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Three Turkish Coast Guard Killed in Ship Collision in Bosphorus Strait
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Three Turkish Coast Guard Killed in Ship Collision in Bosphorus Strait

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Three Turkish Coast Guard personnel were killed on Wednesday after their vessel collided with a bulk carrier in the Bosphorus

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 387

Oil Tanker Ship Passes Under San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
Shipping News

Oil Traders Rush To Dispatch Tankers To U.S. Ports

By Catherine Ngai (Reuters) A rare opening of an export window for crude moving from the U.S. Gulf to Western Europe has caused a flurry of interest among oil

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 111

Coast Guard, locals rescue 511 responding to vessel fire near San Juan
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Salvage Underway for Caribbean Fantasy Off Puerto Rico; All 511 Passengers and Crew Confirmed Safe

A Unified Command is continuing to respond Thursday to a fire aboard the 561-foot passenger ferry vessel Caribbean Fantasy off Punta Salinas, Puerto Rico.

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 147

Lake Tahoe Paddle Wheeler Badly Burned in Blaze
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Lake Tahoe Paddle Wheeler Badly Burned in Blaze

Lake Tahoe’s beloved Tahoe Queen sustained major damage earlier this week when a fire tore through the iconic paddle wheeler popular for tourists

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
WATCH World’s Loudest Ship Horn Blast Star Wars Theme Song – VIDEO
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WATCH World’s Loudest Ship Horn Blast Star Wars Theme Song – VIDEO

One year ago today the 19,224 TEU MV MSC Zoe, one of the world’s biggest containerships, was docking at the Port of Hamburg for its christening and

August 17, 2016
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016
World’s most dangerous cruise? 1,070-Passenger Ship To Enter Northwest Passage
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World’s most dangerous cruise? 1,070-Passenger Ship To Enter Northwest Passage

by Ethan Lou (Reuters) The first commercial cruise ship to sail through Canada’s Northwest Passage was set to depart on Tuesday, part of a growing Arctic

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 166

Shipping News

Indonesian President Vows To Fund ‘Massive’ Maritime Infrastructure Program

President Joko Widodo vowed Tuesday to develop all of Indonesia’s frontier areas, including the Natuna Islands close to where it is embroiled in

August 16, 2016
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Containers and ships sit idle at the Port of Long Beach in this file photo
Shipping News

Carriers Face $5 Billion Annual Loss, Warns Drewry

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadStar) Container lines are enduring a “severe revenue contraction”, said Drewry, after the first six-month turnover figures reported

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 91

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Incidents

Australia: Bulker Crew Remains Stranded Without Food In Australia

by Joshua Robertson (TheGuardian) The Chinese coal ship crew who were left without enough food, wages, or fuel for their return voyage

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 77

DSME Shipyard South Korea
Shipping News

Ailing Shipbuilder DSME Posts Worse-Than-Expected Loss

By Kyunghee Park and Shinhye Kang (Bloomberg) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, posted a

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 43

Monday, August 15, 2016
Bulk Carrier Touches Bottom Twice on Columbia River
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Bulk Carrier Touches Bottom Twice on Columbia River

The U.S. Coast Guard responded over the weekend to a Chinese bulk carrier which had ran aground twice in the Columbia River near Skamokawa, Washington.

August 15, 2016
Total Views: 74

Salvage Team Boards Stricken Drilling Rig in Scotland – UPDATE
Offshore

Salvage Team Boards Stricken Drilling Rig in Scotland – UPDATE

Aug. 16 – The team of 14 salvors remains on board the Transoocean Winner drilling rig, which is grounded on the Isle of Lewis (Aug. 8). The team is

August 15, 2016
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Maersk Drilling Looking to Avoid Laying Up Rigs
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Maersk Drilling Looking to Avoid Laying Up Rigs

COPENHAGEN, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Maersk Drilling expects the weak market to continue in the short and medium term but still hopes to avoid laying up or

August 15, 2016
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Sightseeing Boat Hits Three Vessels in Boston Harbor
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Sightseeing Boat Hits Three Vessels in Boston Harbor

A Boston Harbor Cruises sightseeing boat smashed into three other vessels Saturday afternoon after suffering a mechanical failure as it approached

August 15, 2016
Total Views: 156

Eugen Maersk ship
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Shipping Giant Shows Why We’re in Deep Water on Deflation

By Chris Bryant (Bloomberg Gadfly) — It’s a sign of stunted investor expectations when an 89 per cent slide in quarterly profit triggers a 3

August 15, 2016
Total Views: 54