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Thursday, October 8, 2020
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Shipping News

2020 International Workboat Show Cancelled

The International Workboat Show, one of the biggest maritime industry conferences in the United States, has been cancelled due to COVID-19, show organizers

October 8, 2020
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Engineering Challenges Delay Golden Ray Salvage Further
Accidents

Engineering Challenges Delay Golden Ray Salvage Further

The unified command overseeing the salvage of the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound, Georgia says salvage operations will be delayed further due to

October 8, 2020
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Navy Names New Frigates the “Constellation Class”
Defense

Navy Names New Frigates the “Constellation Class”

U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite has selected “Constellation” as the name of the Navy’s newest class of frigates. The name was

October 8, 2020
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Shipping News

Global Energy Giants Vow to Disclose GHG Emissions From Shipping

By Aaron Clark (Bloomberg) –Global energy and commodity titans including Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Trafigura Group Ltd. and Cargill Inc. plan to start

October 8, 2020
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Hurricane Delta Halts 80% of Gulf Oil Output as it Steams Towards U.S. Mainland
Shipping News

Hurricane Delta Halts 80% of Gulf Oil Output as it Steams Towards U.S. Mainland

HOUSTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Hurricane Delta began its march through prime U.S. offshore oil producing areas in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Thursday as

October 8, 2020
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News

Dark Story: Harvard Economist Explains Why Captains Are Arrested When Oil Is Spilled

In the opening scene to the movie All the Presidents Men, the most famous whistleblower in history (Deep Throat) gives Washington Post investigative journalist

October 8, 2020
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Wednesday, October 7, 2020
HMM’s New Megaships Sailed Fully-Loaded on Maiden Voyage
Shipping

HMM’s New Megaships Sailed Fully-Loaded on Maiden Voyage

HMM’s twelve new 24,000 TEU megaships carried a full load of containers during their maiden voyages from China to Europe, the South Korean shipping

October 7, 2020
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Shipping News

NYC Ferry’s Hornblower Taps Niagara Falls Assets for Cash

By Claire Boston and Katherine Doherty (Bloomberg) –The operator of the cash-strapped NYC Ferry system has lined up $90 million of financing to help keep

October 7, 2020
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Gulf of Mexico Energy Industry Preps for Massive Hurricane
Shipping News

Gulf of Mexico Energy Industry Preps for Massive Hurricane

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Oil and gas workers withdrew en masse from U.S. offshore production facilities and onshore refineries began

October 7, 2020
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Shipping News

Top Global Traders Push to Cut Shipping Emissions

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Some of the world’s biggest commodities and energy players on Wednesday launched an initiative to cut

October 7, 2020
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Shipping News

Sovcomflot Shares Drop Below IPO Price Tag in Moscow Debut

By Olga Popova and Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Sovcomflot’s shares fell below their offer price in their market debut in Moscow on

October 7, 2020
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
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Environment

Boris Johnson’s Offshore Wind Plan Will Require $58 Billion from Industry

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Boris Johnson’s plan to quadruple the size of the U.K. offshore wind industry will require $58 billion of investment

October 6, 2020
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Royal Caribbean Extends Sailing Suspension Until November 30
Cruise Ships

Royal Caribbean Extends Sailing Suspension Until November 30

Oct 6 (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd has extended suspension of sailings until Nov. 30, excluding those originating from Hong Kong, the U.S.

October 6, 2020
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YM Mandate Moved for Repairs at Port of New York
Shipping News

YM Mandate Moved for Repairs at Port of New York

The containership that was leaking fuel oil from a crack in its hull has been moved to a facility at the Port of New York for repairs, the U.S.

October 6, 2020
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U.S. Coast Guard to Test Unmanned Vessels Off Hawaii
Shipping News

U.S. Coast Guard to Test Unmanned Vessels Off Hawaii

The U.S. Coast Guard is set to test unmanned surface vessels off the coast of Hawaii. The U.S.C.G. Research and Development Center will be conducting the test

October 6, 2020
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U.S. Military Top Brass Self-Isolating After Coast Guard No.2 Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Defense

U.S. Military Top Brass Self-Isolating After Coast Guard No.2 Tests Positive for Coronavirus

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff have almost entirely gone into self-quarantine after the

October 6, 2020
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Major Hurricane Delta Brews in Gulf of Mexico
Shipping News

Major Hurricane Delta Brews in Gulf of Mexico

Oct 6 (Reuters) – Hurricane Delta, the 25th named Atlantic storm this year, is moving toward the Gulf of Mexico and expected to take aim at the U.S. Gulf

October 6, 2020
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Shipping News

Transocean’s Plan to Avoid Bankruptcy May Cause One Just the Same

By Allison McNeely (Bloomberg) — Measures taken by Transocean Ltd. to stave off a bankruptcy filing could be exactly what ends up sending the offshore

October 6, 2020
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Norway Union Offers New Proposal to End Offshore Worker Strike
Shipping News

Norway Union Offers New Proposal to End Offshore Worker Strike

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Norway’s Lederne labour union has made a new proposal to oil companies to try to resolve a dispute

October 6, 2020
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Monday, October 5, 2020
Dirty cruise Ship
News

Maritime Monday – The Top Maritime News Headlines Of The Week

Please standby as we continue to test opportunities for the return of our Maritime Monday weekly news brief.  Here are the top maritime news stories of

October 5, 2020
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