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Thursday, August 13, 2015
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Maersk Defying Market Headwinds as Profit Beats Estimates

  By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — Shares in A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S soared the most since February after the owner of the world’s largest

August 13, 2015
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Tianjin Port Operating Normally Despite Explosions
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Tianjin Port Operating Normally Despite Explosions

  SHANGHAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – The northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin is operating as normal after two massive explosions ripped through an

August 12, 2015
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Ship Photo of the Day – Norwegian Escape Ready for Launch
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Ship Photo of the Day – Norwegian Escape Ready for Launch

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft is getting ready to for the launch of the 164,600 gross ton cruise ship Norwegian Escape from the covered building dock II

August 12, 2015
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WATCH: Largest Great White Shark Ever Captured on Film
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WATCH: Largest Great White Shark Ever Captured on Film

A diver off the coast of has capture some new footage of what is believed to be the largest great white shark ever caught on film. The shark, which

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 891

Seven Injured After U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes on Deck of MSC Cargo Ship – PHOTOS and VIDEO
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Seven Injured After U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes on Deck of MSC Cargo Ship – PHOTOS and VIDEO

  Seven people were injured Wednesday when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed on the deck of a Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship during a training exercise

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 901

Panama Canal Expansion Strike Averted
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Panama Canal Expansion Strike Averted

  The main contractor in the Panama Canal expansion project says it has reached an agreement with the local labor union, avoiding a labor strike that

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 96

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Drewry: New Suez Canal Targets ‘Ambitious’

  By Drewry Shipping Consultants The impressive ‘New Suez Canal’ project will improve capacity, transit times and reduce delays, not least because it

August 12, 2015
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China Moving Forward with Unmanned Ship Research
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China Moving Forward with Unmanned Ship Research

  The government of China is moving forward with a research project that will explore potential future uses of unmanned ships. China’s Maritime

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 38

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Greek MOU Foresees Rapid Sale of Ports

BERLIN, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Greece will move rapidly to privatise its ports, regional airports and its power grid operator under a memorandum of

August 12, 2015
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Danube River Blocked in Germany After Ship Grounding
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Danube River Blocked in Germany After Ship Grounding

HAMBURG/LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Shipping on the river Danube was blocked in south Germany on Wednesday after a cargo vessel ran aground because of low

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 139

Tuesday, August 11, 2015
U.S. Navy Ordered to Shock Test World’s Costliest Ship
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U.S. Navy Ordered to Shock Test World’s Costliest Ship

  By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Top Pentagon officials have ordered the Navy to conduct shock tests at sea for its new aircraft carrier over

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 132

Coast Guard Sees Added Burden in Shell’s Arctic Drilling Quest
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Coast Guard Sees Added Burden in Shell’s Arctic Drilling Quest

  By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard has been forced to divert resources – including a vessel that fights

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 112

Looming Labor Strike Could Delay Panama Canal Expansion
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Looming Labor Strike Could Delay Panama Canal Expansion

  Update: Panama Canal Expansion Strike Averted Original: A looming labor strike could delay the opening of the expanded Panama Canal’s Third Set of

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 46

Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Most Powerful Offshore Converter Installed in North Sea
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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Most Powerful Offshore Converter Installed in North Sea

The DolWin beta offshore converter platform has reached its final destination in the North Sea where it will soon serve as a critical link between one of the

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 68

Time-Lapse: Maersk Ship Transits New Suez Canal in 3 Minutes
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Time-Lapse: Maersk Ship Transits New Suez Canal in 3 Minutes

Here is a new time-lapse video from Maersk Line showing a transit of the New Suez Canal, an adjacent waterway that now allows vessels to pass each other

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 762

COSCO and China Shipping Group In Merger Talks, Sources Say
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COSCO and China Shipping Group In Merger Talks, Sources Say

  By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) – China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) and China Shipping Group are in talks over a possible

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 52

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Keppel Lands More Contracts

  Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard says it is continuing to secure contracts from new and existing clients even amid the current downturn in the market

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 104

Steel Jacket for Statoil’s Mariner A Platform Heads for UK North Sea
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Steel Jacket for Statoil’s Mariner A Platform Heads for UK North Sea

The 22,400 ton steel jacket for the Statoil-operated Mariner A platform on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) left the Spanish Dragados yard on Monday and is now

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 84

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Dutch Engineering Group Imtech has Completely Collapsed

  By Toby Sterling and Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Royal Imtech, the Dutch engineering services company, filed for protection from

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 137

Monday, August 10, 2015
El Niño Drought Forces Panama Canal Draft Restrictions
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El Niño Drought Forces Panama Canal Draft Restrictions

  The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) says it will set temporary draft restrictions on vessels transiting the Canal because of drought caused by El Niño. In

August 10, 2015
Total Views: 101