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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Samsung Engineering, Samsung Heavy Merger Being Considered (Again)
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Samsung Engineering, Samsung Heavy Merger Being Considered (Again)

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Samsung Engineering Co., South Korea’s biggest engineering company, jumped the most in more than 18 years on

September 16, 2015
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Satellite image of dredgers depositing sand on the northern rim of the Mischief Reef
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China Continuing Land Reclamation in South China Sea, Expert Says

  By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – China was carrying out land reclamation in contested waters of the South China Sea this month,

September 16, 2015
Total Views: 83

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
ITF Raises Concerns Over Tugboat Safety in Expanded Panama Canal Locks
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ITF Raises Concerns Over Tugboat Safety in Expanded Panama Canal Locks

  The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has commissioned a study into the maneuvering feasibility of the new Panama Canal locks

September 15, 2015
Total Views: 98

Ship Photos of the Day – Japan’s First LNG Tug, SAKIGAKE
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Ship Photos of the Day – Japan’s First LNG Tug, SAKIGAKE

  The first LNG-fueled tug to operate in Japanese waters has been delivered to NYK Line. The new tug, named Sakigake, was delivered by Keihin Dock Co.

September 15, 2015
Total Views: 112

The White House Does Not Support a House Bill to Repeal the US Oil Export Ban
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The White House Does Not Support a House Bill to Repeal the US Oil Export Ban

  WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday it does not support a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the

September 15, 2015
Total Views: 37

An icebreaker built for the Finnish government is seen at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard in Helsinki
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Sanctioned Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Hopes for Icebreaker Zeal in Arctic

  By Jussi Rosendahl HELSINKI, Sept 15 (Reuters) – On a sunny day on the Helsinki seafront, sparks fly from steel welding at the bustling Arctech

September 15, 2015
Total Views: 164

Illegal Fishing Off Somalia Could Spur Piracy Revival
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Illegal Fishing Off Somalia Could Spur Piracy Revival

  By Ilya Gridneff (Bloomberg) — Piracy that caused havoc to international shipping off Somalia’s coast over the past decade may return if illegal

September 15, 2015
Total Views: 86

MV Smart Salvage Wraps Up in South Africa
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MV Smart Salvage Wraps Up in South Africa

  The salvage of the capesize coal carrier MV Smart in Richards Bay, South Arica has been completed more than two years after the ship ran aground, the

September 15, 2015
Total Views: 681

Cargo Losses from Tianjin Explosions Will Hit At Least $1.5 Billion
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Cargo Losses from Tianjin Explosions Will Hit At Least $1.5 Billion

  LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin last month would lead to cargo losses of at least $1.5 billion, and were

September 15, 2015
Total Views: 35

IMB: Global Reporting System Needed to Curb Piracy
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IMB: Global Reporting System Needed to Curb Piracy

  The ICC International Maritime Bureau is calling for a global reporting system in the wake of an alarming uptick in the number of piracy and armed

September 15, 2015
Total Views: 38

Monday, September 14, 2015
Pentagon Ponders Canceling Last Zumwalt Destroyer
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Pentagon Ponders Canceling Last Zumwalt Destroyer

  By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Pentagon officials are weighing whether to cancel the last of three ships in General Dynamics Corp.’s $22 billion

September 14, 2015
Total Views: 74

E-Logs and SaaS Poised to Transform U.S.-flagged Shipboard Recordkeeping
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E-Logs and SaaS Poised to Transform U.S.-flagged Shipboard Recordkeeping

  By Dean Shoultz The United States Coast Guard frequently appears behind the times when it comes to rulemaking involving shipboard technological

September 14, 2015
Total Views: 73

Industry Has Mind Made Up on Ultra-Large Containerships, Drewry Says
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Industry Has Mind Made Up on Ultra-Large Containerships, Drewry Says

  Global shipping consultancy Drewry says a recent order from China COSCO for 11 ultra-large containerships (ULCVs) underscores the industry’s

September 14, 2015
Total Views: 43

Evergreen Orders Ten More Boxships for Intra-Asia Trade
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Evergreen Orders Ten More Boxships for Intra-Asia Trade

  Evergreen Group has confirmed another an order with Japanese shipbuilder Imabari calling for ten 2,800 TEU containerships on the heels of its previous

September 14, 2015
Total Views: 48

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European Parliament Urges EU Governments to Include Shipping in Climate Change Deal

The heads of 7 of the 8 political groups of the European Parliament’s environment committee wrote today to the Environment Ministers of the 28 EU

September 14, 2015
Total Views: 30

Venezuela Arrests Seven Suspected of Smuggling Diesel Onboard PDVSA Tanker
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Venezuela Arrests Seven Suspected of Smuggling Diesel Onboard PDVSA Tanker

  PARAGUANA, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have arrested seven people for allegedly attempting to smuggle diesel, an industry source

September 14, 2015
Total Views: 55

Saturday, September 12, 2015
Containership Catches Fire at Port of Manila – INCIDENT PHOTOS
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Containership Catches Fire at Port of Manila – INCIDENT PHOTOS

  The Marshall Islands-flagged containership MV Cape Moreton caught fire while berthed at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) in the

September 12, 2015
Total Views: 182

Friday, September 11, 2015
Ship Photo of the Day – One World Trade Center Rainbow
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Ship Photo of the Day – One World Trade Center Rainbow

New York City resident Ben Sturner captured these photos September 10, 2015, the day before the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Amazing NYC Rainbow

September 11, 2015
Total Views: 37

Arctic Shipping Lanes Open for First Time Since 2013
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Arctic Shipping Lanes Open for First Time Since 2013

With the opening of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) through the Russian arctic earlier this month, the two major shipping routes through the Arctic are now both

September 11, 2015
Total Views: 108

Nine Questions for Nakilat’s Abdullah Al Sulaiti, Managing Director of the World’s Largest LNG Shipping Fleet
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Nine Questions for Nakilat’s Abdullah Al Sulaiti, Managing Director of the World’s Largest LNG Shipping Fleet

  With a fleet of 63 state-of-the-art LNG carriers, including 14 of the world’s largest Q-Max vessels, Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd, aka Nakilat,

September 11, 2015
Total Views: 267