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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Thursday, September 10, 2020
Changing Tack: Wind Power Sails Back Into Shipping with Swedish Venture
Shipping News

Changing Tack: Wind Power Sails Back Into Shipping with Swedish Venture

STOCKHOLM, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A Swedish consortium aims to launch commercially by 2025 a wind-driven car carrier that will emit 90% less carbon dioxide

September 10, 2020
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UAE Product Tanker Intercepted on Suspicion of Arms Smuggling
Shipping News

UAE Product Tanker Intercepted on Suspicion of Arms Smuggling

ROME, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A European Union naval vessel on Thursday stopped a ship that was carrying jet fuel from the United Arab Emirates to Libya on

September 10, 2020
Total Views: 206

gulf livestock 1
Shipping News

Search for Gulf Livestock 1 Survivors Officially Suspended – Forty Crew, 5,800 Cows Lost

The search for survivors from the missing Gulf Livestock 1 has been called with two of the vessel’s 43 crew members rescued, according to a statement

September 10, 2020
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golden ray salvage
Accidents

Coast Guard to Hold Public Hearing into Golden Ray Capsizing

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced a formal public hearing into the September 2019 capsizing of the vehicle carrier Golden Ray in Georgia’s St. Simons

September 10, 2020
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oil tanker photo
Shipping

BP Books Tanker for Storage at Lowest Rate This Year

By Florence Tan and Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Oil major BP has provisionally chartered a supertanker to store crude oil off

September 10, 2020
Total Views: 167

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
venezuela's pdvsa
Shipping News

Iranian Tankers Taking Long Route to Venezuela as Gas Shortages Grow

By Efrain Otero and Jonathan Saul SAN ANTONIO DE LOS ALTOS, Venezuela/LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – A ngry Venezuelans are once again stuck in long service

September 9, 2020
Total Views: 114

port of long beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Reports Best August Ever Amid COVID-19, Trade War Uncertainty

The Port of Long Beach had its best August in its 109-year history, marking a strong start to the peaking shipping season despite lingering economic

September 9, 2020
Total Views: 94

sanchi tanker fire
Shipping News

A Short List of Major Oil Spills from Ships

SINGAPORE, Sept 9 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan navy said on Tuesday an oil slick had been spotted a kilometre from a loaded supertanker carrying roughly 2

September 9, 2020
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Panama: Before Grounding, Wakashio Deviated from Course to Pick Up Cell Signal for Birthday Celebration
Shipping News

Panama: Before Grounding, Wakashio Deviated from Course to Pick Up Cell Signal for Birthday Celebration

The Panama Maritime Authority has officially joined the investigation into the grounding of the MV Wakashio in Mauritius, revealing new details about the final

September 9, 2020
Total Views: 373

New Diamond Towed Further Out to Sea
Shipping News

New Diamond Towed Further Out to Sea

By Waruna Karunatilake and Arjuna Ranawana COLOMBO, Sept 9 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan navy towed a stricken supertanker away from the Indian Ocean

September 9, 2020
Total Views: 187

Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Reversing Course Ahead of Election, Trump Extends Florida Drilling Moratorium and Expands Ban to More States
Shipping News

Reversing Course Ahead of Election, Trump Extends Florida Drilling Moratorium and Expands Ban to More States

By Jeff Mason JUPITER, Fla., Sept 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to extend a ban until 2032 on offshore oil

September 8, 2020
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panama canal speed limit
Shipping News

Panama Canal Launches Major New Water Management Project to Ensure Adequate Water Supply

The Panama Canal Authority has today published a request for qualifications from prospective contractors for the engineering, design and construction of a

September 8, 2020
Total Views: 361

U.S. Navy Awards Contracts to Study Large Unmanned Surface Vessels
Defense

U.S. Navy Awards Contracts to Study Large Unmanned Surface Vessels

The U.S. Navy has awarded contracts to study adding large unmanned vessels to its fleet. The firm-fixed price contracts, totaling nearly $42 million, were

September 8, 2020
Total Views: 142

a ship passes below a bridge on the Rhine River
Shipping News

How Germany is Re-Engineering the Rhine, Europe’s Most Important River

By Elisa Miebach (Bloomberg) –Two shipping brothers on Germany’s Rhine faced a dilemma that has become increasingly common on Europe’s most important

September 8, 2020
Total Views: 1130

Oil Slick Spotted Near Burning VLCC Off Sri Lanka
Shipping News

Oil Slick Spotted Near Burning VLCC Off Sri Lanka

By Waruna Karunatilake COLOMBO, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s navy said on Tuesday that an oil slick had been spotted a kilometre from a loaded

September 8, 2020
Total Views: 129

drillship
Shipping News

Trump Likely to Back Extended Offshore Drilling Ban Off Florida’s Gulf Coast

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump is set to endorse an extended ban on offshore oil development on

September 8, 2020
Total Views: 51

MOL Charisma Underway After Cargo Fire
Shipping

MOL Charisma Underway After Cargo Fire

The MOL Charisma is back underway today following a fire in a cargo hold earlier this month off Sri Lanka. Hapag-Lloyd confirmed the incident in a Sept 3

September 8, 2020
Total Views: 169

Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier
Shipbuilding

Russian Joint Venture Orders 10 LNG Carriers for Arctic LNG 2 Project

A joint venture involving Russian firms SCF Group and NOVATEK has placed an order for 10 icebreaking LNG carriers to support the Arctic LNG 2 project along the

September 8, 2020
Total Views: 261

Waymon L Boyd Dredge Fire
Shipping News

Lawsuit Filed For Worker Burned in ‘Waymon L. Boyd’ Dredger Explosion

A lawsuit has been filed in Nueces County on behalf of Jose Cantu, a worker who was “seriously injured and burned on August 21, 2020, in an explosion and

September 8, 2020
Total Views: 269

oil tanker
Shipping

Supertanker Earnings Go from Boom to Bust as Demand Wavers

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) –Just six months ago, oil supertankers experienced a windfall as the pandemic slashed demand for crude and traders raced to

September 8, 2020
Total Views: 248