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Monday, September 7, 2020
Shipping Interests Call for Immediate Disembarkation of Migrants from Stranded Maersk Tanker
Shipping News

Shipping Interests Call for Immediate Disembarkation of Migrants from Stranded Maersk Tanker

The International Chamber of Shipping is calling on the International Maritime Organization to urgently intervene in the case of Maersk Etienne, which is

September 7, 2020
Total Views: 86

Japan Offers ‘Unprecedented’ Support to Mauritius for Wakashio Spill
Shipping News

Japan Offers ‘Unprecedented’ Support to Mauritius for Wakashio Spill

TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Japan has told Mauritius it would offer support on an “unprecedented scale”, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi

September 7, 2020
Total Views: 95

Sunday, September 6, 2020
Maersk Tanker Captain Calls for Help for Migrants Stuck at Sea
Shipping News

Maersk Tanker Captain Calls for Help for Migrants Stuck at Sea

COPENHAGEN, Sept 4 (Reuters) – The captain of a tanker that rescued 27 migrants at sea, including a pregnant woman, is calling for immediate help as

September 6, 2020
Total Views: 159

Trump Boat Parade Turns Choppy
Shipping News

Trump Boat Parade Turns Choppy

Sept 5 (Reuters) – A boat parade in support of U.S. President Donald Trump crowded Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday, generating waves and choppy waters

September 6, 2020
Total Views: 101

Search Suspended for Livestock Ship’s Missing Crew
Shipping News

Search Suspended for Livestock Ship’s Missing Crew

TOKYO, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Japan’s coastguard on Saturday suspended its search for crew missing from a cattle ship in the East China Sea due to bad

September 6, 2020
Total Views: 143

Fire Out on VLCC Off Sri Lanka
Shipping News

Fire Out on VLCC Off Sri Lanka

The fire onboard the tanker New Diamond carrying 2 million barrels of oil has been put out, the Sri Lankan Navy has confirmed Saturday. The Panama-flagged New

September 6, 2020
Total Views: 132

Friday, September 4, 2020
CMA CGM mega sized containership M/V Benjamin Franklin
Shipping News

CMA CGM Sees Strong Rebound After COVID Storm

by Gus Trompiz (Reuters) – Container shipping group CMA CGM on Friday reported higher second-quarter profits and said it expects results to improve again

September 4, 2020
Total Views: 50

Thursday, September 3, 2020
USS Fitzgerald departure
Accidents

NTSB Says Navy Bridge Team Failure Caused USS Fitzgerald Collision

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has issued four safety recommendations in its 34-page final report from the agency’s years-long

September 3, 2020
Total Views: 758

FSO Nabarima
Shipping News

Downplaying Concerns, PDVSA Says Condition of Idled FSO Off Venezuela is ‘Satisfactory’

CARACAS, Sept 3 (Reuters) – An idled oil storage facility off Venezuela’s eastern coast is in “satisfactory” condition, an official

September 3, 2020
Total Views: 149

VLCC Carrying 2 Million Barrels of Oil in Trouble Off Sri Lanka
Shipping News

VLCC Carrying 2 Million Barrels of Oil in Trouble Off Sri Lanka

A VLCC carrying 2 million barrels of oil has caught fire off the east coast of Sri Lanka with one crew member reported missing. The Panama-flagged New Diamond

September 3, 2020
Total Views: 301

The Costa Smeralda cruise ship is docked at the Italian port of Civitavecchia
Cruise Ships

Carnival’s Costa Cruises to Set Sail This Weekend

Sept 3 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp’s shares surged 11% on Thursday after its Italian brand Costa Cruises said two of its ships would resume sailing

September 3, 2020
Total Views: 119

FILE PHOTO: Norwegian-born shipping tycoon John Fredriksen speaks in Oslo, Norway, June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
Shipping News

Fredriksen Names New Investment Chief for Seatankers

OSLO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Seatankers, the powerful holding company of Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen, said on Thursday it had hired a veteran

September 3, 2020
Total Views: 1255

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Shipping News

Missing Livestock Carrier: Lone Survivor Says Ship Capsized After Propulsion Loss

By Junko Fujita and Praveen Menon TOKYO/WELLINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New

September 3, 2020
Total Views: 1090

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
offshore wind
Offshore

Total Enters Giant Korean Floating Wind Projects in Green Push

By Francois de Beaupuy (Bloomberg) — Total SE will team up with Macquarie Group’s green bank to develop more than 2 gigawatts of floating wind farms

September 2, 2020
Total Views: 127

Winter Sea Ice in Bering Sea Reached Lowest Levels in Millennia, Study Shows
Shipping News

Winter Sea Ice in Bering Sea Reached Lowest Levels in Millennia, Study Shows

By Matthew Green LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – The Bering Sea ice cover during the winters of 2018 and 2019 hit new lows not seen in thousands of years,

September 2, 2020
Total Views: 204

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Accidents

Livestock Carrier with 43 Crew Goes Missing Off Japan

The Japanese Coast Guard is searching for a livestock carrier with 43 crew members on board after a distress signal was sent from the vessel on Wednesday.

September 2, 2020
Total Views: 583

Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Nearly a Third of U.S. Gulf Oil Production Remains Shut-In After Laura
Shipping News

Nearly a Third of U.S. Gulf Oil Production Remains Shut-In After Laura

Nearly a third of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico’s oil production and a quarter of natural gas production remains shut-in after Laura blew through the

September 1, 2020
Total Views: 50

Eleonora Maersk Los Angeles Record
Shipping News

Port of Los Angeles Joins Blockchain Shipping Platform Tradelens

The Port of Los Angeles, North America’s top port for containerized cargo, has announced an agreement to join the blockchain-based digital shipping

September 1, 2020
Total Views: 301

Lawyers for Wakashio Captain Ask Court to Drop Charges
Shipping News

Lawyers for Wakashio Captain Ask Court to Drop Charges

Lawyers for the captain of the shipwrecked Wakashio have asked a judge to drop charges against their client in relation to the grounding that has resulted in

September 1, 2020
Total Views: 396

Global Trade Seen Rebounding Faster Now Than Post-Lehman
Shipping News

Global Trade Seen Rebounding Faster Now Than Post-Lehman

By Catherine Bosley (Bloomberg) — Global trade is on course to recover more quickly from the coronavirus pandemic than after the 2008 financial crisis,

September 1, 2020
Total Views: 57