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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
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News

COSCO’s Chairman Sees Shipping Slump Persisting for Next 2 years

The global shipping market is unlikely to see a recovery in the next two years due to continuing oversupply of vessels, the chairman of China's largest

November 5, 2014
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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News

Oil Imports to Louisiana Offshore Oil Port Reveal New Truth

Things are slowing down at the U.S.’s largest oil-import

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 70

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Engineering News

CNO Expresses Concern Over U.S. Navy’s Shipbuilding Industrial Base

“There’s some likelihood we’ll lose a builder,” commented Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 50

U.S. Navy Lands First F-35 Fighter Jet Aboard Aircraft Carrier – Video
Navy

U.S. Navy Lands First F-35 Fighter Jet Aboard Aircraft Carrier – Video

The U.S. Navy made aviation history Monday when an F-35C fighter jet made its first-ever arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier at sea off the coast of

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 204

Antwerp Seeks Operator for Permanent LNG Bunkering Station for Barges
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Antwerp Seeks Operator for Permanent LNG Bunkering Station for Barges

The Port of Antwerp is seeking an operator for a permanent LNG bunkering station for barges operating within European

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 114

Animal Feed Cargo Catches Fire in Ireland
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Animal Feed Cargo Catches Fire in Ireland

Emergency response crew were called Tuesday to Warrenpoint Harbour in Ireland to attend fire reported in the cargo hold of a Gibraltar-flagged cargo

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 78

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Shipping News

Shippers Work ‘Ebola Clause’ Into Contracts

As Ebola persists in West Africa, shipping lines and traders are tweaking their contracts to protect themselves if the disease puts crews at risk of infection

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 96

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Shipping News

Saudis Cut Crude Prices to U.S. in December Amid Shale Boom

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. lowered the cost of its crude to the U.S., where production is the highest in three decades, deepening a selloff that sent prices to the

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 23

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Engineering News

10 Reasons Why Ship Operators Should be Nervous About the 2015 ECA Regulations

As of the 1st January 2015 the sulphur limit in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) will take a highly significant drop from 1% to 0.1%. It may only look like

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 134

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Finance

French Ferry Operator SNCM Files for Court Protection

France-Corsica ferry operator SNCM has suspended payments to creditors and will file for court protection on Tuesday, the firm said in a statement late on

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 39

Monday, November 3, 2014
Pacific Shippers Say Dockworker Slowdown Hits Seattle, Tacoma
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Pacific Shippers Say Dockworker Slowdown Hits Seattle, Tacoma

Pacific Coast dockworkers negotiating a new labor agreement have begun a work slowdown in Seattle and Tacoma, management said, in the first large job action

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 48

Carnival Unveils Hybrid Wireless Network for High-Speed Internet at Sea
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Carnival Unveils Hybrid Wireless Network for High-Speed Internet at Sea

The world's largest cruise company has released details of a new industry-first wireless network that promises internet speeds at sea up to 10 times faster

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 90

Watch: Water-Bombing Plane Fights Ship Fire from Air
Incidents

Watch: Water-Bombing Plane Fights Ship Fire from Air

Here's an older video of a relatively high-profile incident, but surprisingly the video has very few views on Youtube.

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 273

Four Killed Near Bodega Bay After Crabbing Boat Capsizes
Shipping News

Four Killed Near Bodega Bay After Crabbing Boat Capsizes

Four fisherman were killed and one other was rescued Saturday morning after their 32-foot fishing boat capsized near Bodega Bay in northern California. The

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 290

Final Victim Believed Found on Costa Concordia
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Final Victim Believed Found on Costa Concordia

A corpse found in the wreck of the Costa Concordia is thought to be that of the last person unaccounted for almost three years after the luxury liner sank,

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 141

Last Victim of Costa Concordia Wreck Believed Found
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Last Victim of Costa Concordia Wreck Believed Found

A corpse found in the wreck of the Costa Concordia is thought to be that of the last person unaccounted for almost three years after the luxury liner sank,

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 168

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Engines

First Order Placed for LNG-Powered Car Carrier

MAN Diesel & Turbo reports today they have received an order from United European Car Carriers (UECC) to supply dual-fuel ME-GI 2-stroke engines for the

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 157

St. Lawrence Seaway Workers Go to Arbitration, Averting Strike
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St. Lawrence Seaway Workers Go to Arbitration, Averting Strike

The union that represents workers along the St. Lawrence Seaway has agreed to take a contract dispute to arbitration, avoiding a strike that would have shut

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 35

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More LNG Carriers Ordered from DSME

South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) announced today in an exchange filing it has won a newbuild order for two LNG carriers

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 41

Guangzhou Shipyard International
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GSI Surges 72% After Acquisition of Chinese Naval Shipyard

Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., a unit of China’s biggest shipyard, surged 72 percent on its first day of trading in seven months after announcing

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 163