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Thursday, October 30, 2014
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News

Exmar Optimistic About Gas Carrier Market Into 2015

Belgian gas shipping group Exmar said on Thursday that the market for its very large and midsize gas carriers was at historically high levels in the third

October 30, 2014
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Has a Piece of Amelia Earhart’s Missing Plane Been Found?
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Has a Piece of Amelia Earhart’s Missing Plane Been Found?

A piece of aircraft debris found on a remote South Pacific atoll is reinforcing speculation that a sonar anomaly detected in 2012 just off the island is in

October 30, 2014
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CMA CGM to Fit 10 Ships With New Bulbous Bows
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CMA CGM to Fit 10 Ships With New Bulbous Bows

French container shipping company CMA CGM Group says it will be retrofitting 10 additional vessels with new bulbous bows that are better suited for current

October 30, 2014
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Carnival Cruise Lines’ Cahill to Retire
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Carnival Cruise Lines’ Cahill to Retire

Carnival Cruise Lines’ president and CEO Gerry Cahill announced Thursday that he will be retiring effective November 30 after 20 years with the company.

October 30, 2014
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Suncor to Regularly Consider Shipping Western Canada Crude Overseas
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Suncor to Regularly Consider Shipping Western Canada Crude Overseas

Suncor Energy Inc will look regularly at the economics of shipping Western Canadian crude from the country's East Coast to markets overseas, Chief Executive

October 30, 2014
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Defense

Royal Navy Makes Major Drug Bust Off Bermuda

The British Royal Navy reports that HMS Argyll, a Type 23 frigate, has seized $15M (10M Pounds) worth of cocaine from a drug smuggling yacht off the coast of

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 99

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NORDEN Recruits Jan Rindbo for Top Role

40-year-0ld Jan Rindbo has resigned from his post today as Chief Operating Officer at Pacific Basin Shipping, one of the world’s largest dry cargo

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 129

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Finance

Hyundai Heavy Loses $1.8 Billion in 3rd Quarter, Braces for Worst Annual Loss

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd, the world's biggest shipbuilder, slid to a record quarterly loss of $1.8 billion and warned it's heading for its

October 30, 2014
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Panama Canal Pilots Warn of Major Operational Issues Still Facing Expanded Canal

Panama Canal Pilats face major operational issues with the expanded Panama

October 30, 2014
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Cargo Ship Leaks Oil After Running Aground in Sweden
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Cargo Ship Leaks Oil After Running Aground in Sweden

A 90-meter cargo ship was taking on water and leaking oil after running aground this morning in the Baltic Sea off

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 129

Post-Panamax Bulk Carrier Rides Air Bubble Blanket to Reduce Emissions
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Post-Panamax Bulk Carrier Rides Air Bubble Blanket to Reduce Emissions

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced the delivery of the first of three post-panamax bulk carriers to achieve energy efficient operations through the use

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 396

OPEC Head Says Oil Market Should Stop Panicking About Price Slump
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OPEC Head Says Oil Market Should Stop Panicking About Price Slump

Everyone in the oil market should stop panicking because crude supply and demand will return to equilibrium, OPEC’s Secretary-General

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 24

French Ferry Operator SNCM to Seek Court Protection Next Week -Source
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French Ferry Operator SNCM to Seek Court Protection Next Week -Source

France-Corsica ferry operator SNCM will file for court protection next week, a source close to the company told Reuters on Wednesday, which will clear the way

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 28

Piracy Threat to Product Tankers on the Rise as Attacks Climb
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Piracy Threat to Product Tankers on the Rise as Attacks Climb

Hijackings of small oil tankers by armed gangs are increasing in Southeast Asia, home to the shortest sea-trade route between the Middle East and China, even

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 42

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Hess and Partners Reach FID for Stampede Development

Hess, along with their joint venture partners Union Oil (Chevron), Statoil and Nexen, all of which have a 25 percent working interest, have reached a final

October 29, 2014
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Chinese Shipping is Delivering a Toxic Pollution Cocktail – Report

China is waging war on pollution, closing factories and targeting dirty coal-fired power plants, but its ports are pumping out pollution virtually unchecked,

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 60

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Captain Peter Kortenoeven Wins Alexander Dalrymple Award

Former Dutch naval officer Captain Peter Kortenoeven, Hydrographer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, was presented with the United Kingdom Hydrographic

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 160

Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Video: Life Aboard One of the Biggest Container Ships in the World
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Video: Life Aboard One of the Biggest Container Ships in the World

We saw a short clip of this video earlier this month along with a New York Times feature article, “Aboard a Cargo Colossus“, so consider this the

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 573

Containerships Catch Fire After Colliding at Malaysia’s Port Klang
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Containerships Catch Fire After Colliding at Malaysia’s Port Klang

Two large containerships collided Tuesday night at Malaysia’s Port Klang, sparking fires in the forward container stacks of both vessels. The

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 367

Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of ‘Quantum of the Seas’
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Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of ‘Quantum of the Seas’

Royal Caribbean International took delivery today of the newest and most anticipated addition to the cruise line’s fleet, Quantum of the Seas, from Meyer

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 87