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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Fire Disables LNG-Regasification Vessel in Indian Ocean
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Fire Disables LNG-Regasification Vessel in Indian Ocean

A disabled LNG-regasification vessel is under tow in the Indian Ocean west of Mumbai after a Saturday engine room fire cut power and propulsion to the

June 18, 2014
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Coast Guard Seeks Serial Hoax Caller in Puget Sound Area
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Coast Guard Seeks Serial Hoax Caller in Puget Sound Area

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying a hoax caller that made multiple false distress calls earlier this month in the Puget Sound

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 55

Maersk Explores Plan B After P3 Alliance Block
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Maersk Explores Plan B After P3 Alliance Block

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S said it is working on alternative plans to cut costs and address overcapacity in the freighter market after Chinese regulators

June 18, 2014
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VIDEO: Valemon Topside Departs South Korea Shipyard
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VIDEO: Valemon Topside Departs South Korea Shipyard

Statoil’s Valemon topside left the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea on June 15, 2014 atop the Dockwise Triumph for its delivery to the Norwegian

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 74

NASA Rocket Ship Rechristened as USMMA’s T/V Kings Pointer
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NASA Rocket Ship Rechristened as USMMA’s T/V Kings Pointer

A former NASA rocket booster recovery ship has been formally rechristened as the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s new T/V Kings Pointer following an

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 314

China’s P3 Rejection Underscores Protectionist Worries
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China’s P3 Rejection Underscores Protectionist Worries

China's scuppering of a planned alliance of the world's top three container shipping lines signals its protectionist stance on key industries and is a reminder

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 33

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Shipbuilding

Yangzijiang Books Fortescue VLOC’s

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd has won an order to build four very large ore carriers for Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd, company

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 96

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Pelican State All Tuned Up at Grand Bahama Shipyard [IMAGES]

After two weeks at the Grand Bahamas Shipyard, the Pelican State, a 2009-built US-flagged product tanker owned by APT – a Kinder Morgan company, had its

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 102

Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Video: Inbound Containership in Port Elizabeth
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Video: Inbound Containership in Port Elizabeth

Latest video from the elusive "Meow Man" shows the MV Ever Develop inbound for Port Elizabeth, New

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 35

SUNY Maritime College Appoints New President
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SUNY Maritime College Appoints New President

The State University of New York’s Maritime College has ended a more than six-month search for a new school president, announcing Tuesday the appointment of

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 202

Mexican Ferry Firm Hopes to Buy France’s SNCM
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Mexican Ferry Firm Hopes to Buy France’s SNCM

Mexican ferry company Baja Ferries said on Tuesday it hopes to close a deal to buy troubled French ferry operator SNCM before November or

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 19

Hamburg-Sued Seeks Options After Merger Talks Fail
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Hamburg-Sued Seeks Options After Merger Talks Fail

Germany's second biggest container shipper Hamburg-Sued is seeking options for the business after merger talks with bigger rival Hapag-Lloyd failed last

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 15

Loss-Making CSAV Revamps Liner Division to Prepare for Merger with Hapag-Lloyd
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Loss-Making CSAV Revamps Liner Division to Prepare for Merger with Hapag-Lloyd

In preparation for its container business merging into a “new” Hapag-Lloyd this year, troubled Chilean carrier CSAV is restructuring its liner business,

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 38

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China’s P3 Alliance Block Sends Maersk Shares Tumbling

China blocked the formation of a global alliance by the world’s three biggest shipping lines in a surprise move that ignored Western approval of the plan and

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 54

Sewol Trial: Ferry Crew Blames Coast Guard
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Sewol Trial: Ferry Crew Blames Coast Guard

The surviving crew of a South Korean ferry that sank in April killing more than 300 people and sparking a nationwide outpouring of grief argued on Tuesday that

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 58

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Plug Pulled On P3 Mega-Alliance

Following today’s decision by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) to not approve the P3 Network, a proposed vessel sharing alliance between the

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 38

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NORDEN Chief Quits, Joins BW Group as CEO

After nearly a decade as the head of dry bulk shipping and product tanker firm NORDEN A/S, Carsten Mortensen submitted his resignation papers today and

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 80

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Tor Viking Gains Work Off Eastern Asia

Viking Supply Ships’ 84 meter ice-class supply vessel/tug Tor Viking has just been chartered for an 11 month job off eastern Asia with an undisclosed oil

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 86

Monday, June 16, 2014
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Shell Unloads Huge Stake in Woodside Petroleum

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s largest oil company, is selling most of its 23 percent stake in Woodside Petroleum Ltd. for about $5 billion after tax in

June 16, 2014
Total Views: 144

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Ports

WATCH: Inside Look at London Gateway Port Operations

In November 2013, DP World's $2.4 billion London Gateway deepwater port complex opened with the arrival of the first ship, the MOL Caledon.

June 16, 2014
Total Views: 200