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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Friday, October 30, 2020
A wind turbine Dominion Energy’s two turbine Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project. Photo: Dominion Energy
Environment

Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia Eye Role as Nation’s Offshore Wind Hub

The governors of Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia are teaming up to advance offshore wind projects and promote the region as a hub for offshore wind

October 30, 2020
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Panama Canal Expansion milestone
Shipping News

Congestion Hits the Panama Canal and the Pandemic Isn’t Helping

By Anna Shiryaevskaya, Tsuyoshi Inajima and Saket Sundria (Bloomberg) –Ships carrying cargoes around the world are waiting for days to pass through the

October 30, 2020
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Royal Caribbean Reports Negative Revenue As COVID19 Brings Gigantic Losses
Cruise Ships

Royal Caribbean Reports Negative Revenue As COVID19 Brings Gigantic Losses

By John J. Edwards III and Jonathan Levin (Bloomberg) Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported negative revenue for the third quarter, a rare occurrence among

October 30, 2020
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Offshore drilling rig photo via Shutterstock / James Jones Jr
News

Posting Loss, Exxon Warns of $30 Billion Shale Writedown

By Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) –Exxon Mobil Corp. warned it may take up to $30 billion in writedowns on natural gas fields acquired more than a decade

October 30, 2020
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
kirby tank barge
Shipping News

Kirby’s Third Quarter Profit Hit by Pandemic and Hurricanes

Houston-based Kirby Corporation, the leading domestic tank barge operator, saw profit fall in the third quarter of 2020 compare to last year as the COVID-19

October 29, 2020
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Investigators Look for Cause in Dayang Topaz Accident
Shipping News

Investigators Look for Cause in Dayang Topaz Accident

Malaysian oil and gas producer Petronas says investigations are on-going into the cause of the incident involving the offshore supply Dayang Topaz. As we

October 29, 2020
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INS vikrant launch
Shipbuilding

Fincantieri Partners with India’s Leading Shipbuilder

Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri has landed a cooperation agreement with the leading shipbuilder in India to help modernize the country’s defense

October 29, 2020
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Delaware’s Mystery Oil Spill Remains a Mystery
Shipping News

Delaware’s Mystery Oil Spill Remains a Mystery

The operation to clean-up balls of oil that have washed ashore in Delaware Bay has expanded to Maryland beaches as the investigation into the source of the

October 29, 2020
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Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos
Shipping News

American Soybean Cargo Makes Rare Journey to Top Exporter Brazil

By Isis Almeida, Tatiana Freitas and Alfred Cang (Bloomberg) –The U.S. has started selling soybeans to Brazil after the world’s top exporter lowered

October 29, 2020
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Cruise Ship Breaking
Cruise Ships

The Messy, Booming Business of Recycling Cruise Ships

(Bloomberg) –Carnival Fantasy was a ship famous for its outlandish décor, all-night revelry and its size—back when 2,000 was an incredible number of

October 29, 2020
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World’s Top Wind Turbine Maker Ups the Stakes in Offshore Race
Environment

World’s Top Wind Turbine Maker Ups the Stakes in Offshore Race

By William Mathis and Nishant Kumar (Bloomberg) — Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturer, will buy out its offshore

October 29, 2020
Total Views: 166

Royal Caribbean Posts Third Straight Billion-Dollar Loss
Cruise Ships

Royal Caribbean Posts Third Straight Billion-Dollar Loss

Oct 29 (Reuters) – Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group’s revenue turned negative for the first time and it posted a billion-dollar net loss for

October 29, 2020
Total Views: 198

Holland America Line Cruise Ship Nieuw Amsterdam In Port Everglades, Florida. Photo by Jack Konrad
Cruise Ships

With Stocks Plummeting The Cruise Lines Lobby Washington To Lift No Sail Order

(Bloomberg) – The world’s biggest cruise lines have roughly doubled the number of lobbyists they’re dispatching to congressional offices and several

October 29, 2020
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Zeta Roars Ashore in Louisiana
Shipping News

Zeta Roars Ashore in Louisiana

Oct 28 (Reuters) – Hurricane Zeta smashed into Louisiana on Wednesday with 110-mile-per-hour (175 kph) winds and what government trackers called “a

October 28, 2020
Total Views: 194

Preliminary Report Sheds Light on Container Loss from APL England
Accidents

Preliminary Report Sheds Light on Container Loss from APL England

A preliminary report from Australian maritime investigators into the loss of containers from the APL England says that the ship experienced heavy rolling and

October 28, 2020
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hurricane zeta october 28
Shipping News

U.S. Gulf Energy Producers Braces for Another Storm Strike

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Energy firms shut two-thirds of offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production, turned off undersea pipelines and

October 28, 2020
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bristol channel container incident
Shipping News

Lost Container Incident in Bristol Channel, England

Authorities in the UK are continuing to monitor the response to an overboard container incident in the Bristol Channel in southwest England. The incident was

October 28, 2020
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Maersk Launceston
Interesting

Maersk Launceston Captain Arrested in Greece

The captain of the Maersk Launceston has been arrested following the ship’s collision with a Greek Navy minesweeper on Tuesday near Piraeus, Greece. An

October 28, 2020
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Golden Ace Roro Car Ship Salvage
Accidents

Photos: Towering VB10000 Arrives at Golden Ray Wreck Site

The heavy lift vessel VB10000 has arrived in St. Simons Sound, Georgia for the highly anticipating cutting and lifting operation in the salvage of the Golden

October 28, 2020
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general cargo bulk carrier
Shipping News

Cargill Looks to Wind Propulsion to Cut Carbon from Shipping

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Cargill, one of the world’s biggest charterers of ships, is working with technology partners to fit

October 28, 2020
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