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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Monday, April 27, 2020
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Maersk Drilling Announces North Sea Layoffs

Maersk Drilling says it is taking steps to reduce its offshore crew pool as it stacks North Sea rigs in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and crash in oil

April 27, 2020
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Oil Traders Now Hiring Jones Act Tankers for Storage and Shipping Abroad

By Jonathan Saul and Devika Krishna Kumar LONDON/NEW YORK April 27 (Reuters) – Oil traders are hiring expensive U.S. vessels, normally only used for

April 27, 2020
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Singapore Reports ‘High Degree’ of Compliance with IMO 2020

The Port Authority of Singapore has reported a ‘high degree’ of compliance with new a international law limiting the sulphur content of fuel used by

April 27, 2020
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Navy Accepts Delivery of USS Zumwalt
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Navy Accepts Delivery of USS Zumwalt

The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the USS Zumwalt, the lead ship in the Navy’s next-generation multi-mission destroyer.  Zumwalt (DDG 1000)

April 27, 2020
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Nearly 150 Total Coronavirus Cases Confirmed on Cruise Ship in Japan
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Nearly 150 Total Coronavirus Cases Confirmed on Cruise Ship in Japan

TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) – Nearly 150 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed among crew members of an Italian cruise ship docked in Japan

April 27, 2020
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Norwegian Cruise Line Withdraws Forecast
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Norwegian Cruise Line Withdraws Forecast

April 27 (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd on Monday warned of a quarterly loss and withdrew its 2020 forecast, as the cruise operator

April 27, 2020
Total Views: 91

Sunday, April 26, 2020
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Diamond Offshore Files for Bankruptcy Amid Historic Crude Crash

By David Wethe and Jeremy Hill (Bloomberg) — Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., the rig contractor controlled by Loews Corp., filed for bankruptcy amid an

April 26, 2020
Total Views: 78

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Port Authorities Commit to Stay Open Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — Twenty port authorities in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America signed a declaration committing to stay

April 26, 2020
Total Views: 38

Friday, April 24, 2020
Oil Buoyed by Production Cuts to End Historic Week
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Oil Buoyed by Production Cuts to End Historic Week

By Olivia Raimonde (Bloomberg) — Oil edged lower for the week after paring losses following the dramatic collapse on Monday that saw prices in New York

April 24, 2020
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U.S. Navy Recommends Reinstating Fired USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain
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U.S. Navy Recommends Reinstating Fired USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – In an extraordinary reversal, the U.S. Navy has recommended reinstating the fired

April 24, 2020
Total Views: 264

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Supertanker Rates Ease but Poised for More Gains as Storage Demand Beckons

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, April 24 (Reuters) – Supertanker freight rates eased this week as surging demand for floating storage cooled and crude oil

April 24, 2020
Total Views: 131

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Oil Market So Glutted Traders Use Tiny Barges to Store Fuels

By Ronan Martin and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The oil market is getting so glutted that tiny barges that would normally be busily moving fuels

April 24, 2020
Total Views: 87

U.S. Navy Destroyer Facing Significant Coronavirus Outbreak in Caribbean
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U.S. Navy Destroyer Facing Significant Coronavirus Outbreak in Caribbean

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer has been hit with a coronavirus outbreak as it carried out a

April 24, 2020
Total Views: 70

Thursday, April 23, 2020
High-Seas Energy Fight Off Malaysia Draws U.S., Chinese Warships
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High-Seas Energy Fight Off Malaysia Draws U.S., Chinese Warships

By Philip J. Heijmans (Bloomberg) — Malaysia’s push to explore energy blocks off its coast has turned into a five-nation face off involving U.S. and

April 23, 2020
Total Views: 134

Pile-Driving Completed in Golden Ray Salvage
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Pile-Driving Completed in Golden Ray Salvage

Weeks Marine has completed the pile driving operation in the salvage of the Golden Ray vehicle carrier in Georgia’s St. Simons Sound.  In total, 80

April 23, 2020
Total Views: 215

HMM Launches World’s First 24,000 TEU Containership
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HMM Launches World’s First 24,000 TEU Containership

HMM has launched its first of twelve 24,000 TEU containerships HMM Algeciras, the world’s largest containership.  The ship was officially named during a

April 23, 2020
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A Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker escorts ships on the Northern Sea Route, July 14 2016
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Russian Firms to Build World’s Most Powerful Nuclear Icebreaker

MOSCOW, April 23 (Reuters) – Two Russian companies signed a deal on Thursday to build the world’s most powerful nuclear icebreaker to help boost

April 23, 2020
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Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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Forced to Store Fuel at Sea, Oil Refiners at Breaking Point

By Jack Wittels, Firat Kayakiran and Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — Oil refiners are hunting for vessels to store jet-fuel and gasoline that nobody is

April 23, 2020
Total Views: 151

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Hospital Ship USNS Comfort to Return to Virginia
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Hospital Ship USNS Comfort to Return to Virginia

The U.S. Navy hospital USNS Comfort has been ordered to return to its homeport in Virginia less than a month after arriving in New York to offer surge capacity

April 22, 2020
Total Views: 274

Traders Chase Storage Space in World Awash with Oil
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Traders Chase Storage Space in World Awash with Oil

By Ron Bousso, Stephanie Kelly and Laura Sanicola LONDON/NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) – Oil traders are struggling to find enough ships, railcars,

April 22, 2020
Total Views: 57