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Thursday, September 3, 2020
USS Fitzgerald departure
Accidents

NTSB Says Navy Bridge Team Failure Caused USS Fitzgerald Collision

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has issued four safety recommendations in its 34-page final report from the agency’s years-long

September 3, 2020
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FSO Nabarima
Shipping News

Downplaying Concerns, PDVSA Says Condition of Idled FSO Off Venezuela is ‘Satisfactory’

CARACAS, Sept 3 (Reuters) – An idled oil storage facility off Venezuela’s eastern coast is in “satisfactory” condition, an official

September 3, 2020
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VLCC Carrying 2 Million Barrels of Oil in Trouble Off Sri Lanka
Shipping News

VLCC Carrying 2 Million Barrels of Oil in Trouble Off Sri Lanka

A VLCC carrying 2 million barrels of oil has caught fire off the east coast of Sri Lanka with one crew member reported missing. The Panama-flagged New Diamond

September 3, 2020
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The Costa Smeralda cruise ship is docked at the Italian port of Civitavecchia
Cruise Ships

Carnival’s Costa Cruises to Set Sail This Weekend

Sept 3 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp’s shares surged 11% on Thursday after its Italian brand Costa Cruises said two of its ships would resume sailing

September 3, 2020
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FILE PHOTO: Norwegian-born shipping tycoon John Fredriksen speaks in Oslo, Norway, June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
Shipping News

Fredriksen Names New Investment Chief for Seatankers

OSLO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Seatankers, the powerful holding company of Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen, said on Thursday it had hired a veteran

September 3, 2020
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Shipping News

Missing Livestock Carrier: Lone Survivor Says Ship Capsized After Propulsion Loss

By Junko Fujita and Praveen Menon TOKYO/WELLINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New

September 3, 2020
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020
offshore wind
Offshore

Total Enters Giant Korean Floating Wind Projects in Green Push

By Francois de Beaupuy (Bloomberg) — Total SE will team up with Macquarie Group’s green bank to develop more than 2 gigawatts of floating wind farms

September 2, 2020
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Winter Sea Ice in Bering Sea Reached Lowest Levels in Millennia, Study Shows
Shipping News

Winter Sea Ice in Bering Sea Reached Lowest Levels in Millennia, Study Shows

By Matthew Green LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – The Bering Sea ice cover during the winters of 2018 and 2019 hit new lows not seen in thousands of years,

September 2, 2020
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Accidents

Livestock Carrier with 43 Crew Goes Missing Off Japan

The Japanese Coast Guard is searching for a livestock carrier with 43 crew members on board after a distress signal was sent from the vessel on Wednesday.

September 2, 2020
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Nearly a Third of U.S. Gulf Oil Production Remains Shut-In After Laura
Shipping News

Nearly a Third of U.S. Gulf Oil Production Remains Shut-In After Laura

Nearly a third of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico’s oil production and a quarter of natural gas production remains shut-in after Laura blew through the

September 1, 2020
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Eleonora Maersk Los Angeles Record
Shipping News

Port of Los Angeles Joins Blockchain Shipping Platform Tradelens

The Port of Los Angeles, North America’s top port for containerized cargo, has announced an agreement to join the blockchain-based digital shipping

September 1, 2020
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Lawyers for Wakashio Captain Ask Court to Drop Charges
Shipping News

Lawyers for Wakashio Captain Ask Court to Drop Charges

Lawyers for the captain of the shipwrecked Wakashio have asked a judge to drop charges against their client in relation to the grounding that has resulted in

September 1, 2020
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Global Trade Seen Rebounding Faster Now Than Post-Lehman
Shipping News

Global Trade Seen Rebounding Faster Now Than Post-Lehman

By Catherine Bosley (Bloomberg) — Global trade is on course to recover more quickly from the coronavirus pandemic than after the 2008 financial crisis,

September 1, 2020
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Two Killed in Accident Near Wakashio Wreck Site
Shipping News

Two Killed in Accident Near Wakashio Wreck Site

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Two crew members from a tugboat involved in cleaning up an oil spill off Mauritius were killed late on

September 1, 2020
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maersk ship
Shipping

Maersk to Cut Jobs and Retire Brands in Major Reorganization

COPENHAGEN, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Maersk will cut jobs in a major shake-up that will affect a third of the shipping giant’s staff as it seeks to

September 1, 2020
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Monday, August 31, 2020
urkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis sails in the Bosphorus in Istanbul.REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
Shipping News

Turkey Extends Exploration Work in Disputed East Med Area

ISTANBUL/ATHENS, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Turkey said on Monday that its Oruc Reis exploration vessel will carry out seismic surveys in a disputed area of the

August 31, 2020
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Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
Shipping News

Trump Administration Preparing Tighter Venezuela Oil Sanctions

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is looking to tighten oil sanctions on Venezuela in the near future, top U.S.

August 31, 2020
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Watch: Live Fire Sinking Exercise Caps Two-Week RIMPAC Exercise in Pacific
Shipping News

Watch: Live Fire Sinking Exercise Caps Two-Week RIMPAC Exercise in Pacific

A live fire exercise known as SINKEX has capped off the two-week Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in Hawaii. The decommissioned amphibious cargo ship

August 31, 2020
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Artist Banksy’s New Migrant Rescue Boat Quickly Becomes Overloaded in Mediterranean
Shipping News

Artist Banksy’s New Migrant Rescue Boat Quickly Becomes Overloaded in Mediterranean

By Gavin Jones ROME, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The Italian coastguard sent help on Saturday to a rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy after the

August 31, 2020
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Dolphin Death Mystery Stokes Anger in Mauritius
Shipping News

Dolphin Death Mystery Stokes Anger in Mauritius

By Kamlesh Bhuckory (Bloomberg) –The unexplained deaths of dolphins in Mauritius are fanning anger over the government’s handling of an oil spill

August 31, 2020
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