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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Friday, January 10, 2020
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Shipping News

South Carolina Ports Report Best Year on Record in 2019

South Carolina ports had their best year on record in 2019 despite trade war headwinds. The South Carolina Ports Authority announced this week that it handled

January 10, 2020
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Shipping News

IMO 2020 Overshadows Hapag-Lloyd’s 2020 Profit Outlook – CEO

HAMBURG, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Tougher rules on sulphur emissions from ships set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) from January burden the

January 10, 2020
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Thursday, January 9, 2020
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Interesting

One Dead, Five Sick in Alcohol Poisoning Incident on FPSO in Transit

A Brazilian contractor has died and six others were hospitalized after drinking a cleaning solution they likely mistook for ingestible alcohol on board an FPSO

January 9, 2020
Total Views: 217

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Shipping News

Rising Prices Show Tighter Supplies of Cleaner Fuel for Global Shipping

By Stephanie Kelly and Collin Eaton NEW YORK, Jan 9 (Reuters) – The price of very low-sulfur fuel oil has risen in recent months, a sign of increasing

January 9, 2020
Total Views: 55

Bouchard Ordered to Pay Whistleblower in Fatal ‘Barge No. 255’ Explosion Investigation
Interesting

Bouchard Ordered to Pay Whistleblower in Fatal ‘Barge No. 255’ Explosion Investigation

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has found that New York-based Bouchard Transportation and three of its

January 9, 2020
Total Views: 518

Tanker Owners Face Insurance Headache as Mideast War Risk Haunts Shipping Trade
Shipping News

Tanker Owners Face Insurance Headache as Mideast War Risk Haunts Shipping Trade

By Jessica Jaganathan and Koustav Samanta SINGAPORE, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Even as the United States and Iran appear to signal a keenness to avoid further

January 9, 2020
Total Views: 75

Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping News

United States Warns Commercial Vessels of Threat from Iran

The United States has reissued an alert to commercial vessels in the Middle East to the maritime threat from the Iranian military and its proxies following the

January 8, 2020
Total Views: 54

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Shipping News

More Companies Sign Pledge to Avoid Arctic Shipping

More companies ranging from consumer goods to shipping lines are pledging to not ship goods through the Arctic even as melting sea ice opens makes the polar

January 8, 2020
Total Views: 291

Industry-First Wireless Helm System Approved for US-Flag ATBs
Shipping News

Industry-First Wireless Helm System Approved for US-Flag ATBs

In what is said to be an industry first for wireless vessel control, Boston-based robotics company Sea Machines Robotics has received approval from the U.S.

January 8, 2020
Total Views: 74

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Accidents

Golden Ray Salvage Moving to Wreck Removal Phase

The salvage of the Golden Ray car carrier near the Port of Brunswick in Georgia is is moving into wreck removal phase now four months since the ship grounded.

January 8, 2020
Total Views: 174

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Shipping News

Rising Low-Sulphur Fuel Costs Begin to Bite Shipping Lines in Asia

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Although the 1 January switch to maximum 0.5% low-sulphur fuel for shipping appears to have passed without major

January 8, 2020
Total Views: 81

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Shipping News

Transocean’s First Fleet Status Report of 2020 Reflects Offshore Drilling Uptick

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has announced nearly $353 million in new rig contracts and exercised options as the offshore drilling market continues

January 8, 2020
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Shipping News

Oil Shippers Raise Offers for Middle East Route on Gulf Risk

By Serene Cheong, Sharon Cho and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) –Owners of oil tankers are boosting their rates to haul crude on a key route from the Middle East as

January 8, 2020
Total Views: 47

Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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Shipping News

Maritime Industry Take Note: Iran Threat Puts Spotlight on Cyber Security

With the United States’ killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, the threat of cyber attacks against U.S. businesses and government agencies has

January 7, 2020
Total Views: 152

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Shipping News

Carnival Corporation to Launch Four News Cruise Ships in 2020

The world’s largest cruise company is getting ready to launch four new ships across four global brands in 2020.  Carnival Corporation on Tuesday gave an

January 7, 2020
Total Views: 112

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Shipping News

Maersk Tankers Launches New Digital Business Venture

Maersk Tankers has announced the launching it a new standalone digital business that will help reduce carbon emissions and increase earnings for customers in

January 7, 2020
Total Views: 83

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Shipping News

Oil Giant Reveals Survival Tactics in Age of Climate Anxiety

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) –The largest oil company in western Europe’s biggest petroleum exporter wants to drastically cut its carbon footprint.

January 7, 2020
Total Views: 19

Monday, January 6, 2020
matson lurline
Shipping News

Matson Takes Delivery of First Kanaloa-Class ConRo

The largest con-ro ever built in the United States is getting ready to depart on its maiden voyage to Hawaii from the U.S. west coast. Matson took delivery of

January 6, 2020
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Shipping News

Tankers Sail to U.S. Gulf as Rates Surge

HOUSTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – A flotilla of oil tankers is sailing empty from Europe and the Mediterranean toward the U.S. Gulf Coast to take advantage of

January 6, 2020
Total Views: 107

ambika dredger
Shipping News

After Deadly Firefight, Pirates Kidnap Three from Dredger Off Nigeria

Pirates off the coast of Nigeria have abducted three crew members from a dredger after a deadly exchange of gunfire with the ship’s embarked security team,

January 6, 2020
Total Views: 144