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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Ships at anchor off Singapore.
News

Singapore Strait: Five Pirate Attacks in Four Days

By Saket Sundria (Bloomberg) Pirates attacked five ships over four days in one of the world’s busiest shipping channels, including two separate attempts on

December 24, 2019
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Monday, December 23, 2019
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Shipping News

Hornbeck Offshore Services Suspended from Trading on NYSE

Hornbeck Offshore Services has been suspended from trading on the New York Stock Exchange for failing to meet minimum listing requirements related to its

December 23, 2019
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Friday, December 20, 2019
offshore wind
Shipping News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Decision Seen Opening Jones Act Loopholes

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has decided to revoke a number of previous letter rulings related to the enforcement of the Jones Act that could result

December 20, 2019
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Watch: Carnival Cruise Ships Collide in Mexico
Shipping News

Watch: Carnival Cruise Ships Collide in Mexico

Two Carnival cruise ships collided in Cozumel, Mexico on Friday, causing damage to both ships. Video posted online show the stern of the Carnival Glory crash

December 20, 2019
Total Views: 301

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Shipping News

Singapore Jails Tanker Captain in Shell Oil Heist

SINGAPORE, Dec 20 (Reuters) – The captain of a Vietnamese oil tanker has been jailed for over five years in Singapore for his role in a scheme that saw

December 20, 2019
Total Views: 78

carnival cruise ship
Cruise Ships

Carnival Lifts 2020 Profit Forecasts

Dec 20 (Reuters) – Cruise operator Carnival Corp forecast 2020 profit largely above Wall Street expectations on Friday and posted better-than-expected

December 20, 2019
Total Views: 26

Thursday, December 19, 2019
cosco tanker
Shipping News

Trump Administration Extends COSCO Tanker Unit Waiver

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday renewed a waiver for companies to wind down transactions with the Dalian unit of a

December 19, 2019
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Shipping News

New Clean Shipping Fuel Rules, But Who Will Police the Polluters?

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Sweeping new fuel rules aiming to cut pollution belching from ships and save lives are now just a couple of

December 19, 2019
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Admiral Kuznetsov
Shipping News

Carrier Fire Points to Weakness Behind Moscow’s Military Might

By Peter Apps LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – It’s been a mixed month for Russia and its military. In Syria, they took control of the former Islamic

December 19, 2019
Total Views: 67

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Shipping News

A Major Shipping Change Is Coming, and So Are Higher Fuel Prices

By Firat Kayakiran, Jack Wittels and Rachel Graham (Bloomberg) –A defining moment in the history of the oil-refining and shipping industries is at hand.

December 19, 2019
Total Views: 68

Wednesday, December 18, 2019
fishing vessel
Shipping News

New Bedford-Based Fishing Vessel Owner and Operator Fined $1 Million for Illegal Discharges

The owner and operator of a New Bedford, Massachusetts-based fishing vessel fleet have been fined $1 million after pleading guilty to discharging oily bilge

December 18, 2019
Total Views: 325

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Offshore

Norway Picks Offshore Wind Naysayer as Oil and Energy Minister

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Norway made an outspoken right-wing lawmaker who once called wind turbines “white

December 18, 2019
Total Views: 33

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Shipping News

Brazil’s Sprawling Car Wash Probe Expands to Maersk Contracts

  By Jake Spring and Pedro Fonseca BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Brazilian authorities on Wednesday targeted Maersk and other

December 18, 2019
Total Views: 89

Tuesday, December 17, 2019
container ship
Shipping News

Shipping Industry Proposes $5 Billion Fund for Zero-Emission R&D

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Shipping associations have proposed creating a research fund with $5 billion raised by the industry to

December 17, 2019
Total Views: 57

Viktor Leonov russian intelligence ship
Defense

Coast Guard: Russian Spy Ship Operating in ‘Unsafe Manner’ Off Southeastern United States

The U.S. Coast Guard is alerting mariners to the possible presence of a Russian surveillance ship that has been conducting unsafe operations off the

December 17, 2019
Total Views: 116

aidanova lng powered cruise ship
Cruise Ships

Carnival Joins Zero-Emission Coalition

The world’s largest cruise company, Carnival Corporation is joining a coalition of companies committed to accelerating the decarbonization of the

December 17, 2019
Total Views: 63

containerships nord first LNG bunkering
Shipping News

CMA CGM Leads Container Lines in Switch to LNG Fuel

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – CMA CGM shortsea subsidiary Containerships has received its fourth LNG-powered vessel, the 1,380 teu Containerships

December 17, 2019
Total Views: 125

containership ship bunkering
Shipping News

UAE Signals Leniency on IMO 2020 Enforcement

By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) –The world’s oil tanker owners can breathe a sigh of relief: a vital Middle East shipping hub is going to start

December 17, 2019
Total Views: 64

China’s First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier Enters Service
Shipping News

China’s First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier Enters Service

BEIJING, Dec 17 (Reuters) – China commissioned its first domestically built aircraft carrier into service on Tuesday at a key base on the shores of the

December 17, 2019
Total Views: 323

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Shipbuilding

Hyundai Heavy’s $1.8 Billion Deal with DSME Hits EU Antitrust Hurdle

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – World No. 1 shipbuilding group Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co Ltd’s $1.8 billion merger with

December 17, 2019
Total Views: 97