Shipping News

Explore the latest developments in the shipping industry, including market trends, fleet management, and the impact of global trade on maritime logistics.


Tuesday, April 9, 2019
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Blog

Quadruple Bogeys

By Captain George Livingstone – Last month during the third round of The Players Championship, I watched Tiger Woods miss two shots in the water on

April 9, 2019
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Shipping News

Global Warming Effects Presenting a ‘Major Challenge’ to Carrier Schedules in Asia

By Sam Whelan in Singapore (The Loadstar) – Typhoons and other adverse weather events are playing havoc with carrier schedules, presenting a “major

April 9, 2019
Total Views: 76

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Shipping News

Keppel to Develop Autonomous Tug for Operation in Port of Singapore

Singaporean shipbuilder Keppel Offshore & Marine has kicked off development of its first autonomous vessel: a harbor tug to be operated by Keppel Smit

April 9, 2019
Total Views: 112

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Shipping News

Wärtsilä Introduces First Commercially Available K-Band Maritime Radar

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has launched the first commercially available K-band maritime radar to help increase safety in busy ports. By detecting far

April 9, 2019
Total Views: 242

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Shipping News

Opinion: China’s Targeting Underwater Internet Cables

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) — As the West considers the threat posed by China’s naval ambitions, there is a natural tendency to place

April 9, 2019
Total Views: 109

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Shipping News

Tehran Vows Action After U.S. Labels Iran Revolutionary Guards as Terrorists

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI/LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the United States had made “a vicious

April 9, 2019
Total Views: 25

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Shipping News

Australia’s Heavy-Sweet Crudes Surge Ahead of IMO 2020

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Prices for Australian heavy-sweet crude grades are rising as traders snap up cargoes for blending ahead of new

April 9, 2019
Total Views: 62

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Shipping News

Zeebrugge Port Chief: Brexit Fog Worse Than No-Deal Risk

By Clare Roth ZEEBRUGGE, Belgium, April 9 (Reuters) – Uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the European Union is worse than the prospect of a

April 9, 2019
Total Views: 24

Monday, April 8, 2019
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Shipping News

Microbes in Ballast Water Can Show Where a Ship Came From

A rapid scan of the environmental DNA in ballast water can show whether ships are following rules meant to prevent the spread of invasive species and disease.

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 82

U.S. Coast Guard Praises Rescued Fishermen: “They did everything correctly”
Accidents

U.S. Coast Guard Praises Rescued Fishermen: “They did everything correctly”

The U.S. Coast Guard is praising three men for their emergency preparedness after their 32-foot fishing boat sank approximately 90 miles west of Naples,

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 106

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Shipping News

Authorities Put Dublin Express HFO Spill at 100,000 Gallons

Authorities estimate that up to 100,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil was released from the containership Dublin Express during its transit along the East Coast to

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 163

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Shipping News

IMO 2020 Seen Boosting Oil Demand

By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — Global oil demand is about to get a boost from a rule that’s supposed to help the environment. The world’s refineries

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 26

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Piracy

IMB: Piracy Incidents Fall But Kidnapping Threat Persists in Gulf of Guinea

Fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea were reported in the first three months of 2019, but risk of kidnappings continue to pose a threat to ship

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 83

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Shipping News

Houston Ship Channel Shipping Returning to Normal After Chemical Spill, Weekend Storms

HOUSTON, April 8 (Reuters) – Ships were moving inbound and outbound on Monday morning through an area of the Houston Ship Channel that had been

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 61

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Shipping News

Russia Eyes Greater Energy Dominance as Novatek Taps Arctic

By Olga Tanas, Dina Khrennikova and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — Almost 1,500 miles from Moscow, the tiny port of Sabetta nestles in a desolate

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 59

Sunday, April 7, 2019
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Shipping News

Lost in the Antarctic

By Michael Carr – They were lost. Lost in the open ocean off Antarctica. Two miles to their starboard should be the Ross Ice Shelf, a 200 ft. high

April 7, 2019
Total Views: 144

Friday, April 5, 2019
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Shipping News

Yara Installs Scrubber System on Record-Setting 80MW Ship Engine

Oslo-based Yara Marine Technologies says it has installed an inline hybrid scrubber system on board an ultra-large containership in what is believed to be the

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 93

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Shipping News

Iconic Shipping Brand MacAndrews Consigned to History Books After 249 Years

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MacAndrews has become the latest iconic shipping name to be consigned to the history books. CMA CGM has lost no time in

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 215

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Shipping News

Wärtsilä Tests World’s First ‘Targetless’ DP Laser Sensor

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä says it has successfully tested what it says is the world’s first ‘targetless’ dynamic positioning (DP) laser sensor

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 114

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Shipping News

New Zealand Charges Captain Over Unsafe Working Practices

Maritime authorities in New Zealand have brought charges against the captain of a Panama-flagged bulk carrier for allowing his crew to work at height without

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 159