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


Tuesday, August 21, 2018
ship emissions
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Outlook for High-Sulphur Fuel Demand Jumps as More Ships Install Scrubbers -FGE

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Demand for high sulphur marine fuels is likely to see a smaller drop than previously expected by 2020,

August 21, 2018
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Monday, August 20, 2018
British Woman Survives 10 Hours in Adriatic Sea After Fall from Cruise Ship
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British Woman Survives 10 Hours in Adriatic Sea After Fall from Cruise Ship

A British woman was rescued from the Adriatic Sea on Sunday 10 hours after going overboard from a cruise ship. The woman, a tourist named Kay Longstaff, 46,

August 20, 2018
Total Views: 129

Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
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ConocoPhillips, Venezuela’s PDVSA Reach $2 Billion Settlement

By Marianna Parraga and Nivedita Bhattacharjee Aug 20 (Reuters) – U.S. producer ConocoPhillips and Venezuela’s PDVSA have reached a payment

August 20, 2018
Total Views: 55

BD1 derrick barge removal
Accidents

Resolve Raises Sunken Derrick Barge DB1 from Gulf of Mexico, Setting New Salvage Lift Record in Americas

After several months of planning, engineering, and on-site preparations, Resolve Marine has successfully raised the sunken derrick barge DB1 from the U.S. Gulf

August 20, 2018
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Crowley Completes Appomattox Platform Tow-Out in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
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Crowley Completes Appomattox Platform Tow-Out in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Crowley Maritime Corp. has successfully delivered Shell’s Appomattox semi-submersible Floating Production System (FPS) to the open waters of the U.S. Gulf

August 20, 2018
Total Views: 85

madrid maersk triple-e
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Maersk, Vopak to Launch Low Sulphur Fuel Bunkering Facility in Rotterdam Before 2020

A.P. Moller – Maersk, owner of the world’s largest shipping line, has agreed to a joint initiative with independent tank storage operator Royal

August 20, 2018
Total Views: 35

Italy Allows Docking of Ship with Migrants, Ends Standoff with Malta
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Italy Allows Docking of Ship with Migrants, Ends Standoff with Malta

By Steve Scherer ROME, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Italy will let its coastguard ship carrying 177 migrants it rescued five days ago dock in Sicily, ending a

August 20, 2018
Total Views: 25

Sunday, August 19, 2018
maersk ship
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Tariffs Likely to Hurt U.S. More Than Rest of World, Maersk CEO Says

  By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — The U.S. economy will be hit many times harder than the rest of the world by an escalating global

August 19, 2018
Total Views: 57

Friday, August 17, 2018
superyacht
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New Law Allows Patriotic American Superyacht Owners to Finally Fly U.S. Flag

President Trump this week signed a bill that will allow American owners of large yachts to finally register their vessels under the United States flag. Until

August 17, 2018
Total Views: 852

ship bridge at night
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U.S. Coast Guard Warns of LED Lighting Interfering with VHF-FM Radio and AIS Reception

The U.S. Coast Guard is warning the maritime community regarding the potential interference of VHF-FM radio and AIS reception from LED lighting.  The

August 17, 2018
Total Views: 595

john s mccain heavy lift transport
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Boskalis Terminates Low-End Transport Activities Amid Heavy Losses

Dutch marine services company Boskalis will be terminating its loss-making low-end transport activities. The announcement came this week as Boskalis revealed a

August 17, 2018
Total Views: 70

Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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Fuel Markets Confirm Global Growth Slowdown: Kemp

By John Kemp LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – If the global economy starts to grow more slowly, the impact will show up first in the price of refined

August 17, 2018
Total Views: 20

Where to Look in the Oil Market for Clues of a Demand Slowdown
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Where to Look in the Oil Market for Clues of a Demand Slowdown

By Ellen Milligan and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — This is supposed to be a year of bumper oil demand, but economic warning signs are flashing

August 17, 2018
Total Views: 14

maersk drilling rig
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Maersk to Spin Off Drilling Unit, Hand Total Shares to Investors

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Aug 17 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Friday it would spin off its offshore

August 17, 2018
Total Views: 549

Thursday, August 16, 2018
Maersk Said to Plan Drilling Spinoff to Focus on Transport
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Maersk Said to Plan Drilling Spinoff to Focus on Transport

Update: Maersk Confirms Drilling Unit Spin-Off By Manuel Baigorri, Ruth David and Matthew Miller (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is planning to spin

August 16, 2018
Total Views: 21

u.s. china trade war
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Trump Pushes China for Better Deal With Trade Talks Set to Resume

By Justin Sink and Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump prodded China to offer more at the bargaining table as the two countries prepared

August 16, 2018
Total Views: 17

All-Electric Ships on the Horizon as Rolls Launches New Battery System
Environment

All-Electric Ships on the Horizon as Rolls Launches New Battery System

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc has begun offering its own battery-powered ship engines in a move that signals the gathering

August 16, 2018
Total Views: 203

container ship
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2018 May Be a Write-Off as Shocking H1 Numbers All But Sink Ocean Carriers

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Just halfway through the Q2 reporting period, some $650m of red ink has been reported by ocean carriers to add to their

August 16, 2018
Total Views: 13

Scientists Discover Stern of World War II U.S. Destroyer Off Remote Alaskan Island
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Scientists Discover Stern of World War II U.S. Destroyer Off Remote Alaskan Island

For almost 75 years, the stern of the destroyer USS Abner Read lay somewhere below the dark of the Bering Sea off the Aleutian island of Kiska, where it

August 16, 2018
Total Views: 93

Maersk Supply Service AHTS Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System
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Maersk Supply Service AHTS Selected to Deploy World’s First Large-Scale Ocean Plastic Cleanup System

Maersk Supply Service has signed on to support The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit that is developing technology to clean the ocean of plastic waste. For

August 16, 2018
Total Views: 165