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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.


Thursday, May 10, 2018
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Japanese Companies Set Up Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering Business in Japan

A group of Japanese companies including shipping companies NYK and K-Line are teaming up to launch a new LNG bunkering business in Japan. With the new

May 10, 2018
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Oil Traders Prepare to Cut Iranian Crude

By Angelina Rascouet, Alex Longley and Rupert Rowling (Bloomberg) — European oil refiners and trading houses began preparing to cut purchases

May 10, 2018
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More Vessels Carrying U.S. Sorghum to China Switch Destinations

BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) – Three ships carrying livestock feed grain, sorghum, from the U.S. to China switched their destinations on Thursday to Japan

May 10, 2018
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
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BIMCO: US-China Trade War is All About the Eastbound Transpacific Trade Lane

When two of the world’s top trading partners, get entangled in a stand-off, where the outbreak of a trade war could become the extended tool of intense

May 9, 2018
Total Views: 40

U.S. Coast Guard to Hold Public Hearing on Fatal Barge Explosion Off Texas
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U.S. Coast Guard to Hold Public Hearing on Fatal Barge Explosion Off Texas

The U.S. Coast Guard will conduct a formal public hearing to consider evidence related to a fatal fire that occurred last year aboard the Bouchard No. 255 Tank

May 9, 2018
Total Views: 156

Klaus Luhta Podcast: Panama Canal Towboat Operators Discuss Historic Work Stoppage
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Klaus Luhta Podcast: Panama Canal Towboat Operators Discuss Historic Work Stoppage

Panama Canal towboat Captains are part of the first-ever work stoppage in the canal’s history, citing safety concerns. When the new canal locks were

May 9, 2018
Total Views: 28

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Maersk Likely to Shelve Plans to List Drilling Division – Sources

By Clara Denina , Jonathan Saul, Dasha Afanasieva and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen LONDON/COPENHAGEN, May 9 (Reuters) – Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk

May 9, 2018
Total Views: 26

Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Venezuela’s PDVSA Halts Storage and Shipping from Caribbean Islands
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Venezuela’s PDVSA Halts Storage and Shipping from Caribbean Islands

By Marianna Parraga May 8 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA suspended oil storage and shipping from its Caribbean facilities following a move

May 8, 2018
Total Views: 59

Incident Video: Hapag-Lloyd Ship Veers Off Course into Moored Ferries in Santos, Brazil
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Incident Video: Hapag-Lloyd Ship Veers Off Course into Moored Ferries in Santos, Brazil

A Hapag-Lloyd containership allided with three moored ferry boats upon entering the Port of Santos, Brazil on Sunday, causing extensive damage. According to

May 8, 2018
Total Views: 81

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Trump’s Iran Decision: What’s at Stake for Global Oil Market?

Breaking News: President Trump has just announced that he will withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal.  By Grant Smith (Bloomberg)

May 8, 2018
Total Views: 63

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Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Suffers New Failure at Sea

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s costliest warship, suffered a new failure at sea that forced it back to

May 8, 2018
Total Views: 424

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Cyprus’s First Shipping Minister Sets Herself Ambitious Targets

By Paul Tugwell and Georgios Georgiou (Bloomberg) — Cyprus’s first-ever shipping minister is setting her sights high. The country’s location and tax

May 8, 2018
Total Views: 70

Monday, May 7, 2018
19th Century shipwrecks found during search for MH370
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19th Century Shipwrecks Found During Search for MH370

Two shipwrecks discovered around 1,500 miles off the coast of Western Australia during the initial search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been

May 7, 2018
Total Views: 227

Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
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Iran Says New Sanctions Would Not Stifle its Oil Industry

By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA, May 7 (Reuters) – The Iranian oil industry will continue to develop even if the United States pulls out of the 2015 nuclear

May 7, 2018
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JAXPORT Container Volumes Up 27 Percent in First Half of 2018

During the first six months of fiscal year 2018, Florida’s port of Jacksonville recorded 27 percent growth in total container shipments over the same

May 7, 2018
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Abu Dhabi Ports Signs 30-Year Deal with MSC to Build Terminal

By Alexander Cornwell ABU DHABI, May 7 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to

May 7, 2018
Total Views: 143

WATCH: U.S. Navy Tomahawk Cruise Missile Hits Moving Target at Sea
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WATCH: U.S. Navy Tomahawk Cruise Missile Hits Moving Target at Sea

This incredible video shows what is believed to be the first live test firing of a U.S. Navy Tomahawk cruise missile on a moving target at sea. The U.S.

May 7, 2018
Total Views: 606

Thursday, May 3, 2018
McDermott Shareholders Approve CB&I Merger, Killing Hostile Takeover Bid By Subsea 7
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McDermott Shareholders Approve CB&I Merger, Killing Hostile Takeover Bid By Subsea 7

Shareholders in offshore oil services firm McDermott have approved a proposed merger with engineering firm Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I), effectively

May 3, 2018
Total Views: 105

Peak Pegasus
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Ship Carrying U.S. Sorghum to China Changes Course to South Korea

BEIJING, May 3 (Reuters) – A vessel carrying 58,503 tonnes of sorghum from the United States switched its destination from China to South Korea early on

May 3, 2018
Total Views: 49

Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Alaskan Fishing Wars – Incident Video Shows Violent Collision Between Competing Fishing Boats
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Alaskan Fishing Wars – Incident Video Shows Violent Collision Between Competing Fishing Boats

The skipper of an Alaskan salmon seiner is facing felony charges after she allegedly rammed a competitor’s boat in a battle over a school of fish up in

May 2, 2018
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