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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, September 6, 2016
Hanjin Raising Funds To Unload Stranded Cargo Ships
Shipping News

Hanjin Raising Funds To Unload Stranded Cargo Ships

By Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Hanjin Shipping’s parent firm plans to raise 100 billion won ($90 million) to fund the

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 125

Monday, September 5, 2016
Ports

Hanjin Steers Stranded Ships to Singapore, Hamburg

by Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) South Korea said Hanjin Shipping will try to steer vessels to ports to unload cargo as the government tries to contain global

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 99

First X-Stern Enters Service in North Sea Wind Farm
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First X-Stern Enters Service in North Sea Wind Farm

The new Service Operations Vessel (SOV) Windea La Cour, the first vessel to feature the X-Stern hull, has commenced working in the 600 megawatt Gemini wind

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 94

Two Greek Shipping Companies, Engineers Convicted in ‘Magic Pipe’ Pollution Case
Shipping News

Two Greek Shipping Companies, Engineers Convicted in ‘Magic Pipe’ Pollution Case

A federal jury in Greenville, North Carolina, has convicted Oceanic Illsabe Limited, Oceanfleet Shipping Limited and two of their employees of violating the

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 83

Swiber Says Managers See ‘Reasonable Prospect’ to Save Firm
Offshore

Swiber Says Managers See ‘Reasonable Prospect’ to Save Firm

By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen (Bloomberg) — Swiber Holdings Ltd. said its court-appointed managers have indicated a “reasonable prospect” of saving

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 100

CMA CGM Containership. Photo credit: CMA CGM
Shipping News

CMA CGM Bonds Drop to Record as Weak Freight Rates Squeeze Profits

By Joe Mayes (Bloomberg) — CMA CGM SA bonds hit a record low after the container-shipping line’s quarterly profit plunged on weak freight rates. The

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 54

Saturday, September 3, 2016
First Ethane Carrier Departs US Gulf
Shipping News

First Ethane Carrier Departs US Gulf

Swiss petrochemical company INEOS has announced that the first cargo of ethane to be exported from Enterprise’s Morgan’s Point, Texas terminal

September 3, 2016
Total Views: 160

Hermine Churns North into Carolinas After Pounding Florida
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Hermine Churns North into Carolinas After Pounding Florida

Sept 3 (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Hermine plowed across North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Saturday, threatening the U.S. East Coast with a mix of

September 3, 2016
Total Views: 29

Friday, September 2, 2016
A fisherman repairs his boat overlooking fishing boats that fish in the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, at Masinloc, Zambales, in the Philippines
Shipping News

ASEAN, China To Adopt Code for ‘Unplanned Encounters At Sea’

By Manuel Mogato (Reuters) Southeast Asian countries and China will establish hotlines and adopt communications protocols to avoid potential naval clashes

September 2, 2016
Total Views: 68

Watch: This Guys’ Boat Flies, Literally
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Watch: This Guys’ Boat Flies, Literally

Soaring into the weekend

September 2, 2016
Total Views: 60

Costa Concordia Hulk Makes Final Voyage to Scrapyard
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Costa Concordia Hulk Makes Final Voyage to Scrapyard

The rusted hulk of what was once the Costa Concordia made its final journey to a dry dock in Italy where it will be cut up and recycled once

September 2, 2016
Total Views: 700

Stern View Of A Hanjin Containership
Finance

U.S. Firms Take Legal Action Against Hanjin

By Joyce Lee and Keith Wallis (Reuters) Roughly half of Hanjin Shipping Co‘s container vessels have been blocked from ports

September 2, 2016
Total Views: 65

Top India Shipping Line Reviving Iran Venture to Fight Slump
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Top India Shipping Line Reviving Iran Venture to Fight Slump

By Saket Sundria and Debjit Chakraborty (Bloomberg) — State-run Shipping Corp. of India Ltd., struggling for respite from an industry downturn, plans to

September 2, 2016
Total Views: 26

Thursday, September 1, 2016
Hanjin Philadelphia at the Port of Oakland
Finance

Hanjin Captains Ordered To Slow Steam Or Drift To Avoid Arrest

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) Captains on bankrupt Hanjin Shipping vessels have been ordered to slow steam or stop altogether to avoid the risk of being served

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 109

Huge Containership Burns In Port Hamburg
Interesting

Huge Containership Burns In Port Hamburg

A 9,000 TEU containership suffered a major fire in its cargo area while berthed the port of Hamburg on Thursday. The Hamburg Water Police reports that the 300

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 296

South China Sea
Shipping News

How Can the U.S. and China Avoid Sliding Into Conflict?

By Ying Fu (Bloomberg View) — As the leaders of China and the U.S. meet in Hangzhou ahead of this weekend’s Group of 20 summit, many would like to

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 27

Hanjin Containership In Port
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More Hanjin Ships Seized as Freight Rates Surge and Cargo Owners Fret

By Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd vessels have been seized at Chinese ports in the wake of the South Korean

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 50

ABS Classes World’s Largest LNG-Powered Ethane Carrier
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ABS Classes World’s Largest LNG-Powered Ethane Carrier

International classification society ABS says it has classed the world’s largest ethane/ethylene capable liquefied gas carrier Navigator Aurora. The ship has

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Alliance Partners Abandon Ship as Hanjin Applies for Court Receivership
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Alliance Partners Abandon Ship as Hanjin Applies for Court Receivership

By Gavin van Marle, (The Loadstar) – The largest bankruptcy ever to take place in container shipping now appears inevitable after the board of Hanjin

August 31, 2016
Total Views: 89

BSEE: 22 Percent of U.S. Gulf Oil Output Shut-in On Storm
Shipping News

BSEE: 22 Percent of U.S. Gulf Oil Output Shut-in On Storm

Offshore oil and gas operators have shut-in approximately 19.52 of of the current oil production in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Hermine makes its way

August 31, 2016
Total Views: 65