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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.


Monday, June 20, 2016
Southeast Asia Nations Create Shipping Corridor in Battle Against Piracy
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Southeast Asia Nations Create Shipping Corridor in Battle Against Piracy

MANILA, June 20 (Reuters) – Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on Monday agreed to designate a transit corridor for commercial vessels crossing a

June 20, 2016
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Fishermen Held Over Killing of Captain, Engineer Off South Korea

SEOUL, June 20 (Reuters) – Two Vietnamese crewmen on a South Korean fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean have allegedly stabbed and killed the ship’s

June 20, 2016
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India’s ONGC Plans Biggest Crude Exploration Binge

By Saket Sundria, Debjit Chakraborty and Dhwani Pandya (Bloomberg) — Oil and Natural Gas Corp., India’s biggest explorer, is preparing to spend on its

June 20, 2016
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Friday, June 17, 2016
Bulk Carrier Hard Aground in Mauritius After Fight On Board
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Bulk Carrier Hard Aground in Mauritius After Fight On Board

Update: Insurer Says Benita Grounding a Medical Issue, Not Mutiny A 44,000 DWT bulk carrier is hard aground in Mauritius after a fight apparently broke out on

June 17, 2016
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All Safe After Passenger Ferry Becomes Pinned Against Pier in Italy – VIDEO
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All Safe After Passenger Ferry Becomes Pinned Against Pier in Italy – VIDEO

Dozens of passengers and crew found themselves leaping from a heavily rolling ferry which became stuff against a pier at an island off Sicily on Thursday.

June 17, 2016
Total Views: 483

Poland Receives First Commercial LNG Cargo from Qatar
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Poland Receives First Commercial LNG Cargo from Qatar

WARSAW, June 17 (Reuters) – Poland received its first supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar on Friday, part of a wider plan to cut its

June 17, 2016
Total Views: 69

Seaspan Denies Hanjin Fee Cut Dealing Blow to Shipping Line
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Seaspan Denies Hanjin Fee Cut Dealing Blow to Shipping Line

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Seaspan Corp., a container ship-leasing company, said it won’t accept Hanjin Shipping Co.’s request for a cut in

June 17, 2016
Total Views: 79

Thursday, June 16, 2016
USMMA Canceling ‘Sea Year’ Over Sexual Assault and Harassment Fears?
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USMMA Canceling ‘Sea Year’ Over Sexual Assault and Harassment Fears?

One of the great benefits of attending the US Merchant Marine Academy is the experience of going out to sea on US-Flag merchant ships. This is called

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 267

Subsea Explorers Mapping Legendary Andrea Doria Shipwreck
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Subsea Explorers Mapping Legendary Andrea Doria Shipwreck

For the first time ever, a team of underwater explorers have captured detailed close-up sonar images of the legendary Andrea Doria nearly 60 years after its

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 227

U.S. Navy First: “Green Fleet” Fills Up With Italian-Made Biofuel
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U.S. Navy First: “Green Fleet” Fills Up With Italian-Made Biofuel

By Steve Scherer ABOARD THE USS MASON, June 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. warship took its first delivery of Italian-made biofuel on Thursday as part of the

June 16, 2016
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Cockpit Voice Recorder from Crashed EgyptAir Plane Retrieved
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Cockpit Voice Recorder from Crashed EgyptAir Plane Retrieved

By Lin Noueihed and Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) – The cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir flight MS804 has been retrieved by search teams

June 16, 2016
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Baltic Dry Index Dips Below 600
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Baltic Dry Index Dips Below 600

June 16 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, slipped Thursday as

June 16, 2016
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Cargo Ship Rescues Sailors Off New Zealand After Two Crew Die in Rigging Accident
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Cargo Ship Rescues Sailors Off New Zealand After Two Crew Die in Rigging Accident

A Singapore-flagged containership has rescued three people from their battered yacht several hundred miles from New Zealand after a rigging accident

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 77

Ship Photos of the Day – Arrival of New Cranes for London Gateway’s Third Berth
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Ship Photos of the Day – Arrival of New Cranes for London Gateway’s Third Berth

Two giant ship-to-shore cranes arrived at DP World’s London Gateway on Tuesday as the UK’s newest and most technologically-advanced deepwater port

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 155

CMA CGM Containership. Photo credit: CMA CGM
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CMA CGM in ‘Megaship’ Terminal Tie-Up With Singapore

French shipping company CMA CGM has formed joint venture to operate and use four megaship berths in Singapore as the company looks to expand its operations in

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 60

Watch: Bulk Carrier Sinks During Loading
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Watch: Bulk Carrier Sinks During Loading

This video was just posted online with no information attached. Hard to tell exactly what happened, but looks like the ship had it coming for a while before

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 150

Tuesday, June 14, 2016
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Future Looks Bleak for Ultra Large Containerships -View

By Adam Minter (Bloomberg View) — In December, the quarter-mile-long Benjamin Franklin became the largest cargo ship ever to dock at a U.S. port. Five

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 83

Weather Hampers Lifting of Sewol Wreck in South Korea
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Weather Hampers Lifting of Sewol Wreck in South Korea

High waves have forced salvage crews to delay the operation to lift the sunken Sewol ferry in South Korea until later this month. The lifting of vessel kicked

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 132

VIDEO: Kleven Verft Launches ‘Starfish’ AHTS for Maersk Supply Service
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VIDEO: Kleven Verft Launches ‘Starfish’ AHTS for Maersk Supply Service

In the video below, Kleven Maritime launches the first of six new anchor handling tugs for Maersk Supply Service. The launch took place on June 10, 2016 at the

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 80

WATCH: The USACE Dredge Potter at Work
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WATCH: The USACE Dredge Potter at Work

Here’s some cool video showing the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers’ Dredge Potter hard at work near the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 382