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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, May 23, 2016
Contract Terminated for Rowan Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
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Contract Terminated for Rowan Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Houston-headquartered drilling contractor Rowan says it has reached an agreement with one of its customers for the early termination of the drilling

May 23, 2016
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Crowley Reveals New $21 Million Investment in Puerto Rico
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Crowley Reveals New $21 Million Investment in Puerto Rico

Jacksonville, Florida-based Crowley Maritime Corp. announced Monday an additional $21 million investment for improvements and upgrades at its Isla Grande port

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 156

Slow Response to Past Sea Crashes Could Hinder EgyptAir Search, Experts Say
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Slow Response to Past Sea Crashes Could Hinder EgyptAir Search, Experts Say

By Tim Hepher and Ahmed Aboulenein PARIS/CAIRO, May 23 (Reuters) – Teams searching for the black box flight recorders of a missing EgyptAir jet that

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 69

China to Base Advanced Search and Rescue Ship at Disputed South China Sea Island
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China to Base Advanced Search and Rescue Ship at Disputed South China Sea Island

BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) – A Chinese government bureau is planning a base station for an advanced rescue ship in the disputed Spratly Islands, state

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 31

South Africa Arrests Chinese Squid Poaching Ships
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South Africa Arrests Chinese Squid Poaching Ships

CAPE TOWN, May 23 (Reuters) – South Africa’s navy has detained three Chinese ships with around 100 crew on board on suspicion of illegal squid

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 77

Drone View of World’s Largest Cruise ship – Harmony of the Seas
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Drone View of World’s Largest Cruise ship – Harmony of the Seas

Some amateur drone video captures the new Harmony of the Seas, now the world’s largest cruise ship, as it arrives in

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 99

Video: The Craziest Boat Launch You Will Ever See
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Video: The Craziest Boat Launch You Will Ever See

Uhhh, was that supposed to happen like that? Seriously, was that planned? Kind of seems like that it was. I don’t know under what circumstance anyone

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 79

Sunday, May 22, 2016
Tugs in New york harbor
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Happy National Maritime Day 2016!

Every year on May 22nd, we honor those serving in the U.S. Merchant Marine and remember the vital role merchant mariners play in our economy and national

May 22, 2016
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Egypt Begins Subsea Hunt for EgyptAir Flight 804
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Egypt Begins Subsea Hunt for EgyptAir Flight 804

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Amina Ismail CAIRO, May 22 (Reuters) – Egypt has sent a robot submarine to join the hunt for an EgyptAir plane which crashed in

May 22, 2016
Total Views: 40

Friday, May 20, 2016
The U.S. Navy Has Taken Delivery of Its Most Advanced Destroyer Ever
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The U.S. Navy Has Taken Delivery of Its Most Advanced Destroyer Ever

The Navy on Friday accepted delivery of the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the Navy’s next-generation multi-mission surface destroyers.

May 20, 2016
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APL Cuts Fleet’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions Nearly in Half
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APL Cuts Fleet’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions Nearly in Half

APL, the container shipping unit of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines, says it has reduced its fleet’s carbon dioxide emissions by 45.5% in 2015

May 20, 2016
Total Views: 29

cma cgm ship
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CMA CGM Targets $1 Billion Savings in ‘Very Difficult’ Market

PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) – France’s CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping firm, reported a first-quarter net loss on Friday

May 20, 2016
Total Views: 33

The Unwanted Ships: How to Lay-Up a Vessel
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The Unwanted Ships: How to Lay-Up a Vessel

It is always a big financial decision to lay-up a vessel, and with market conditions these days it has become a more frequent occurrence, but how does it

May 20, 2016
Total Views: 1626

Thursday, May 19, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – ALP’s Long Haul Towing Vessel ALP Striker
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Ship Photos of the Day – ALP’s Long Haul Towing Vessel ALP Striker

The first of four 300 ton bollard pull, ultra-long distance towing and anchor handling vessels for ALP Maritime Service has been named at the Niigata

May 19, 2016
Total Views: 458

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Shipyards Named in Petrobras Suit

May 19 (Reuters) – Investment management firm EIG Management Co added Brazil’s engineering conglomerate Odebrecht SA and a few other shipyards in

May 19, 2016
Total Views: 72

Panama Canal drought
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Draft Limits Set for Expanded Panama Canal Locks

The Panama Canal Authority has published the initial draft restrictions for neopanamax vessels ahead of next month’s opening of the expanded Panama Canal

May 19, 2016
Total Views: 49

Tanker Carrying Vegatable Oil Aground Off Uruguay
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Tanker Carrying Vegatable Oil Aground Off Uruguay

A response is underway after a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker ran aground Tuesday off the coast of Uruguay near the resort city of Punta del

May 19, 2016
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
A worker near a ship under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries' Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
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Mass Layoffs Loom in South Korea as Corporate Revamp Starts

By Jiyeun Lee (Bloomberg) — The South Korean government’s push to restructure debt-laden companies is set to cost tens of thousands of workers their

May 18, 2016
Total Views: 47

New Video Shows U.S. Navy Destroyer’s Aggressive Encounter With Russian Fighter Jets in Baltic Sea
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New Video Shows U.S. Navy Destroyer’s Aggressive Encounter With Russian Fighter Jets in Baltic Sea

Some new video released by the U.S. Navy gives a better look at when two Russian fighter jets made multiple low-altitude passes by the USS Donald Cook in

May 18, 2016
Total Views: 112

Israel to Use New Sea-Borne Missile Defense to Guard Offshore Gas Fields
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Israel to Use New Sea-Borne Missile Defense to Guard Offshore Gas Fields

JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) – Israel’s military said on Wednesday it had developed a version of its Iron Dome missile interceptor system that can

May 18, 2016
Total Views: 57