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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, May 17, 2016
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Ensco to Stack More Rigs, Cut More Offshore Jobs

International offshore drilling contractor Ensco is planning to cut about 350 of offshore jobs as the company plans to stack more rigs amid the

May 17, 2016
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Bourbon’s Gas Plans Fall Through
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Bourbon’s Gas Plans Fall Through

Bourbon Offshore’s plan to diversify into the ethane gas market has been put on the back burner after the company failed to obtain financing for the

May 17, 2016
Total Views: 75

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Report Sounds Alarm On Future Officer Shortage

Looking into a career at sea? Your help is need now more than ever. That’s according to a new report by BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping,

May 17, 2016
Total Views: 129

Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Cruise Ship Pulls Into Southampton
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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Cruise Ship Pulls Into Southampton

The world’s largest cruise ship pulled into the Port of Southampton on Tuesday ahead of its maiden cruise later this month.  The Harmony of the Seas

May 17, 2016
Total Views: 158

Maersk Investors Get 24% Richer as ‘Perfect Storm’ Warning Ends
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Maersk Investors Get 24% Richer as ‘Perfect Storm’ Warning Ends

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — Just four months after analysts warned of the “perfect storm” pummeling shares in A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, things

May 17, 2016
Total Views: 68

Monday, May 16, 2016
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Drewry Warns New Container Alliance May Have “Too Many Cooks in its Kitchen”

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – “Alliances are only as stable as their member carriers,” was maritime consultant Drewry’s first comment on plans

May 16, 2016
Total Views: 37

Solo-Sailor Loses Record Transatlantic Bid After Boat Sinks Just Hours Into Journey
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Solo-Sailor Loses Record Transatlantic Bid After Boat Sinks Just Hours Into Journey

A solo sailor attempting to break a transatlantic record with his 21-foot sailboat had to be rescued by the Coast Guard just hours into his journey on Sunday.

May 16, 2016
Total Views: 132

Response Continues to Offshore Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico; Skimming Operations Concluded
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Response Continues to Offshore Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico; Skimming Operations Concluded

The U.S. Coast Guard and Shell are continuing their response to the release of some 88,200 gallons of crude oil from a subsea flow line into the Gulf of

May 16, 2016
Total Views: 58

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Captain of Doomed El Faro Thought He Could Avoid Hurricane, Investigation Board Hears

By Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla., May 16 (Reuters) – U.S. Coast Guard investigators on Monday resumed a probe of last year’s deadly sinking of the El

May 16, 2016
Total Views: 70

WATCH: Containership’s Starry Night in Amazing 4K HD
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WATCH: Containership’s Starry Night in Amazing 4K HD

One of the best things about being out at sea is seeing the stars at

May 16, 2016
Total Views: 79

Loss-Making Container Ships Turn to Airlines – View
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Loss-Making Container Ships Turn to Airlines – View

By Chris Bryant (Bloomberg) — Airlines long ago cottoned on to the fact that being part of an alliance could save them money and help them offer

May 16, 2016
Total Views: 72

Sunday, May 15, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – The Largest Cruise Ship Ever, Harmony of the Seas
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Ship Photos of the Day – The Largest Cruise Ship Ever, Harmony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean this week celebrated the delivery of Harmony of the Seas, which at 227,000 gross tons is the largest cruise ship ever constructed. The ship was

May 15, 2016
Total Views: 672

Friday, May 13, 2016
Fire-Damaged Safmarine Meru Reaches Port in China
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Fire-Damaged Safmarine Meru Reaches Port in China

The Maersk Line containership Safmarine Meru was towed to port Friday after firefighters spent five days extinguishing a fire resulting from a collision

May 13, 2016
Total Views: 329

Maersk Sending First Two Vessels to Alang Under New Ship Recycling Plan
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Maersk Sending First Two Vessels to Alang Under New Ship Recycling Plan

Maersk Line is sending its first two end-of-life vessels to Alang, India to be scrapped under a new company plan aimed at developing more responsible

May 13, 2016
Total Views: 102

VARD in Another Deal to Build Expedition Cruise Ships
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VARD in Another Deal to Build Expedition Cruise Ships

Norwegian shipbuilding group VARD has signed a Letter of Intent for the design and construction of two expedition cruise ships, its second such deal in as

May 13, 2016
Total Views: 54

Shell Pipeline Leaks 88,000 Gallons of Oil in Gulf of Mexico
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Shell Pipeline Leaks 88,000 Gallons of Oil in Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a crude oil spill reportedly discharged from a Shell subsea well-head flow line, approximately 90 miles south of

May 13, 2016
Total Views: 128

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Hapag-Lloyd Unveils Container Shipping’s Newest Mega-Alliance

By Jonathan Saul and Vera Eckert LONDON/FRANKFURT, May 13 (Reuters) – German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd has formed a new alliance with five

May 13, 2016
Total Views: 54

Thursday, May 12, 2016
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Vard Books $300 Million Order for Topaz Module Carriers

Offshore and specialized shipbuilder VARD has secured a $300 million to design and build “module carriers” as the company continues to look past

May 12, 2016
Total Views: 146

UN Removes Libyan Oil Tanker from Blacklist
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UN Removes Libyan Oil Tanker from Blacklist

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday removed from a U.N. blacklist an Indian-flagged

May 12, 2016
Total Views: 54

As Korean Shipyards Founder, Central Bank Dragged Into Rescue Bid
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As Korean Shipyards Founder, Central Bank Dragged Into Rescue Bid

By Christine Kim SEOUL, May 12 (Reuters) – They are South Korea’s “too-big-to-fail” firms – the world’s largest

May 12, 2016
Total Views: 55