Shipping News

Explore the latest developments in the shipping industry, including market trends, fleet management, and the impact of global trade on maritime logistics.


Thursday, May 5, 2016
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Maersk to UASC Count on Qatar to Provide Cleaner Fuels at Sea

By Mohammed Aly Sergie and Claudia Carpenter (Bloomberg) — Shippers from A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S to United Arab Shipping Co. are testing liquefied

May 5, 2016
Total Views: 47

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Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia to Coordinate Against Militant Pirates

By Budi Satriawan YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia, May 5 (Reuters) – Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed on Thursday to conduct coordinated maritime

May 5, 2016
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, May 4, 2016
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Al Qaeda in Yemen Poses Growing Threat to Shipping, Naval Force Says

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch remains a powerful force and poses a growing risk to merchant ships in vital

May 4, 2016
Total Views: 45

Researchers Believe Captain Cook’s Famed ‘Endeavour’ Rests at Bottom of Newport Harbor
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Researchers Believe Captain Cook’s Famed ‘Endeavour’ Rests at Bottom of Newport Harbor

By Scott Malone PROVIDENCE, May 4 (Reuters) – The wreckage of the Endeavour, the storied British ship that 18th-century explorer Captain James Cook

May 4, 2016
Total Views: 67

Maersk in Good Spot After Surprise Shipping Profit
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Maersk in Good Spot After Surprise Shipping Profit

By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, May 4 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk returned to profit at its main container shipping business in the first quarter,

May 4, 2016
Total Views: 75

Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Man Fined $100,000 For Laser Strike on Washington State Ferry
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Man Fined $100,000 For Laser Strike on Washington State Ferry

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a $100,000 fine to a Washington man who last year intentionally pointed a laser into the wheelhouse of a Washington State Ferry

May 3, 2016
Total Views: 109

Pirates in Gulf of Guinea Switch to Kidnapping Crew Amid Oil Price Slump
Shipping News

Pirates in Gulf of Guinea Switch to Kidnapping Crew Amid Oil Price Slump

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) – Pirate gangs in West Africa are switching to kidnapping sailors and demanding ransom rather than stealing oil

May 3, 2016
Total Views: 149

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Offshore

One State Holds Key to America’s $10 Billion Offshore Wind Boom

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — Lawmakers in Massachusetts are drafting a bill that would jump-start the offshore wind industry in the U.S., helping trigger a

May 3, 2016
Total Views: 97

Major Damage After COSCO Containership Crashes Into Crane at Egypt’s Port Said: Photos and Video
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Major Damage After COSCO Containership Crashes Into Crane at Egypt’s Port Said: Photos and Video

Some major damage at Suez Canal Container Terminal in Egypt’s Port Said overnight after a containership apparently crashed into a gantry crane as it was

May 3, 2016
Total Views: 945

WATCH: Incredible 360-Degree Video of SpaceX’s Historic Rocket Landing
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WATCH: Incredible 360-Degree Video of SpaceX’s Historic Rocket Landing

Last month, SpaceX made history when it landed its reusable Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship in the middle of the Atlantic for the first time. Today, the

May 3, 2016
Total Views: 98

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Shipping News

ICS Raises Concerns Over Spanish Supreme Court’s Ruling in Prestige Oil Spill Case

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) strongly criticized the judgement of the Spanish Supreme Court in the ‘Prestige’ Case during a

May 3, 2016
Total Views: 159

Has Captain Cook’s ‘Endeavour’ Been Found in Newport Harbor?
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Has Captain Cook’s ‘Endeavour’ Been Found in Newport Harbor?

By Scott Malone BOSTON, May 3 (Reuters) – U.S. researchers are set to announce on Wednesday that they have found what they believe are the remains of

May 3, 2016
Total Views: 76

Monday, May 2, 2016
China COSCO Shipping Containership to Open Expanded Panama Canal
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China COSCO Shipping Containership to Open Expanded Panama Canal

A China COSCO Shipping containership will be the first ship through the expanded Panama Canal during the inauguration of waterway set for June 26. China COSCO

May 2, 2016
Total Views: 81

Suez Canal Reopened After Giant MSC Fabiola is Refloated
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Suez Canal Reopened After Giant MSC Fabiola is Refloated

The 366-meter containership MSC Fabiola was refloated in the Suez Canal this weekend after running hard aground last Thursday. According to the shipping

May 2, 2016
Total Views: 1523

Sailing Legend Ditching Modern Tech in Daring Trans-Atlantic Race
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Sailing Legend Ditching Modern Tech in Daring Trans-Atlantic Race

By Noah Davis (Bloomberg) — Loïck Peyron will spend the next month crossing the Atlantic Ocean, something he has done several times before. But this

May 2, 2016
Total Views: 58

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Second El Faro Investigation Hearings Set for Later This Month

A U.S. Coast Guard investigation board is getting ready to hold its second round of hearings later this month on its probe into the loss of the American cargo

May 2, 2016
Total Views: 76

Enrica Lexie Saga: UN Court Orders India to Release Italian Marine
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Enrica Lexie Saga: UN Court Orders India to Release Italian Marine

By Crispian Balmer ROME, May 2 (Reuters) – A U.N. court has ruled that India must allow an Italian marine detained in Delhi for more than four years to

May 2, 2016
Total Views: 29

Saturday, April 30, 2016
Offshore Community Mourns Victims of Helicopter Crash in Norway
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Offshore Community Mourns Victims of Helicopter Crash in Norway

Norwegian oil company Statoil and the greater offshore community are mourning the loss of 13 people who died in Friday’s helicopter crash in

April 30, 2016
Total Views: 134

Friday, April 29, 2016
How France Beat Out Japan to Clinch $40 Billion Submarine Deal
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How France Beat Out Japan to Clinch $40 Billion Submarine Deal

By Tim Kelly, Cyril Altmeyer and Colin Packham TOKYO/PARIS/SYDNEY, April 29 (Reuters) – In 2014, a blossoming friendship between Australian Prime

April 29, 2016
Total Views: 111

Violent Pirate Attacks Increase in Gulf of Guinea Despite Global Downturn, IMB Says
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Violent Pirate Attacks Increase in Gulf of Guinea Despite Global Downturn, IMB Says

While piracy on the high seas continues to fall across most of the globe, International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Center is highlight growing

April 29, 2016
Total Views: 147