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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.


Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Castaway Who Survived 15 Months At Sea Accused of Eating Friend
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Castaway Who Survived 15 Months At Sea Accused of Eating Friend

The remarkable story of Mexican castaway Salvador Alvarenga has taken grim turn as the family of the boy who accompanied him on his ill fated fishing trip

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 378

New Rolls-Royce CEO Picks Top Management Amid Profit Warnings
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New Rolls-Royce CEO Picks Top Management Amid Profit Warnings

By Andrea Rothman and Benjamin Katz (Bloomberg) — Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Warren East culled senior managers including the heads

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 50

maersk containership
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Maersk ‘Disappointed’ in Shipping’s Exclusion from Paris Climate Deal

Maersk Group, owner of the world’s largest fleet containerships, says it is “disappointed’ that the landmark Paris agreement on climate

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 99

Lifting U.S. Crude Export Ban Offers Important Extra Degree of Freedom
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Lifting U.S. Crude Export Ban Offers Important Extra Degree of Freedom

By John Kemp LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Congressional leaders have reached a deal to lift the 40-year-old ban on exporting U.S. crude in a symbolically

December 16, 2015
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Sunken Towboat Restricting Traffic on Mississippi River Near Memphis
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Sunken Towboat Restricting Traffic on Mississippi River Near Memphis

A section of the Mississippi River is restricted to one-way vessel traffic near Memphis as the Coast Guard and response crews work to salvage a towboat

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 101

Prelude FLNG: World’s Largest Floating Object Nearing Completion – VIDEO
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Prelude FLNG: World’s Largest Floating Object Nearing Completion – VIDEO

The 600,000 tonnes Prelude FLNG facility, the largest offshore facility ever constructed, is nearing completion at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 373

Shell Seeks to Preserve U.S. Drilling Rights in Arctic Ocean
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Shell Seeks to Preserve U.S. Drilling Rights in Arctic Ocean

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc is fighting to preserve U.S. drilling rights in Arctic waters three months after halting

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 23

U.S. Poised to Lift 40-Year-Old Crude Oil Export Ban
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U.S. Poised to Lift 40-Year-Old Crude Oil Export Ban

By Brian Wingfield and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The U.S. is poised to reverse an energy policy that has helped define its relations with the

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 74

Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Russia Found Supplying Syria Mission with Old Turkish ships
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Russia Found Supplying Syria Mission with Old Turkish ships

By Jonathan Saul and Maria Tsvetkova LONDON/MOSCOW, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Earlier this year, an old refrigerator ship called the Georgiy Agafonov, built to

December 15, 2015
Total Views: 53

Return to Sender: Diesel Tankers Make Mid-Atlantic U-Turn as European Stocks Swell
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Return to Sender: Diesel Tankers Make Mid-Atlantic U-Turn as European Stocks Swell

By Ron Bousso and Libby George LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Tankers laden with diesel heading from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Europe are turning around in

December 15, 2015
Total Views: 146

Monday, December 14, 2015
Merger with COSCO Would Mean Container Shipping Exit for CSCL
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Merger with COSCO Would Mean Container Shipping Exit for CSCL

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) — Cosco and China Shipping have released details of their forthcoming merger, which is likely to see the latter quit

December 14, 2015
Total Views: 99

With Historic Paris Climate Agreement Adopted, Ship Emissions Fall in IMO’S Court
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With Historic Paris Climate Agreement Adopted, Ship Emissions Fall in IMO’S Court

With no explicit reference to shipping in the historic climate deal unanimously adopted by almost 200 nations in Paris this weekend, it is now up to the

December 14, 2015
Total Views: 69

USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) during sea trials
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U.S. Navy’s New LCS Towed to Port After Breaking Down Off Virginia

The U.S. Navy’s newest littoral combat ship had to be towed into port last week after losing propulsion off the coast of Virginia.   A

December 14, 2015
Total Views: 248

NASSCO Launches First LNG-Ready Tanker for SEA-Vista
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NASSCO Launches First LNG-Ready Tanker for SEA-Vista

General Dynamics NASSCO on Saturday launched the first ship in a series of ECO-Class tankers for the SEA-Vista fleet. The christening and launch ceremony took

December 14, 2015
Total Views: 51

China Shipping Reform Fails to Enthuse Investors
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China Shipping Reform Fails to Enthuse Investors

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s biggest shipping reform failed to enthuse investors as two major companies lost more than $850 million in total

December 14, 2015
Total Views: 47

LPG Tanker Catches Fire in Houston Ship Channel
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LPG Tanker Catches Fire in Houston Ship Channel

A fire broke out onboard a LPG tanker moored in the Houston Ship Channel near Galena Park on Monday morning. The Coast Guard says the fire was reported at

December 14, 2015
Total Views: 277

Shell to Cut 2,800 Jobs After BG Deal
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Shell to Cut 2,800 Jobs After BG Deal

By Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it would cut about 2,800 jobs to meet a pledge of reducing operating costs by $3.5 billion

December 14, 2015
Total Views: 19

Sunday, December 13, 2015
Russian Warship Fires Warning Shots at Turkish Vessel
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Russian Warship Fires Warning Shots at Turkish Vessel

By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday warned Turkey to stop staging what it called provocations against its forces in or near

December 13, 2015
Total Views: 42

Saturday, December 12, 2015
With Landmark Climate Deal, World Marks Turn from Fossil Fuels
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With Landmark Climate Deal, World Marks Turn from Fossil Fuels

By Alister Doyle and Barbara Lewis PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The global climate summit in Paris forged a landmark agreement on Saturday, setting the

December 12, 2015
Total Views: 51

FACTS: Landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change
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FACTS: Landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) – After four years of global negotiations, two weeks of intense talks and more than a few sleepless nights, climate officials

December 12, 2015
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