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Thursday, March 12, 2015
Dampier Port Shuts as Cyclone Olwyn Nears Australian Coast
Marine Weather

Dampier Port Shuts as Cyclone Olwyn Nears Australian Coast

Two ports in Western Australia closed as a strengthening tropical cyclone approached the coast. The system isn’t affecting Port Hedland, the biggest-bulk

March 12, 2015
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More Than Half of Mercuria’s South Korean Bunker Traders Jump Ship
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More Than Half of Mercuria’s South Korean Bunker Traders Jump Ship

The nine traders who have left are now in talks to join World Fuel

March 12, 2015
Total Views: 43

Paul Allen Live-Streams Musashi Battleship Tour
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Paul Allen Live-Streams Musashi Battleship Tour

In just a few hours from now, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and his team of researchers will broadcast a live-stream tour of the wreckage of the Japanese

March 12, 2015
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Hong Kong port
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Hong Kong to Make Low-Sulphur Fuel Mandatory

Beginning July 1, 2015, ocean going vessels berthed in Hong Kong will be required to use cleaner burning fuels or be faced with steep

March 11, 2015
Total Views: 65

Watch: Spectacular Drone Footage of Gray Whale Superpod
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Watch: Spectacular Drone Footage of Gray Whale Superpod

Check out this drone footage showing a gray whale superpod spotted near Catalina Island,

March 11, 2015
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Exxon Baytown Refinery Impacted as Houston Ship Channel Shutdown Stretches Into Day 3
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Exxon Baytown Refinery Impacted as Houston Ship Channel Shutdown Stretches Into Day 3

Exxon Mobil Corp. cut processing rates at its Baytown, Texas, refinery due to vessel traffic delays along the Houston Ship Channel as a stretch of the largest

March 11, 2015
Total Views: 99

New Cargo Strategy at Port of Los Angeles Helping Clear Backlog
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New Cargo Strategy at Port of Los Angeles Helping Clear Backlog

The Port of Los Angeles says that a new strategy to expedite the movement of containerized cargo through the port is beginning to pay off. The program, called

March 11, 2015
Total Views: 35

Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Houston Ship Channel Partially Closed While Salvors Retrieve Missing Anchor
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Houston Ship Channel Partially Closed While Salvors Retrieve Missing Anchor

Marine traffic in the Houston Ship Channel will remain partially halted until salvage ships retrieve an anchor that broke off a bulk carrier that collided with

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 35

NEW Aerial Photos Show MTBE Spill In Houston Ship Channel
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NEW Aerial Photos Show MTBE Spill In Houston Ship Channel

With the fog cleared, some new ariel photos released Tuesday afternoon show the MT Carla Maersk and MV Conti Peridot still at anchor in the Houston Ship

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 165

Canada’s Prince Rupert Port to Boost Container Handling Capacity
Ports

Canada’s Prince Rupert Port to Boost Container Handling Capacity

Maher Terminals Holding Corp said on Tuesday it would boost container-handling capacity by more than half at the Port of Prince Rupert under an expansion of

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 75

Photos – A Ship Carrying Ships Arrives in Rotterdam
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Photos – A Ship Carrying Ships Arrives in Rotterdam

Here are some photos showing a heavy lift ship's arrival in Rotterdam with a cargo of pontoons, barges and tugboats from

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 55

IMO Making Waves: Women Leaders in Maritime [VIDEO]
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IMO Making Waves: Women Leaders in Maritime [VIDEO]

Here’s a video reporting on continuing efforts by the International Maritime Organization and the World Maritime University (WMU) to promote the

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 44

iron ore china dry bulk
News

‘The Answer to That Is No’ | BHP Stands by Iron-Ore Expansion

BHP Billiton will absolutely not be pulling back on their output of iron

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 42

Alexander von Humboldt
Multimedia

Dredging the Port of Hamburg with the Alexander von Humboldt

The trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt, owned by the Jan De Nul Group, is critically important to the Port of Hamburg as it helps to remove

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 131

Monday, March 9, 2015
Incident Photos: Damage to Carla Maersk After Collision in Houston Ship Channel
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Incident Photos: Damage to Carla Maersk After Collision in Houston Ship Channel

Some new photos released Monday night by the U.S. Coast Guard show damage to the chemical tanker Carla Maersk and Conti Peridot bulk carrier after colliding

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 386

Cheap Oil Doesn’t Deter Japan Shipbuilders From Betting on LNG
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Cheap Oil Doesn’t Deter Japan Shipbuilders From Betting on LNG

At a shipyard in southern Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. engineers envision the newest fuel- efficient engines for liquefied natural gas carriers

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 57

Damen EcoLiner – Europe’s Greenest Inland Vessel Launched in Romania
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Damen EcoLiner – Europe’s Greenest Inland Vessel Launched in Romania

Damen Shipyards Group has launched the first LNG-powered inland shipping tanker at its Romanian yard. The 3,040 m3 capacity tanker, known as the Damen

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 139

Jan De Nul Orders World’s Most Powerful Cutter Suction Dredger
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Jan De Nul Orders World’s Most Powerful Cutter Suction Dredger

Luxembourg-based dredging and marine construction specialist Jan De Nul Group says it has placed an order for world's largest and most powerful cutter suction

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 267

Italian Shipping Firm Sentenced to $2.75 Million Criminal Fine Over ‘Magic Pipe’
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Italian Shipping Firm Sentenced to $2.75 Million Criminal Fine Over ‘Magic Pipe’

Italian shipping firm Carbonfin S.p.A. has been sentenced to pay an overall criminal penalty of $2.75 million for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 156

MOL Containership Detained in Seattle
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MOL Containership Detained in Seattle

The U.S. Coast Guard has detained an MOL containership in Seattle over multiple significant violations discovered during port state control

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 40