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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.


Sunday, June 22, 2014
Nova Tankers to Close Down Shipping Pool
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Nova Tankers to Close Down Shipping Pool

Nova Tankers, which until recently has operated up to 50 very large crude carriers (VLCC), will close down its business at end of June, the company said in a

June 22, 2014
Total Views: 139

Saturday, June 21, 2014
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Vale Makes First VLOC Port Call at Kashima

The Vale Brasil arrived at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal’s (NSSMC) Kashima port on June 18, marking the first time a VLOC has called on Kashima.

June 21, 2014
Total Views: 137

Friday, June 20, 2014
WATCH: Drone Films as Luxury Yacht Gets Destroyed by Fire
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WATCH: Drone Films as Luxury Yacht Gets Destroyed by Fire

A 102-foot luxury yacht possibly worth $24 million has been completely destroyed after it caught fire while dry docked at a San Diego boat yard, and it was all

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 445

Poor Prep, Bad Weather, and Mechanical Breakdown Set Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Adrift – REPORT
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Poor Prep, Bad Weather, and Mechanical Breakdown Set Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Adrift – REPORT

It’s been more than a year now since a failed tow off Canada set a dilapidated Russian expedition ship adrift in the North

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 185

Baltic Exchange and LCH.Clearnet In Tie-up Talks on Ship Futures Platform
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Baltic Exchange and LCH.Clearnet In Tie-up Talks on Ship Futures Platform

London's centuries-old Baltic Exchange and clearing house LCH.Clearnet are in talks about a tie-up over the Baltic's dry bulk freight derivatives platform, the

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 46

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Nippon Steel May Start Talks to Transport Iron on Valemax Ships

By Yuka Obayashi KASHIMA, Japan, June 20 (Reuters) – Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp, Japan’s biggest steelmaker, may start talks on a

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 102

Thursday, June 19, 2014
Everyday Life Aboard A Triple-E – PHOTOS
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Everyday Life Aboard A Triple-E – PHOTOS

Danish photographer Casper Tybjerg recently joined the MV Marie Maersk, one of Maersk Line’s new 18,000 TEU Triple-E class, to document everyday life for the

June 19, 2014
Total Views: 80

Fugro Survey Vessel Joins Search for Flight MH370
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Fugro Survey Vessel Joins Search for Flight MH370

Dutch engineers this week started a months-long survey to map unchartered deep-sea terrain at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, the next step in the search for

June 19, 2014
Total Views: 141

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China Navigation Confirms Newbuild Orders with Imabari

China Navigation Company (CNCo) confirmed today the newbuild order of four new handysize bulk carriers from Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan. This latest order,

June 19, 2014
Total Views: 25

Asia Dry Bulk | Capesize Rates to Hold Steady, Panamaxes to Fall More
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Asia Dry Bulk | Capesize Rates to Hold Steady, Panamaxes to Fall More

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE June 19 (Reuters) – Rates for capesize bulk carriers on key Asian routes are set to hold steady as charterers maintain leasing

June 19, 2014
Total Views: 80

Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Fire Disables LNG-Regasification Vessel in Indian Ocean
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Fire Disables LNG-Regasification Vessel in Indian Ocean

A disabled LNG-regasification vessel is under tow in the Indian Ocean west of Mumbai after a Saturday engine room fire cut power and propulsion to the

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 104

Coast Guard Seeks Serial Hoax Caller in Puget Sound Area
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Coast Guard Seeks Serial Hoax Caller in Puget Sound Area

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying a hoax caller that made multiple false distress calls earlier this month in the Puget Sound

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 55

Maersk Explores Plan B After P3 Alliance Block
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Maersk Explores Plan B After P3 Alliance Block

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S said it is working on alternative plans to cut costs and address overcapacity in the freighter market after Chinese regulators

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 21

NASA Rocket Ship Rechristened as USMMA’s T/V Kings Pointer
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NASA Rocket Ship Rechristened as USMMA’s T/V Kings Pointer

A former NASA rocket booster recovery ship has been formally rechristened as the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s new T/V Kings Pointer following an

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 315

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Yangzijiang Books Fortescue VLOC’s

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd has won an order to build four very large ore carriers for Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd, company

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 97

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Pelican State All Tuned Up at Grand Bahama Shipyard [IMAGES]

After two weeks at the Grand Bahamas Shipyard, the Pelican State, a 2009-built US-flagged product tanker owned by APT – a Kinder Morgan company, had its

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 103

Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Video: Inbound Containership in Port Elizabeth
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Video: Inbound Containership in Port Elizabeth

Latest video from the elusive "Meow Man" shows the MV Ever Develop inbound for Port Elizabeth, New

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 35

Mexican Ferry Firm Hopes to Buy France’s SNCM
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Mexican Ferry Firm Hopes to Buy France’s SNCM

Mexican ferry company Baja Ferries said on Tuesday it hopes to close a deal to buy troubled French ferry operator SNCM before November or

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 19

Hamburg-Sued Seeks Options After Merger Talks Fail
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Hamburg-Sued Seeks Options After Merger Talks Fail

Germany's second biggest container shipper Hamburg-Sued is seeking options for the business after merger talks with bigger rival Hapag-Lloyd failed last

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 15

Loss-Making CSAV Revamps Liner Division to Prepare for Merger with Hapag-Lloyd
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Loss-Making CSAV Revamps Liner Division to Prepare for Merger with Hapag-Lloyd

In preparation for its container business merging into a “new” Hapag-Lloyd this year, troubled Chilean carrier CSAV is restructuring its liner business,

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 40