Shipping News

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


Friday, June 5, 2020
President Trump Threatens EU Auto Tariffs Over Lobsters
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President Trump Threatens EU Auto Tariffs Over Lobsters

By Jordan Fabian and Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on cars made in the European Union and on unspecified

June 5, 2020
Total Views: 190

Ocean Shipping Shrinks as Pandemic Pummels Retailers
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Ocean Shipping Shrinks as Pandemic Pummels Retailers

By Jonathan Saul, Lisa Baertlein and Sonya Dowsett LONDON/LOS ANGELES/MADRID, June 5 (Reuters) – The $1 trillion container shipping industry is in a

June 5, 2020
Total Views: 80

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CMA CGM Sees Shipping Bottom Out in Q2 After Demand Plunge

PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) – CMA CGM expects activity in the shipping sector to bottom out during the second quarter as countries emerge from

June 5, 2020
Total Views: 93

Chevron Oil Cargo Tangled in U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela
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Chevron Oil Cargo Tangled in U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela

HOUSTON, June 5 (Reuters) – A Chevron Corp crude oil cargo has become embroiled in U.S. sanctions on shipping companies for violating restrictions on

June 5, 2020
Total Views: 216

jones act container ship
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100 Years of the Jones Act – Here is to Another 100 Years!

Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D.  – June 5, 2020 marks the centennial of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly referred to as the Jones Act. 

June 5, 2020
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Offshore Wind Turbines At Sea
Offshore

Wind Turbine Inventor Sees Unlimited Potential in Floating Wind Farms

By Will Mathis (Bloomberg) — The turbine inventor Henrik Stiesdal is small in the shadows of gigantic curves of steel, watching workers weld towers that

June 5, 2020
Total Views: 258

Fire Fighters Injured Battling Blaze on Car Carrier in Jacksonville
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Fire Fighters Injured Battling Blaze on Car Carrier in Jacksonville

Several fire fighters have been injured while responding to a fire on board a vehicle carrier off Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Coast Guard Sector

June 5, 2020
Total Views: 227

Thursday, June 4, 2020
stellar banner refloating
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Giant Ore Carrier Stellar Banner Refloated Off Brazil

Salvors in Brazil have refloated the stricken Stellar Banner more than three months after the VLOC ran aground.   The refloating comes following the removal

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 1346

Fatal Ship Elevator Accident Highlights Importance of Safety Management Procedures
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Fatal Ship Elevator Accident Highlights Importance of Safety Management Procedures

The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau is highlighting the importance of applying existing safety management procedures after a containership’s crew

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 397

Harvey Peak Intensity
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Energy Industry Faces Hurricane Challenges Amid Pandemic

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, June 4 (Reuters) – As oil and gas companies began shutting offshore production before the first tropical storm of the season in

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 35

offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Offshore

Subsidy-Free Wind Farm Gets Green Light in the North Sea

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Swedish energy company Vattenfall AB is going ahead with building one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms and

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 69

U.S. Total Trade Slumps to Lowest Level in Almost a Decade
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U.S. Total Trade Slumps to Lowest Level in Almost a Decade

By Ana Monteiro (Bloomberg) –U.S. trade in goods and services plunged in April to the lowest level in almost a decade as the Covid-19 pandemic stifled

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
U.S. Senators Propose Expanding Nord Stream 2 Sanctions
Offshore

U.S. Senators Propose Expanding Nord Stream 2 Sanctions

By Patricia Zengerle and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) – U.S. senators will announce a bill this week expanding sanctions on

June 3, 2020
Total Views: 140

World’s Largest Megaship Arrives in Europe
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World’s Largest Megaship Arrives in Europe

The 24,000 TEU-class HMM Algeciras arrived in Rotterdam today setting a new record as the largest ship to enter a European port.  The ship arrived at

June 3, 2020
Total Views: 386

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86 Test Positive for COVID-19 on American Fishing Trawler in Seattle

At least 86 people have tested positive for COVID-19 on board a U.S.-flagged fishing trawler now docked in Seattle, Washington. American Seafoods Company

June 3, 2020
Total Views: 81

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Scrapyards Set for New Wave of Containership Demolition as Idle Fleet Grows

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Demolition markets in the Indian subcontinent have now largely reopened and are preparing for a new wave of

June 3, 2020
Total Views: 201

offshore wind turbine
Offshore

EDF-Led Group Nods $2.2 Billion French Offshore Wind Project

By Francois de Beaupuy (Bloomberg) — Electricite de France SA and its Canadian and German partners have finalized the funding of a 2-billion euro ($2.23

June 3, 2020
Total Views: 210

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
APL England Master Charged Over Loss of Containers Overboard
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APL England Master Charged Over Loss of Containers Overboard

The Master of the APL England appeared in a Queensland court on Monday to face two charges related to the loss of about 50 containers overboard during heavy

June 2, 2020
Total Views: 227

CMA CGM Aims to Be Carbon Neutral by 2050
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CMA CGM Aims to Be Carbon Neutral by 2050

PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) – French-based CMA CGM, the world’s fourth-largest container shipping group, said on Tuesday it would aim to become carbon

June 2, 2020
Total Views: 47

Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
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U.S. Sanctions Four Shipping Companies for Transporting Venezuelan Oil

June 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday said it had sanctioned four shipping firms for transporting Venezuelan oil, the latest

June 2, 2020
Total Views: 108