Shipping News

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


Saturday, April 12, 2014
Abdalla Salem El-Badri, Secretary General OPEC
News

Shipments of Iranian Oil Surge Well Above UN Limit

Abdalla el-Badri, Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced this past Wednesday plans to absorb additional

April 12, 2014
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Friday, April 11, 2014
Study: Maritime Jobs Pump $11.3 Billion Annually Into Louisiana Economy
News

Study: Maritime Jobs Pump $11.3 Billion Annually Into Louisiana Economy

New data released this week shows that Louisiana ranks first in the nation in economic impact from the U.S. domestic maritime industry, creating 54,850

April 11, 2014
Total Views: 59

Abandoned Seafarers Win More Protection Under MLC Amendment
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Abandoned Seafarers Win More Protection Under MLC Amendment

Sailors stranded on merchant ships without food, supplies, or a way home won new

April 11, 2014
Total Views: 49

Australian Firm Secures $6.5 Billion For New Iron Ore Port
Shipping News

Australian Firm Secures $6.5 Billion For New Iron Ore Port

A small Australian exploration company said it has secured more than $6 billion in equity funding from unnamed investors to build a port and rail network to

April 11, 2014
Total Views: 26

Australia Narrows ‘Pinger’ Search for MH370 to Within Kilometers
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Australia Narrows ‘Pinger’ Search for MH370 to Within Kilometers

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he’s confident crews hunting for the missing Malaysian jet have narrowed down the location of its black box to

April 11, 2014
Total Views: 53

Thursday, April 10, 2014
Eagle Ford Exports Spurs Corpus Christi Port Construction Boom
News

Eagle Ford Exports Spurs Corpus Christi Port Construction Boom

America’s newest energy hub just got a little

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 49

marstal maersk
News

Box Carriers are in a Newbuilding ‘Arms Race’

By Gavin van Marle There is absolutely no sign that the overcapacity in container shipping is going to improve any time soon, according to a leading industry

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 40

u.s. flagged tanker
News

U.S. Gulf Coast Piling Up With Crude Oil

Houston and the rest of the U.S. Gulf Coast have more crude oil than the region can

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 34

Ensco Deep-Ocean-Clarion
News

Samsung Heavy Wins $1.2 Billion Oceania Drillship Order

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday it won a $1.27 billion (1.34 trillion won) order to build two drillships for an unnamed

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 45

Navy Rescue Kaufman
News

Family Returns Safely To California After Pacific Ocean Rescue

By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A family of four rescued from their sailboat after their infant daughter became seriously ill at sea returned

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 66

Navy-Submarine-Sonar-Officer
Shipping News

Australian Plane Hears Signal After Ship Captures Pings

An Australian search plane picked up a transmission around the area where a ship previously heard pings, a day after investigators expressed optimism they can

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 46

Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Mississippi River Traffic May Reopen Friday After Barge Hits Iowa Bridge
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Mississippi River Traffic May Reopen Friday After Barge Hits Iowa Bridge

By Michael Hirtzer April 9 (Reuters) – Mississippi River barge traffic could reopen Friday at the earliest, government officials said on Wednesday, a day

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 85

macgregor bulk carrier cranes
News

60 MacGregor Cranes Ordered for Chinese-built Bulkers

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won a run of orders for bulk versions of its cargo handling cranes from five Chinese shipyards. The cranes are destined for 15

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 344

bhp billiton port hedland western australia bulk carrier
News

Iron Ore Bear Market Deepens as Aussie Mines Expand

By Phoebe Sedgman April 10 (Bloomberg) — The world is mining more iron ore than steelmakers need. Australia, the largest supplier, sent 504 ships from

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 37

crude oil spill thailand
Incidents

Oil Tanker Sinks in Gulf of Thailand

An oil tanker carrying upwards of 60,000 liters of oil sludge sank in the Gulf of Thailand today according to the Thai News Agency. Surachai

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 100

Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Black Box Pinger’s Signature Is Unmistakable to Trained Ears
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Black Box Pinger’s Signature Is Unmistakable to Trained Ears

Alan Levin and Thomas Black April 8 (Bloomberg) — Aircraft black-box pingers, like those from the missing Malaysian jetliner lying somewhere in the

April 8, 2014
Total Views: 100

crowley accord acquisition
News

Crowley Enters International Ship Management Market, Acquires Accord

Crowley Maritime Corp has is expanding their operations into the international ship management sector today following an announcement that it has acquired

April 8, 2014
Total Views: 300

South China Sea – Indonesia Seeking Clarity (or butting heads?) with China
Maritime Security

South China Sea – Indonesia Seeking Clarity (or butting heads?) with China

by Neil Chatterjee (Bloomberg) – Indonesia is seeking clarity on China’s intent behind its maritime claims in the South China Sea to avoid the risk

April 8, 2014
Total Views: 27

Monday, April 7, 2014
port hole ship
Finance

A Porthole of an Exit Window for Shipping Investments?

After a year where large vessels such as capesize bulkers and supertankers were barely earning break-even day rates, momentum has since picked up in the

April 7, 2014
Total Views: 53

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Finance

Overseas Shipholding Approved to Sign $300 Million Equity Deal

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. won court permission to sign a deal with its lenders that would raise $300 million from a share sale as part of the company’s

April 7, 2014
Total Views: 1233