Shipping News

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


Thursday, March 20, 2014
Russian Troops Seize Ukranian Navy Vessels
News

Russian Troops Seize Ukranian Navy Vessels

Russian troops took over three Ukrainian warships in Crimea on Thursday, a Ukrainian navy official said, after Moscow's military seizure of the Black Sea

March 20, 2014
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Shipping News

Norwegian Car Carrier Searching Through Night for Jet Debris

The owner of a Norwegian car carrier said it planned to search through the night for two large objects sighted off Australia that could be debris from a

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 28

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News

COSCO Signs Newbuild Order for 8 Bulk Carriers

Jay Goodgal will no doubt be shaking his head this morning on the latest news from COSCO which has ordered eight new bulk carriers via its investment holding

March 20, 2014
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News

Transpacific Container Shippers to Raise Rates Earlier than Planned

After a challenging year for container shippers who continue to deal with the issue of too many ships and too few cargoes, the top names in the business have

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 21

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Interesting

Höegh St. Petersburg Car Carrier Arrives at Possible Crash Location in Southern Indian Ocean

After analysts from the Australian GeoSpacial-Intelligence Organisation detected possible pieces of large debris floating in the remote southern Indian Ocean,

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 85

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Finance

Tanker Investments Raises $175 Million in IPO

OSLO, March 20 (Reuters) – Tanker Investments’ raised $175 million in an initial public offering in Oslo, valuing the firm at 2.9 billion crowns

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 84

Wednesday, March 19, 2014
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News

Kirby Triples 2014 New Tank Barge Capacity

Houston-based Kirby Corporation announced this week plans to construct an additional 29 tank barges totaling more than 850,000 barrels of new capacity to be

March 19, 2014
Total Views: 139

Sailors Looking Out Windows Trump Technology in Jet Search
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Sailors Looking Out Windows Trump Technology in Jet Search

Even in this high-tech age, the search for missing Malaysian Air Flight 370 may rely on good luck and the oldest of sensors: the human

March 19, 2014
Total Views: 41

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Marine Salvage

Green Light to Remove Broken LUNO Bulker from French Beach

On February 5, the 100-meter MV LUNO bulk carrier broke up in dramatic fashion after it became pinned against a breakwater off the southwestern coast of France

March 19, 2014
Total Views: 267

Ships Urged to Watch for Signs of Missing Malaysian Airliner
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Ships Urged to Watch for Signs of Missing Malaysian Airliner

Seafarers transiting the Indian Ocean and South China Sea have been urged by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) to listen out for maritime satellite

March 19, 2014
Total Views: 28

The Mysterious Journey Of Libya’s Rebel Oil Tanker
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The Mysterious Journey Of Libya’s Rebel Oil Tanker

What began as a routine new assignment for Pakistani captain Mirza Noman Baig ended in a dramatic night-time rescue as U.S. Navy SEALs seized the ship his

March 19, 2014
Total Views: 30

Sandy Hook Pilot's Pilot
News

Coast Guard: Four Injured After New York Pilot Boat Collides With Cargo Ship – UPDATE

A U.S. Coast Guard Marine Inspector and an Investigating Officer are responding to a report of a vessel collision involving a New York Pilot boat and a

March 19, 2014
Total Views: 225

Tuesday, March 18, 2014
VIDEO: Stuntman Runs Up 30-Meter Mast of Moving Yacht… Literally
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VIDEO: Stuntman Runs Up 30-Meter Mast of Moving Yacht… Literally

Watch as solo round the world yachtsman Alex Thomson, the same guy who brought

March 18, 2014
Total Views: 75

Principal Maritime Launches Stainless Steel Chemical Tanker Arm
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Principal Maritime Launches Stainless Steel Chemical Tanker Arm

Connecticut-based Principal Maritime Management LLC has announced plans to develop a stainless steel chemical tanker fleet through a new entity called

March 18, 2014
Total Views: 120

NOAA Video: Lessons from Exxon Valdez – 25 Years Later
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NOAA Video: Lessons from Exxon Valdez – 25 Years Later

On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez grounded on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, rupturing the hull and spilling nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil into

March 18, 2014
Total Views: 149

Australia Joined by U.S. in Scouring Ocean Vastness for Missing Jet
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Australia Joined by U.S. in Scouring Ocean Vastness for Missing Jet

The U.S. joined Australia in scouring an area in the southern Indian Ocean about 1 1/2 times the size of California for missing Malaysian Air Flight 370, as

March 18, 2014
Total Views: 35

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News

Wilhelmsen Fined $34 Million

Norwegian shipping firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has been fined $34 million by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission for price-fixing in automobile

March 18, 2014
Total Views: 101

Monday, March 17, 2014
PHOTOS: Loading the World’s Largest Containership Propeller
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PHOTOS: Loading the World’s Largest Containership Propeller

The world's largest-diameter containership propeller was loaded onto a ship at the Port of Hamburg this weekend bound for a South Korean shipyard from it's

March 17, 2014
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U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics Contract for Mobile Landing Platform Variant
Shipping News

U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics Contract for Mobile Landing Platform Variant

The U.S. Navy says it has awarded General Dynamics NASSCO a $128.5 million contract for the detail design and construction of a previously announced variant to

March 17, 2014
Total Views: 164

Shifting Winds Free MV John 1 from Newfoundland Shoal
Grounding Incidents

Shifting Winds Free MV John 1 from Newfoundland Shoal

Shifting winds allowed the MV John 1 bulk carrier to free itself from a shoal just off the southern coast of Newfoundland after the ship ran aground Saturday

March 17, 2014
Total Views: 101