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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.


Monday, February 24, 2014
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Pilots Do Texas Chicken as Houston Ship Channel Chokes on Oil Traffic

It takes an expert pilot to pull off the Texas

February 24, 2014
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India Drops Anti-Piracy Charges Against Italian Marines
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India Drops Anti-Piracy Charges Against Italian Marines

India has dropped a plan to prosecute two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen under a tough anti-piracy law, a government lawyer said on

February 24, 2014
Total Views: 31

Sunday, February 23, 2014
Car Carrier and Brunei Navy Ship Have Hard Time Letting Go [INCIDENT PHOTOS]
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Car Carrier and Brunei Navy Ship Have Hard Time Letting Go [INCIDENT PHOTOS]

Here are some photos sent in to us today from Brunei showing a little mishap involving the Trans Future 2 car carrier and a Royal Brunei Navy

February 23, 2014
Total Views: 305

Friday, February 21, 2014
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Neste Oil Chooses OSM to Manage Fleet

As part of Neste Oil’s plan to exit the shipping business, the Finnish oil refining and marketing firm has reached an agreement this week with

February 21, 2014
Total Views: 167

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China’s LNG Imports Rise 77 Percent as New Terminal Comes on Line

Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — China’s imports of liquefied natural gas rose to a record for a second month in January as new terminals and winter heating

February 21, 2014
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Former CEO of Eitzen Chemical Takes Over at Nordic Tankers

7 months after taking over as CEO of Nordic Tankers, Claus Thornberg is out the door. Effective today, Per Sylvester Jensen has assumed the role as Nordic

February 21, 2014
Total Views: 93

Thursday, February 20, 2014
Salvors to Remove Sunken Baltic Ace Near Rotterdam
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Salvors to Remove Sunken Baltic Ace Near Rotterdam

The Dutch Government is getting ready to award the salvage contract for the complete removal of the sunken Baltic Ace car carrier near the port of

February 20, 2014
Total Views: 53

Drugs Found On Maersk Alabama Where Security Contractors Died
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Drugs Found On Maersk Alabama Where Security Contractors Died

An investigation into the deaths of two American security contractors by the Seychelles Police has confirmed the presence of drugs and paraphernalia in the

February 20, 2014
Total Views: 315

Consortium Resumes Work On Panama Canal Expansion -UPDATE
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Consortium Resumes Work On Panama Canal Expansion -UPDATE

A deal to resume work on the multibillion-dollar Panama Canal appeared in doubt on Thursday, just hours after an apparent breakthrough, in the latest twist in

February 20, 2014
Total Views: 37

Mystery Cloaks Maersk Alabama Deaths -UPDATE
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Mystery Cloaks Maersk Alabama Deaths -UPDATE

A number of questions surround the mysterious deaths of two American security officers onboard the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama while berthed in Seychelles on

February 20, 2014
Total Views: 100

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Dry Bulk Shipowners Face Mixed Fortunes In Pacific, Atlantic

Rates for capesize bulk carriers on key Asian routes are set for mixed fortunes next week, with buoyancy on the Australia to China trade counterbalanced by a

February 20, 2014
Total Views: 97

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Losses Narrow at Neptune Orient Lines

Singapore-based container shipper Neptune Orient Lines (NOL Group) reported negative net profits for their third consecutive year today with losses of US$76

February 20, 2014
Total Views: 60

Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Panama Canal Work to Restart Thursday
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Panama Canal Work to Restart Thursday

The Panama Canal Authority said that it has reached a deal with the construction consortium that would allow for work to resume on the third set of locks in

February 19, 2014
Total Views: 63

Private Security Contractors Found Dead Aboard Maersk Alabama
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Private Security Contractors Found Dead Aboard Maersk Alabama

Trident Group President Tom Rothrauff confirmed today in a phone call that two of his contractors have died on board one of his client's

February 19, 2014
Total Views: 307

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Maersk Ship Loses 520 Containers in Storm

The containership Svendborg Maersk faced particularly nasty weather last week as she sailed through the Bay of Biscay on her way to Colombo, Sri Lanka

February 19, 2014
Total Views: 449

Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Deadline Looms in Panama Canal Expansion Dispute
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Deadline Looms in Panama Canal Expansion Dispute

The Panama Canal and a Spanish-led construction consortium expanding the major global waterway discussed options on Tuesday to keep the multibillion-dollar

February 18, 2014
Total Views: 60

Apollo-Rickmers JV Buys Six Used Containerships
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Apollo-Rickmers JV Buys Six Used Containerships

A joint venture between Hamburg-based Rickmers Group and the private equity firm Apollo has purchased six used vessels from container shipper Hamburg Süd for

February 18, 2014
Total Views: 61

TOTE Secures Wärtsilä Technology For Orca LNG Conversions
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TOTE Secures Wärtsilä Technology For Orca LNG Conversions

Jones Act-shipper Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) has selected Finnish engine manufacturer Wärtsilä to provide the LNG propulsion package for the

February 18, 2014
Total Views: 158

Billions Will be Saved via a Digitally-Connected Maritime Industry
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Billions Will be Saved via a Digitally-Connected Maritime Industry

“Ship to shore connectivity has not kept pace with the unprecedented data access available ashore after the internet revolution, but things are changing

February 18, 2014
Total Views: 44

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China’s Nanjing Tanker Poised To Delist, Underscoring Corporate Woes

  By Matthew Miller and Fang Yan BEIJING, Feb 18 (Reuters) – CSC Nanjing Tanker Corp is poised to become the first company backed by China’s

February 18, 2014
Total Views: 103