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, December 28, 2013
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News

Vale Declares Force Majeure on Iron Ore Sales Contracts

Vale SA, the Brazilian iron ore mining giant has declared force majeure on a number of its iron ore sales contracts as a poor weather conditions have caused

December 28, 2013
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Friday, December 27, 2013
Icebreakers Rush To Help Ship Trapped In Antarctic Ice – UPDATE
News

Icebreakers Rush To Help Ship Trapped In Antarctic Ice – UPDATE

Three icebreakers are en route to an area off the coast of Antarctica to help free a vessel carrying 74 people, including a scientific expedition team, which

December 27, 2013
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Marine Weather

Cyclone Brewing Off Australia Heads For Iron Ore Ports

"Operations are continuing and we are closely monitoring the situation," - Rio

December 27, 2013
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Thursday, December 26, 2013
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News

Hapag-Lloyd Chairman Says Hamburg Süd Should Join Merger Talks

The chairman of German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said rival Hamburg Süd should join merger talks between Hapag-Lloyd and Chile's Vapores

December 26, 2013
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News

Los Angeles Gasoline Gains With Ships Chartered From West Coast

Dec. 26 (Bloomberg) — Los Angeles gasoline climbed to the highest level against futures in six weeks after three ships were chartered off the U.S. West

December 26, 2013
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News

Libya’s Misrata Port Hits Record For Container Unloading In 2013

Container unloading at Libya's Misrata port has hit record levels this year and the major shipping gateway is expanding, a local official said, in a rare

December 26, 2013
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Russian Passenger Vessel Stuck in Ice Off Antarctica
News

Russian Passenger Vessel Stuck in Ice Off Antarctica

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is coordinating a search and rescue for a Russian passenger ship stuck in ice with 74 people on board

December 26, 2013
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
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Finance

Private Equity Investing and the Jones Act

In a week expected to be dominated by otherwise routine festive celebrations, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) announced that it has entered

December 25, 2013
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Interesting

Russia Drops Charges Against Greenpeace Activists

Russia formally dropped criminal charges against Greenpeace activists arrested in a protest over Arctic oil drilling on Wednesday, under a Kremlin amnesty

December 25, 2013
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
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News

Dockwise Awarded Largest Contract Ever by Bechtel

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announced today that their heavy-lift subsidiary Dockwise has been awarded a contract by Bechtel for Module Transport Services

December 24, 2013
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Engineering News

Japan to Diversify LNG-Powered Ship Portfolio

NYK has announced plans today to build a tugboat which can run on either liquefied natural gas (LNG) or heavy fuel oil.  This is the first LNG powered vessel

December 24, 2013
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Monday, December 23, 2013
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Shipping News

Virus Kills Over 1,000 Bottlenose Dolphins Along U.S. East Coast

More than 1,000 migratory bottlenose dolphins have died from a measles-like virus along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard in 2013 and the epidemic shows no sign of

December 23, 2013
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News

Mercy Ships Orders New Hospital Ship from CSIC

Mercy Ships has announced that it has reached an agreement with China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) to build a new 36,600-GRT hospital ship at the

December 23, 2013
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News

Kinder Morgan to Acquire Jones Act Tanker Companies

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) has announced a signed agreement today to acquire Jones Act tanker companies American Petroleum Tankers (APT)

December 23, 2013
Total Views: 110

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News

Qatar to Boost Europe LNG Sales as Gas Trades at 7-Year High

Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) — Qatar is poised to boost contracted liquefied natural gas exports to Europe by the most in five years as prices in the region are

December 23, 2013
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News

Indonesia’s Pertamina Predicts 36 Fewer LNG Cargoes In 2014

Indonesian state-owned energy firm Pertamina will produce 17 percent less liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2014, a company official

December 23, 2013
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Saturday, December 21, 2013
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Incidents

Cable Penetrations Almost Did In The EMMA MAERSK

The EMMA MAERSK suffered a flooding incident in February as it was getting ready to transit the Suez Canal. As reported earlier, water entered the vessel

December 21, 2013
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News

Who Let 110,000 Cartons of Bananas Go Bad?

A cargo ship with 110,000 cartons of overripe bananas will remain docked at a U.S. port while their owner and the shipping company battle in court over who let

December 21, 2013
Total Views: 167

Friday, December 20, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – Heavy Surf Sea Trials, Part 2
News

Ship Photos of The Day – Heavy Surf Sea Trials, Part 2

Safehaven Marine is taking perfect advantage of recent heavy weather and surf off the coast of Cork, Ireland. Last week they we saw the heavy surf sea trials

December 20, 2013
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Defense

Navy Secretary Mabus Tightens Counter-fraud Measures

By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2013 – While the Navy already has one of the strongest counter-fraud efforts in the

December 20, 2013
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