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 12, 2020
Princess Cruises Suspends All Cruises for Two Months
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Princess Cruises Suspends All Cruises for Two Months

March 12 (Reuters) – Princess Cruises, the operator of two ocean liners quarantined because of numerous coronavirus cases, said on Thursday it would

March 12, 2020
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IMO Headquarters Closes, Meetings Suspended Due to Coronavirus

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations’shipping agency, has closed its headquarters in

March 12, 2020
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Wednesday, March 11, 2020
President Trump Just Suspended Travel from Europe for 30 Days… He also said Trade and Cargo Was Prohibited – Update
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President Trump Just Suspended Travel from Europe for 30 Days… He also said Trade and Cargo Was Prohibited – Update

In an Oval Office address to the United States about the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump announced a ban on all travel from Europe to the United States

March 11, 2020
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Bouchard Secures Financing to Start Paying Crews
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Bouchard Secures Financing to Start Paying Crews

New York-based Bouchard Transportation Company says it has secured financing to start paying its tug and barge crews, including back pay.  “Over the

March 11, 2020
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CMA Shipping Conference Postponed

The Connecticut Maritime Association’s annual CMA Shipping conference has been postponed due to concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.  CMA

March 11, 2020
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Warning Bells Sound for U.S. Economy As Coronavirus Squeezes Ports

By Michael Sasso (Bloomberg) — Accustomed to running at full speed this time of year, George Powers has watched as a shipping slowdown tied to the

March 11, 2020
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Cruise Industry Proposes to White House Banning Passengers Over 70 Without Doctor’s Note – Report
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Cruise Industry Proposes to White House Banning Passengers Over 70 Without Doctor’s Note – Report

March 11 (Reuters) – A proposal submitted by a cruise industry body to the White House on Tuesday seeks to deny cruise boarding to people over 70, unless

March 11, 2020
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Greek Shipowner Marinakis Confirmed with Coronavirus
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Greek Shipowner Marinakis Confirmed with Coronavirus

Greek shipowner Evangelos Marinakis has fallen ill with the coronavirus.  The 52-year-old himself confirmed on social media that the COVID-19 virus had

March 11, 2020
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Ports Act as Weather Vanes as Economic Clouds Darken

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Longshoremen hold a revered place in economic and political history — from the docks of London and South Africa to

March 11, 2020
Total Views: 102

Ship accident on the Danube river in Budapest
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Viking River Cruise Captain Heads to Trial Over Deadly Danube Crash

By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST, March 11 (Reuters) – A ship captain involved in the worst accident in more than half a century on the Danube River went on

March 11, 2020
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Tanker Rates Soar as Bahri Books VLCCs

By Devika Krishna Kumar and Jonathan Saul NEW YORK/LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s national shipping firm, Bahri, has provisionally

March 11, 2020
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Shell Eyes Tankers for Floating Storage

By Jonathan Saul and Ron Bousso LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell is in talks to charter at least three supertankers to store crude oil at

March 11, 2020
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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Busiest Port in U.S. Sees 23% Drop in Cargo Volumes in February

U.S. West Coast ports were already facing headwinds this year from the protracted U.S.-China Trade War. Then came the coronavirus.  On Tuesday, the Port

March 10, 2020
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U.S. Navy Commissions Newest Expeditionary Sea Base
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U.S. Navy Commissions Newest Expeditionary Sea Base

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Expeditionary Sea Base, USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), during ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday. The

March 10, 2020
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Saudis Make Rare Supertanker Bookings to Carry Flood of Oil

By Sheela Tobben, Alaric Nightingale and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia’s biggest tanker company booked a batch of ships to transport the

March 10, 2020
Total Views: 280

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Digital Container Shipping Association Publishes IMO Cyber Security Mandate Guidance

The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has rolled out its cyber security guidance to prepare shipowners and vessels for the International Maritime

March 10, 2020
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Historic Ocean Liner SS United States May Get Second Life

By Patrick Clark and Olivia Carville (Bloomberg) — Scott Rechler was negotiating a deal to build Airbnb rentals in a Manhattan office tower when the

March 10, 2020
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Monday, March 9, 2020
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Oil in Grips of Chaos After Price War Triggers Historic Crash

By James Thornhill (Bloomberg) — Oil clawed back some of its biggest drop in a generation as a battle for market share between Saudi Arabia and Russia

March 9, 2020
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Grand Princess Cruise Ship Docks in Oakland
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Grand Princess Cruise Ship Docks in Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif., March 9 (Reuters) – The cruise ship Grand Princess, barred last week from returning to its home port of San Francisco and facing

March 9, 2020
Total Views: 89

Stock photo of a tanker at sea
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U.S. to Warn Shipping Against Storing Iranian Oil

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) – The Trump administration will soon issue advisories warning shippers, port officials and insurance companies against the

March 9, 2020
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