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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Monday, December 16, 2019
conception boat fire
Shipping News

Bill Seeks to Improve Small Passenger Vessel Safety After Deadly Conception Boat Fire

In the aftermath of the Conception dive boat fire which claimed the lives of 34 people, Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representatives Salud Carbajal and Julia

December 16, 2019
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arktika nuclear-powered icebreaker
Shipping News

World’s Largest Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Completes Stage One Sea Trials

Russia’s largest and most powerful nuclear-powered icebreaker has returned from its first round of sea trials before its planned delivery in 2020.  The

December 16, 2019
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stolt groenland
Interesting

MAIB Points to Chemical Reaction in Stolt Groenland Explosion Probe

Maritime investigators in the UK have released an interim report into the large explosion on board the chemical tanker Stolt Groenland in Ulsan, South Korea

December 16, 2019
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port
Shipping News

European Commission Approves Maritime State Aid to Five Countries

The European Commission has approved state aid for five countries to encourage ship registration and promote  Europe’s maritime competitiveness. The

December 16, 2019
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An aerial view of the Whakaari, also known as White Island volcano, in New Zealand
Shipping News

Royal Caribbean Liability in White Island Volcano Deaths May Turn On ‘Act of God’ Defense

By Tom Hals (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd’s potential liability for a deadly excursion to a volcanic island in New Zealand could hinge on

December 16, 2019
Total Views: 80

U.S. Top Trade Negotiator Praises Deal, China Remains Cautious
Shipping News

U.S. Top Trade Negotiator Praises Deal, China Remains Cautious

By David Lawder and Kevin Yao WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Dec 16 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator praised a “phase

December 16, 2019
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duke oil tanker
Interesting

Twenty Kidnapped in Tanker Attack in Gulf of Guinea

Update: Twenty Indian nationals have been kidnapped from an oil tanker in West African waters, India’s foreign ministry has confirmed.  By

December 16, 2019
Total Views: 104

Friday, December 13, 2019
shanghai free trade zone
Shipping News

U.S. and China Agree to ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal

By Shawn Donnan, Miao Han and Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) –The U.S. and China said they agreed to the details of the first phase of a broader trade

December 13, 2019
Total Views: 54

MSC Gulsun
Shipping News

MSC Defends Itself Against Report Claiming EU’s Biggest Polluter Status

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is defending itself against a report claiming the Swiss-based ocean carrier is one of the top carbon emitters in the

December 13, 2019
Total Views: 53

golden ray salvage
Accidents

Lightering of Golden Ray Completed in St. Simons Sound

All oil on board the overturned vehicle carrier Golden Ray has now been removed, the St. Simons Sound Incident Response Unified Command said Monday, a major

December 13, 2019
Total Views: 123

cma cgm vasco de gama
Shipping News

Shell Supply Deal to Boost CMA CGM’s Use of Low-Sulphur Biofuel

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Container shipping group CMA CGM is to increase its use of sustainable marine bio-fuel oil through a supply deal with Royal

December 13, 2019
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Elka Aristotle tanker
Shipping News

Pirates Release Three Tanker Crew Kidnapped Off Togo

ATHENS, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Pirates have released three crew taken hostage from a Greek oil tanker off the coast of the West African country of Togo in

December 13, 2019
Total Views: 49

Thursday, December 12, 2019
mississippi river mat boat
Shipping News

Mississippi River’s Specialized Mat Sinking Unit to Get Modern Upgrade

At the end of each summer, a specialized unit of the United States Army Corps of Engineers get to work on the Mississippi River laying thousands of slabs of

December 12, 2019
Total Views: 769

msc ship in port
Shipping News

Scrubber Queue Grows Ahead of IMO 2020

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Another containership fitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) is added to the global fleet every 10 hours,

December 12, 2019
Total Views: 112

singapore
Shipping News

Fuel-Trading Routes Revamped as IMO 2020 Dynamics Take Hold

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) –Shippers have fewer than three weeks until new rules kick in forcing them to burn cleaner fuels, but the regulations are

December 12, 2019
Total Views: 55

The Coast Guard hoisted four fishermen from an 88-foot fishing vessel in Browns Inlet, North Carolina.
Accidents

Salvage Underway for Fishing Vessel Aground Near Live-Fire Training Grounds in North Carolina

A unified command has been established to oversee the salvage of a grounded fishing vessel near an off-limits U.S. military live-fire training area in North

December 12, 2019
Total Views: 74

mv trina heavy lift vessel
Shipping News

SAL Heavy Lift to Install Industry-First Green Injection Technology

Hamburg-based SAL Heavy Lift is moving forward with a project to install six of its vessels with new emissions-reducing hydrogen/methanol injection technology.

December 12, 2019
Total Views: 114

Admiral Kuznetsov
Shipping News

One Dead After Fire on Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier

MOSCOW, Dec 12 (Reuters) – At least one military serviceman was killed and 12 people were injured by a fire at Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the

December 12, 2019
Total Views: 83

ship emissions
Shipping News

Shipping Entering Uncharted Waters with New IMO Fuel Rules

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Faced with imminent new global marine pollution rules, shipping companies and insurers are puzzling over the

December 12, 2019
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, December 11, 2019
freeport LNG
Shipping News

Freeport LNG Begins Commercial Exports

Freeport LNG become the latest terminal to begin exporting U.S.-produced natural gas to overseas markets.  Freeport LNG announced Monday it has commenced

December 11, 2019
Total Views: 94