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Monday, April 6, 2020
Golden Ray Salvage Continuing ‘Day and Night’
Accidents

Golden Ray Salvage Continuing ‘Day and Night’

The coronavirus pandemic is showing now sign of slowing down the salvage of the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound.  The Unified Command responsible for

April 6, 2020
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Trump’s ‘Free Market’ Response to a Global Deal to Save Oil
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Trump’s ‘Free Market’ Response to a Global Deal to Save Oil

By Catherine Traywick, Mario Parker and Justin Sink (Bloomberg) — On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump sent oil prices rallying on the prospect of

April 6, 2020
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The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is pictured as it enters the port in Da Nang, Vietnam
Defense

Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Blasts Fired Captain in 1MC Speech to Teddy Roosevelt Crew

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) – The acting head of the U.S. Navy, in a surprise speech to the crew of a

April 6, 2020
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Blanked Sailings Could Cost Carriers $23 Billion

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The container shipping industry could lose as much as $23bn this year from reduced demand in the wake of the

April 6, 2020
Total Views: 140

Fired Teddy Roosevelt Captain Tests Positive for COVID-19 – Report
Defense

Fired Teddy Roosevelt Captain Tests Positive for COVID-19 – Report

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the Navy’s controversial decision to remove the commander of a

April 6, 2020
Total Views: 115

Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
News

The Most Profitable Trade: ‘Oil All Over the Oceans Right Now’

By Javier Blas and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) –To outsiders, the oil trade of the day is so astonishing that even President Donald Trump sounded

April 6, 2020
Total Views: 305

Friday, April 3, 2020
CMA CGM Containership Reroutes Around Cape of Good Hope, Bypassing Suez Canal
Shipping

CMA CGM Containership Reroutes Around Cape of Good Hope, Bypassing Suez Canal

An ultra-large containership belonging to CMA CGM is bypassing the Suez Canal on its return trip to Asia, adding some 3,000 miles and five days to the journey

April 3, 2020
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Venezuelan Navy Ship Sinks After Collision with Expedition Cruise Ship
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Venezuelan Navy Ship Sinks After Collision with Expedition Cruise Ship

A Venezuelan Navy ship has sunk after colliding with the ice-strengthened hull of an expedition cruise ship earlier this week.  The incident took place March

April 3, 2020
Total Views: 322

U.S. Navy Probe to Decide Future of Fired Commander
Defense

U.S. Navy Probe to Decide Future of Fired Commander

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – Even as he is hailed as a hero by his crew, the fired commander of a coronavirus-stricken

April 3, 2020
Total Views: 109

Carnival Finds That Even 2021 Cruises Are Hard to Sell Right Now
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Carnival Finds That Even 2021 Cruises Are Hard to Sell Right Now

By Jonathan Levin and Christopher Palmeri (Bloomberg) — Carnival Corp. customers are skittish about booking a cruise, even if it’s for next year

April 3, 2020
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Two Holland America Cruise Ships Dock in Florida
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Two Holland America Cruise Ships Dock in Florida

MIAMI, April 2 (Reuters) – An ocean liner forced by a deadly onboard coronavirus outbreak to languish at sea since mid-March pulled into a South Florida

April 3, 2020
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Natural Gas Glut Moves Offshore

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — Liquefied natural gas traders are following the latest trend in the oil market by storing huge

April 3, 2020
Total Views: 135

Dismissed U.S. Navy Captain Gets Hero’s Ovation from Crew
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Dismissed U.S. Navy Captain Gets Hero’s Ovation from Crew

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – The captain of a U.S. aircraft carrier relieved of his command after seeking stronger measures in response to a

April 3, 2020
Total Views: 224

Thursday, April 2, 2020
seafarer
News

IMO Secretary-General Calls for “Key Worker” Designation for Seafarers

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim urged the United Nations to request governments to declare seafarers, port personnel and other crucial maritime workers as

April 2, 2020
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The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is pictured as it enters the port in Da Nang, Vietnam
News

U.S. Navy Relieves Commander of USS Theodore Roosevelt After Letter Leak

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Thursday relieved the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 86

vlcc tanker u-turn
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Oil Posts Biggest Single-Day Gain After Trump Touts Saudi-Russia Oil Deal

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) – Crude prices posted their biggest-one day gains on record on Thursday after President Donald Trump said

April 2, 2020
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cma cgm
News

CMA CGM Marco Polo Cleared of COVID-19

French shipping giant CMA CGM has confirmed that health officials have cleared CMA CGM Marco Polo crew members of COVID-19 after a crew member fell ill after

April 2, 2020
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daewoo shipbuilding
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EU Antitrust Regulators Halt Hyundai, Daewoo Deal Probe

BRUSSELS, April 2 (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators have halted their investigation into world No. 1 shipbuilding group Hyundai Heavy Industries’

April 2, 2020
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Florida Agrees to Let Holland America Cruise Ships Dock
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Florida Agrees to Let Holland America Cruise Ships Dock

April 2 – Florida officials on Thursday said they were prepared to allow two Holland America cruise ships with coronavirus patients aboard dock at a port

April 2, 2020
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Oil Soars After Trump Says Saudi Arabia, Russia to Cut Supply

By Sharon Cho and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil surged in London as China planned to start buying up cheap crude for its strategic reserves, while the

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 114