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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Monday, September 16, 2019
Elaine Chao
Interesting

House Panel Probing Transportation Secretary Chao’s Ties to Family Shipping Business

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Monday demanded documents from Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao

September 16, 2019
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maersk honam fire
Shipping News

Marine Insurance Premiums See Modest Increase Amid Market Uncertainty -IUMI

Marine underwriting premiums rose by just one percent last year, but future market development remains uncertain as the marine insurance sector faces

September 16, 2019
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Shipping News

Demand for U.S. Crude Surges After Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities

NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – U.S. crude export demand at the Gulf Coast surged on Monday, traders said, as the window to export crude profitably

September 16, 2019
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golden ray capsizing
Shipping News

Golden Ray Salvaged Temporarily Suspended in Georgia Due to Heavy Weather

Salvage operations on the capsized Golden Ray car carrier have been temporarily suspended due to the onset of heavy weather from Hurricane Humberto off the

September 16, 2019
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oil tanker deck
Interesting

Oil Surges Most in Decades After Attack on Heart of Saudi Oil Industry

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Oil ended nearly 15% higher on Monday, with Brent logging its biggest jump in over 30 years and a

September 16, 2019
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oil tanker at anchor
Shipping News

Cargill and Maersk Tankers Join Forces in Medium-Range Tanker Pool

Cargill and Maersk Tankers will be joining forces in the Medium Range (MR) tanker segment as part of a strategic partnership that will see Cargill’s entire

September 16, 2019
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Stock photo of a tanker at sea
Shipping News

Tanker Bottleneck Grows at Saudi Ports After Attack

LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – At least 11 supertankers are waiting to load oil cargoes from Saudi Arabian ports after an attack on the country’s oil

September 16, 2019
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saudi oil attack Abqaiq
Shipping News

Attack on Saudi Oil Facility Hits the Oil Market’s Achilles Heel: Kemp

By John Kemp LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Oil security experts have worried for decades about the vulnerability of Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq processing

September 16, 2019
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Sunday, September 15, 2019
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping News

Iran Rejects U.S. Claim it was Behind Saudi Oil Strikes

By Rania El Gamal and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Iran dismissed accusations by the United States that it was behind attacks on Saudi oil

September 15, 2019
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Saturday, September 14, 2019
Houthi Drone Attack Hits the Heart of Saudi Arabia’s Oil Industry
Interesting

Houthi Drone Attack Hits the Heart of Saudi Arabia’s Oil Industry

By Stephen Kalin, Rania El Gamal and Dmitry Zhdannikov RIYADH/DUBAI/LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saturday

September 14, 2019
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M/V Ocean Viking via sos mediterranee
News

Rome Lets Migrant Rescue Ship Into Italian Port

by Crispian Balmer (Reuters) – Italy’s new government allowed a French charity ship to bring ashore 82 migrants on Saturday in an apparent reversal of

September 14, 2019
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Friday, September 13, 2019
Protesters Face Felony Charges Over Houston Ship Channel Disruption
Shipping News

Protesters Face Felony Charges Over Houston Ship Channel Disruption

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Texas authorities on Friday charged climate change protesters who shut down the largest U.S. energy-export

September 13, 2019
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Carr: Dive! Dive! Dive!
Shipping News

Carr: Dive! Dive! Dive!

By Michael Carr – “Come more to the left, now straighten out,” Steve directed. “On this wreck, the current comes in from the east, so you need to

September 13, 2019
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gibraltar
Shipping News

Gibraltar Boosts Port Preparations in Case of No Deal Brexit

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Gibraltar has extended port facilities to be able to handle more ships carrying goods as part of contingency

September 13, 2019
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sture terminal tanker fire
Shipping News

Fire Breaks Out on Moored Tanker at Sture Oil Terminal in Norway

A fire broke out in the engine room of a tanker docked at Equinor’s Sture Oil in Norway, leading to an evacuation of the terminal, the company confirmed

September 13, 2019
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Salvors Raise Conception Dive Boat from Ocean Floor
Shipping News

Salvors Raise Conception Dive Boat from Ocean Floor

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, Sept 12 (Reuters) – A dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, was raised from the

September 13, 2019
Total Views: 37

Greenpeace Activists Arrested for Blocking Houston Ship Channel
Shipping News

Greenpeace Activists Arrested for Blocking Houston Ship Channel

By Simon Casey and Barbara Powell (Bloomberg) –More than a dozen Greenpeace activists were arrested Thursday after partially shutting the Houston Ship

September 13, 2019
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
evergeen glory
Shipping News

Evergreen Confirms Orders for Ten 23,000 TEU Megaships

The board of Taiwanese shipping line Evergreen has approved orders for ten 23,000 megaships at three shipyards in South Korea and China.  The company

September 12, 2019
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port of long beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Cargo Volumes Dip in August

The Port of Long Beach said cargo volumes in August slid more than two percent compared to a year ago amid the on-going U.S.-China trade war. The Port of

September 12, 2019
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conception fire
Accidents

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report into Conception Boat Fire

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report into the Conception dive boat fire, revealing that all six crew members were asleep

September 12, 2019
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