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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Monday, February 3, 2020
Update: Bouchard Vessels at Port of New York and New Jersey Anchorages Flagged for Unsafe Operational Conditions
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Update: Bouchard Vessels at Port of New York and New Jersey Anchorages Flagged for Unsafe Operational Conditions

Certain tugs and barges belonging to New York-based Bouchard Transportation at Port of New York and New Jersey anchorages last week were required to submit

February 3, 2020
Total Views: 391

Japanese Warship Departs for Gulf of Oman to Patrol Oil Lifeline
Shipping News

Japanese Warship Departs for Gulf of Oman to Patrol Oil Lifeline

By Tim Kelly – YOKOSUKA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – A Japanese destroyer left for the Gulf of Oman on Sunday amid simmering Middle East tension to guard sea

February 3, 2020
Total Views: 116

golden ray shipwreck
Accidents

Golden Ray Salvage: Environmental Barrier to be Built Around Wreck

A Unified Command is set to oversee the construction of an environmental barrier around the Golden Ray wreck as salvage plans are finalized. The Golden Ray

February 3, 2020
Total Views: 252

vlcc tanker u-turn
Shipping News

VLCC Rates Slump as Coronavirus Hits China Oil Demand

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February 3, 2020
Total Views: 131

Friday, January 31, 2020
brexit
Shipping News

Brexit: Britain Casts Off From EU

By Kate Holton and Guy Faulconbridge – LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday with a mixture of joy,

January 31, 2020
Total Views: 43

Maersk Ship Breaks Down Near Gibraltar
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Maersk Ship Breaks Down Near Gibraltar

A Maersk containership broke down and began drifting shortly after departing Algeciras, Spain to Newark, New Jersey.  Maersk said in a Jan. 30 customer

January 31, 2020
Total Views: 106

dry bulk vessel
Shipping News

Coronavirus Hammers Bulk Shipping

(Bloomberg) — The coronavirus crisis in China has hammered many markets this month. None may have felt a bigger impact than freight.

January 31, 2020
Total Views: 109

Ship Scrubbers
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Coronavirus Seen Slowing Scrubber Installs in China

TOKYO/SINGAPORE, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Shipping companies may face delivery delays of vessels fitted with exhaust gas filtering equipment that

January 31, 2020
Total Views: 132

cosco tanker
Shipping News

U.S. Lifts Sanctions on COSCO Tanker Unit

By Humeyra Pamuk and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday lifted sanctions on one of two units of the giant Chinese

January 31, 2020
Total Views: 133

Thursday, January 30, 2020
kirby tank barge
Shipping News

Kirby to Acquire Savage Inland Marine’s Tank Barge Fleet for $278 Million

Image courtesy Kirby Corp. Houston-based tank barge operator Kirby Corporation has signed a agreement to acquire the inland tank barge fleet of Savage Inland

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 292

Costa Smeralda quarantined
Shipping News

Passenger on Blocked Italian Cruise Ship Tests Negative for Coronavirus – Health Ministry

ROME, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Tests on a passenger from Macau aboard a cruise liner blocked in an Italian port confirmed on Thursday she did not have

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 26

fishing vessel
Shipping News

The French Fishermen Who Could Sink Britain’s Post-Brexit Ambitions

By Richard Lough BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France, Jan 30 (Reuters) – For the British government, a successful Brexit means re-asserting economic sovereignty and

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 75

container ship underway at sea
Shipping News

Credit Suisse, Others Back Initiative to Factor CO2 Cuts into Shipping Finance

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas and French public investment bank Bpifrance are the latest lenders to join an

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 35

teekays navion britannia
Offshore

Teekay Denies Wrongdoing After Norway Office Raided

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Norway’s national economic crime unit raided the local office of international shipping company Teekay

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 163

Watch: Heavy Seas Medevac in Bering Sea
Accidents

Watch: Heavy Seas Medevac in Bering Sea

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man suffering from severe burns on board a fishing vessel in the Bering Sea on Monday. The rescue took place approximately 46

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 523

cma cgm ural
Shipping News

Update: Coronavirus Ruled Out on CMA CGM Containership

Update: The sick crew members on board the CMA CGM Ural have recovered and coronavirus has been ruled out, according to a spokesperson with CMA CGM. 

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 190

bulk ship
Shipping News

Capesize Rates Slump to All-Time Low

By Anjishnu Mondal Jan 30 (Reuters) – The capesize component of the Baltic sea freight index plunged to an all-time low on Thursday, hurt by high fuel

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 82

The Costa Smeralda cruise ship is docked at the Italian port of Civitavecchia
Shipping News

Thousands Kept on Costa Cruise Ship Amid Coronavirus Scare

ROME, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Some 6,000 people are being kept on board an Italian cruise ship as tests are carried out on a passenger from Macau to see

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 53

Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Tanker Catches Fire Near Strait of Hormuz
Shipping News

Tanker Catches Fire Near Strait of Hormuz

A fire broke out on board a VLCC tanker near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, although reports indicate that the fire started during maintenance work and no

January 29, 2020
Total Views: 109

mks 180 frigate
Shipping News

German Naval Yards Kiel Challenges Germany’s Massive MKS 180 Contract Award

German Naval Yards Kiel is formally challenging the German government’s decision to award Netherlands-based Damen with the contract to construct the German

January 29, 2020
Total Views: 178