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Sunday, March 3, 2019
Solomon Trader oil spill
Shipping News

Australia Sends More Help for Solomon Islands Oil Spill

  By Alison Bevege SYDNEY, March 3 (Reuters) – Australia is sending more help to the Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands to stop oil from a

March 3, 2019
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Friday, March 1, 2019
solomon trader aground
Accidents

Grounded Bulk Carrier Leaking Heavy Fuel Oil Near UNESCO World Heritage Site

An environmental disaster has been unfolding in the Solomon Islands this week after a grounded bulk carrier there is reported to have leaked tonnes of heavy

March 1, 2019
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general cargo bulk ship
Shipping News

Busiest U.S. Grains Port Swamped by Flooding as Exporters Await China Deal

By Julie Ingwersen and Karl Plume – March 1 (Reuters) – Flooding and ice buildup on key rivers in the U.S. Midwest has stalled the movement of

March 1, 2019
Total Views: 43

CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY
Shipping News

CMA CGM Books Record Revenue But Soaring Oil Prices Hit Earnings

PARIS, March 1 (Reuters) – French container shipping group CMA CGM booked record revenue in 2018 as trans-Pacific goods traffic remained buoyant despite

March 1, 2019
Total Views: 69

efe murat ship grounded
Shipping News

Fuel Removal Commences for Grounded Cargo Ship Off Bari

Crews have started removing fuel from the Turkish cargo ship Efe Murat which washed ashore along a breakwater in Bari, Italy during a storm last week.

March 1, 2019
Total Views: 109

brexit ferry
Shipping News

UK Pays Eurotunnel Over “Secretive” No-Deal Brexit Ferry Contracts

LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) – Britain has paid out 33 million pounds ($43.7 million) to settle a claim with Eurotunnel which runs the Channel Tunnel

March 1, 2019
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Thursday, February 28, 2019
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping News

U.S. Offers Up to 6 Million Barrels of Oil from Strategic Reserve

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. Energy Department said on Thursday it is offering up to six million barrels of sweet crude oil

February 28, 2019
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seagrand russian cargo ship bridge
Interesting

Watch: Russian Cargo Ship Hits Bridge in Korea

Update: New Video Shows Russian Cargo Ship’s Busan Mayhem The Korean Coast Guard is investigation the allision of a Russian cargo ship with a bridge

February 28, 2019
Total Views: 423

linblad national geographic expedition ship
Shipping News

Linblad Orders Second Polar Expedition Cruise Ship at Ulstein

Expedition cruise company Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ: LIND) announced the signing of an agreement with Norwegian shipbuilder and designer Ulstein to build a

February 28, 2019
Total Views: 87

bunkering
Shipping News

Hellenic Petroleum Prepares for Tougher Global Marine Fuel Rules

ATHENS, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Hellenic Petroleum, Greece’s biggest oil refiner, said on Thursday that two of its three refineries are already

February 28, 2019
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked at the Yamal LNG facility in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova/File Photo
Shipping News

Novatek Wants Arctic Sea Route Open Year Round

by Sabina Zawadzki (Reuters) – Russian gas producer Novatek wants to use nuclear icebreakers to keep the Northern Sea Route, a shipping path traversing

February 27, 2019
Total Views: 67

drillship
Shipping News

Diamond Offshore Sees Drillship Dayrates Almost Doubling Next Year

By David Wethe and Alix Steel (Bloomberg) — Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. said it’s nearly doubling rental rates for deepwater drillships as oil

February 27, 2019
Total Views: 54

cargo ship
Shipping News

Greek Shipowners Agree to Pay 75 Million Euros Annually to State

ATHENS, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Greek shipowners will pay at least 75 million euros ($85.37 million) annually to the state budget, the prime minister’s

February 27, 2019
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foss maritime tier iv tugboat
Shipping News

Keel Laid for Foss Maritime’s First New Tier IV Tractor Tug

The keel of the lead vessel in Foss Maritime’s new class of EPA Tier 4-compliant ASD 90 tractor tugs has been laid the Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in

February 27, 2019
Total Views: 280

Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque
Shipping News

Europe’s First LNG Dual-Fuel Conversion Dredger Launched at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque

Europe’s first conversion of a dredger to dual-fuel capability combining LNG and MGO is close to completion at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque, the first

February 27, 2019
Total Views: 45

a ship passes below a bridge on the Rhine River
Shipping News

Thyssenkrupp Improves Logistics After Rhine Low Water Crisis

By Tom Käckenhoff DUISBURG, Germany, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Thyssenkrupp will spend a mid double-digit million euro sum over five years to safeguard against

February 27, 2019
Total Views: 38

shipping container
Shipping News

With Brexit in Flux, Shippers Re-Route to Avoid Dover

By Irene García Pérez (Bloomberg) — As Theresa May mulls moves to stop the U.K. leaving the European Union without a deal next month, some businesses

February 27, 2019
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
iranian crude supertanker
Shipping News

16 Tankers Are Stuck With 8.36 Million Barrels Of Crude That Nobody Wants

by Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) Venezuela is running out of space to store its sanction-stained crude that few dare to buy, forcing it to reduce output at a time

February 26, 2019
Total Views: 66

Containership Companies Cleared In U.S. Investigation
News

Containership Companies Cleared In U.S. Investigation

by Vera Eckert (Reuters) – The world’s two biggest container shipping companies on Tuesday said they have been cleared in an investigation of the

February 26, 2019
Total Views: 57

Monday, February 25, 2019
U.K. Wants Brexit Ferry Fiasco Put On Trial
Shipping News

U.K. Wants Brexit Ferry Fiasco Put On Trial

by Kaye Wiggins (Bloomberg) The U.K. government appears to want an upcoming trial over its controversial no-deal Brexit ferry contracts to be held in private,

February 25, 2019
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