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Monday, February 11, 2019
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Shipping News

Sentinel Plans U.S. Oil Export Terminal Off Freeport, Texas

HOUSTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Sentinel Midstream on Monday became the latest contender in the race to build a crude export terminal off the U.S. Gulf

February 11, 2019
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Incident Video: Malaysian Vessel, Greek Bulk Carrier Collide in Singapore Waters
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Incident Video: Malaysian Vessel, Greek Bulk Carrier Collide in Singapore Waters

By Saket Sundria (Bloomberg) — A Malaysian vessel and a Greek-registered bulk carrier collided in Singapore territorial waters off Tuas on Saturday,

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 296

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Shipping News

U.S. Subsea Firm to Commence Search for Missing Stellar Daisy in Remote South Atlantic

The vessel used in the private search for the missing MH370 aircraft and Argentina’s missing sub, ARA San Juan, will now hunt for the Stellar

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 152

Business of Shipping: Risks and Challenges of Autonomous Shipping
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Business of Shipping: Risks and Challenges of Autonomous Shipping

The Business of Shipping is new column from Ira Breskin, senior lecturer at SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx, NY and author of The Business of Shipping (9th

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 186

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Shipping News

World’s Largest LNG Bunkering Vessel Christened in Hamburg

Germany-based LNG bunker supplier Nauticor has christened the world’s largest liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel Kairos during a ceremony last week in

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 210

U.K. Government Sued Over ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Ferry Contract Award
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U.K. Government Sued Over ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Ferry Contract Award

By Kaye Wiggins (Bloomberg) — The companies that run the Channel tunnel are suing the British government over its award of ferry contracts to handle

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 29

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Shipping News

Fall of Fugitive `Batman’ Puts Global Oil Trading on the Spot

By Sabrina Valle and Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) — To his friends, Rodrigo Berkowitz lived within his means in a rented house in the suburbs of

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 142

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Shipping News

Texas City Takes on Trading Giant in Testy Fight for Oil Exports

By Stephen Cunningham (Bloomberg) — Trafigura Group Ltd., the world’s third-largest independent oil trader, is fine as a customer. But the Port of

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 38

Saturday, February 9, 2019
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Shipping News

UK Government Scraps Seaborne Freight’s No-Deal Ferry Contract

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The British government has terminated a contract with Seaborne Freight to provide extra ferries in the event of a no-deal

February 9, 2019
Total Views: 42

Friday, February 8, 2019
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Environment

Wärtsilä to Convert Short Sea Cargo Ship to Battery Power

The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to provide a hybrid battery system in the world’s first conversion of a short sea cargo ship to

February 8, 2019
Total Views: 130

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Shipping News

Small Town Near Hamburg Said to Be Likely Choice for LNG Plant

By Brian Parkin, Anna Shiryaevskaya and Vanessa Dezem (Bloomberg) — A small port city near Hamburg is the leading choice of Angela Merkel’s government

February 8, 2019
Total Views: 48

Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping News

Tanker Analysts Shrug Off Market Woes

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) — It’s never ideal if you own a fleet of crude tankers and the world’s oil producers remove millions of

February 8, 2019
Total Views: 44

Thursday, February 7, 2019
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Shipping News

Mitsubishi Heavy Sees Billion-Dollar Opportunity in U.S. Northeast Wind

By Joe Carroll (Bloomberg) — Wind-power demand in the U.S. Northeast may spur $1 billion or more in orders for offshore towers, according to Mitsubishi

February 7, 2019
Total Views: 41

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Shipping News

Woodmac Makes IMO 2020 Predictions

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Research firm Woodmac sees a rise in the use on ships of “scrubbers”, the equipment to clean up sulphur emissions,

February 7, 2019
Total Views: 55

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Shipping News

Landmark Oil Find Off South Africa Opens Prospect of Drilling Rush

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) — South Africa’s first deep-water discovery, reported Thursday by French oil major Total SA, may prompt a rush

February 7, 2019
Total Views: 93

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Interesting

Tanker Crewmen Injured in Lifeboat Accident Off Virginia

Two crew members of a tanker were injured Wednesday after falling overboard when a lifeboat unexpectedly released off the coast of Virginia. The U.S. Coast

February 7, 2019
Total Views: 222

File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
Shipping News

Long, Strange Trip: How U.S. Ethanol Reaches China Tariff-Free

By Chris Prentice and A. Ananthalakshmi NEW YORK/KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Reuters) – In June, the High Seas tanker ship loaded up on ethanol in Texas

February 7, 2019
Total Views: 33

Wednesday, February 6, 2019
MSC Zoe loses containers
Shipping News

MSC Zoe Incident: Lost Container Count Jumps to 345

The estimated number of containers lost from the MSC Zoe during a North Sea storm in early January has risen to at least 345, more than 50 containers more

February 6, 2019
Total Views: 978

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Shipping News

New Towing Vessel ‘Virginia’ Awarded First Certificate of Inspection Under Subchapter M Rules

The newbuild towboat MV Virginia has become the first new towing vessel in the United States to receive a Certificate of Inspection (COI) since the

February 6, 2019
Total Views: 57

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Shipping News

Port of New York and New Jersey Surpasses 7 Million TEU in 2018

Port of New York and New Jersey has reported 7 percent growth in 2018, surpassing the 7 million TEU mark for first time in its history, helping maintain its

February 6, 2019
Total Views: 100