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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Monday, December 10, 2018
china cosco ship
Shipping News

China’s Cosco Plans $200 Million Abu Dhabi Container Terminal Expansion

By Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI, Dec 10 (Reuters) – China’s Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd plans to expand its container terminal in Abu Dhabi in the

December 10, 2018
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a ship passes below a bridge on the Rhine River
Shipping News

Rhine River Shipping Returns to Normal as Water Levels Rise

HAMBURG, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Freight shipping on the river Rhine in Germany has returned to normal after heavy rain in the past week raised water levels,

December 10, 2018
Total Views: 46

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Shipping News

Huawei Arrest Keeps U.S.-China LNG Spat Alive, Developer Says

By Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — The arrest of a top Chinese technology executive means the tariff war that ensnared liquefied natural gas may not have

December 10, 2018
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Friday, December 7, 2018
cargo ship
Shipping News

U.S. Yet to Finalize National Maritime Strategy Addressing Challenges to U.S.-Flag Fleet, GAO Says

The U.S. Department of Transportation is yet to finalize national maritime strategies that were called were called for in two separate mandates by Congress in

December 7, 2018
Total Views: 143

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Accidents

British Golden Globe Yachtswoman Rescued by Cargo Ship in South Pacific

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – British solo round-the-world yachtswoman Susie Goodall was rescued by a cargo ship on Friday after her boat capsized and lost

December 7, 2018
Total Views: 114

msc ship at long beach port
Shipping News

MSC Pays $630,000 in Penalties for California Air Quality Violations

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. has paid $630,625 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board for violating the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth

December 7, 2018
Total Views: 61

cosco shipping
Shipping News

China’s COSCO Shipping Considers London Listing – Sources

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – China’s largest shipping group, COSCO Shipping, is considering raising capital for the first time

December 7, 2018
Total Views: 50

Thursday, December 6, 2018
tanker at sea
Shipping News

VLCC Exports Picking Up at Louisiana Offshore Oil Port

By Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port is pushing out the most crude it’s shipped in any one month since the terminal

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 24

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Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Optimistic About Icebreaker Funding

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – The United States may soon get funding for a new heavy icebreaker ship, the head of the U.S. Coast Guard

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 308

CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt
Interesting

ITF: Fatigue of Panama Canal Tugboat Captains is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

Fatigue of Panama Canal tugboat poses a major threat to safety in the operation of the canal’s Neopanamax locks, according to a new independent study

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 250

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Shipping News

DP World Completes Unifeeder Acquisition

By Gavin van Marle – DP World has completed its acquisition of European feeder and shortsea shipping line Unifeeder after this week securing clearance

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 144

leyal ship recycling
Shipping News

European List of Approved Ship Recycling Facilities Updated with Yards in Turkey, U.S.

The European Commission has updated its list of approved ship recycling facilities in line with new rules that come into force next year under the EU Ship

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 178

tanker aerial
Interesting

U.S. Becomes Net Oil Exporter for First Time in 75 Years, If Only Briefly

By Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — America turned into a net oil exporter last week, breaking 75 years of continued dependence on foreign oil and marking a

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 39

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Shipping News

Trade Truce or Not, U.S. Soy And LNG Look Unappetizing Now for China

By Stephen Stapczynski, Alfred Cang and Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — China may be girding itself to buy more U.S. gas and soybeans amid easing

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 21

LNG tanker
Shipping News

Nordea Bank to Boost Shipping Finance for Booming LNG Industry

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Nordea Bank aims to increase shipping finance activities to the growing liquefied natural gas (LNG)industry,

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 84

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
tanker at sea
Shipping News

China’s Unipec to Buy U.S. Oil After Xi-Trump Tariff Truce

By Meng Meng and Florence Tan BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Chinese oil trader Unipec plans to resume U.S. crude shipments to China by March after

December 5, 2018
Total Views: 23

jones act vessel
Shipping News

CATO’s Continued Attempt to Skin the Jones Act

On December 6, 2018, the CATO Institute is hosting a conference, entitled – “The Jones Act: Charting a new Course after a Century of Failure”. This forum

December 5, 2018
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liquefied hydrogen fuel
Shipping News

MAN Liquified Hydrogen Fuel System Awarded Preliminary Approval in Principle

A subsidiary of MAN Energy Solutions has announced the its marine fuel-gas system for liquified hydrogen has been granted preliminary approval in principle

December 5, 2018
Total Views: 83

cma cgm ship
Interesting

CMA CGM Signs Up for Freightos Online Booking Platform

French shipping giant CMA CGM has signed up to become the first ocean carrier listed on the online freight marketplace Freightos. CMA CGM described the move as

December 5, 2018
Total Views: 177

sea of azov port
Shipping News

Caught in Russia-Ukraine Storm: A Cargo Ship and Tonnes of Grain

By Polina Ivanova BERDYANSK, Ukraine, Dec 5 (Reuters) – When the Island Bay cargo ship arrived from Beirut at the Kerch Strait, gateway to the Azov

December 5, 2018
Total Views: 129