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Friday, March 8, 2019
KNM Helge Ingstad salvage
Accidents

Crews Complete Salvage of Norwegian Frigate KNM Helge Ingstad

Salvage crews have completed the salvage of the Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad four months after the frigate collided with a tanker and partially sank in

March 8, 2019
Total Views: 545

Thursday, March 7, 2019
tanker
Shipping News

Venezuela’s PDVSA Says Still Working with German Shipping Firm

By Mircely Guanipa and Marianna Parraga PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela, March 7 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA said on Thursday it has

March 7, 2019
Total Views: 59

Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
Shipping News

Sinopec May Ink 20-Year LNG Deal with Cheniere When Trade Spat Ends

By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE, March 6 (Reuters) – China Petroleum and Chemical Corp plans to sign a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with

March 7, 2019
Total Views: 31

Daiwan Justice Detained in New Zealand
Shipping News

New Zealand Detains Bulker Over Unpaid Wages to Crew

Maritime authorities in New Zealand have detained the bulk carrier Daiwan Justice after learning that the crews’ wages had not been paid for almost four

March 7, 2019
Total Views: 128

venezuela's pdvsa
Shipping News

Venezuela’s PDVSA Declares Maritime Emergency as Tankers Return

By Marianna Parraga March 6 (Reuters) – Plans by the German operator of a portion of the Venezuelan state oil company’s tanker fleet to return 10

March 7, 2019
Total Views: 53

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Shipping News

MHI Vestas Says Brexit Will Not Deter Investment in UK’s Wind Sector

By Susanna Twidale and Nina Chestney LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) – Japanese-Danish joint venture MHI Vestas plans to continue investing in its wind turbine

March 7, 2019
Total Views: 33

Wednesday, March 6, 2019
arctic sea ice
Shipping News

In the Middle of Winter, Bering Strait Sea Ice Is Disappearing

By Jeremy Hodges (Bloomberg) — The ice cover in the Bering Sea is at its lowest on record for this time of year after losing an area about the

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 120

Passengers Injured as Norwegian Escape Hit by ‘100 Knot Wind Gust’ Off U.S. East Coast
Shipping News

Passengers Injured as Norwegian Escape Hit by ‘100 Knot Wind Gust’ Off U.S. East Coast

Several passengers aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Escape were reported injured after freak gust of wind reportedly caused the ship to list as much of 45

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 224

YM Wellbeing
Shipping News

Yang Ming Launches Last 14,000 TEU Containerships

Yang Ming has christened the final two 14,000 TEU containerships in a five-vessel series built by Imabari Shipbuilding and chartered by Yang Ming. The two

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 154

evergreen terminal port of la
Shipping News

Ocean Alliance to Blank Ten Transpacific Sailings as Spot Rates Plummet

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – The Ocean Alliance has announced plans to cancel 10 transpacific sailings in March and April, as the early signs

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 46

mv sajir lng conversion
Shipping News

MAN Hired for World’s First Megaship Conversion to LNG Fuel

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract for the conversion of a 15,000 TEU container vessel to dual-fuel LNG operation. The container vessel MV SAJIR is

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 176

HMS Defender escorts russian envoy
Shipping News

British Warship Shadows Russian Naval Task Force in English Channel

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) – A British destroyer is shadowing a Russian naval task group as it passes the English coast, the Ministry of Defence (MoD)

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 52

Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
Shipping News

Sinopec May Ink 20-Year LNG Deal with Cheniere When Trade Spat Ends

By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE, March 6 (Reuters) – China Petroleum and Chemical Corp plans to sign a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Rotor Sails installation final
Shipping News

Norsepower Rotor Sails Issued First-Ever Design Type Approval for Onboard Wind Propulsion

Finnish clean technology group Norsepower announced Tuesday that its innovative Rotor Sail Solution has received the first-ever type approval design

March 5, 2019
Total Views: 200

lng carrier
Shipping News

Opinion: American LNG, Oil and Coal to China via Mexico

By Albert A. Melvin (Opinion) – The USA, China, and Mexico have an excellent trans-Pacific trade opportunity that can greatly benefit all three

March 5, 2019
Total Views: 100

Port of long beach
Ports

Shippers Must Share the Financial Impact of Carriers’ IMO 2020 Compliance

By Mike Wackett in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – The implications for carriers and BCOs of the IMO low-sulphur regulations that come into force in

March 5, 2019
Total Views: 55

seagrand russian cargo ship bridge
Blog

New Video Shows Russian Cargo Ship’s Busan Mayhem

Some new footage published by Korean media today gives us new  look at the mayhem that went down last week in Busan as a Russian cargo ship hit moored

March 5, 2019
Total Views: 366

President Trump Signs Order  to Help Veterans Transition Into U.S. Merchant Marine
Shipping News

President Trump Signs Order to Help Veterans Transition Into U.S. Merchant Marine

U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order Monday supporting transition of active duty service members and veterans into the United States

March 5, 2019
Total Views: 54

Incident Video: Coast Guard Vessel Carrying Mardi Gras Royalty Crashes Into Dock
Shipping News

Incident Video: Coast Guard Vessel Carrying Mardi Gras Royalty Crashes Into Dock

A U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender carrying the Zulu King and Queen of Mardi Gras and other Zulu royalty crashed into a dock on Monday as it arrived in

March 5, 2019
Total Views: 739

Monday, March 4, 2019
jones act container ship
Shipping News

The Numbers Are In: U.S. Maritime Workforce Grows to 650,000, Contributing $154 Billion Annually

The U.S. maritime industry now employees nearly 650,000 Americans with jobs across all 50 states and contributes $154 billion to the nation’s economic

March 4, 2019
Total Views: 534