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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Garden City Terminal port of savannah
Shipping News

Georgia Ports Authority Unveils ‘Big Berth, Big Ship’ Expansion Plan for Savannah

The Georgia Ports Authority unveiled a plan Tuesday to expand the Port of Savannah to simultaneously handle six 14,000 TEU vessels by 2024. The plan, called

February 5, 2019
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offshore wind farm
Shipping News

Offshore Wind Firm Seeks to Disrupt New England Power Auction

By Stephen Cunningham and Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — If Vineyard Wind LLC can’t participate in New England’s annual power-capacity auction, it

February 5, 2019
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Monday, February 4, 2019
tanker underway at sea from the bridge
Shipping News

Armada of Tankers with Venezuelan Oil Forms in U.S. Gulf

By Collin Eaton and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON/MEXICO CITY, Feb 4 (Reuters) – A flotilla loaded with about 7 million barrels of Venezuelan oil has formed

February 4, 2019
Total Views: 39

shipping container port
Shipping News

UK to Ease Customs Checks on EU Goods in Event of ‘No Deal’ Brexit

LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Most goods arriving from the European Union will be allowed into Britain without full customs checks for at least three months

February 4, 2019
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world magnetic model
Shipping News

Scientists Make Unplanned Update to World Magnetic Model as ‘North Pole’ Shifts Towards Siberia

Scientists with the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) have made an early update to World Magnetic Model (WMM), which helps navigation

February 4, 2019
Total Views: 347

apl vancouver
Shipping News

Crews Battling Blaze on APL Containership Off Vietnam

The Vietnamese Coast Guard and salvage teams are continuing to respond to a cargo fire onboard the 9,326 TEU containership APL Vancouver in the South China Sea

February 4, 2019
Total Views: 163

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

Yamal LNG Celebrates 10 Million Metric Tons Shipped Since Inception

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Yamal LNG has shipped 10 million tonnes of LNG since production began in December 2017, Russia’s largest liquefied

February 4, 2019
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Friday, February 1, 2019
Stock photo of an lng carrier at sunset
Shipping News

Qatar, Exxon to Proceed with $10 Billion Texas LNG Export Project -Sources

By Ron Bousso and Jessica Resnick-Ault LONDON/NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil Corp are expected to announce plans next week

February 1, 2019
Total Views: 43

dry bulk ship, bulker
Shipping News

Dozens of Bulk Vessels Stuck Off China Ports Amid Customs Delays -Data, Sources

By Henning Gloystein and Muyu Xu SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Dozens of ships carrying coal and iron ore to China are stuck outside ports waiting

February 1, 2019
Total Views: 116

maersk ship
Interesting

Maersk Confirms ‘Significant Reduction’ in Cadet Recruiting from UK, South Africa

A.P. Moller – Maersk has confirmed changes to its long-term crew strategy which will result in the significant reduction of cadets recruited from South

February 1, 2019
Total Views: 310

eser cargo ship
Shipping News

Cape Verde Seizes Record Cocaine Haul from Russian Ship

PRAIA, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Police in Cape Verde seized nearly ten tonnes of cocaine and arrested 11 people on a Russian vessel docked in the capital, the

February 1, 2019
Total Views: 303

Thursday, January 31, 2019
uss enterprise (cvn 80)
Shipping News

U.S. Navy Awards $15 Billion Contract for Construction of New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Thursday it awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc a $15.2 billion contract to build two

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 338

IMO shipbreaking
Shipping News

Turkey Ratifies Hong Kong Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Shipbreaking

Turkey has ratified the IMO Hong Kong Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships, becoming the first of the five major shipbreaking

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 60

diane cenac
Shipping News

Kirby to Acquire Fleet of Cenac Marine Services for $244 Million

Houston-based Kirby Corporation has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the marine transportation fleet of Houma-based Cenac Marine Services for

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 100

ship breaking in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Interesting

NGO Shipbreaking Platform: Record-Breaking 90% of End-of-Life Tonnage Scrapped on South Asian Beaches in 2018

A total 744 large ocean-going commercial vessels were sold to scrap yards in 2018, of which 518 were broken down on beaching yards in Bangladesh, India and

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 139

msc mandy containership
Piracy

Pirates Release Six Russians Kidnapped from MSC Mandy in Gulf of Guinea -Report

Pirates have released six Russian seafarers kidnapped from the containership MSC Mandy during an attack off the coast of Benin earlier this month. Russia’s

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 122

oil tanker
Shipping News

Glut of Tankers Stuck Off Venezuela as U.S. Sanctions Bite

By Deisy Buitrago and Marianna Parraga Jan 30 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil inventories have started to build up at the country’s ports

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 45

offshore wind farm
Shipping News

How Betting $1 Million on Offshore New Jersey Wind Paid Off Big Time

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — Over the past year, U.S. Wind got calls “every day” to sell a lease the energy company bought for $1

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 18

hyundai heavy shipyard
Interesting

South Korea to Combine World’s Two Biggest Shipbuilders in $2 Billion Deal

By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilding group, has announced a share swap deal worth

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 296

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
symphony of the seas
Shipping News

Royal Caribbean Starts 2019 with Record Bookings, Sees Strong Demand in China

By Uday Sampath Kumar Jan 30 (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd said on Wednesday it was heading into 2019 with record bookings for cruises and

January 30, 2019
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