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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Monday, February 26, 2018
CMA CGM to Set Up Cold Storage Facility at London Gateway
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CMA CGM to Set Up Cold Storage Facility at London Gateway

French shipping giant CMA CGM has reached a long-term agreement with DP World London Gateway on the lease of a 107,155 sq ft climate-controlled warehouse

February 26, 2018
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Sunday, February 25, 2018
USGS map of the February 25, 2018 earthquake, Papua New Guinea.
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Powerful Earthquake Disrupts Papua New Guinea Oil and Gas Operations

By Charlotte Greenfield and Sonali Paul WELLINGTON/MELBOURNE, Feb 26 (Reuters) – A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s

February 25, 2018
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U.S. Preparing High-Seas Crackdown on North Korea Sanctions Evaders -Sources
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U.S. Preparing High-Seas Crackdown on North Korea Sanctions Evaders -Sources

By Matt Spetalnick, Phil Stewart and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The Trump administration and key Asian allies are preparing to

February 25, 2018
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Friday, February 23, 2018
oil tanker at anchor
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U.S. Sues to Block Wilhelmsen’s Acquisition of Rival Drew Marine

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday it would challenge in court the Norwegian company Wilhelmsen Maritime

February 23, 2018
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Tugboat Sinks Off Maine After Colliding with Tug Towing It
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Tugboat Sinks Off Maine After Colliding with Tug Towing It

An 80-tugboat sank off the coast of Portland, Maine on Wednesday after colliding with a second tug that was towing it at the time, the U.S. Coast Guard

February 23, 2018
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saipem 12000 drillship
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Cyprus Says Turkey Blocking Drillship in Eastern Mediterranean Drilling Standoff

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Cyprus accused Turkey on Friday of threatening to use force against a drillship chartered by Italy’s

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 79

global fishing map
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Scientists Use AIS Data to Map Global Fishing Activity in Extraordinary Detail

Using satellite tracking, machine learning and common ship-tracking technology, scientists from UC Santa Barbara teamed up with colleagues at Global Fishing

February 23, 2018
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Chemical Tanker Attacked by Pirates Off Coast of Somalia
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Chemical Tanker Attacked by Pirates Off Coast of Somalia

A Singapore-flagged chemical tanker was attacked by armed pirates off the coast of Somalia on Friday, but the attack was repelled after the ship’s armed

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 236

U.S. Targets Shipping Companies, Vessels in ‘Largest-Ever’ Sanctions Against North Korea
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U.S. Targets Shipping Companies, Vessels in ‘Largest-Ever’ Sanctions Against North Korea

By Steve Holland and Christine Kim WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was imposing its largest package of

February 23, 2018
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offshore supply vessel
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Haunted by Oil Slump, Singapore’s Otto Marine Buckles Under Debt

By Andrea Tan and David Yong (Bloomberg) — A Singapore shipping company rescued by its chairman just over a year ago faces collapse unless the courts

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 183

An LNG carrier at night
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LNG Rollercoaster Seen Getting Wilder Until China Builds Storage

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — The rollercoaster that drags liquefied natural gas prices higher as demand jumps in the northern hemisphere winter is

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 29

Thursday, February 22, 2018
USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams
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NASSCO Delivers ‘Floating Sea Base’ USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams to U.S. Navy

General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the second mobile afloat ‘sea base’ to the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command. The USNS Hershel

February 22, 2018
Total Views: 253

ship breaking in Chittagong, Bangladesh
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NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 80% of Tonnage Sold for Scrap in 2017 Ended Up on South Asia’s Beaches

Of the 835 large ocean-going commercial ships that were sold for scrap in 2017, a total of 543 ships were intentionally run ashore and dismantled by hand at

February 22, 2018
Total Views: 437

madrid maersk
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Hoping to Protect Investment-Grade Rating, Maersk Ready to Move Step Closer to Junk `for Right Reason’

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S this week renewed a pledge to creditors to protect its investment-grade rating. But the man in

February 22, 2018
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U.S. Navy Rescues Fisherman Adrift for Eight Days in South Pacific
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U.S. Navy Rescues Fisherman Adrift for Eight Days in South Pacific

The U.S. Navy on Tuesday assisted in the rescue three fishermen who spent eight days adrift aboard their 19-foot skiff in the South Pacific. The fishermen were

February 22, 2018
Total Views: 93

cargo ship at sea
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British Ship Insurer Steamship to Set Up Dutch Subsidiary as Brexit Hedge

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) – British ship insurer Steamship Mutual plans to set up a new Dutch subsidiary to ensure continued access

February 22, 2018
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Sanchi Oil Spill East China Sea
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Oil from Sunken Sanchi Tanker Washes Up in Japan

By Osamu Tsukimori TOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Oil that reached islands in southern Japan earlier this month is highly likely to have come from the

February 22, 2018
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Caught on Video: Explosion Rocks Ferry Docked in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
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Caught on Video: Explosion Rocks Ferry Docked in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

As many as 25 people were injured in an explosion aboard a ferry docked in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico on Wednesday.  Video of the incident shows

February 21, 2018
Total Views: 108

lng carrier panama canal
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Panama Canal Working to Increase LNG Vessel Capacity as Demand Grows

Executives from U.S. LNG exporter Cheniere Energy met with representatives from the Panama Canal this week in Panama to discuss the waterway’s growing

February 21, 2018
Total Views: 91

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Delivers World’s Largest LNG-Fueled Bulk Carrier
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Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Delivers World’s Largest LNG-Fueled Bulk Carrier

Sout Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has delivered the world’s largest LNG-fueled bulk carrier.  The 50,000 dwt vessel was ordered in 2016 by

February 21, 2018
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