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Monday, December 18, 2017
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New Bulk Carrier Takes on Water After Running Aground on Columbia River

A brand spanking new bulk carrier is undergoing a damage assessment in Washington state after the vessel ran aground in the Columbia River last week and

December 18, 2017
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London Gateway Set to Lose Asia-Europe Service as THE Alliance Revamps Network

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – London Gateway is to lose one of its much-prized Asia-Europe services next year after THE Alliance partners unveiled

December 18, 2017
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INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL Flying Over Iceberg
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Ice Patrol: More Than 1,000 Icebergs Drifted Into N. Atlantic Shipping Lanes in 2017

The U.S. agency tasked with monitoring iceberg activity in the North Atlantic counted about 1,000 icebergs that drifted into shipping lanes this year. The

December 18, 2017
Total Views: 147

French Skipper Shatters Round-the-World Solo Sailing record
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French Skipper Shatters Round-the-World Solo Sailing record

PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Frenchman Francois Gabart set a world record for sailing around the world alone on Sunday, completing his journey in 42 days and 16

December 18, 2017
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Satellites Reshaping How Traders Track Earthly Commodities

By Aaron Clark and Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — A lump of coal is scooped onto a truck bed in Australia, driven to a port, loaded on a ship,

December 18, 2017
Total Views: 77

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Oil Steadies Above $57 Amid Supply Disruptions Around the World

By Grant Smith (Bloomberg) — Oil steadied above $57 a barrel in New York as the threat of supply disruptions from the North Sea to OPEC member Nigeria

December 18, 2017
Total Views: 29

Friday, December 15, 2017
Disabled Freighter Adrift in Force 10 Weather Conditions Now Under Tow Off Scotland
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Disabled Freighter Adrift in Force 10 Weather Conditions Now Under Tow Off Scotland

A rescue tug with the HM Coastguard managed to get a drifting cargo ship under tow overnight off Scotland’s Isle of Lewis despite severe weather

December 15, 2017
Total Views: 150

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Port of Los Angeles Sets New All-Time Monthly Container Volume Record

The Port of Los Angeles moved 924,225 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in November, the most containerized monthly cargo the Port has processed during its

December 15, 2017
Total Views: 156

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Britain Says West Must Defend Undersea Cables from Russian Navy

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Britain and its NATO allies must defend deep sea cables against a potentially catastrophic attack by the Russia navy that

December 15, 2017
Total Views: 93

World’s Largest LNG-Fueled Ship Set for Delivery
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World’s Largest LNG-Fueled Ship Set for Delivery

Hyundai Heavy Industries, one of the world’s leading shipbuilders, is getting ready to deliver the world’s largest LNG-fueled ship, a 50,000 dwt

December 15, 2017
Total Views: 218

Thursday, December 14, 2017
U.S. Providing $18.5 Million for Offshore Wind Research and Development
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U.S. Providing $18.5 Million for Offshore Wind Research and Development

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $18.5 million in new funding for an offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium that will conduct

December 14, 2017
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Photos: USS John S. McCain Arrives Pier Side in Yokosuka, Japan
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Photos: USS John S. McCain Arrives Pier Side in Yokosuka, Japan

After more than two months aboard the heavy lift vessel MV Treasure, the USS John S. McCain arrived a U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka where it will undergo

December 14, 2017
Total Views: 934

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Bitcoin Points Way to `Massive Change’ for Commodity Trading

By Luzi Ann Javier (Bloomberg) — Blockchain is upending the world’s financial markets with the rise of bitcoin, and now the digital-ledger

December 14, 2017
Total Views: 36

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Dredger ‘Samuel de Champlain’ to Become First in Europe to Be Converted to Dual-Fuel LNG

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has been awarded a contract for the conversion of a dredger to dual-fuel combining clean-burning liquefied natural gas (LNG)

December 14, 2017
Total Views: 90

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Goldman Says Big Oil Is Poised for Its Best Year in Decades

By Kelly Gilblom and Nejra Cehic (Bloomberg) — Big Oil’s slump is over and industry domination beckons, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. In 2018,

December 14, 2017
Total Views: 51

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With Focus on North Korea, China Continues its South China Sea Buildup

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – While attention in Asia has been distracted by the North Korean nuclear crisis in the past year, China

December 14, 2017
Total Views: 92

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Russia Wins in Arctic After U.S. Fails to Kill Giant Gas Project

By Jack Farchy and Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) — Building the $27 billion Yamal liquefied natural gas project meant shipping more than 5 million

December 14, 2017
Total Views: 1199

Wednesday, December 13, 2017
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Lockheed’s Littoral Combat Ships Running 11 Months Late, U.S. Navy Says

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Lockheed Martin Corp. will deliver its eight remaining Littoral Combat Ships an average of 11 months late, more

December 13, 2017
Total Views: 99

Body of Kidnapped ‘Royal 16’ Captain Found in the Philippines
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Body of Kidnapped ‘Royal 16’ Captain Found in the Philippines

Authorities in the Philippines have recovered the remains of a Vietnamese ship captain who was kidnapped from a bulk carrier by the Abu Sayyaf militants over a

December 13, 2017
Total Views: 138

WATCH: Pirates Chase Containership in Gulf of Guinea
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WATCH: Pirates Chase Containership in Gulf of Guinea

A new video has surfaced online showing an apparent pirate attack on a containership in the Gulf of Guinea. The video, obtained by the British security firm

December 13, 2017
Total Views: 263