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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Maersk Line Sees Smoother Sailing Ahead Despite Red Ink
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Maersk Line Sees Smoother Sailing Ahead Despite Red Ink

By Mike Wackett, (The Loadstar) – Maersk Line remained in the red in the third quarter, today reporting a net loss of $116m on the back of a 16%

November 2, 2016
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Panama Canal Program Incentivizes Environmental Efficiency of Ships

The Panama Canal Authority has launched a new program that incentivizes its customers to use more energy efficient ships when using the waterway. The

November 2, 2016
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PHOTOS: Explosion at Pakistani Shipbreaker
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PHOTOS: Explosion at Pakistani Shipbreaker

At least 17 people have died and many more are still missing 24 hours after a series of explosions ripped through a beached oil tanker at a shipbreaking yard

November 2, 2016
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Shipping Giant Maersk May Not Be Sunk But it Sure is Taking on Water
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Shipping Giant Maersk May Not Be Sunk But it Sure is Taking on Water

By Chris Bryant (Bloomberg Gadfly) — It’s hard to think of two more challenged industries than oil and shipping. AP Moller-Maersk A/S’s

November 2, 2016
Total Views: 75

Malaysia Turns to China for New Navy Ships
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Malaysia Turns to China for New Navy Ships

By Chris Blake and Shamim Adam (Bloomberg) — Malaysia said it will buy at least four Littoral Mission Ships from China as Prime Minister Najib Razak

November 2, 2016
Total Views: 70

Death Toll Rises in Pakistani Shipbreaking Yard Explosion
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Death Toll Rises in Pakistani Shipbreaking Yard Explosion

By Gul Yusufzai QUETTA, Pakistan, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Pakistani firefighters were battling on Wednesday to douse a fire still raging more than a day after

November 2, 2016
Total Views: 98

Maersk Misses Estimates as Container Business Sinks to Quarterly Loss
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Maersk Misses Estimates as Container Business Sinks to Quarterly Loss

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Nov 2 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk , the world’s biggest shipping firm, said the container business on

November 2, 2016
Total Views: 143

Maersk Group – Full Interim Report for Q3 2016
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Maersk Group – Full Interim Report for Q3 2016

Editor’s Note: A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S published its Interim Report for Q3 2016 on Wednesday, 2 November 2016, reporting that its third

November 2, 2016
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
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World’s First LNG-Powered Icebreaker Enters Service in Baltic Sea

The world’s first LNG-powered icebreaker entered service Tuesday commencing a contract with the Finnish Transport

November 1, 2016
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Heiltsuk First Nation Calls for Immediate Tanker Ban After ‘Nathan E. Stewart’ Oil Spill
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Heiltsuk First Nation Calls for Immediate Tanker Ban After ‘Nathan E. Stewart’ Oil Spill

British Columbia’s Heiltsuk Nation says it is hopeful that it can begin working with the Canadian government on responding to the oil spill from the

November 1, 2016
Total Views: 68

First Unmanned and Fully-Automated Offshore Vessel Planned for 2018
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First Unmanned and Fully-Automated Offshore Vessel Planned for 2018

The UK’s Automated Ships Ltd and Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime have teamed up to build what they claim will be the world’s first unmanned

November 1, 2016
Total Views: 128

Port of Oakland Reports Huge Decline in Diesel Emissions
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Port of Oakland Reports Huge Decline in Diesel Emissions

The Port of Oakland has reported huge declines in diesel emissions from both ships and trucks as part of a long-term plan to enhance air quality for

November 1, 2016
Total Views: 34

U.S. Navy’s New Littoral Combat Ship Cracked Going Through in Panama Canal
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U.S. Navy’s New Littoral Combat Ship Cracked Going Through in Panama Canal

The U.S. Navy’s newest littoral combat ship USS Montgomery has had its hull cracked for a second time after hitting a lock wall during a transit of the

November 1, 2016
Total Views: 341

World’s Biggest Shipping Line Wants More Mergers After Japan
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World’s Biggest Shipping Line Wants More Mergers After Japan

By Christian Wienberg and Nicholas Brautlecht (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, said mergers like

November 1, 2016
Total Views: 82

12 Dead, Scores Injured in Huge Blast at Pakistani Shipbreaking Yard
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12 Dead, Scores Injured in Huge Blast at Pakistani Shipbreaking Yard

By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 (Reuters) – At least 12 Pakistani workers were killed and more than 50 injured on Tuesday after a huge blast ripped

November 1, 2016
Total Views: 33

Monday, October 31, 2016
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Wrap-Up: Japanese Shipping Lines in Mega-Merger to Survive Industry Slump

By Tim Kelly TOKYO, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s top three shippers said they will integrate their container shipping operations to create the

October 31, 2016
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U.S. Probes SpaceX Launches Near LNG Export Projects
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U.S. Probes SpaceX Launches Near LNG Export Projects

By Jonathan N. Crawford (Bloomberg) — A U.S. agency is looking into the impact that a failed rocket launch at billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX site in

October 31, 2016
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‘Major’ Oil Storage Terminal Coming to Adriatic
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‘Major’ Oil Storage Terminal Coming to Adriatic

By Libby George LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Global oil storage company VTTI launched a new terminal in Croatia on Monday to target oil product demand in

October 31, 2016
Total Views: 196

International Chamber of Shipping Statement on IMO’s ‘Road Map’ for CO2 Reduction from Ships
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International Chamber of Shipping Statement on IMO’s ‘Road Map’ for CO2 Reduction from Ships

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has applauded the agreement, last Friday, by the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to develop a

October 31, 2016
Total Views: 87

BIMCO: Update on Dry Bulk’s Road to Recovery
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BIMCO: Update on Dry Bulk’s Road to Recovery

(BIMCO) – Back in May, BIMCO disclosed a projected “road to recovery” for the dry bulk shipping industry. The main message back then on what the dry

October 31, 2016
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