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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
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
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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
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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: 342

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
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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
Total Views: 53

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
Total Views: 37

‘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
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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
Total Views: 42

Japan Shipping Line Merger Is Fiddling at the Margins
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Japan Shipping Line Merger Is Fiddling at the Margins

By David Fickling (Bloomberg Gadfly) — A business is rarely more than the sum of its parts. That’s a problem for anyone hoping that combining

October 31, 2016
Total Views: 70

Indonesia Resumes Coal Shipments to Philippines Amid Piracy Concerns
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Indonesia Resumes Coal Shipments to Philippines Amid Piracy Concerns

JAKARTA, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Indonesia will resume some shipments of coal to the Philippines, a government official said on Sunday, after a months-long

October 31, 2016
Total Views: 136

Singapore Considers Measures to Help Struggling Marine Sector
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Singapore Considers Measures to Help Struggling Marine Sector

SINGAPORE, Oct 31 (Reuters) – The Singapore government is considering whether to help the city-state’s marine and offshore engineering (M&OE)

October 31, 2016
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Loch Ness Monster Found (in Alaska)?
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Loch Ness Monster Found (in Alaska)?

The internet once again is buzzing with new loch ness monster theories after the Alaska Bureau of Land Management published this video of a “strange

October 31, 2016
Total Views: 124

Sunday, October 30, 2016
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Japanese Shipping Companies to Merge Container Operations

By Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda (Bloomberg) — Nippon Yusen KK, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Japan’s three largest

October 30, 2016
Total Views: 111

Samsung Heavy Industries Shipbuilding (Geoje, South Korea)
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South Korea to Spend $10 Billion to Boost Local Shipbuilers

By Jiyeun Lee, Kanga Kong and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — South Korea, home to the world’s three biggest shipbuilders, plans to spend about 11

October 30, 2016
Total Views: 117

South Korea to Create State-Backed Ship Financing Company
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South Korea to Create State-Backed Ship Financing Company

By Joyce Lee and Cynthia Kim SEOUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) – South Korea said on Monday it plans to establish a state-backed ship financing company with an

October 30, 2016
Total Views: 41

Boat Refugees Australia
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Asylum Seekers Arriving By Boat Face Lifetime Ban In Australia

by Gareth Hutchens (TheGuardian) The Turnbull government plans to ban asylum seekers who arrive by boat from ever being allowed into Australia. The

October 30, 2016
Total Views: 124

Saturday, October 29, 2016
Ships at anchor off Singapore.
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Container Shipping: Will New Alliance Structures Help Stabilize The Market?

By Sam Whelan (TheLoadstar) After the supply chain havoc caused by Hanjin Shipping’s collapse, and with an alliance reshuffle on the horizon, should

October 29, 2016
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