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Monday, February 20, 2017
Italian Court Investigates Whether Smugglers Finance Rescue Boats
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Italian Court Investigates Whether Smugglers Finance Rescue Boats

By Antonella Cinelli and Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – The chief prosecutor of a Sicilian court said on Friday that a task force is looking into whether

February 20, 2017
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WATCH: North Sea Platform and Accommodation Rig Take HUGE Wave
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WATCH: North Sea Platform and Accommodation Rig Take HUGE Wave

Video shot aboard the Judy platform in the North Sea shows giant 50-foot waves hitting the platform and adjacent accommodation rig CSCL Rival back in January.

February 20, 2017
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Gasoline Glut in New York Has Traders Sending Cargoes Abroad

By Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) — The biggest gasoline market in the U.S. is bursting at the seams. Traders are lining up to export gasoline and diesel from

February 20, 2017
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Cost Cuts Appear to Harm Norway Oil Industry Safety -Watchdog
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Cost Cuts Appear to Harm Norway Oil Industry Safety -Watchdog

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Cost cuts by Norway’s oil and gas industry appear to have contributed to a rise in accidents in

February 20, 2017
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One Killed, 7 Abducted in Pirate Attack in Southern Philippines
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One Killed, 7 Abducted in Pirate Attack in Southern Philippines

MANILA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Gunmen in southern Philippine waters killed one crewman of a Vietnamese vessel and abducted seven in what appeared to be the

February 20, 2017
Total Views: 126

Friday, February 17, 2017
EL Faro
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Coast Guard Hearings Wrap-Up in El Faro Probe

By Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla., Feb 17 (Reuters) – U.S. investigators stood in silence for 33 seconds on Friday as they concluded the public phase of a

February 17, 2017
Total Views: 92

Watch: Heavy Surf Sea Trials with Safehaven Marine’s ‘Thunder Child’
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Watch: Heavy Surf Sea Trials with Safehaven Marine’s ‘Thunder Child’

Here’s a look at the heavy surf sea trials of Safehaven Marine’s new XSV 17 craft during several days of recent storms to hit

February 17, 2017
Total Views: 272

Coast Guard: 1,100 Gallons of Diesel Spilled from ‘Samson Mariner’ in Alaska
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Coast Guard: 1,100 Gallons of Diesel Spilled from ‘Samson Mariner’ in Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard and other federal and local agencies are continuing to respond to the tugboat Samson Mariner that ran aground and spilled fuel while

February 17, 2017
Total Views: 111

France Said to Prefer Broad Majority Stake, Versus Fincantieri Control, in STX France
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France Said to Prefer Broad Majority Stake, Versus Fincantieri Control, in STX France

By Michel Rose PARIS, Feb 17 (Reuters) – France does not want Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri to hold more than 50 percent of bid target STX

February 17, 2017
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Watch: Freighter Passes Over Diver – Crazy!
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Watch: Freighter Passes Over Diver – Crazy!

Check out this amazing video that apparently has been on YouTube for a few years now, but is just now getting attention after it was posted as a gif to

February 17, 2017
Total Views: 509

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The Shipping News Suggests Reflation Is Real

By Mark Gilbert (Bloomberg View) — About a year ago, I wrote a couple of columns examining the data available in the industries responsible for moving

February 17, 2017
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A Hanjin Shipping Co ship is seen stranded outside the Port of Long Beach
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South Korea Court Declares Hanjin Shipping Bankrupt

SEOUL, Feb 17 (Reuters) – A South Korean court declared Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd bankrupt on Friday, after ruling earlier this month that the firm’s

February 17, 2017
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Iraq Planning to Acquire “Large Fleet” of Oil Tankers
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Iraq Planning to Acquire “Large Fleet” of Oil Tankers

BAGHDAD, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Iraq plans to acquire a “large fleet” of oil tankers to transport the OPEC nation’s crude to global

February 17, 2017
Total Views: 85

Thursday, February 16, 2017
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Rickmers in Plea to Creditors for Help to Escape Going Under as Debts Mount

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Beleaguered panamax containership owner Rickmers Maritime Trust (RMT) has pleaded with its creditors for help to

February 16, 2017
Total Views: 42

Photos Reveal Fire Damage Aboard APL Austria in South Africa
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Photos Reveal Fire Damage Aboard APL Austria in South Africa

The salvage of the APL Austria has entered the mop-up phase after a major fire broke out in one of the vessel’s cargo holds as it was off Port

February 16, 2017
Total Views: 280

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Argentina’s Rising Grains Production Strands Vessels in River Traffic

By Hugh Bronstein ROSARIO, Argentina, Feb 16 (Reuters) – When a boat carrying soy oil destined for India ran aground on the Parana River near Buenos

February 16, 2017
Total Views: 86

Norwegian Cruise Lines Places 3.2 Billion Euro Ship Order at Fincantieri
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Norwegian Cruise Lines Places 3.2 Billion Euro Ship Order at Fincantieri

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has placed an order for four new next-generation cruise ships at Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the NCL brand. The order

February 16, 2017
Total Views: 78

Container Shipping Lines Sign up With Alibaba to Offer Online Direct Booking
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Container Shipping Lines Sign up With Alibaba to Offer Online Direct Booking

SHANGHAI, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Two container shipping lines, France’s CMA CGM and Israel’s Zim, have signed up with Alibaba to allow customers

February 16, 2017
Total Views: 91

Tug ‘Samson Mariner’ Sustains Minor Hull Breach After Grounding in Alaska’s Inside Passage
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Tug ‘Samson Mariner’ Sustains Minor Hull Breach After Grounding in Alaska’s Inside Passage

Friday Update: The Coast Guard said 1,100 gallons of diesel were spilled from the tugboat. The tug and barge have been secured. Story here.  Thursday: A

February 16, 2017
Total Views: 206

Wednesday, February 15, 2017
CMA CGM Signs with E-Commerce Giant Alibaba
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CMA CGM Signs with E-Commerce Giant Alibaba

CMA CGM has followed Maersk’s lead, signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the world’s largest e-commerce platform Alibaba. The agreement is for

February 15, 2017
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