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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Monday, February 13, 2017
WATCH: Isle of Man Ferry Slams Into Pier – Incident Video
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WATCH: Isle of Man Ferry Slams Into Pier – Incident Video

An Isle of Man ro-pax ferry was damaged after crashing into a pier in strong winds on Sunday. The Ben-my-Chree made contact with the pier while docking at port

February 13, 2017
Total Views: 527

Libya’s Bouri Field Loads First Tanker -NOC
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Libya’s Bouri Field Loads First Tanker -NOC

TRIPOLI, Feb 12 (Reuters) – A new floating storage and offloading (FSO) platform has loaded a first tanker with oil from Libya’s offshore Bouri

February 13, 2017
Total Views: 168

german MKS 180 warships
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Germany to Buy Six MKS Multi-Role Warships – Ministry

BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) – German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has decided to buy six MKS-180 multi-role warships instead of putting off a

February 13, 2017
Total Views: 178

Thursday, February 9, 2017
Wind Overtakes Coal Power in Europe as Turbines Head Offshore
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Wind Overtakes Coal Power in Europe as Turbines Head Offshore

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Wind farm developers installed more power than any other form of energy last year in Europe, helping turbines to

February 9, 2017
Total Views: 57

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Frontline: DHT Offer “Highly Compelling”

OSLO, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Oil tanker firm Frontline reiterated its all-share offer for smaller rival DHT Holdings on Thursday despite the latter’s

February 9, 2017
Total Views: 24

shipping containers stacked
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Trump May Need a Second Term to See Fruits of His Trade Deals

By Austin Weinstein (Bloomberg) — So far, President Donald Trump has mostly declared policy 140 characters at a time, or through flurries of executive

February 9, 2017
Total Views: 26

Elbe Dredging Plan Needs Improvement, Court Says
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Elbe Dredging Plan Needs Improvement, Court Says

By Reinhard Becker LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Plans to dredge the river Elbe in Hamburg must be improved before a stop order on the work is

February 9, 2017
Total Views: 52

WATCH: Sketchy Pilot Transfer Arrangement
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WATCH: Sketchy Pilot Transfer Arrangement

Check out the video below showing preparations for a pilot transfer at the Port of Sines in Portugal. The video was posted online with the caption: This is the

February 9, 2017
Total Views: 687

Wednesday, February 8, 2017
city of rotterdam ship collision
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Error Due to ‘Relative Motion Illusion’ ID’d in ‘City of Rotterdam’ Investigation Report

Pilot error resulting from ‘relative motion illusion’ has been identified as the likely cause of the collision between the vehicle

February 8, 2017
Total Views: 544

CMA CGM Names Rodolphe Saade to Succeed Father as CEO
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CMA CGM Names Rodolphe Saade to Succeed Father as CEO

PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Container shipping group CMA CGM has promoted Rodolphe Saade to be chief executive officer, succeeding his father and company

February 8, 2017
Total Views: 169

SBM Offshore Expects Revenue to Fall for Third Straight Year
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SBM Offshore Expects Revenue to Fall for Third Straight Year

Feb 8 (Reuters) – SBM Offshore expects 2017 revenue to fall 15 percent as the world’s top oil production ship leasing company said it

February 8, 2017
Total Views: 27

World’s Biggest Shipping Company Voices Alarm at Trump Trade War
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World’s Biggest Shipping Company Voices Alarm at Trump Trade War

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the owner of the world’s biggest container shipping line, is paying particular attention to

February 8, 2017
Total Views: 24

U.K. to Get First LNG From Peru While Still Waiting for U.S.
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U.K. to Get First LNG From Peru While Still Waiting for U.S.

By Rob Verdonck and Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) — Almost a year after the first liquefied natural gas cargo left the Gulf of Mexico, the U.K. is still

February 8, 2017
Total Views: 33

Pirates Kidnap 8 Crew from BBC Caribbean Off Nigeria
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Pirates Kidnap 8 Crew from BBC Caribbean Off Nigeria

LAGOS, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Pirates have kidnapped seven Russians and one Ukrainian after attacking the cargo ship the BBC Caribbean off the coast of

February 8, 2017
Total Views: 115

maersk ship
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Maersk Halves Dividend to Weather Shipping Crisis

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk plunged to an unexpected loss last year, hit by

February 8, 2017
Total Views: 37

Eugen Maersk ship
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Maersk Slumps as It Unveils Rare Loss in 2016 on Energy Write-Downs

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S unexpectedly lost money in 2016 as Denmark’s biggest company wrote down the value of some of

February 8, 2017
Total Views: 75

Tuesday, February 7, 2017
NTSB: Risky ‘Downstreaming’ Caused Fatal Tugboat Accident on Swollen River Near Houston
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NTSB: Risky ‘Downstreaming’ Caused Fatal Tugboat Accident on Swollen River Near Houston

A relief captain’s ill-advised decision to perform a ‘downstreaming’ maneuver in high water conditions resulted in the capsizing and sinking of

February 7, 2017
Total Views: 533

MT Sea Emperor Crew Unpaid, Without Warm Clothing Off UK
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MT Sea Emperor Crew Unpaid, Without Warm Clothing Off UK

Seafarers on board a ship held at Fawley Port in the UK were found to be without warm clothing for days and their wages unpaid for three months, according

February 7, 2017
Total Views: 153

Disabled Cargo Ship Off Newfoundland
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Disabled Cargo Ship Off Newfoundland

The Canadian Coast Guard said it was monitoring the disabled cargo ship MV Thorco Crown approximately 32 nautical miles off the coast of Port aux Basques,

February 7, 2017
Total Views: 95

Indonesia Port Disruptions Cause Coal Shipping Delays
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Indonesia Port Disruptions Cause Coal Shipping Delays

By Fergus Jensen and Henning Gloystein JAKARTA/SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Loading disruptions at ports in East and South Kalimantan on the Indonesian

February 7, 2017
Total Views: 347