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Monday, February 15, 2016
Singaporean Rig Builder Sembcorp Marine Posts First Loss Since 2003
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Singaporean Rig Builder Sembcorp Marine Posts First Loss Since 2003

By Kyunghee Park and Jonathan Burgos (Bloomberg) — Sembcorp Marine Ltd., the world’s second- largest builder of oil rigs, posted its first quarterly

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 106

Baltic Dry Index Edges Up Again
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Baltic Dry Index Edges Up Again

Feb 15 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged higher for a second

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 67

Sunday, February 14, 2016
Another ‘Megaship’ Grounds in Europe
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Another ‘Megaship’ Grounds in Europe

An ultra large containership had to make a controlled grounding in the Solent Saturday night while on its way to the port of Southampton, the second incident

February 14, 2016
Total Views: 249

sovcomflot tanker in sea ice
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Kremlin Considers Privatizing Sovkomflot

By Denis Dyomkin and Lidia Kelly (Reuters) The Kremlin is considering reducing state stakes in shipping firm Sovkomflot as well as the oil

February 14, 2016
Total Views: 30

Captain Khayyam Tanker
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Foreign Tanker Seized By Libyan Navy

(Reuters) Libyan naval forces have seized a Sierra Leone-flagged tanker on suspicion of illegally entering Libyan waters in an attempt to smuggle gasoline,

February 14, 2016
Total Views: 105

iranian crude supertanker
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Iran Oil Embargo – First Tankers Depart For Europe Since Sanctions End

by Anthony Dipaola & Hashem Kalantari (Bloomberg) Iran loaded its first cargo of oil aboard tankers to Europe since international sanctions ended,

February 14, 2016
Total Views: 107

Friday, February 12, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard: Anthem of the Seas Azipod Damaged in Storm
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U.S. Coast Guard: Anthem of the Seas Azipod Damaged in Storm

One of two diesel-electric azipod units used to propel Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas sustained damage as the ship battled an intense

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 245

WATCH: Emergency Response Vessel Battles Heavy Seas During Storm Gertrude
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WATCH: Emergency Response Vessel Battles Heavy Seas During Storm Gertrude

New video posted to Youtube shows an Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel battle heavy seas approximately 100 nautical miles northeast of

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 183

Maersk Moves to Scrap Ships at Alang Shibreakers, Angering NGO
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Maersk Moves to Scrap Ships at Alang Shibreakers, Angering NGO

By Sabina Zawadzki and Robert-Jan Bartunek COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Maersk Line said on Friday it had chosen four shipbreaking yards along

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 488

Container Shipping Suffering Hangover From Party That Never Happened
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Container Shipping Suffering Hangover From Party That Never Happened

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Little more than a year ago, shipping companies hauling everything from furniture to electronics across the world’s

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 23

bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
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Baltic Dry Index Logs First Gain of 2016

Feb 12 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for the first time

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 80

U.S. Touts ‘Batman’ Destroyer as Obama Courts Asean Leaders
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U.S. Touts ‘Batman’ Destroyer as Obama Courts Asean Leaders

By David Tweed and Toluse Olorunnipa (Bloomberg) — U.S. officials are looking to superheroes in their quest to preserve Asia’s postwar security order

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 49

Ro-Ro Safety Compromised By Fires and Explosions
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Ro-Ro Safety Compromised By Fires and Explosions

Ro-Ro safety is a crucial issue, which was discussed by marine industry professionals at a Ro-Ro Safety Seminar held in Rome last month.

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 146

Thursday, February 11, 2016
Royal Caribbean’s Nightmare Cruise: What Did the Weather Forecasts Say?
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Royal Caribbean’s Nightmare Cruise: What Did the Weather Forecasts Say?

The Anthem of the Seas departed Bayonne, New Jersey last Saturday with about 4,500 guests and 1,600 crewmembers for what was scheduled to be a 7-day

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 150

el faro wreck
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NTSB to Launch Second Search for El Faro’s VDR

The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday said it would launch a second expedition to search for evidence in its investigation of the loss of the

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 18

anthem of the seas
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NTSB Urged to Review Anthem of the Seas Cruise

The NTSB has been urged to look into the Anthem of the Seas’ nightmare cruise earlier this week into the middle of hurricane-force storm, but the agency

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 235

NATO Launches Aegean Sea Mission to Combat Migrant Smugglers
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NATO Launches Aegean Sea Mission to Combat Migrant Smugglers

By Robin Emmott and Phil Stewart BRUSSELS, Feb 11 (Reuters) – NATO ships are on their way to the Aegean Sea to help Turkey and Greece crack down on

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 75

42 Rescued After Abandoning American Fishing Vessel On Fire in South Pacific
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42 Rescued After Abandoning American Fishing Vessel On Fire in South Pacific

Forty-two people were rescued Wednesday after abandoning an American fishing vessel which had caught fire in the South Pacific approximately 1,800 miles south

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 47

Baltic Index Ends Flat, Pausing 12 Day Losing Streak
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Baltic Index Ends Flat, Pausing 12 Day Losing Streak

Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, ended flat on Thursday

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 12

BG Group, Gas-Shipping Pioneer, Trades Final Time Before Merger
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BG Group, Gas-Shipping Pioneer, Trades Final Time Before Merger

By Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc, pioneer of natural-gas shipping, will trade on stock exchanges for the last time on Friday, 19 years after

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 85