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  By Neil Hartnell NASSAU, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Powerful Hurricane Joaquin, which battered the Bahamas with torrential rain, powerful winds and storm

  By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – A bill to lift the 40-year-old ban on U.S. oil exports passed the Senate Banking Committee on

  Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corp. says it has taken delivery of its first LNG-ready Jones Act product tanker from Aker Philadelphia Shipyard

  By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – Nigeria’s latest effort to combat theft could imperil its oil income lifeline, compounding the damage the

  BEIJING, Oct 1 (Reuters) – New satellite images show China may be building its first indigenous aircraft carrier in the northeastern port of

  The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said Wednesday it has received a long-awaited and highly anticipated preliminary update from the contractor behind

  International Maritime Organization Secretary General Koji Sekimizu has issued a strong call that any discussion on shipping’s contribution to global

  By Mike Wackett, The Loadstar Some 90,000 teu of cellular capacity was consigned to lay-up in the past two weeks, taking redundant tonnage to its

  Sept 30 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry-bulk commodities, fell on

  MEXICO CITY, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s planned $50 billion canal project is “fraught with risks and uncertainties,” and

  SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Singapore has launched a S$12 million ($8.44 million) fund for companies to build vessels fuelled by liquefied

Australia-based Incat Crowther says it has been hired by an undisclosed client based in Central America to design a monohull ferry capable of reaching speeds

  Offshore shipbuilder VARD says it has lands new contracts for the design and construction of two offshore subsea construction vessels for

The 58,500 DWT Supramax bulk carriers Elsabeth C and Mirela show off their shiny new MAN Alpha Kappel fixed pitch propellers, marking the first commercial

  Two Alang ship recycling facilities have received Statements of Compliance (SoC) verifying that the facilities are in line with the Hong Kong

  By Gavin van Marle, The Loadstar LNG-fuelled containerships could offer operators considerable cost savings when the price of traditional fuel rises

  A Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier remains in the Port of Tacoma after U.S. Coast Guard Port State Control inspectors found multiple safety deficiencies. A

  By Henning Gloystein and Denny Thomas SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A Japanese shipper filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday and global

  By Jasmine Ng (Bloomberg) — Iron ore will probably extend losses next year as global supplies increase and steel production in China shrinks

  By Aaron Sheldrick and Keith Wallis TOKYO/SINGAPORE, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Japanese bulk carrier Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha said on Tuesday it had