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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Tuesday, September 22, 2015
News

Ship Photos of the Day – Inside a LNG Carrier’s Enormous Cryogenic Tank

Here’s a look inside a cryogenic LNG tank of the 160,000 cbm LNG carrier, Lobito. The photos were taken during a recent visit by Teekay Board

September 22, 2015
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Shipping News

Carnival’s Weak Forecast Overshadows Strong Results

  By Yashaswini Swamynathan and Sruthi Ramakrishnan Sept 22 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp, the world’s largest cruise ship operator, issued a

September 22, 2015
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Shipping News

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Sells Interest in Tanker Joint Venture with Crowley

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (OSLO: AKPS) says that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), has entered into definitive

September 22, 2015
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News

Cracks Put April 2016 Delivery of Panama Canal Expansion At Risk

  PANAMA CITY, Sept 22 (Reuters) – The opening of a newly expanded Panama Canal could be delayed after cracks were detected in the concrete walls of

September 22, 2015
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News

WATCH: Project Update on Crowley’s LNG-Powered ConRos

Crowley’s first LNG-powered Commitment Class ConRo ship has reached about 25% complete at VT Halter. The two Commitment class ships, which will be named

September 22, 2015
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New Generation ‘Megaships’ Worsening Overcapacity – Kemp

  By John Kemp LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Container shipping lines are poised to take delivery of a new generation of “megaships” over

September 22, 2015
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News

China-Led Joint Venture in talks to Build $1.6 Billion Arctic LNG Carriers

  SHANGHAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) – China Merchants Energy Shipping, Sinotrans Shipping and Greek shipping firm Dynagas are in talks to form a joint

September 22, 2015
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Monday, September 21, 2015
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WATCH: Ultra-Large Containership MV Barzan Arrives at London Gateway After Fire

The 18,800 TEU MV Barzan was looking pretty good as it arrived at the London Gateway on Saturday nearly two weeks after a fire broke out in one of

September 21, 2015
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Interesting

Petrobras Cancels Charter Contracts with Three Offshore Vessel Owners

  Offshore vessel owners World Wide Supply, Ultrapetrol and Siem Offshore all reported Monday receiving notification for the early termination of

September 21, 2015
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ABB Orders Advanced Cable Laying Vessel at Kleven
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ABB Orders Advanced Cable Laying Vessel at Kleven

Swiss power technology ABB says it is investing in a new state-of-the-art cable ship to boost capacity and flexibility of its subsea cable installation

September 21, 2015
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News

Bulk Jupiter Investigation Prompts IMO Bauxite Liquefaction Warning

  The International Maritime Organization is taking action to warn ship Masters about the possible dangers of bauxite liquefaction following findings from

September 21, 2015
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Offshore

Skeptic Investors Miss Out on Huge Windfall from Shell’s BG Takeover Deal

  By Inyoung Hwang (Bloomberg) — A fresh drop in in oil prices and political instability in Brazil is making investors miss out on about $5.5

September 21, 2015
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Accidents

Bulk Carrier Hard Aground Off Sweden

A bulk carrier is stuck on a shoal off the west coast of Sweden with a 3-meter gash in its hull after running hard aground Saturday night, the Swedish

September 21, 2015
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Shipping News

Norden Trims Focus: Danish Owner Plans Exit from Capesize and Post-Panamax Vessel Segments

  By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Danish shipping company D/S Norden plans to cut the number of vessel types it operates to help it

September 21, 2015
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News

Drugs and Weapons Reportedly Found on Höegh Car Carrier in Mombasa

  A search of a Norwegian-flagged car carrier at the Port of Mombasa, Kenya has reportedly turned up firearms and drugs hidden inside a few of the

September 21, 2015
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News

Commercial Ships Scoop Up Desperate Human Cargo

  By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – In October last year, bulk carrier CS Caprice was shipping a cargo of barley across the Mediterranean

September 21, 2015
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News

Singapore’s Record High Fuel Oil Stockpiles Driving Storage at Sea

  By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Record high stocks of fuel oil in Singapore are pushing traders to store the shipping and

September 21, 2015
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Sunday, September 20, 2015
Blog

WATCH: Norwegian Escape River Ems Conveyance in HD

The 164,600 gross ton Norwegian Escape on Saturday completed its River Ems conveyance from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany to the North Sea. The

September 20, 2015
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Friday, September 18, 2015
Shipping News

Ship Photos of the Day – Crane Ship ‘Wei-Li’ in Damen Drydock for Maintenance and Repair

The crane ship Wei-Li belonging to Shanghai Salvage just completed a 10-day drydock undergoing maintenance and repair at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque. The

September 18, 2015
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Shipping News

Harvard-Linked Fund Sank More Into Ailing Global Maritime Investments Despite Losses

By Tiffany Kary and Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) — A fund linked to Harvard University kept sinking money into a dry-bulk shipping business even while

September 18, 2015
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