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Monday, September 21, 2015
Bulk Carrier Hard Aground Off Sweden
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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Drugs and Weapons Reportedly Found on Höegh Car Carrier in Mombasa
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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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Commercial Ships Scoop Up Desperate Human Cargo
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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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Singapore’s Record High Fuel Oil Stockpiles Driving Storage at Sea
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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
Total Views: 46

Sunday, September 20, 2015
WATCH: Norwegian Escape River Ems Conveyance in HD
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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
Total Views: 144

Friday, September 18, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – Crane Ship ‘Wei-Li’ in Damen Drydock for Maintenance and Repair
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
Total Views: 98

Harvard-Linked Fund Sank More Into Ailing Global Maritime Investments Despite Losses
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
Total Views: 108

Baltic Dry Index Soars as China Iron Ore Buying Seen Curbing Fleet
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Baltic Dry Index Soars as China Iron Ore Buying Seen Curbing Fleet

  By Alaric Nightingale and Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — A measure of shipping costs for commodities had its biggest two-day gain in almost seven

September 18, 2015
Total Views: 67

Kenya Raids Höegh Car Carrier Suspected of Carrying Drugs and Firearms
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Kenya Raids Höegh Car Carrier Suspected of Carrying Drugs and Firearms

  Update: Höegh Autoliners has confirmed that the vessel under investigation is its Höegh Transporter, a 6,500 ceu Pure Car/Truck Carrier (PCTC). A

September 18, 2015
Total Views: 124

Maersk Tankers Signs $300 Million Newbuild Contract with Samsung
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Maersk Tankers Signs $300 Million Newbuild Contract with Samsung

  Maersk Tankers, a unit of Copenhagen-based Maersk Group, said Friday it has signed a $300 million newbuilding contract with Samsung Heavy Industries

September 18, 2015
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France May Have Found a Buyer for Its Two Mistral Warships
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France May Have Found a Buyer for Its Two Mistral Warships

  PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) – France is confident it will wrap up the sale of two Mistral warships to a new buyer in the next few weeks after

September 18, 2015
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Thursday, September 17, 2015
U.S. Maritime Industry Stakeholders Rally Behind ‘Strong’ Jones Act
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U.S. Maritime Industry Stakeholders Rally Behind ‘Strong’ Jones Act

  A number of U.S. maritime industry stakeholders rallied together in a strong show of support for the Jones Act during an industry event in New York on

September 17, 2015
Total Views: 75

Speaking of Amazing Ship Handling Videos, Watch This Ferry Berthing in Nice, France
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Speaking of Amazing Ship Handling Videos, Watch This Ferry Berthing in Nice, France

If you liked our earlier video showing a ferry docking stern to at Port Chios in the Greek Islands, you’re sure to like this time-lapse video

September 17, 2015
Total Views: 124

New Report Looks to Shed Light on Workboat Safety Culture
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New Report Looks to Shed Light on Workboat Safety Culture

  A new independent report due for publication later this month aims to challenge the realities of the safety of workboat and offshore support

September 17, 2015
Total Views: 56

Video Montage Aboard USCGC Boutwell During Alaska Patrol to Pump Up Your Thursday
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Video Montage Aboard USCGC Boutwell During Alaska Patrol to Pump Up Your Thursday

Awesome video montage of daily operations aboard USCGC BOUTWELL during her 2015 Alaskan maritime patrol. Video by Michael

September 17, 2015
Total Views: 170

House Panel Passes Bill to Lift U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban
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House Panel Passes Bill to Lift U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban

  WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – A bill to repeal the 40-year-old ban on U.S. oil exports easily passed the energy panel in the House of

September 17, 2015
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Ship Photos of the Day – USNS Mercy is Back in Pearl Harbor And Didn’t Hit Anything This Time
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Ship Photos of the Day – USNS Mercy is Back in Pearl Harbor And Didn’t Hit Anything This Time

Kidding. But seriously, the USNS Mercy arrived back in Pearl Harbor on Wednesday and did not hit anything as it passed the USS Arizona Memorial. The

September 17, 2015
Total Views: 95

Industry Fears Law on Container Weight Verification Could Bring Cargo Chaos
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Industry Fears Law on Container Weight Verification Could Bring Cargo Chaos

  Shippers, forwarders, shipping lines and container terminals “urgently” need to begin discussions over the practicalities of implementing the

September 17, 2015
Total Views: 103

Asia Capesize Rates to Climb as Owners, Charterers Play Cat and Mouse
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Asia Capesize Rates to Climb as Owners, Charterers Play Cat and Mouse

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE Sept 17 (Reuters) – Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers could continue to recover as ship owners scent the

September 17, 2015
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