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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Massive Chinese Fishing Fleet Leaves Area Near the Galapagos Islands
Shipping News

Massive Chinese Fishing Fleet Leaves Area Near the Galapagos Islands

By Yury Garcia GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Ecuador’s navy said on Tuesday that Chinese fishing vessels have gradually left the area

September 22, 2020
Total Views: 411

Manson Construction to Construct the Largest Dredger in the United States
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Manson Construction to Construct the Largest Dredger in the United States

Seattle-based Manson Construction has awarded a contract to build the biggest hopper dredge ever built in the United States. The contract was awarded Keppel

September 22, 2020
Total Views: 231

Venezuela and Iran Buck U.S. Sanctions Again to Export Crude
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Venezuela and Iran Buck U.S. Sanctions Again to Export Crude

By Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) — After defying U.S. sanctions by shipping a cargo of oil condensate to Venezuela just last week, Iran is using the same ship

September 22, 2020
Total Views: 72

port of los angeles
Shipping News

Full Steam Ahead for U.S. Commerce Means Vital Economic Support

By Vince Golle (Bloomberg) — America’s network for moving goods into and around the country is the busiest in years after being throttled by the

September 22, 2020
Total Views: 68

First of Nine LNG-Powered 23,000 TEU Containerships Joins CMA CGM Fleet
Shipping

First of Nine LNG-Powered 23,000 TEU Containerships Joins CMA CGM Fleet

The world’s largest LNG-powered ship has joined the fleet of French shipping giant CMA CGM. The CMA CGM Jacques Saadé is the first of a series of nine

September 22, 2020
Total Views: 398

Baltic Russian Icebreaker
Shipping News

Russia: World’s Most Powerful Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Headed to Arctic

MOSCOW, Sept 22 (Reuters) – A nuclear-powered ice breaker Russia says is the world’s largest and most powerful set off on Tuesday on a two-week

September 22, 2020
Total Views: 333

Monday, September 21, 2020
Eleonora Maersk Los Angeles Record
Shipping News

2M Restores Transpacific Capacity

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The 2M is the latest container shipping alliance to return more capacity to the transpacific trades. 2M partners

September 21, 2020
Total Views: 106

Mexico Seizes Ship Linked to Fuel Theft
Shipping News

Mexico Seizes Ship Linked to Fuel Theft

MEXICO CITY, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Mexican authorities said on Sunday they had confiscated a vessel in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz and a warehouse in

September 21, 2020
Total Views: 259

Viking Line Ferry Grounds in Finland
Shipping News

Viking Line Ferry Grounds in Finland

The Viking Line ferry MS Amorella ran aground Sunday in the Baltic Sea island of Åland, Finland with 200 passengers and 80 crew, the shipping company said.

September 21, 2020
Total Views: 679

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Offshore

Scorpio Bulkers Tries Wind in Hunt for Returns

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Scorpio Bulkers, a major ocean transporter for the dry commodities industry, is tapping into increasing

September 21, 2020
Total Views: 179

Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Submit Health Protocols to CDC Looking to Set Sail
Cruise Ships

Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Submit Health Protocols to CDC Looking to Set Sail

By Nivedita Balu and Helen Coster Sept 21 (Reuters) – Hoping to set sail again after a long halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Royal Caribbean Group and

September 21, 2020
Total Views: 67

Friday, September 18, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard seizes drugs
Defense

U.S., Guyana to Launch Joint Maritime Patrols Near Disputed Venezuela Border

GEORGETOWN, Sept 18 (Reuters) – The United States and Guyana will begin joint maritime patrols aimed at drug interdiction near the South American

September 18, 2020
Total Views: 121

Australia Bans Fourth Ship for Underpaying Crew Wages
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Australia Bans Fourth Ship for Underpaying Crew Wages

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) banned yet another vessel for deliberately underpaying crew wages, which in this case the operator attempted to

September 18, 2020
Total Views: 115

Christophe de margerie
Shipping News

International Lenders Back $9.5 Billion Financing for Russia’s Arctic LNG 2

By Simon Jessop LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – International lenders have lined up about $9.5 billion in financial support for a Russian Arctic liquefied

September 18, 2020
Total Views: 177

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Shipping News

U.S. Seeks Stricter Funding Rules for Abandoned Offshore Oil Wells

By David Wethe and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) –The U.S. is looking to tighten requirements on bonds issued by a growing number of bankrupt oil

September 18, 2020
Total Views: 778

Japan Sending Team to Mauritius to Probe Wakashio Grounding
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Japan Sending Team to Mauritius to Probe Wakashio Grounding

TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Japan said on Friday it will send a five-person team to Mauritius to investigate the grounding of a Japanese-owned ship off

September 18, 2020
Total Views: 70

Thursday, September 17, 2020
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Watching Ocean Carriers for Competition Violations
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U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Watching Ocean Carriers for Competition Violations

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – US ocean regulator the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has fired a warning shot across the bows of container

September 17, 2020
Total Views: 116

AI-Driven Unmanned Research Vessel ‘Mayflower’ Launched in England
Shipping News

AI-Driven Unmanned Research Vessel ‘Mayflower’ Launched in England

One of the world’s first fully autonomous vessels has been launched and is ready to traverse the world’s oceans in order to gather vital data to

September 17, 2020
Total Views: 319

Named Storm Landfalls in the U.S. this Year Are One Shy of 1916 Record
Shipping News

Named Storm Landfalls in the U.S. this Year Are One Shy of 1916 Record

By Will Wade (Bloomberg) –Hurricane Sally’s historic flooding of Florida and Alabama this week marked the eighth named storm to strike the continental

September 17, 2020
Total Views: 33

The commercial dive boat Conception at sunrise prior to sinking, September 2, 2019. (Source: Ventura County Fire Department)
Accidents

NTSB Opens Investigation Docket Into Fatal Conception Dive Boat Fire

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has opened the public docket as part of its ongoing investigation of the fatal fire aboard the dive boat

September 17, 2020
Total Views: 162