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Monday, April 6, 2015
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Pirates Hit Product Tanker Off Indonesia

A group of pirates hijacked a product tanker off the coast of Indonesia earlier this month before making off with the ship’s cargo. The hijacking was

April 6, 2015
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Hanjin Heavy Industries Confirms 20,600 TEU Container Ship Orders

Singapore-based Hanjin Heavy Industries confirmed newbuild orders Monday for three ultra-large container ships from CMA CGM. Plans for the 20,600 TEU ships

April 6, 2015
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Watch: Parking a Triple-E at Felixstowe – Tug’s Perspective

This two-part series comes to us from Shipping TV‘s Chris Gosling who was aboard the tug Svitzer Stanford for the maiden call of the Triple-E

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 66

Incidents

Sea Shepherd Believes Notorious Fish Poaching Ship Likely Scuttled Off Sao Tome

The fishing vessel Thunder, a vessel owned by Canela Shipping Ltd, has sunk today offshore Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea at position 0? 20′ N, 05?

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 110

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Watch: Skandi Africa Departs VARD

In the following video, the 160.9 m Skandi Africa, owned by DOF and on contract to Technip, is seen departing the shipyard for the first time at VARD

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 139

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Triyards to Build AK Suda-Designed Liftboat and High Speed Aluminum Vessel

Singapore-based ship and rig building group Triyards Holdings Ltd announced today new orders worth approximately US$100 million comprising of a liftboat and

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 97

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Port Hedland Iron Exports to China Climb as Prices Sink

Iron ore shipments to China from Australia’s Port Hedland increased 3.2 percent last month from February as mining companies in the world’s largest

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 36

Sunday, April 5, 2015
Incidents

Fuel Storage Tank Fire Near Brazil’s Santos Port Enters 4th Day

A fire at a fuel storage facility near Brazil's largest port Santos entered its fourth day on Sunday as 110 firefighters worked to stop the flames from

April 5, 2015
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Record Gasoline Output to Curb Biggest U.S. Oil Glut in 85 Years

Refiners are poised to make gasoline at a record pace this year, keeping the biggest U.S. crude glut in more than 80 years from overflowing

April 5, 2015
Total Views: 36

Saturday, April 4, 2015
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Fire Spreads at Port Santos, Brazil

A fire at a fuel storage facility run by Ultracargo near Santos, Brazil's largest port, spread further on Saturday as it entered its third day despite

April 4, 2015
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Building Ships and Offshore Rigs in The Netherlands [GALLERY]

Amidst a crazy windstorm this week that briefly grounded a Maersk containership and delayed flights all along the coast of the North Sea, I had the

April 4, 2015
Total Views: 273

Friday, April 3, 2015
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West Coast Ports Labor Deal Wins Dockworkers Union Approval

A union caucus representing dockworkers at West Coast ports voted to recommend to its members a labor contract deal reached over months of negotiations that

April 3, 2015
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Blog

Watch: Aberdeen Harbour Highlight Reel in HD

Here’s an Aberdeen Harbour highlight reel filmed from January to March, 2015. The video was produced by Roar Edvin Folland, who tells us: “Camera

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 37

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Photos Show Aftermath of Pemex Platform Fire, Three Workers Still Missing

Some new photos (and video below) released by Mexican state-run oil company Pemex show the aftermath of Wednesday’s explosion and fire at the Abkatun A-

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 176

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Listen: Houston Ship Channel Collision Full Radio Transmission

Here’s a copy of the radio transmission from the collision involving the outbound chemical tanker MT Carla Maersk and the inbound MV Conti Peridot on

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 145

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Houston Ship Channel Collision: NTSB’s Preliminary Marine Accident Report

The NTSB on Friday released its Preliminary Marine Accident Report on the March 9th collision between the chemical tanker MT Carla Maersk and MV Conti Peridot

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 140

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SPOTD: Key Singapore Loaded Up on COSCO’s Xia Zhi Yuan 6

On 30 March, Shelf Drilling’s Key Singapore jack-up drilling rig was loaded on to COSCO Heavy Transport’s 38,000 ton deadweight semi-submersible heavy

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 182

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New RAstar ASD Tugs Delivered to Tianjin Port

The last two tugs of a five-tug fleet upgrade program have just been delivered to Tianjin Port of China from CCCC Bomesc Marine Industry Co. Ltd. in Tianjin

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 224

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Egypt to Begin LNG Imports as FSRU Höegh Gallant Arrives

Egypt moved closer to easing its chronic power shortages on Thursday as the arrival of a floating import terminal marked the start of imports of super-cooled

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 78

Thursday, April 2, 2015
Shipping News

Containership Crew Rescues Sailor Lost at Sea for More Than 60 Days

The crew of a containership helped rescue a man from his disabled sailboat off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina more than 60 days after he went

April 2, 2015
Total Views: 45