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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Paris MoU’s White, Grey and Black List 2014 – Ranking the World’s Flag States from Best to Worst
Interesting

Paris MoU’s White, Grey and Black List 2014 – Ranking the World’s Flag States from Best to Worst

The Paris MoU on Port State Control has published its updated “White, Grey and Black (WGB) List” for 2014, ranking flag states from quality flags to flags

June 9, 2015
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Costa Rica Questioning Environmental Impact of Nicaragua Canal
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Costa Rica Questioning Environmental Impact of Nicaragua Canal

Costa Rica wants information from Nicaragua about the potential environmental impact of a planned $50 billion canal project that would rival the Panama Canal,

June 9, 2015
Total Views: 170

Monday, June 8, 2015
Police Dismantle Anti-Shell Protest Tent in Seattle
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Police Dismantle Anti-Shell Protest Tent in Seattle

Police dismantled a tent on Monday used as a staging area for protests in Seattle over Royal Dutch Shell Plc's use of the city's port as a home base for a

June 8, 2015
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Maersk Targets Ports in Africa Expansion Push

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest shipping container line, is seeking to win contracts to build and upgrade ports in Nigeria and Kenya as

June 8, 2015
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China Targets Ship Emissions in War On Pollution
Environment

China Targets Ship Emissions in War On Pollution

China is considering regulating emissions from boats and ships, the environment ministry said on Monday, as it tries to clamp down on

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 75

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Engineering News

Shell’s Alexia S3 Offers Smooth Transition to Emissions Control Areas

Shipowners switching to low sulphur content fuels in line with their obligations in Emissions Control Areas have demanded confidence in the cylinder oils

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 209

abb azipod
Engineering News

Inside the Home of ABB Azipods [IMAGES]

With the roll-out of ABB’s Azipod “D” series of gearless thruster this past March, I decided to make my way over to Helsinki to see where

June 8, 2015
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Eurotunnel Bows to Regulatory Pressure with Ferries Sale to Danish Rival DFDS
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Eurotunnel Bows to Regulatory Pressure with Ferries Sale to Danish Rival DFDS

Eurotunnel, the operator of the undersea rail link between England and France, is selling its Calais-to-Dover ferry business to Danish rival DFDS to end its

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 61

Video: How Not to Disembark a Ferry
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Video: How Not to Disembark a Ferry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ymteBNTmc Early exit nearly proves fatal for this guy. Scary

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 62

Sunday, June 7, 2015
China coal imports slump 41%
Shipping News

China coal imports slump 41%

BEIJING, June 8 (Reuters) – China’s coal imports slumped 41 percent in May from a year earlier to 14.25 million tonnes and were down sharply on

June 7, 2015
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Nightmare Navigation – Containership Outbound Through Pack of Sailboats
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Nightmare Navigation – Containership Outbound Through Pack of Sailboats

  Here’s a video shot from the wheelhouse of the containership MV Dole Ecuador outbound on San Diego Bay on June 3, 2015, through a pack of

June 7, 2015
Total Views: 78

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International Flotilla Rescues 5,900 from Mediterranean Over Weekend

An international rescue fleet plucked almost 5,900 migrants from rickety boats making the perilous sea crossing for North Africa to Europe on Saturday and

June 7, 2015
Total Views: 75

gulf oil spill
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Ex-BP Executive Acquitted of Lying About Size of 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

The highest-ranking BP Plc executive charged in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was found not guilty of lying to investigators in a blow to prosecutors as

June 7, 2015
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Saturday, June 6, 2015
Taiwan Coast Guard patrol ships
Navy

Tensions Rise As Taiwan Coast Guard Launches New Ships

BY J.R. WU (Reuters)Taiwan’s coast guard on Saturday commissioned its biggest ships for duty in the form of two 3,000-ton patrol vessels, as the island

June 6, 2015
Total Views: 70

Friday, June 5, 2015
BG Deal Lifts EIG-Backed Brazil Port Venture to 7-Month High
Shipping News

BG Deal Lifts EIG-Backed Brazil Port Venture to 7-Month High

by Juan Pablo Spinetto (Bloomberg) Prumo Logistica SA, the Brazilian port developer controlled by private equity investors EIG Global Energy Partners LLC, rose

June 5, 2015
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Shipping News

Carnival CEO Wants ‘Voluntourists”

by Chris Palmeri (Bloomberg) Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise-line operator, is introducing a new brand, fathom, aimed at customers who want to

June 4, 2015
Total Views: 31

Scorpio Bulkers To Sell Five Newbuilds
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Scorpio Bulkers To Sell Five Newbuilds

Related Book: The Shipping Man by Matthew McCleery Scorpio Bulkers announced today that it has entered into agreements to sell three Capesize newbuilding

June 4, 2015
Total Views: 67

gunnerus rolls-royce permanent magnet azimuth thruster
Engineering News

Rolls-Royce Unveils Permanent Magnet Azimuth Thruster at NorShipping

After over a decade of research and development, Rolls-Royce is heading into full production of their permanent magnet tunnel thruster from their facility in

June 4, 2015
Total Views: 697

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Asia Dry Bulk: Pacific, Atlantic Capesize Rates Set to Diverge

By Keith Wallis   SINGAPORE, June 4 (Reuters) – Rates for capesize bulk carriers could diverge next week, holding steady in the Pacific on healthy

June 4, 2015
Total Views: 74

vlcc supertanker
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U.S. Crude Oil Exports Add to Global Glut

by Lynn Doan (Bloomberg) For a nation that bans most oil exports, the U.S. still finds a way to ship more abroad than at least two OPEC members. The shale

June 4, 2015
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