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Monday, July 6, 2020
Crews Readying Heavy Lift Vessel VB-10000 for Golden Ray Salvage
Accidents

Crews Readying Heavy Lift Vessel VB-10000 for Golden Ray Salvage

The twin-hulled heavy lift vessel VB-10,000 has arrived at the Port of Fernandina in Florida for its final modifications as it prepares to cut up and remove of

July 6, 2020
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Maersk ship
Shipping

Maersk Expands In-Land Logistics with Customs Broker Acquisition

COPENHAGEN, July 6 (Reuters) – Maersk said on Monday it had agreed to buy Sweden-based customs broker KGH Customs Services for 2.6 billion Swedish crowns

July 6, 2020
Total Views: 86

Saturday, July 4, 2020
container ship terminal
Shipping

Wild Swings in Freight Rates the New Normal Amid Uneven Recovery

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) –Sharp swings in container freight rates are likely to continue this quarter as shipping companies struggle to gauge demand amid

July 4, 2020
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Friday, July 3, 2020
Total Sends Oil Rig to South Africa for Rare Frontier Drilling
Offshore

Total Sends Oil Rig to South Africa for Rare Frontier Drilling

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) –Total SA has deployed a rig to South Africa to look for more oil near a massive discovery, in a rare example of

July 3, 2020
Total Views: 452

Höegh Xiamen Declared a Total Loss After Fire in Jacksonville
Shipping News

Höegh Xiamen Declared a Total Loss After Fire in Jacksonville

The car carrier Höegh Xiamen has been declared a total loss following a fire that broke out onboard last month in Jacksonville, Florida, its owner announced

July 3, 2020
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containership ship bunkering
Shipping News

Bunker Market Facing Tougher Q3 as Supply Rises

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, July 3 (Reuters) – Global supply of fuel oil, used by ships and power plants, is expected to grow in the third quarter,

July 3, 2020
Total Views: 112

cargo ship thailand
Shipping News

Djibouti Ramps Up Crew Change Efforts for Seafarers

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) – Djibouti has carried out the first crew change of merchant sailors in its territory and is ready to get home

July 3, 2020
Total Views: 246

Thursday, July 2, 2020
Coast Guard, NTSB Investigating Lost Containers in Hawaii
Shipping News

Coast Guard, NTSB Investigating Lost Containers in Hawaii

The Coast Guard continues to investigate the loss of 21 shipping containers from the barge Ho Omaka Hou off Hilo, Hawaii. All cargo was successfully removed

July 2, 2020
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ship emissions
Shipping News

Major Clean Energy Innovation Needed to Meet Net Zero Target, IEA Says

By Nina Chestney LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) – A global goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will not be met without a huge acceleration in

July 2, 2020
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Pirates Kidnap Nine from BW Offshore FPSO Off Nigeria
Piracy

Pirates Kidnap Nine from BW Offshore FPSO Off Nigeria

OSLO, July 2 (Reuters) – Pirates attacked an oil production vessel off Nigeria in the early hours of Thursday and kidnapped nine Nigerian nationals, the

July 2, 2020
Total Views: 219

U.S. Seeks Seize Iranian Gasoline from Four Tankers Headed to Venezuela
Shipping News

U.S. Seeks Seize Iranian Gasoline from Four Tankers Headed to Venezuela

By Timothy Gardner and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors late on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to seize the gasoline aboard

July 2, 2020
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Louisiana Offshore Oil Port
Shipping News

Thrown for a LOOP: Crude Exports in Surprising Surge at U.S. Offshore Port

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) – Crude exports from the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) are hitting a record high even as U.S. crude

July 1, 2020
Total Views: 90

Wärtsilä Announces Full-Scale Ammonia Engine Test
Shipping News

Wärtsilä Announces Full-Scale Ammonia Engine Test

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will be conducting what it says it the world’s first long-term, full-scale testing of ammonia fuel in a marine

July 1, 2020
Total Views: 179

bulk ship
Shipping News

Dry Bulk Shipping is Shrugging Off COVID-19. For Now

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) –The cost of moving commodities like coal and iron ore across the world’s oceans is surging as China lifts cargo

July 1, 2020
Total Views: 106

cosco shipping
Shipping

Ocean Alliance Takes the Lead on Asia-Europe Market Share

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The Ocean Alliance has overtaken the 2M alliance, adding the market share lead on the Asia-Europe tradelane to its

July 1, 2020
Total Views: 183

tanker deck
Shipping

Oil Barrels Come Off the Water as Floating Storage Boom Fades

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – Tens of millions of barrels of crude and oil products stored on tankers at sea due to the coronavirus crisis

July 1, 2020
Total Views: 109

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
ARC Re-Awarded $7 Billion Global Household Goods Contract from U.S. TRANSCOM
Shipping News

ARC Re-Awarded $7 Billion Global Household Goods Contract from U.S. TRANSCOM

New Jersey-based shipping firm American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier has been re-awarded the Global Household Goods Contract by the U.S. Transportation Command.

June 30, 2020
Total Views: 213

Couple Killed After Crabbing Vessel Sinks Crossing Siuslaw River Bar in Oregon
Accidents

Couple Killed After Crabbing Vessel Sinks Crossing Siuslaw River Bar in Oregon

Two people were killed early Monday morning after their fishing vessel struck a jetty in the Siuslaw River Bar and sank near Florence, Oregon. The U.S. Coast

June 30, 2020
Total Views: 423

vlcc tanker
Shipping News

Saudi Arabia Makes Good on OPEC+ Oil Cuts

(Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia seems to have made good on its promise to cut oil production by a record amount in June. Observed Saudi crude exports for this

June 30, 2020
Total Views: 44

Norway’s $2.6 Billion Carbon Capture Bet Could Help Save the Planet
Shipping News

Norway’s $2.6 Billion Carbon Capture Bet Could Help Save the Planet

By Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg) — Plentiful reserves of fossil fuels and rich seams of valuable minerals are no guarantee of national health, wealth or

June 30, 2020
Total Views: 252