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Thursday, May 7, 2020
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Tankers Round the Cape as Glut Snarls Ports

By Brian Wingfield, Jack Wittels and Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) — When the supertanker New Vigorous arrived at the port of Antifer in northern France

May 7, 2020
Total Views: 285

Princess Cruises Extends Voyage Suspension Until End of Summer
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Princess Cruises Extends Voyage Suspension Until End of Summer

May 6 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp’s Princess Cruises said on Wednesday its voyages would remain suspended through the end of summer as reduced

May 7, 2020
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Oil Snaps 5-Day Rally With Supply Glut Eclipsing Demand Recovery
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Oil Snaps 5-Day Rally With Supply Glut Eclipsing Demand Recovery

By Olivia Raimonde (Bloomberg) — Oil snapped a five-day rally as a persistent supply glut outweighed signs of recovering U.S. fuel demand. Futures in

May 6, 2020
Total Views: 44

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Norwegian Cruise Line Secures $2.2 Billion in Survival Funds

May 6 (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd has raised over $2.2 billion through debt and equity offerings, giving the cash-strapped cruise

May 6, 2020
Total Views: 77

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Norwegian Cruise Line Seeking $2 Billion to Survive Industry Shutdown
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Norwegian Cruise Line Seeking $2 Billion to Survive Industry Shutdown

By Paula Seligson, Jonathan Levin and Crystal Tse (Bloomberg) — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is pledging ships and two islands as part of a plan

May 5, 2020
Total Views: 47

Tallink Reports 96% Dip in Passenger Travel in April
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Tallink Reports 96% Dip in Passenger Travel in April

Estonia-based ferry operator Tallink reported a nearly 96% year-over-year decrease in passenger travel and vehicles last month amid the on-going coronavirus

May 5, 2020
Total Views: 43

COVID-19 Outbreak on Military Sealift Command Ship in Boston Repair Yard -Report
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COVID-19 Outbreak on Military Sealift Command Ship in Boston Repair Yard -Report

At least 18 crew members on board the Military Sealift Command ship USNS Leroy Grumman have tested positive for COVID-19 in Boston, CBS Boston has reported.

May 5, 2020
Total Views: 164

Norwegian Cruise Line Flags ‘Going Concern’ Over Ability to Stay Afloat
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Norwegian Cruise Line Flags ‘Going Concern’ Over Ability to Stay Afloat

By Nivedita Balu and Helen Coster May 5 (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd , the world’s third-largest cruise operator, raised doubts

May 5, 2020
Total Views: 94

Friday, May 1, 2020
Floating Power Plants Are Taking to the High Seas
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Floating Power Plants Are Taking to the High Seas

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — As economic lockdowns complicate efforts to bring electricity to every corner of the planet, one company is putting

May 1, 2020
Total Views: 992

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Tanker Rates Crash as OPEC+ Cuts Near. Tanker Owners Reman Bullish

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) — Oil tanker rates are crashing as a pact to limit global crude production begins. Don’t bet on the rout enduring. From

May 1, 2020
Total Views: 68

Thursday, April 30, 2020
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Business of Shipping: LNG Carriers Face Less Volatile Market Than Crude Tanker Peers

By Ira Breskin – Liquid Natural Gas carriers are addressing a less volatile short-term charter market than that experienced by crude carriers, “sister

April 30, 2020
Total Views: 287

USNS Comfort Leaves New York After Treating 182 Patients
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USNS Comfort Leaves New York After Treating 182 Patients

The USNS Comfort has departed New York City after supporting Department of Defense’s COVID-19 response efforts to New York and New Jersey residents during

April 30, 2020
Total Views: 49

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Ships to Sound Horns in Solidarity

Ships in ports across the world will sound their horns on Friday in solidarity and to protest government travel restrictions which have kept seafarers at sea

April 30, 2020
Total Views: 243

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Norwegian Cruise Line to Furlough 20% of Workforce

By Jonathan Levin (Bloomberg) — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is furloughing about 20% of its workforce through the end of July after the

April 30, 2020
Total Views: 113

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Latin America Drug Lords Flood Europe with Cocaine Despite Coronavirus Trade Disruptions

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS, April 30 (Reuters) – Latin American drug lords have sent bumper shipments of cocaine to Europe in recent weeks,

April 30, 2020
Total Views: 184

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Panama Canal Changes Reservation Fee Requirements to Help Customers During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Panama Canal Authority has announced a temporary changes to its reservation system to help customers affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Starting

April 30, 2020
Total Views: 120

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Class Action Suits Face Uphill Battle Against Cruise Lines
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Class Action Suits Face Uphill Battle Against Cruise Lines

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — After two passengers on their luxury cruise tested positive for Covid-19 in March, Emilio and Barbara Hernandez were so

April 29, 2020
Total Views: 83

USS Kidd Arrives in San Diego After COVID-19 Outbreak
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USS Kidd Arrives in San Diego After COVID-19 Outbreak

The guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) arrived in San Diego on Tuesday to treat sailors after a COVID-19 outbreak on board.  The USS Kidd was at sea

April 29, 2020
Total Views: 70

Acting Navy Secretary Calls for Deeper Review of USS Theodore Roosevelt Handling
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Acting Navy Secretary Calls for Deeper Review of USS Theodore Roosevelt Handling

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said that it would carry out a broader review into the spread of the coronavirus

April 29, 2020
Total Views: 52

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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Struggling Ocean Carriers Face China’s ‘May Day’ Shutdowns Next

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The five-day May Day holiday shutdown in China is adding to capacity adjustment problems for ocean carriers.

April 28, 2020
Total Views: 41