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Monday, April 6, 2020
Fired Teddy Roosevelt Captain Tests Positive for COVID-19 – Report
Defense

Fired Teddy Roosevelt Captain Tests Positive for COVID-19 – Report

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the Navy’s controversial decision to remove the commander of a

April 6, 2020
Total Views: 82

Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Maritime News

The Most Profitable Trade: ‘Oil All Over the Oceans Right Now’

By Javier Blas and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) –To outsiders, the oil trade of the day is so astonishing that even President Donald Trump sounded

April 6, 2020
Total Views: 234

Friday, April 3, 2020
U.S. Navy Probe to Decide Future of Fired Commander
Defense

U.S. Navy Probe to Decide Future of Fired Commander

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – Even as he is hailed as a hero by his crew, the fired commander of a coronavirus-stricken

April 3, 2020
Total Views: 76

Carnival Finds That Even 2021 Cruises Are Hard to Sell Right Now
Maritime News

Carnival Finds That Even 2021 Cruises Are Hard to Sell Right Now

By Jonathan Levin and Christopher Palmeri (Bloomberg) — Carnival Corp. customers are skittish about booking a cruise, even if it’s for next year

April 3, 2020
Total Views: 18

Two Holland America Cruise Ships Dock in Florida
Maritime News

Two Holland America Cruise Ships Dock in Florida

MIAMI, April 2 (Reuters) – An ocean liner forced by a deadly onboard coronavirus outbreak to languish at sea since mid-March pulled into a South Florida

April 3, 2020
Total Views: 86

Dismissed U.S. Navy Captain Gets Hero’s Ovation from Crew
Maritime News

Dismissed U.S. Navy Captain Gets Hero’s Ovation from Crew

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – The captain of a U.S. aircraft carrier relieved of his command after seeking stronger measures in response to a

April 3, 2020
Total Views: 161

Thursday, April 2, 2020
seafarer
Maritime News

IMO Secretary-General Calls for “Key Worker” Designation for Seafarers

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim urged the United Nations to request governments to declare seafarers, port personnel and other crucial maritime workers as

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 129

U.S. Navy Relieves Commander of USS Theodore Roosevelt After Letter Leak
Maritime News

U.S. Navy Relieves Commander of USS Theodore Roosevelt After Letter Leak

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Thursday relieved the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 40

cma cgm
Maritime News

CMA CGM Marco Polo Cleared of COVID-19

French shipping giant CMA CGM has confirmed that health officials have cleared CMA CGM Marco Polo crew members of COVID-19 after a crew member fell ill after

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 89

Florida Agrees to Let Holland America Cruise Ships Dock
Maritime News

Florida Agrees to Let Holland America Cruise Ships Dock

April 2 – Florida officials on Thursday said they were prepared to allow two Holland America cruise ships with coronavirus patients aboard dock at a port

April 2, 2020
Total Views: 10

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Train Engineer Deliberately Derails Locomotive Towards USNS Mercy
Maritime News

Train Engineer Deliberately Derails Locomotive Towards USNS Mercy

A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles is facing federal felony charges for allegedly running a train locomotive at full speed off the end tracks towards

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 1236

offshore oil rig
Maritime News

BP Says Workers in Gulf of Mexico and Alaska Test Positive for Coronavirus

By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Yareth Rosen NEW YORK/ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 1 (Reuters) – Several workers on a BP Plc oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 48

u.s. coast guard helicopter
Maritime News

U.S. Coast Guard to Limit MEDEVACs from Cruise Ships

The U.S. Coast Guard is telling foreign-flagged cruise ships to increase their medical capabilities in order to care for patients with flu-like symptoms for an

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 103

China’s Ports Brace for Second Hit as Virus Spread Wipes Out Exports
Maritime News

China’s Ports Brace for Second Hit as Virus Spread Wipes Out Exports

By Muyu Xu and Shivani Singh BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) – China’s ports and shipping firms are bracing for a second wave of supply chain

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 31

durban port harbor deepening
Maritime News

South Africa Says Ports Remain Open Despite Lockdown

JOHANNESBURG, April 1 (Reuters) – South Africa’s ports remain open to all types of cargo despite a nationwide 21-day lockdown though essential

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 148

Panama Canal tugboat
Maritime News

Panama Canal Sends Thousands of Workers Home

By Matthew Bristow and Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) — The gatekeepers of global trade routes are trying to keep goods moving through a wounded world

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
MS Zaandam
Maritime News

Cruise Ship with Coronavirus Outbreak Sails to Uncertain Florida Welcome

March 31 (Reuters) – A Dutch cruise ship that has been in limbo since cases of the coronavirus were confirmed onboard faces an uncertain welcome at its

March 31, 2020
Total Views: 26

Port of los angeles
Maritime News

Congestion Looms at U.S. Ports

By Ian Putzger in Toronto (The Loadstar) – The repercussions of Covid-19 have begun to hit US imports. As retail outlets, as well as many manufacturing

March 31, 2020
Total Views: 111

‘Sailors Do Not Need to Die,’ Warns Captain of Coronavirus-Hit U.S. Aircraft Carrier
Defense

‘Sailors Do Not Need to Die,’ Warns Captain of Coronavirus-Hit U.S. Aircraft Carrier

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – The captain of the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, in a blunt letter confirmed

March 31, 2020
Total Views: 34

Monday, March 30, 2020
Navy Hospital Ship Joins Frontline of U.S. Coronavirus Battle
Interesting

Navy Hospital Ship Joins Frontline of U.S. Coronavirus Battle

By Stephanie Kelly and Daniel Trotta NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) – In a hopeful image that captured the spirit of a national mobilization against the

March 30, 2020
Total Views: 34
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