Pan Ocean Seals Deal with Harim Group

Pan Ocean Seals Deal with Harim Group

South Korean shipping company Pan Ocean has signed the investment contract with its preferred bidder Harim Group ...

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Update: FPSO Death Toll Rises to Five, Four Missing

FPSO DEATH TOLL RISES TO FIVE

The death toll in the explosion on board Cidade de São Mateus FPSO, chartered by Brazilian oil major Petrobras and ...

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Introducing Smart Containers

Introducing Smart Containers

French liner CMA CGM has increased its capital investment in the TRAXENS startup as it strives to introduce the ...

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Concordia Captain Gets 16 Years

Costa Concordia

Former captain of the sunken Costa Concordia cruise ship, Francesco Schettino, has been sentenced to 16 years of ...

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HHI Posts USD 2 Bln Loss

HHI Posts USD 2 Bln Loss

The world’s largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) recorded a loss of USD 2 billion (KRW 2.21 ...

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US West Coast Ports Shutting Down for 4 Days

US West Coast Ports Shutting Down for 4 Days

Terminal operators at the U.S. West Coast ports are suspending loading and unloading of ships for four days, ...

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MPA Singapore Strips Two of Bunker Licences

Illustration

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has revoked the bunker supplier and bunker craft operator ...

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US Authorities Intercept Cocaine Shipment off Puerto Rico

US Authorities Intercept Cocaine Shipment off Puerto Rico

The U.S. authorities seized a 989 kilograms (2,176 pounds) cocaine shipment and apprehended thirteen men following ...

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Video: Greek Coast Guard Rescues Crew of Beached Bulker

Video Greek Coast Guard Rescues Crew of Beached Bulker

The Hellenic Coast Guard safely evacuated all 22 crew members of the bulk carrier Goodfaith that grounded ...

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Zacks: Shippers Have Good Year Ahead

Zacks Shippers Have Good Year Ahead

2015 will be good for the shipping industry with sector specific risks projected to decline and new investment ...

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ICS Points to Flag State Underperformers

ICS Points to Flag State Underperformers

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published its annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance ...

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Virginia Port Sets January Volume Record

Virginia Port Sets January Volume Record

191,996 TEUs moved across the U.S. Port of Virginia in January, making it the highest-volume January on record and ...

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Decision on Elbe Dredging Urgent

Decision on Elbe Dredging Urgent

Court decision on the implementation of the widening and deepening of the navigation channel on the Lower and Outer ...

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Korean Court Rules in Favor of HHI Workers

Korean Court Rules in Favor of HHI Workers

Unionized workers of South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have won a court battle on ...

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Hafnia Tankers Eyes USD 34 Mln to Finance Fleet Additions

Hafnia Tankers Eyes USD 34 Mln to Finance Newbuilds

Danish tanker owner and operator Hafnia Tankers revealed plans to carry out a private placement targeting gross ...

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MOL Orders LNG Carrier from DSME

DSME Contract Signing

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) signed a ...

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Help Sent for Fishing Boat Gripped by Antarctic Ice

Help Sent for Fishing Boat Gripped by Antarctic Ice

The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is organising help for an Australian-flagged fishing boat ...

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Explosion Kills Three on Board Petrobras FPSO

FPSO Cidade de São Mateus

Three offshore workers have died in an explosion that occurred on board the Floating Production Storage and ...

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Maersk Line Improves India-West Med Links

Maersk Line Improves India-West Med Links

Maersk Line has launched a new Middle East 5 (ME5) service to enhance direct connections between South India, ...

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Term of the Day: Container Manifest

Shipping Containers at Port

Today’s term of the day is a container manifest, which is a document showing contents and loading sequence, ...

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Update: Baltic Dry Index Drops to Lowest Ever

Baltic Dry Index Slides to All Time Low

The Baltic Dry Index has fallen to 553 points today, down 1 point from the record low set in 1986.

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Privatization of Piraeus Port Back on Track?

Piraeus Container Terminal

Plans to privatize Piraeus port in Greece are being put back on track, despite the intention of the country’s ...

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