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U.S. Navy Punishes Senior Staff in Deadly Warship Collision

Commanders of U.S. warship removed after cargo ship collision; seven sailors killed…

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Four Killed in Explosion at South Korean STX Shipyard

Four workers were killed Sunday in an explosion at an oil tanker…
USS John S. McCain Collides with Merchant Ship near Singapore

US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with…
Nakilat, Shell Completes First Phase of LNG Carrier Management Transition

Nakilat Shipping Qatar Limited (NSQL) a wholly owned subsidiary of…
Fujairah Terminals Welcomes First Container Feeder Vessel

The newly established Fujairah Terminals, under the management of…
Hafnia Says Product Tanker Market Weakened

The overall product tanker market weakened further during the second…
Bahri Completes Registration Of ASLAF Under Saudi National Flag

National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia Bahri announced that the…
Researchers Announce Wreckage from USS Indianapolis Located

A team of civilian researchers led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G.
MAN’s Subsea Compressors Reach Field Proven Status

Both subsea compression trains at Statoil’s Åsgard field have achieved…
Port of Incheon Volume to Reach 3.08 million TEU in 2017

The Container Handing Volume by the Republic of Korea's Port of…
Vopak Expands Pengerang Terminal

Royal Vopak and its joint venture partners intend to expand their…
Global FLNG Capex to Total USD 37.6bln

Global Capex on FLNG facilities is set to grow at a 9% CAGR over…
IPA Opens New Container Route

Incheon Port Authority (IPA) announced that a regular container route…

Shipbuilding/Repair

Deschenes Joins Bouchard as VP

Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. said that Christopher Deschenes has joined the company as Vice President of Maintenance and Repairs. Prior to joining Bouchard, Mr. Deschenes served as a Project Engineer with Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. as a member of the Worldwide Technical Service Group, supporting all new construction and capital projects for the foreign and domestic OSG tanker/ATB fleet.

Deepwater

IBIA Supports Efforts to Ensure Integrity of MFM Systems

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) believes the benefits achieved from adopting mandatory use of Mass Flow Meters (MFMs) for marine fuel oil deliveries in Singapore must be protected by effective enforcement, and that using approved MFMs to measure quantity being loaded onto bunker tankers as well as that delivered to ship would address a missing link in supply chain integrity.

Offshore

Latest Gulf of Mexico Auction Signals Offshore Return

Major oil producers pushed up high bids at a Gulf of Mexico offshore auction to $121 million on Wednesday, a nearly seven-fold increase from a year ago, as their return to deep water exploration gained momentum. This compared with $18 million in high bids at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) Outer Continental Shelf auction last summer. Winners will be announced after a 90-day review.

Coastal/Inland

HMM to Launch Arctic Sea Service

South Korea’s leading container carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine Co (HMM) is considering launching a regular liner service via the Arctic Sea, a move that could cut transits between Asia and Europe considerably, reported Pulse. South Korea’s largest ocean carrier is considering a trial operation from as early as 2020. A number of local logistics companies have ventured into the Arctic routes…

Government

Colac Remembered

Despite being in the thick of action on many occasions, Bathurst class corvette HMAS Colac ended the Second World War with only two members of her ship’s company killed and two wounded, another amazing ship and crew being remembered 75 years on. The casualties occurred on 26 May 1945, when the ship was hit twice by Japanese artillery fire from Choiseul Island, part of the Solomon Islands group.

Equipment

PSA, PIL, IBM on Blockchain Development

Ocean carrier Pacific International Lines (PIL), terminal operator PSA International and IBM plan to utilize blockchain for better security, efficiency and transparency in supply chain business networks and trade finance. Three companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to explore and trial proof of concept (POC) blockchain-based supply chain business network innovations.

Training

Voices: Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President, World Maritime University

To say that Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry is passionate about all matters surrounding maritime and seafarers is a bit of an understatement. Prior to taking the helm as president of the World Maritime University (WMU) two years ago, she served as the Director of the International Labor Standards Department of the International Labor Office (ILO) in Geneva…

Law & Regulations

CMA CGM Hires Diana Containerships' Domingo

Diana Containerships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with CMA CGM, Marseille, for one of its Panamax container vessels, the m/v Domingo. The gross charter rate is US$8…

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