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28 May 2020

Shipping Industry Goes Digital in Lockdown

The coronavirus lockdown has accelerated a digitalization drive in a global shipping and logistics s

Latest Maritime News

Parched Parana River Likely to Hit Argentine Grain Exports through September

Shallow water in Argentina's Parana River will slow exports and hurt…
Svitzer Names Kasper Friis Nilaus CEO

Towage operator Svitzer announced its Board of Directors has appointed…
Paddy Rodgers Joins V.Group Board

Ship management and services company V.Group announced that Paddy…
Drydocks World Cuts First Steel For Dutch Wind Farm Substation

Dubai's Drydocks World shipyard has cut first steel for the HVAC…
China, India Soak Up Oil from Floating Storage as Demand Picks Up

The volume of crude stored on ships in Asia has come off the peaks…
Subsea 7 to Cut 3000 Jobs, Reduce Vessel Fleet

Offshore installation and construction specialist Subsea 7 will cut…
Pacific International Lines Secures Debt Deal

Singapore-based container ship operator Pacific International Lines…
Nakilat Transitions LNG Carrier to In-house Management

Qatari shipping company Nakilat said it has assumed full ship management…
Pangaea Takes Top Spot in Dry Bulk Benchmark Study

For the second year straight, US-based Pangaea Logistics ranks highest…
Migrants Stuck on Cargo Ship Debark in Libya

At least 90 migrants who were returned to Libya after being rescued…
China Bought 10+ Cargoes of Brazilian Soy This Week

China has bought over 10 cargoes of Brazilian soy this week, as its trade tensio
EPS Orders Gas Carrier Trio from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has secured an order…

Shipbuilding

27 May 2020

Vestdavit to Equip US Navy Expeditionary Sea Base Newbuilds

Boat launch and recovery systems supplier Vestdavit said it will deliver motion-compensated davits to the US Navy, following orders placed by shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO to equip two Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ships.The US shipbuilder’s San Diego yard will deliver ESB 6 and ESB 7…

Offshore

27 May 2020

Turbine Foundations Shipped for Virginia Offshore Wind Farm

The first foundations for Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project have been shipped from Germany to Canada for eventual installation 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va.On March 31, the foundation components for…

Coastal/Inland

27 May 2020

First Containership Arrives at Sweden's Newest Port

Unifeeder containership SCA Tunadal on Wednesday claimed the maiden call at Sweden’s newest freight port, Stockholm Norvik Port, following the completion of a long port construction project.The container terminal is now open, both for vessel calls and for shore-based business operations at the port.

Government

27 May 2020

Coast Guard Auxiliary Supports Research Efforts

Unique among the nation’s armed services, the Coast Guard’s missions include national defense, law enforcement, natural disaster incident management, recreational boating safety and environmental protection. This diversity of mission scope presents opportunities for the Coast Guard at the strategic…

Equipment

27 May 2020

China's VLSFO Exports Rose By a Third in April

China's low-sulphur marine fuel exports rose by a third in April compared with March to the highest level yet after it waived export taxes for domestic refiners to meet shipping demand, Chinese customs data showed.Chinese refiners began exporting…

Training

27 May 2020

Profiles in Training: Capt. Ted Morley, MPT

Captain Ted Morley is a ubiquitous figure in maritime training circles, the COO and Academic Principal at MPT in Fort Lauderdales. MPT consistently enrolls more than 10,000 students annually, catering to the whole maritime market from super yachts to super tankers and everything in between.

Law & Regulations

25 May 2020

Kidnapped Containership Captain Freed

The Bulgarian captain of a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship who was kidnapped along with seven other sailors by pirates off the coast of Benin last month, has been freed, Bulgaria’s foreign ministry said on Monday.The captain of the container ship Tommi Ritscher…

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