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Shell Looks at Ocean-Going LNG Vessel Design Project

By The Maritime Executive

September 25, 2016

Industry group, Project Forward, and Shell have come together to discuss options for supplying LNG-powered vessels and assess the bunker requirements for globally-trading bulk carriers, tankers and co...

Should IMO Shift to BWTBoats Globally for Ballast Water Management?

By Sandip Patil

September 25, 2016

Given the chance, shipowners want to postpone the fitting of ballast water treatment system by another five to 10 years based on issues related to U.S. Coast Guard type approval and the efficacy of tr...

W?rtsil? Divests Drives Business

By The Maritime Executive

September 25, 2016

Finland-based The Switch, a drive trains specialist, has acquired Wärtsilä’s marine drives business. The divestment will encompass Wärtsilä's Medium and Low Voltage power drives specialized for marine...

DFDS Celebrate 150 Years in Business

By The Maritime Executive

September 24, 2016

Shipping company DFDS is celebrating 150 years in business by redesigning old shipping posters. DFDS is northern Europe’s largest integrated shipping and logistics company. It began in Denmark in 1...

Asian VLCC Rates Remain Under Pressure

September 24, 2016

Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) are likely to remain under pressure next week as charterers drip-feed cargo in the face of surplus tonnage, shipbrokers said. "The market is goin...

Libyia's Oil Production Jumps

September 24, 2016

Less than a fortnight after forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar swept into four of Libya's oil ports, tankers are loading, production has jumped, and momentum has shifted firmly in the divisive former gene...

Venezuela Tackles Petcoke Backlog

September 24, 2016

Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA said on Friday that Maroil Trading Inc has won a $138 million contract to remove a large pile of petroleum coke at the Jose solids terminal in the eastern state of A...

U.S. Says THAAD Not Negotiable

September 24, 2016

The planned U.S. deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea is not negotiable as part of efforts to agree new U.N. sanctions on North Korea after its fifth nuclear test, but Washington...

Fincantieri: Agreement Signed for the First Chinese-Built Cruise Ships

By The Maritime Executive

September 23, 2016

During the 11th annual “China Cruise Shipping and International Cruise Expo”, which started today in Tianjin, Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), signed a non-binding agreemen...

Rising Mississippi Could Disrupt Grain Shipping

September 23, 2016

Heavy rains and flooding swamped a broad swathe of the northern Midwest this week, halting the harvest of corn and soybeans and forcing the closure of at least two Iowa crop processing plants, traders...

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