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Cargo Ship Sinks in Black Sea; 6 Rescued and 7 Dead and Missing
Turkish authorities are reporting that a small general cargo ship sunk along the Black Sea coast on January 17. A search and rescu...
Read More >>World's First Commercial Activation of Iridium® GMDSS From AST
The historic Norwegian town of Haugesund, home to busy waterways dotted with fishing and shipping vessels recorded a new, groundbr...
Read More >>Last-Minute Terror Designation Endangers Food Lifeline for Yemen
A U.S. State Department decision to blacklist Yemen's Houthi rebel group may interfere with efforts to prevent a massive spill...
Read More >>Hunkering Down
The Gulf Coast and inland waterways have been hit hard by Covid-19 and the falloff in oil demand as a result of the economic decli...
Read More >>Number-Two Ocean Carrier Joins Partnership on Hydrogen Fuel R&D
Joining global shipping giants like NYK and CMA CGM, number-two ocean carrier MSC has recently joined the Hydrogen Council. MSC jo...
Read More >>Total Withdraws from Membership in American Petroleum Institute
The French oil major Total has ended its membership in the American Petroleum Institute, the industry and lobbying group represent...
Read More >>Two Killed by Leak Aboard FPSO off West Africa
BW Offshore, a provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, is reporting that two workers were killed in...
Read More >>WSC: Collaboration Not Regulation to Address Shipping Challenges
With growing calls from manufacturers, retailers and trade associations for governments to increase their oversight and regulation...
Read More >>International Investors Call on UN for Actions to Protect Seafarers
A group of 85 institutional investors representing over $2 trillion in assets, joined forces calling on the United Nations to take...
Read More >>Maersk Renews and Expands Partnership to Rid Oceans of Plastic
A.P. Moller-Maersk announced a three-year extension and expansion of its partnership with The Ocean Cleanup, a foundation dedicate...
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