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Roger Blough Enroute to Sturgeon Bay for Repairs

Jun 12, 2016

The U.S. Coast Guard captain of the port, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, gave the motor vessel Roger Blough permission Saturday to transit down the St. Marys River to anchorage in Potagannissing Bay in the vicinity of DeTour Village, Michigan.The…

Long Range Medevac Conducted 230 mi South of Cold Bay, Alaska

Jun 12, 2016

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced an ailing mariner off the Matson cargo vessel Maunawili approximately 230 miles south of Cold Bay, Alaska, Thursday. The Jayhawk crew hoisted the 20-year-old man and…

[Op-Ed] Ballast Water Facts, Not Hype

Jun 10, 2016

An Op-Ed issued by the Lake Carriers’ Association, American Great Lakes Ports Association and Great Lakes Maritime Task Force addresses the “exaggerations and inaccuracies” surrounding the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA), and explains…

Second LNG-powered Cement Carrier Delivered

Jun 09, 2016

Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit has delivered the second LNG-powered cement carrier, MV Ireland, to owners JT Cement, a joint venture between Swedish shipping company Erik Thun AB and Norway’s KG Jebsen Cement. MV Ireland, along with sister vessel MV Greenland delivered in December 2015…

Safe Bulkers Regains Compliance with NYSE

Jun 03, 2016

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that it was notified by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) that the Company has regained compliance with the…

BV launches My VeriSTAR Mobile Application

Jun 02, 2016

Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has developed a one-stop- shop mobile application which will allow marine professionals to easily perform daily class and statutory actions through a user-friendly interface. With My VeriSTAR…

Update on Roger Blough Salvage

Jun 02, 2016

The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond to the motor vessel Roger Blough, Wednesday, after the vessel ran aground Friday afternoon on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior.Plans continue to progress to safely free…

Rickmers Acquires Nordana Project

Jun 01, 2016

Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg based liner service specialist for breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargoes takes over the activities of tramp and chartering specialist Nordana Project & Chartering with offices in Copenhagen, Bangkok, Singapore and Houston…

Work Continues on Roger Blough

Jun 01, 2016

The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond to the motor vessel Roger Blough, Tuesday, after the vessel ran aground Friday afternoon on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior.Plans continue to progress to safely free the…

The Dry Bulk Market Will Become Profitable in 2019, If …

Jun 01, 2016

The dry bulk market could become profitable again in 2019 – but only if a series of extremely tough and sustained measures are taken by shipowners, year on year. 2016 has to be the turning point in addressing the fundamental imbalance of the dry bulk market…

BIMCO President Speaks on Dry Bulk's Road to Recovery

May 31, 2016

“Scrapping ships and no new builds is the fastest road to recovery for the dry bulk market”BIMCO President Philippe Louis-Dreyfus comments on BIMCO’s latest market analysis:The dry bulk market could become profitable again in 2019 – but…

BigLift Transports Two Siwertell CSU’

May 31, 2016

Earlier this month, BigLift Shipping’s Happy Dynamic successfully transported two 560 mt Siwertell Continuous Ship Unloaders (CSUs) from Chioggia, Italy, to Liverpool, UK.The CSUs are 35 m high and 24 m wide and, when in service, have a discharge capacity of 1…

A Year is a Long Time in Tankers

May 29, 2016

The latest Gibson Market Report focused on the age profile of the VLCC fleet and the prospects for trading life beyond 15 years of age.  Analysis of the Suezmax fleet shows a similar picture, with eighty-nine units over15 years of age (18%…

Diana Charters Out Two Bulkers

May 28, 2016

Diana Shipping Inc. today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it entered into a time charter contract with Bunge S.A., Geneva, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Naias. The gross charter rate is US$5,000 per day…

BIMCO: BDI Conducts the Demolition Activity

May 27, 2016

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) ’s positive effect on capacity being removed from the fleet did not continue into Q2 2016, as capesize demolition came to a halt.The BDI went from “devastating” in February to “poor” in April with the highest total…

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