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USCG Conducts First Rescues of Hurricane Michael Response

On Wednesday, as Hurricane Michael neared shore in the Florida Panhandle, Coast Guard servicemembers near Fort Myers Beach, Florida rescued two sailors from a 50-foot sailing yacht after she ran into trouble with weather.

Asia Leads in Container Shipping Connectivity

China remained the trading nation best connected to others by sea in 2018, according to UNCTAD’s latest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI), released alongside the Review of Maritime Transport 2018. 

US Navy ships rescue fishermen in South China Sea, Indian Ocean

The US Navy ships recently rescued distressed crews of two fishing boats in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea.

Chinese launch offshore installer

Chinese company Ouyang Offshore has launched a new wind turbine installation vessel at Dayang Offshore Equipment's shipyard in Jiangsu, China.

MarTID 2019: Autonomous Operations and the Future Mariner

The second annual global Maritime Training Insights Database survey examines the impact of the autonomy trend in maritime operations on the training of future “seafarers”

Star Bulk secures $70m in green loan financing for scrubber retrofits

New York-listed dry bulk shipowner Star Bulk Carriers has secured $70m in green loan financing for its scrubber retrofits as part of a $310m loan agreement.

Subsea 7 wins ‘sizeable’ Tullow EPCI contract offshore Ghana

Tullow Ghana has awarded Subsea 7 an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract in the Jubilee field offshore Ghana.

Keppel to build another two LNG carriers for Stolt-Nielsen worth around S$105 million

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Singmarine, has signed two additional contracts with Stolt-Nielsen Gas B.V. (Stolt-Nielsen Gas), a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen Limited.

Port of Rotterdam to create new space for polymer storage

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Rotterdam Polymer Hub (RPH) signed an allocation agreement regarding a site for two halls for the storage and distribution of polymers.

World’s first LNG cruise ship starts its first voyage

On October 8, AIDA Cruises’ newest ship AIDAnova departed the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The ship will now be transferred on the river Ems to Eemshaven, Netherlands.

Port of Long Beach Moves 8 Million TEUs in Fiscal Year

The Port of Long Beach closed out the 2018 fiscal year having handled 8,000,929 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) during the previous 12 months, the most ever, representing a 10.7 percent increase over fiscal year 2017.

Maersk Invests in Freight-Booking Startup Loadsmart

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S is investing in U.S. freight-booking startup Loadsmart Inc. as the container shipping giant builds up its efforts to extend its services beyond maritime transportation.

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