Maritime software, services, and data analysis provider NAPA said it has been awarded type approval by DNV GL for its latest loading computer, the NAPA Loading Computer Type 4 and Loading Computer System Damage Control, LCS(DC). The type approval…
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US Army Corps Clearing Debris from Louisiana Calcasieu Ship Channel After Delta
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Wednesday that it may be able to clear enough debris from Hurricane Delta to open the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Louisiana to vessels drafting up to 30 feet (9.14 m) with restrictions by the end of the week.The A...
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Scorpio Bulkers Sells Two Ultramax Vessels
Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. announced Wednesday that it has entered into agreements with an unaffiliated third party to sell two 2017-built Ultramax bulk carriers for approximately $34 million as the dry bulk shipping company continues its transition to offs...
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Ships Wait to Unload at Port of Los Angeles as Imports Boom
Incoming cargo to the Port of Los Angeles is surging as businesses restock depleted inventories and retailers prepare for an early holiday season, the executive director for the nation's busiest seaport said on Wednesday.Workers unloaded 471…
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Tidewater Names Degodny CCO
Tidewater Transportation and Terminals said it recently added Aaron Degodny as its new Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer. As part of Tidewater’s executive leadership team, Degodny will focus on establishing strategic partnerships in new marke...
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UN Access to Decaying Yemen Tanker Could Take Weeks
A United Nations team will have to wait several weeks to access a deteriorating tanker off Yemen's shore that is threatening to spill 1.1 million barrels of crude oil in the Red Sea, two U.N. sources told Reuters.The United Nations has warned that the ...
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Maritime Cybersecurity in Focus
Maritime cybersecurity is more important than ever, as made clear during an international webinar chaired Wednesday by the United States, the Netherlands and Denmark.The webinar was a continuation of the maritime cybersecurity event in the margins…
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ABS CEO Calls for Cooperation on Decarbonization
The successful decarbonization of the shipping industry will require teamwork and cooperation, said ABS Chairman, President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki.“Building the future is clearly a team sport – even if not all players see it that way all the ...
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Baltic Index Marks Worst Day in Two Months
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell on Wednesday to mark its worst day in over two months, hurt by falling capesize rates.The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, pan...
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Norden Sells Product Tanker Nord Andes
Danish shipping company Norden said it has sold the 2011-built product tanker Nord Andes to an unnamed Asian buyer just 10 months after the vessel was acquired.The sale comes after the vessel was purchased by Norden in December 2019, and underlines Nor...
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