The world's biggest container shipping company, A.P. Moller-Maersk, on Monday lifted its full-year earnings outlook after reporting strong preliminary quarterly results as chaotic conditions in the global supply chain pushed freight rates higher.In the...
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Vard Delivers Expedition Cruise Ship to Ponant
Shipbuilder and designer Vard on Monday said it delivered the newly built expedition cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot for the French cruise company Ponant.The electric hybrid polar exploration vessel propelled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been...
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US Navy Christens Submarine Hyman G. Rickover
The U.S. Navy’s newest Virginia-class attack submarine, future USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795), was christened during a ceremony at General Dynamics’ Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Conn., July 31.“This submarine is a fitting tribute to Admi...
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US Navy Sailor Charged in Fire Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard
A U.S. Navy sailor was charged on Thursday with starting a fire last year that burned for four days on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, injuring more than 60 people and destroying the vessel.The sailor, who was not identified by name…
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Ever Given Arrives in Rotterdam
The container ship Ever Given, which got stuck in the Suez Canal for six days in March, arrived in the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Thursday after being released by authorities in Egypt.It was scheduled to dock at Rotterdam's ECT Delta terminal for unloa...
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Six Passengers Test Positive for COVID-19 on Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
U.S. cruise liner Royal Caribbean Group said on Friday only passengers with a negative COVID-19 test will be let aboard, after six guests on its Adventure of the Seas cruise ship tested positive during routine testing.The rule will apply to…
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Maritime Stakeholders Call for Action to Remove Barriers to Wind Propulsion
As the maritime industry searches for technologies and energy sources that can deliver on upcoming decarbonization regulations from the IMO and EU and ultimately delivering zero-emissions shipping, the development and deployment of wind propulsion…
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Baltic Dry Index Eases on Capesize, Panamax Slide
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index dipped on Monday on losses in the large and medium-sized vessel segments.The index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels carrying dry bulk commodities, inched 10 points ...
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