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Bulk Carrier Struck Offshore Platform Missing from NOAA Navigation Charts, NTSB Finds
The National Transportation Safety Board stated on Tuesday that the collision between a bulk carrier and an oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana last year could be attributed to ineffective resource management for bridges.
Bar Harbor Adopts Limits on Cruise Ships to Reduce Overcrowding
The town council in Bar Harbor, Marine has adopted a plan that will both shorten the season for cruise ships and in some cases reduce by up to a third the number of daily cruise visitors in the popular destination.
Princess Cruises Cancels 11 Trips Citing Labor Shortages
Princess Cruises, a division of Carnival Corp., has postponed 11 voyages on board the Diamond Princess due to staffing concerns, which have been prevalent in the cruise business this year.
Fire at Cuban Petroleum Terminal – All Updates
Cuba has reached out to its neighbors for help in fighting a massive tank fire at the Matanzas petroleum complex, which has killed at least one person and left 17 missing.
Russia Finds a New Route to Oil Market Via a Tiny Egyptian Port
Russia appears to have found a new means of getting its oil to market with western sanctions looming for Moscow.
White paper finds more than 40% of Southeast Asia’s shipping pollution linked to Singapore bunker sales
Washington-based independent nonprofit organisation the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), has published a white paper on greenhouse gas (GHG) air and water pollution linked to marine fuel sales at the Port of Singapore.
Adani Ports Acquires Israel Port for $1.2 Billion
India’s Adani Group along with local logistics group Gadot have sealed the winning $1.18bn bid to privatize the Israeli port of Haifa.
Maersk quits ICS board over climate change stance
A.P. Moller-Maersk has withdrawn its board member from industry organization International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), partly over the trade association’s stance on climate change.
Container ship order book outstrips tankers and bulk carriers for the first time
Boxship orderbook now larger than both the tanker and bulker orderbooks in dwt for the first time
Indian coastguard rescues 22 crew as tanker sailing from UAE takes on water
The Indian Coast Guard rescued all 22 crewmembers from a product tanker Global King 1 taking on water in the Arabian Sea.
Cruise Ship Strikes an Iceberg in Alaska
CNN reported that the Norwegian cruise ship was transitioning to Hubbard Glacier in Alaska when it suddenly plowed into the “growler” iceberg on Saturday.
Toxic gas leak at Jordan’s Aqaba port kills 13, injures hundreds
A leak of toxic chlorine gas at Jordan’s Red Sea port of Aqaba has killed 13 people and injured more than 260 others, state media report.