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BP's Thunder Horse on location in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo (c) BP Plc.

Rigs Running Hot in Gulf of Mexico as Shale Scales Back

On February 19, 2015 By Bloomberg
While U.S. drilling on land has fallen along with the price of crude, the risky and expensive drive to pull oil from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico is showing little evidence of a slowdown.
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Ships gather off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California as a sailboat makes it way past them in this aerial photo taken February 6, 2015. REUTERS/Bob Riha Jr

Crisis Brews (Again) on the West Coast Docks: What’s Going On?

On February 19, 2015 By Bloomberg
The West Coast ports of the U.S. are headed for paralysis as a contract dispute between management and unionized dockworkers spills onto the docks from San Diego to Bellingham, Washington.
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Rambiz 4000 – Unique Self-Propelled Crane Ship Ordered by Scaldis

On February 19, 2015 By gCaptain
Antwerp’s Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors NV has announced an order for a unique self-propelled DP2 crane ship with 4,000 ton lifting capacity from Royal IHC. The ship, known as [...]
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Profit Rises at Qatari LNG Shipper Nakilat

On February 19, 2015 By Reuters
Qatar Gas Transport Co (Nakilat), one of the world's largest shippers of liquefied natural gas, reported a 14 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit on Thursday.
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DNV GL Welcomes World’s Largest Containership to Class

On February 19, 2015 By gCaptain
DNV GL on Thursday announced that it has welcomed the MSC Oscar containership into its class, which at 19,224 TEU is the world's largest containership by carrying capacity.
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U.S. Senate Pushes for Crude Oil Exports to Mexico

On February 19, 2015 By gCaptain
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee, and Senator Heidi Heitkamp, today joined with 19 of their Senate colleagues on a bipartisan letter to [...]
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Russian Twins Named at Nordic Yards

On February 19, 2015 By Rob Almeida
Seventeen months after steel was first cut at Nordic Yards, the naming ceremony for two identical ice-breaking rescue and salvage vessels has taken place today.  The Beringov Proliv and Murman were built for [...]
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Svitzer Salvage Team Inspects Grounded DFDS Cargo Ship

On February 19, 2015 By Rob Almeida
The U.K Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) reports the grounded DFDS cargo ship Lysblink Seaway has spilled an undefined quantity of diesel oil from it’s starboard side.  The MCA says an [...]
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Statoil’s Gudrun Facility Shut Down After Hydrocarbon Leak

On February 19, 2015 By Rob Almeida
Production from Statoil’s Gudrun field has been halted after a hydrocarbon leak was discovered yesterday, according to Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA). The leak, of unknown description, occurred at 0640 on [...]
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Norden Renegotiates Charter Contracts Amid Horrific Dry Bulk Market

On February 19, 2015 By Reuters
Danish shipping company D/S Norden has renegotiated charter agreements for nine vessels with their Japanese owners in reaction to record low dry bulk freight rates.
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Indian Coast Guard Chases Down Fleeing Russian Cargo Ship Off Mumbai

On February 18, 2015 By Mike Schuler
It was a high-speed chase of sorts off the coast of Mumbai Tuesday when the Indian Coast Guard chased down and intercepted a Russian cargo ship trying to flee the country.
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Carnival Corporation's new $85 million Amber Cove facility represents the largest cruise industry investment ever made in the Dominican Republic. Photo: Carnival Corporation & plc

Carnival to Open New $85 Million Dominican Republic Facility

On February 18, 2015 By Mike Schuler
Miami-based Carnival Corp. announced Wednesday an $85 million expansion at the Dominican Republic's Amber Cove port, marking the biggest single cruise industry investment ever made in the Caribbean nation.
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DFDS Seaways Cargo Ship Aground on Scottish Coast – Update

On February 18, 2015 By Rob Almeida
DFDS Seaways’ cargo ship Lysblink Seaways has run aground on the west coast of Scotland today.  The incident occurred at approximately 1:50AM local time according to the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard [...]
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MiG-29K aircraft are parked on the deck of INS Vikramaditya, Indian Navy's aircraft carrier, anchored in the Arabian sea off the coast of Mumbai in this December 3, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/Files

India Approves $16 Billion Naval Expansion Plan -Source

On February 18, 2015 By Bloomberg
India is tripling its fleet of nuclear submarines in the country’s priciest naval expansion in five years, a move that comes as China increases naval activity in the Indian Ocean.
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