Thursday, January 23, 2014
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News

Russia-Finland JV Wins Tender to Build Dual Fuel Icebreaker

A joint venture between Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation and the Finnish branch of shipbuilding group STX Arctech Helsinki Shipyard  has won a

January 23, 2014
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Finance

Qatar Shipping Secures $425 Million Ship Finance Loan

Qatar Shipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of Milaha announced today the securing of a 12 year, US $425 million fixed-term ship financing facility with a

January 23, 2014
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News

Zim Shipping Reaches Debt Restructuring Accord

Israeli shipping company Zim has reached an agreement in principle with most of its creditors covering $1.82 billion in debt, in a deal that will see parent

January 23, 2014
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Gulf Coast Shipyard Launches First U.S. Built LNG-Powered OSV
News

Gulf Coast Shipyard Launches First U.S. Built LNG-Powered OSV

Gulf Coast Shipyard Group has launched the first of six dual-fuel offshore supply vessels for Harvey Gulf International Marine at their facility in Gulfport,

January 22, 2014
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Finance

Noble Drilling Earnings Jump 50 Percent in 2013

Noble Corporation’s (NYSE: NE) 4th quarter and 2013 earnings release today revealed the offshore drilling contractor earned $783 million,

January 22, 2014
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Shipping News

CSAV and Hapag-Lloyd Agree to Merger Deal

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA, controlled by Chile’s billionaire Luksic family, signed an agreement with Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd AG to combine operations

January 22, 2014
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Offshore

Keppel Wades Into Deep Water to Battle Korean Rivals

Singapore's Keppel Corp Ltd , the world's top offshore drilling rig builder, boasts an $11 billion order book that will likely lift profits this year as those

January 22, 2014
Total Views: 56

Whistle-Blower Behind Coal Rally Heralds Colombian Shift
News

Whistle-Blower Behind Coal Rally Heralds Colombian Shift

European utilities paying more to burn coal this winter is a sign of progress in Colombia, according to Alejandro Arias, whose environmental activism is

January 22, 2014
Total Views: 45

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gCaptain

How Digital Advertising Works on gCaptain

In 2013, gCaptain visitors spent a total of 617,064 hours while browsing the digital pages (pageviews) of our website over 25 million times. Our clients who

January 22, 2014
Total Views: 114

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News

Freeport to Defer Indonesian Copper Exports Amid Permit Delay

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., the largest publicly traded copper producer, will defer the equivalent of about a 10th of monthly sales of the metal until

January 22, 2014
Total Views: 61

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News

Iran’s Oil Sales Rise As Sanctions Pressure Eases

Iran's oil exports have picked up modestly in January for the third consecutive month, according to sources who track tanker movements, adding to signs that

January 22, 2014
Total Views: 38

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Defense

With Burn Blistered Hands, Asylum Seekers Claim Mistreatment from Australian Navy

By Matt Siegel SYDNEY, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Australia on Wednesday rejected claims by a group of asylum seekers that they were beaten and suffered burns

January 22, 2014
Total Views: 56

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News

Heung-A Shipping Orders Chemical Tankers

International maritime transportation firm, Heung-A Shipping announced today an $86.6 million (KRW 92.1 billion) newbuild order for four chemical tankers

January 22, 2014
Total Views: 117

Tuesday, January 21, 2014
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News

Peeling the Risk Onion Back: Teekay’s New Tanker Investment Company

Earlier today, January 21st, 2014, Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE:TNK) and Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) announced the creation of Tanker Investments Ltd. (TIL)

January 21, 2014
Total Views: 103

Aurora Australis Icebreaker Reaches Australia with 52 Rescued Passengers
News

Aurora Australis Icebreaker Reaches Australia with 52 Rescued Passengers

The 52 passengers rescued from a Russian expedition vessel that became stuck in an Antarctic ice floe over the holidays have reached Australia safe and

January 21, 2014
Total Views: 65

Halliburton Worker Gets Probation for Destroying Well Tests
News

Halliburton Worker Gets Probation for Destroying Well Tests

A former Halliburton Co. manager was spared jail for destroying well-testing evidence after BP Plc’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil

January 21, 2014
Total Views: 56

Panama Canal, Consortium Discuss New Financing Proposal
News

Panama Canal, Consortium Discuss New Financing Proposal

The Panama Canal Authority said on Tuesday it was in talks over a new financing proposal with the Spanish-led consortium in charge of expanding the waterway

January 21, 2014
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One Dead, Four Injured in Istanbul Tanker Blast
News

One Dead, Four Injured in Istanbul Tanker Blast

One person has died and four others were injured Monday afternoon following an explosion onboard a chemical tanker near the Tuzla Shipyard in Istanbul,

January 21, 2014
Total Views: 54

Seabourn Finalizes Order for Ultra-Luxury Cruise Ship

Seabourn Finalizes Order for Ultra-Luxury Cruise Ship

Seabourn Cruises has announced the formal signing of a contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a new all-suite vessel, continuing the fleet

January 21, 2014
Total Views: 74

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Shipping News

IMO Secretary-General’s 2014 New Year Address -Full Text

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has delivered his 2014 New Year Address, outlining some of the targets, challenges and priorities the International

January 21, 2014
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