Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Maersk, MSC, Others in Talks to End EU Antitrust Probe
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Maersk, MSC, Others in Talks to End EU Antitrust Probe

By Foo Yun Chee (Reuters) – The world’s two biggest container shipping companies, AP Moller-Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company, are seeking

June 3, 2014
Total Views: 13

Boskalis and Mammoet Start Operation To Raise Baltic Ace Car Carrier
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Boskalis and Mammoet Start Operation To Raise Baltic Ace Car Carrier

Dutch companies have started a weeks-long operation to raise the Baltic Ace car carrier, which collided with a cargo ship in 2012, killing 11 crew and sending

June 3, 2014
Total Views: 58

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Stolen Tugboat Found Half Submerged in Providence River

ABC6 – Providence, RI and New Bedford, MA News, Weather A tugboat that had been reported stolen from the Oyster House pier in East Providence, Rhode

June 3, 2014
Total Views: 94

Monday, June 2, 2014
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China Builds Sulawesi Smelters as Ore Export Ban Cuts Jobs

June 3 (Bloomberg) — Since Indonesia banned ore exports, the global nickel industry has been rocked by surging prices, Chinese workers like Zhang Qi

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 194

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Oil Tanker Hauling Disputed Crude U-Turns in Atlantic Ocean

By Nayla Razzouk and Khalid Al-Ansary June 3 (Bloomberg) — An oil tanker shipping crude from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region turned back after

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 17

PHOTOS: Icy Newfoundland Rescue
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PHOTOS: Icy Newfoundland Rescue

Five fishermen were rescued Sunday from the icy waters of Notre Dame Bay off the northeastern coast of Newfoundland after abandoning their fishing vessel, the

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 51

Nordic American Offshore Initiates $100m IPO, Order for New PSVs
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Nordic American Offshore Initiates $100m IPO, Order for New PSVs

Nordic American Offshore has announced plans to raise more than $100 million through its IPO that will help fund the purchase of at least two new platform

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 111

gCaptain Radio Episode 47: Discussing the Role of a Maritime Pilot
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gCaptain Radio Episode 47: Discussing the Role of a Maritime Pilot

This week marks the 47th episode of gCaptain Radio, a weekly talk show discussion with gCaptain founder John Konrad and radio host Jeff Eckles. gCaptain

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 14

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$25 Million Delaware River Dredging Contract Awarded

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. a $25,376,872 firm fixed-price contract to dredge the main channel of the Delaware

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 60

Divers Locate Missing Captain Following Japan Tanker Blast
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Divers Locate Missing Captain Following Japan Tanker Blast

The body of the missing captain of a Japanese oil tanker that exploded off the countries southwest coast has been found, the coastguard has

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 41

Thai Oil Tanker Recovered Minus 3 Million Liters of Diesel
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Thai Oil Tanker Recovered Minus 3 Million Liters of Diesel

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 (Reuters) – A Thai oil tanker reported missing two days ago has been recovered with all of its crew members safe but pirates who

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 42

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Gas Natural Fenosa Signs LNG Deal With Corpus Christi Liquefaction

Gas Natural Fenosa LNG SL signed a deal today with Cheniere Energy’s subsidiary, Corpus Christi Liquefaction to purchase approximately 1.5 million tons

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 55

Talleres Navales del Golfo shipyard
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Talleres Navales del Golfo Begins Construction of 22-Vessel Fleet for PEMEX

On 26 May, Talleres Navales del Golfo (TNG) shipyard laid the keel of a 31.5 meter, 50 ton bollard pull azimuth stern drive tugboat. This event marked the

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 24

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Chinese Port Stops Metal Shipments Due To Probe

By Melanie Burton SYDNEY, June 2 (Reuters) – China’s northeastern port of Qingdao has halted shipments of aluminium and copper due to an

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 18

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Seadrill Breathes Sigh of Relief After Winning $1.1 Billion Charter Deal

Seadrill’s West Jupiter, the second of eight 6th generation drilling rigs being built for Seadrill over the next two years has just signed a $1.1

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 71

Sunday, June 1, 2014
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Sembcorp Invests in Gravity-Based LNG Terminal Concept

Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine announced today a $4 million investment to acquire a 12 percent stake in GraviFloat AS, a Bergen-based firm that

June 1, 2014
Total Views: 126

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Iraq Oil Exports Rise By 8 Percent In May

By Raheem Salman BAGHDAD, June 1 (Reuters) – Oil exports from Iraq rose by 8 percent in May and a new floating terminal was inaugurated that will expand

June 1, 2014
Total Views: 46

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Swiber Wins Subsea EPIC Contract Off Latin America

Swiber, the Singapore-based offshore contractor announced today the winning of a USD $80 million Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Construction (EPIC)

June 1, 2014
Total Views: 18