Tuesday, September 23, 2014
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Collision

Coast Guard Cutter Collides With and Sinks F/V Sea Shepherd

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo collided with the 42-foot commercial fishing vessel Sea Shepherd earlier today, sinking the vessel approximately nine

September 23, 2014
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News

Global Shipping Emissions Cut by 20% -ICS

The total greenhouse gas emissions from the global maritime transport industry are estimated to have been cut by over 20% from 2007 to 2012, theSecretary

September 23, 2014
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Suncor to Ship First Ever Western Canadian Crude to Europe
Shipping News

Suncor to Ship First Ever Western Canadian Crude to Europe

Canada's largest oil and gas producer, Suncor Energy Inc, is shipping its first ever tanker of Western Canadian heavy crude from Canada's East Coast to Europe,

September 23, 2014
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Charterers Optimistic Despite Dip In Shipping Confidence -Moore Stephens
News

Charterers Optimistic Despite Dip In Shipping Confidence -Moore Stephens

Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell slightly during the three months to August 2014, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey

September 23, 2014
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TIME Video: The History of Piracy in Asia
News

TIME Video: The History of Piracy in Asia

In this short clip, Time Magazine contributor Adam McCauley takes a look at the history of piracy in Asia from the 19th century pirating of Dutch and British

September 23, 2014
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News

Abalone Farmers Storm Chinese Shipyard

A shipyard in China's southeast has suspended operations after at least 500 farmers, who blame water pollution from the yard for killing their abalone harvest,

September 23, 2014
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PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara
News

PT Newmont Granted Indonesian Ore Export Permit

Indonesian copper and gold mining company PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT) has announced plans to resume copper concentrate shipments this week after receipt

September 23, 2014
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Monday, September 22, 2014
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News

Nordic Yards Launches Pair of Multi-Purpose Icebreakers for Russia’s Ministry of Transport

By Shubin Aleksey Andreyevich, On 21 September 2014, Nordic Yards launched two 7MW multipurpose salvage/icebreaker vessels, the Bering Strait and Murman from

September 22, 2014
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TOTE Secures $324 Million in Government Financing for Dual Fuel Containerships
News

TOTE Secures $324 Million in Government Financing for Dual Fuel Containerships

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the approval of a $324.6 million Title XI loan guarantee to TOTE Shipholdings, Inc., to finance the

September 22, 2014
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West Coast Port Strike Appears Unlikely, Panel Hears
Ports

West Coast Port Strike Appears Unlikely, Panel Hears

Negotiations on a new labor contract for 20,000 dockworkers at West Coast ports will probably conclude without a labor disruption, a shipping consultant said

September 22, 2014
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Photos: Quantum of the Seas River Ems Conveyance
News

Photos: Quantum of the Seas River Ems Conveyance

Royal Caribbean's newest and most technologically advanced ship departed the Meyer Werft shipyard on Monday for the 26-mile journey down the River Ems to the

September 22, 2014
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Tall Ship Tour Runs Aground Near Statue of Liberty
News

Tall Ship Tour Runs Aground Near Statue of Liberty

All 121 passengers aboard a 158-foot tall ship had to be rescued Saturday after the vessel ran aground and got stuck near the Statue of

September 22, 2014
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Offshore

Norway to Outline Johan Sverdrup Power Plan in Early 2015

The Norwegian government said on Monday it would outline plans in spring next year regarding the electrification of the $20 billion Johan Sverdrup oil field in

September 22, 2014
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Cosco Counting On Fuel-Efficient Ships to Cut Costs, Revive Profit
Shipping News

Cosco Counting On Fuel-Efficient Ships to Cut Costs, Revive Profit

China Cosco Holdings Co., the container shipping line that posted three annual operating losses, said adding more fuel-efficient vessels will help cut costs

September 22, 2014
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‘Europalink’ Captain and Chief Officer Arrested Following Grounding
Shipping News

‘Europalink’ Captain and Chief Officer Arrested Following Grounding

The Captain and Chief Officer of the Italian-flagged Europalink ferry have been arrested in Greece after the ship ran aground early Sunday morning off

September 22, 2014
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New Alaska State Ferries to Be Built in Alaska
Shipping News

New Alaska State Ferries to Be Built in Alaska

The State of Alaska and Vigor Industrial have reached a final agreement to construct two Alaska Class Ferries at Vigor Alaska in Ketchikan, Alaska, Governor

September 22, 2014
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Man Arrested in Ireland for Stabbing Fellow Crewmember Aboard Cargo Ship
News

Man Arrested in Ireland for Stabbing Fellow Crewmember Aboard Cargo Ship

A crewmember of a Liberian-flagged cargo ship has been arrested in Ireland for stabbing another crewmember during a altercation onboard the ship in the

September 22, 2014
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Fredriksen’s Breakup With Adviser Troeim Hits Shares
News

Fredriksen’s Breakup With Adviser Troeim Hits Shares

Rig company Seadrill Ltd. and salmon farmer Marine Harvest ASA slumped in Oslo trading amid a fallout between their main owner, billionaire John Fredriksen,

September 22, 2014
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News

Grain Shippers Trumped by Oil on U.S Rail Lines

Shipping companies probably will miss out on exports from the record U.S. grain harvest because the shale-oil boom is clogging up rail lines to

September 22, 2014
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News

Russian Port Officials Find Radioactive Truck on K-Line RoRo

By Shubin Aleksey Andreyevich, The Panamanian-flagged car carrier MALACCA HIGHWAY was held up at the port of Vladivostock on 11 September after customs

September 22, 2014
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