Saturday, January 31, 2015
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News

Chevron Tightens Belt as $40 Billion Makeover Sweeps Oil Sector

Chevron Corp. halted share buybacks, slowed work on new projects and announced the biggest spending cut in more than a decade as oil explorers around the world

January 31, 2015
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Video: RNLI Helicopter Rescue Training Marriage Proposal
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Video: RNLI Helicopter Rescue Training Marriage Proposal

A volunteer RNLI crew member from Mumbles lifeboat station thought a helicopter rescue exercise was a good time to pop the question to his now-fiancée. Here

January 31, 2015
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Incidents

FDNY Fireboats Respond to 7-Alarm Brooklyn Warehouse Fire

The Fire Department of New York is battling a 7-alarm fire today at a warehouse in Brooklyn utilizing their fire boat Bravest, Fire Fighter II and an army of

January 31, 2015
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Odebrecht Sees Cuba’s Mariel Port Expanding Sooner with Better U.S. Ties
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Odebrecht Sees Cuba’s Mariel Port Expanding Sooner with Better U.S. Ties

Cuba's improved relations with the United States could lead to a more rapid expansion of the port upon which the country has staked much of its economic

January 31, 2015
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Friday, January 30, 2015
USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005)
Marine Salvage

SMIT and Nippon Contracted to Salvage Grounded MSC Ship

After running aground 8 days ago off the east coast of Okinawa, Japan, plans to salvage Military Sealift Command’s USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) are

January 30, 2015
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Greek Government Unlikely to Target Shipping Industry
Shipping News

Greek Government Unlikely to Target Shipping Industry

While Greece's new leftist government seems set on a collision course with the European Union, it is likely to steer clear of confronting the country's

January 30, 2015
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Japanese Shipbuilder Secures Orders for Record 20,000 TEU Containerships
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Japanese Shipbuilder Secures Orders for Record 20,000 TEU Containerships

Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. says it has secured newbuilding orders for 11 containerships with a TEU capacity of 20,000, marking the

January 30, 2015
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News

Rosneft Pulls the Plug on 2015 Arctic Drilling Plans

Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft will not be able to resume drilling in the Kara Sea this year after Western sanctions halted its cooperation with

January 30, 2015
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News

Seaway Heavy Lifting Cranks Out Three Heavy Lift Installs in a Week

Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has been getting a serious amount of boxes checked off lately while operating in the Bay of Campeche off Mexico.  Within the span

January 30, 2015
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Port of Long Beach Chief Executive Unveils Plan to Tackle Congestion, Energy Efficiency
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Port of Long Beach Chief Executive Unveils Plan to Tackle Congestion, Energy Efficiency

Port of Long Beach Chief Executive Jon Slangerup on Thursday unveiled his plan to tackle unprecedented congestion issues that have plagued the port over the

January 30, 2015
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Hijacked Tanker Recovered Off Malaysia, Suspected Pirates Captured
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Hijacked Tanker Recovered Off Malaysia, Suspected Pirates Captured

The Malaysian government has recovered a missing tanker and captured nine suspected pirates just one day after the ship went missing in the waters near

January 30, 2015
Total Views: 188

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Incidents

U.S. Coast Guard MEDEVACs Mariner Aboard M/V Cougar Ace

U.S. Coast Guard rescuers from Newport, Rhode Island conducted a MEDEVAC on Thursday morning of a crewmember from the 654-foot pure truck & car carrier M/V

January 30, 2015
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News

Marquette Transportation Up For Sale For More Than $1 Billion

Marquette Transportation Company, a U.S. towboat operator, is exploring a sale that could value it at more than $1

January 30, 2015
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News

After 2014 Failure, Statoil Will Not Drill in the Barents Sea in 2015

Norwegian energy firm Statoil will not drill exploration wells in the Arctic Barents Sea this year after a failed campaign in 2014, exploration chief Tim

January 30, 2015
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Thursday, January 29, 2015
Keystone Bill Passes Without Senator McCain’s Jones Act Amendment
Interesting

Keystone Bill Passes Without Senator McCain’s Jones Act Amendment

The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Thursday for the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but an amendment filed by Senator John McCain seeking to repeal

January 29, 2015
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Video: MV Mary Arctica Makes Antarctic Delivery
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Video: MV Mary Arctica Makes Antarctic Delivery

Royal Arctic Lines' MV Mary Arctica unloads two antarctic-customized Toyota Hiluxes at Breid Bay on the coast of East

January 29, 2015
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ClassNK’s New Tonnage Tops 20 Million Again in 2014
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ClassNK’s New Tonnage Tops 20 Million Again in 2014

International classification society ClassNK has announced its fourth straight year registering new tonnage in excess of 20 million gt in 2014, with 833 new

January 29, 2015
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Vale’s Giant ‘Valemax’ Bulkers Dock at Five Chinese Ports – Exec
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Vale’s Giant ‘Valemax’ Bulkers Dock at Five Chinese Ports – Exec

Brazilian miner Vale's mega-ships have been able to dock at five ports in China, the firm's head of investor relations said on Thursday, as a ban that had been

January 29, 2015
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Baltic Dry Index Death Spirals to Near 30-Year Low
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Baltic Dry Index Death Spirals to Near 30-Year Low

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, spiralled downwards to its lowest level in nearly

January 29, 2015
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gCaptain

Top Employers of gCaptain Readers

We just had a quick look at our 29k-strong eNewsletter subscriber list and thought we’d share some of the data with you. The following chart shows those

January 29, 2015
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