Tuesday, October 9, 2018
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Response Continues for Mediterranean Ship Collision as Oil Slick Grows

European authorities are continuing to respond to an oil spill after a ferry collided with an anchored containership off the coast of Corsica on Sunday

October 9, 2018
Total Views: 106

Feng Huang AO
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Disabled Tanker Towed to New York After ‘Significant’ Engine Room Fire

The U.S. Coast Guard and local first responders responded to a disabled 479-foot asphalt tanker off the coast of Nantucket Island on Monday after

October 9, 2018
Total Views: 88

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Iranian Supertanker Offloads Oil at Storage Facility in China Ahead of U.S. Sanctions

By Chen Aizhu and Meng Meng BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A vessel carrying 2 million barrels of Iranian oil discharged the crude into a bonded storage tank

October 9, 2018
Total Views: 138

Rapid, Unprecedented Change Needed to Halt Global Warming – U.N.
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Rapid, Unprecedented Change Needed to Halt Global Warming – U.N.

By Nina Chestney and Jane Chung LONDON/INCHEON, South Korea, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Keeping the Earth’s temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius

October 9, 2018
Total Views: 35

Monday, October 8, 2018
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Gulf of Mexico Offshore Platforms Evacuated Ahead of Hurricane Michael

By Gary McWilliams and Liz Hampton HOUSTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Energy companies on Monday halted nearly a fifth of Gulf of Mexico oil production and

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 29

Crewboat ‘Grand Sun’ Catches Fire Off Louisiana -Photos
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Crewboat ‘Grand Sun’ Catches Fire Off Louisiana -Photos

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people from an offshore crewboat that caught fire off the coast of Louisiana on Monday. Watchstanders at the Eighth Coast

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 125

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Evacuations Ordered as Hurricane Michael Speeds Toward Florida

By Gina Cherelus Oct 8 (Reuters) – Florida’s governor mobilized National Guard troops and ordered Gulf Coast residents to head inland or get ready

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 32

Photos: Oil Spills After Tunisian Ferry T-Bones Anchored Containership in Mediterranean
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Photos: Oil Spills After Tunisian Ferry T-Bones Anchored Containership in Mediterranean

Update: Oil Slick Spreads Authorities in France and Italy are responding to a major oil slick after a  collided with an anchored containership in the

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 273

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Container Carriers Sail Towards a Tipping Point of Ocean Freight Rates and Fuel

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The bellwether Shanghai Container Freight Index (SCFI) did not publish on Monday, due to the national holiday in China,

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 37

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Rocked by Trump’s Sanctions, Iranian Oil Exports Drop Further

By Alex Lawler LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Iran’s crude exports fell further in the first week of October, according to tanker data and an industry

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 36

Glencore Wins Cut to Coal Carrying Costs Out of Newcastle
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Glencore Wins Cut to Coal Carrying Costs Out of Newcastle

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Australia’s competition regulator said on Monday the Port of Newcastle must reduce its charges for

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 36

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Hapag-Lloyd to Introduce IMO 2020 Fuel Surcharges from 2019

FRANKFURT, Oct 8 (Reuters) – German container shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd said on Monday it is preparing customers for a mechanism to charge more for

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 21

Damen’s 3rd Annual Workboat Festival showcases over  thirty workboats to customers and industry partners
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Damen’s 3rd Annual Workboat Festival showcases over thirty workboats to customers and industry partners

Press Release – Damen Shipyards – Last Thursday, Damen Shipyards Gorinchem hosted the Damen group’s third annual Workboat Festival. The event

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 37

offshore rig
Offshore

Offshore Driller Ensco to Buy Rowan in $2.38 Billion Deal

By John Benny and Shanti S Nair Oct 8 (Reuters) – Deep-sea oil driller Ensco Plc said on Monday it would buy smaller rival Rowan Cos Plc in an

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 19

Friday, October 5, 2018
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The Port of Rotterdam Authority Testing Autonomous Navigation in Port

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed a partnership agreement with an artificial intelligence software startup to help develop autonomous navigation

October 5, 2018
Total Views: 108

Bouchard Seeking $18 Million Insurance Payout on Exploded B255 Barge
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Bouchard Seeking $18 Million Insurance Payout on Exploded B255 Barge

(Clearview Post) – The owners of an oil barge that exploded off the coast of Texas in 2017 might make $12 million more on their insurance claim for

October 5, 2018
Total Views: 278

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Opinion: Globalization Is Alive and Well, in Regional Deals

By Daniel Moss (Bloomberg Opinion) — Give South Korean President Moon Jae-in marks for boldness. The Korean Peninsula seems an unlikely place to plant

October 5, 2018
Total Views: 26

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Plastic Waste in the World’s Oceans Could Double by 2030, IEA Warns

By Alexander Kwiatkowski (Bloomberg) — The International Energy Agency has a sobering warning about the health of the world’s oceans. The

October 5, 2018
Total Views: 297

Historic Avondale Shipyard
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New Owners to Redevelop Former Avondale Shipyard Site Into Logistics Hub

Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced the closing of the sale of the former Avondale Shipyards site to Avondale Marine, a joint venture between T. Parker

October 5, 2018
Total Views: 402

SunStone expedition cruise ships
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SunStone Orders Second Ice-Class Expedition Cruise Ship

Miami-based expedition cruise ship owner SunStone Ships has exercised an it option to construct an additional ice-class expedition vessel at China Merchants

October 5, 2018
Total Views: 105