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Svitzer, the towage unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk, will be expanding in Canada as the company announced that it has established a harbor towage service in the
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Animation from the American Maritime Partnership explaining the importance of the Jones
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Singaporean rig builder Sembcorp Marine is headed to court to settle a dispute with Marco Polo Marine over the termination of a $214.3 million jack-up rig
A a federal judge in Hawaii has sentenced a South Korean shipping company to pay a total of $950,000 for its failure to maintain an accurate oil record
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DryShips, which owns dry bulk carriers and offshore support vessels, announced that it sold three of its vessels along with the associated bank debt to
Maersk Oil, the Danish oil and gas company owned by the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group, has announced that it will cease production from its Tyra field in the
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