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Teekay LNG Parters, the LNG shipping unit of Bermuda-based Teekay Corporation, has placed an order for two fuel-efficient LNG carriers after
General Dynamics NASSCO has delivered the USNS Lewis B. Puller, the third ship in the U.S. Navy’s Mobile Landing Platform program and the
APM Terminals, the container terminal operating unit of Maersk Group, and its partners have sealed a massive $1.5 billion investment in Ghana
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Today a brand new 42mm Stainless Steel Apple Watch with Sapphire Crystal Display and a Black Leather band arrived at gCaptain HQ and we are giving it away for
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The International Association of Classifications Societies (IACS) has announced the adoption of new rules to further improve the safety of Large
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