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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Noble Discoverer drillship
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Shell’s Noble Discoverer Drillship Heads for Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard and police boats cleared a way through protesters in kayaks at a Seattle-area port on Tuesday so Royal Dutch Shell's second of two Arctic

June 30, 2015
Total Views: 325

Channel Tunnel Shut for Second Day as Ferry Workers Block French Port of Calais
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Channel Tunnel Shut for Second Day as Ferry Workers Block French Port of Calais

Ferry workers on Tuesday threatened to continue their protest on Wednesday after blocking Calais' port for two days, forcing the closure of the Channel Tunnel

June 30, 2015
Total Views: 34

CMA CGM to Sign Key China Deals Amid Booming Trade
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CMA CGM to Sign Key China Deals Amid Booming Trade

France's CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping group, will sign two deals with China that put it in line to benefit from a forecast surge in

June 30, 2015
Total Views: 41

Maersk ship at sea
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Maersk: No Issues Funding Greece Operations, Paid Staff Early

Oil and shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Tuesday it was experiencing no problems funding operations in Greece or getting paid by Greek

June 30, 2015
Total Views: 71

Monday, June 29, 2015
Australian Government Hopes UNESCO Won’t Blacklist Great Barrier Reef
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Australian Government Hopes UNESCO Won’t Blacklist Great Barrier Reef

UNESCO will announce on Wednesday whether it is going to place the reef, larger than the United Kingdom, Holland and Switzerland combined, on a list of

June 29, 2015
Total Views: 69

Petrobras 1000 drillship
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Petrobras Cuts 5-Year Spending by $91 Billion

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras slashed its long-term spending plan to the lowest level in eight years on Monday as new management moved to reduce the

June 29, 2015
Total Views: 27

Baltic Exchange Futures Platform Considering Move Into Commodities
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Baltic Exchange Futures Platform Considering Move Into Commodities

London's Baltic Exchange is studying a potential foray into commodities and is open to proposals on tie-ups as other exchanges attempt to boost volumes, its

June 29, 2015
Total Views: 126

Friday, June 26, 2015
Illinois Captain Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for 2005 Barge Explosion
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Illinois Captain Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for 2005 Barge Explosion

An Illinois man who was captain of a petroleum barge that exploded in a Chicago canal in 2005, killing a crew member, was sentenced to six months in prison on

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 265

Eight Cruise Ship Passengers Killed in Shore Excursion Plane Crash
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Eight Cruise Ship Passengers Killed in Shore Excursion Plane Crash

All nine people aboard an excursion plane from a Holland America Line cruise ship that crashed in Alaska on Thursday died in the accident, police and the

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 91

Greece’s Creditors Propose Targeting Shipping Sector Taxes
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Greece’s Creditors Propose Targeting Shipping Sector Taxes

Under the latest proposals made by Greece's creditors, the country's shipping companies face paying a higher tonnage tax and a phasing-out of special tax

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 35

Thursday, June 25, 2015
U.S. Senate-Approved Bill Seeks Port Performance Transparency
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U.S. Senate-Approved Bill Seeks Port Performance Transparency

A divided Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday approved legislation requiring the government to report on the performance of major U.S. port operations,

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 30

Norway Offshore Workers Agree Wage Deal, Avoiding Strike
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Norway Offshore Workers Agree Wage Deal, Avoiding Strike

Norwegian offshore oil rig workers signed a new wage deal on Thursday, avoiding a strike that could have cut energy production, labour unions

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 29

MyFerryLink Strike Sparks Migrant Crisis at Calais Port
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MyFerryLink Strike Sparks Migrant Crisis at Calais Port

The British government said on Thursday it had called a meeting of its emergency response committee Cobra to discuss the migrant crisis in the French port of

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, June 24, 2015
UAE’s Topaz Eyes South American Expansion Amid Oil Services Struggle
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UAE’s Topaz Eyes South American Expansion Amid Oil Services Struggle

Topaz Energy and Marine is eyeing expansion into South America in the next two years as the Dubai-based oil services firm looks beyond the current difficulties

June 24, 2015
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
China Extends Ship Scrapping Subsidy Program
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China Extends Ship Scrapping Subsidy Program

China on Tuesday extended by two years a subsidy programme that encourages shipping companies to scrap old vessels in a bid to support an industry struggling

June 23, 2015
Total Views: 46

Striking Ferry Workers Shut Channel Tunnel, Blockade Calais Port
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Striking Ferry Workers Shut Channel Tunnel, Blockade Calais Port

Traffic was halted through the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France on Tuesday after striking French ferry workers set fire to tires, while Britain's

June 23, 2015
Total Views: 21

Singapore Opens Next Phase of $3.5 Billion Container Terminal
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Singapore Opens Next Phase of $3.5 Billion Container Terminal

Singapore opened the newest addition to its container port on Tuesday, aiming to handle more of the increasing number of mega-ships plying the

June 23, 2015
Total Views: 156

Monday, June 22, 2015
PEMEX Confirms Another Platform Accident
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PEMEX Confirms Another Platform Accident

Mexico's state-run oil company, Pemex, confirmed on Monday there was an accident on an oil platform at one of its major operations in the southern Gulf of

June 22, 2015
Total Views: 47

migrants italian navy
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EU Launches Intel Op – Drones, Submarines to Hunt Migrant Smugglers

The European Union will use submarines, warships, drones and helicopters in an operation to gather intelligence on gangs who smuggle thousands of

June 22, 2015
Total Views: 84

Friday, June 19, 2015
Nigeria’s First Major Shipyard Project Receives $1.5 Billion Investment
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Nigeria’s First Major Shipyard Project Receives $1.5 Billion Investment

Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) is sponsoring the construction of the first major ship yard in Africa's biggest economy at the cost of $1.5

June 19, 2015
Total Views: 319