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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
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News

Shell Seeks to Remove Greenpeace Activists From Drilling Rig

Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it has filed a complaint in federal court in Alaska seeking an order to remove Greenpeace activists who climbed aboard an oil rig in

April 7, 2015
Total Views: 55

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Incidents

Russian Nuclear Submarine “Orel” Catches Fire

A nuclear submarine caught fire in a shipyard in Russia's northern province of Arkhangelsk on Tuesday but there were no weapons on board, Russian news agencies

April 7, 2015
Total Views: 100

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News

Fire Still Restricts Trucks from Brazil’s Largest Port

A fire at a fuel-storage facility at the Port of Santos, the largest port in Brazil, burned for a sixth day on Tuesday, restricting access to trucks delivering

April 7, 2015
Total Views: 114

Sunday, April 5, 2015
ultracargo fuel tank fire santos port
Incidents

Fuel Storage Tank Fire Near Brazil’s Santos Port Enters 4th Day

A fire at a fuel storage facility near Brazil's largest port Santos entered its fourth day on Sunday as 110 firefighters worked to stop the flames from

April 5, 2015
Total Views: 93

Saturday, April 4, 2015
Fire Spreads at Port Santos, Brazil
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Fire Spreads at Port Santos, Brazil

A fire at a fuel storage facility run by Ultracargo near Santos, Brazil's largest port, spread further on Saturday as it entered its third day despite

April 4, 2015
Total Views: 58

Friday, April 3, 2015
West Coast Ports Labor Deal Wins Dockworkers Union Approval
News

West Coast Ports Labor Deal Wins Dockworkers Union Approval

A union caucus representing dockworkers at West Coast ports voted to recommend to its members a labor contract deal reached over months of negotiations that

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 22

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News

Egypt to Begin LNG Imports as FSRU Höegh Gallant Arrives

Egypt moved closer to easing its chronic power shortages on Thursday as the arrival of a floating import terminal marked the start of imports of super-cooled

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 87

Thursday, April 2, 2015
TransCanada Scraps Quebec Oil Export Terminal Over Whale Danger
Shipping News

TransCanada Scraps Quebec Oil Export Terminal Over Whale Danger

TransCanada is scrapping plans for a Quebec oil-export terminal, a move that is a victory for environmentalists and which delays the company's Energy East

April 2, 2015
Total Views: 28

Fuel Storage Tanks on Fire Near Port of Santos, Brazil
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Fuel Storage Tanks on Fire Near Port of Santos, Brazil

Eighty firefighters were battling a fire at a fuel tank storage facility run by Ultracargo near Brazil's port of Santos, Latin America's largest, the local

April 2, 2015
Total Views: 103

At Least 56 Now Dead After Russian Trawler Sinks in Icy Western Pacific
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At Least 56 Now Dead After Russian Trawler Sinks in Icy Western Pacific

At least 54 crew on a Russian fishing trawler died and 15 were missing after it sank in freezing waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Western Pacific

April 2, 2015
Total Views: 60

Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Congestion Slowly Easing at U.S. West Coast Ports
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Congestion Slowly Easing at U.S. West Coast Ports

Cargo congestion at the two busiest U.S. container ports has eased considerably in the six weeks, but port officials said it would take several more weeks for

April 1, 2015
Total Views: 66

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News

VLCC Backlog Builds at Iraq’s Basra Port After Bad Weather

A backlog of over 30 oil tankers has built up outside the Iraqi port of Basra and shippers face lengthy delays of up to three weeks to load oil because of bad

April 1, 2015
Total Views: 109

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Noble Discoverer
News

U.S. Approval Moves Shell One Step Closer to Arctic Drilling

The U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday upheld a 2008 lease sale in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska, moving Royal Dutch Shell a step closer to returning to oil and

March 31, 2015
Total Views: 12

Britain’s Top Port Operator to Sell $2.4 Billion Stake
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Britain’s Top Port Operator to Sell $2.4 Billion Stake

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Hermes Infrastructure are to buy a 30 percent stake in Associated British Ports for about 1.6 billion

March 31, 2015
Total Views: 34

Rise in Illegal Fishing Threatens to Revive Somali Piracy
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Rise in Illegal Fishing Threatens to Revive Somali Piracy

A rise in illegal fishing off Somalia could spark a resurgence in piracy, United Nations and Somali fishing officials have warned, nearly three years after the

March 31, 2015
Total Views: 61

Monday, March 30, 2015
Advanced Drillships Become Burden for Owners as Business Dries Up
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Advanced Drillships Become Burden for Owners as Business Dries Up

Not so long ago, advanced drillships costing more than half a billion dollars each and capable of operating in ever-deeper waters practically guaranteed big

March 30, 2015
Total Views: 86

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News

CMA CGM to Order 20,600 TEU Trio

France's CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipper, announced on Monday plans to order three giant vessels and said higher volumes and profit last

March 30, 2015
Total Views: 78

Sunday, March 29, 2015
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News

Two Tankers Load Oil at Eastern Libyan Ports -Officials

A tanker bound for Italy was loading 600,000 barrels of oil at the Libyan port of Hariga on Sunday, an oil official said, the eighth loading at the eastern

March 29, 2015
Total Views: 38

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Finance

Germany’s HSH Nordbank Must Use More State Guarantees Due to Dollar -Handelsblatt

HSH, one of the world's biggest players in ship finance, risked collapse in the crisis, and its state owners stepped in to offer 10 billion euros in guarantees

March 29, 2015
Total Views: 19

Saturday, March 28, 2015
Greece to Sell Piraeus Port Stake Within Weeks -Xinhua
News

Greece to Sell Piraeus Port Stake Within Weeks -Xinhua

The Greek government will sell its majority stake in the port of Piraeus within weeks, the country's deputy prime minister told China's official Xinhua news

March 28, 2015
Total Views: 22