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Friday, December 12, 2014
Grounded Containership Blocks Port of Antwerp
News

Grounded Containership Blocks Port of Antwerp

Traffic for large ships heading towards the Belgian port of Antwerp was temporarily blocked on Friday after a giant container ship ran aground outside the

December 12, 2014
Total Views: 66

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News

Oil Prices Sink Below $63 to Lowest in Over 5 years

Brent crude oil slipped on Friday to below $63 a barrel, its lowest since July 2009, on persistent concerns over a global supply glut and a sluggish demand

December 12, 2014
Total Views: 20

Thursday, December 11, 2014
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News

Mexico Limits Shallow-Water Bids in Oil Sector Opening

Mexico said on Thursday it would cap the number of shallow-water projects companies can bid for as it set out initial contracts for the historic opening of its

December 11, 2014
Total Views: 29

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Navy

Pentagon Opts to Upgrade Littoral Combat Ship Design

The new surface combatant (SSC) ships will be based on an upgraded variant of the existing littoral combat ships

December 11, 2014
Total Views: 86

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Engineering News

China Adds 9 Firms to List of Shipyards for Favourable Policy Treatment

China has added nine shipyards to its "white list" of firms deemed worth of favourable policy support, as it attempts to tackle overcapacity that has weighed

December 11, 2014
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
A Staggering Amount of Plastic is Floating in the World’s Oceans, New Study Shows
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A Staggering Amount of Plastic is Floating in the World’s Oceans, New Study Shows

Researchers unveiled on Wednesday what they called the most scientifically rigorous estimate to date of the amount of plastic litter in the

December 10, 2014
Total Views: 66

Suez Canal Tugboat
News

Egypt Needs Legal Reforms for Suez Canal Hub to Succeed

The consultant on a project to develop the Suez Canal says cumbersome Egyptian government bureaucracy could hamper its chances of

December 10, 2014
Total Views: 61

Danish Investors to Investigate OW Bunker Collapse
News

Danish Investors to Investigate OW Bunker Collapse

A group of large Danish institutional investors has initiated an investigation of the collapse of OW Bunker, the ship fuel supplier that had listed only

December 10, 2014
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Is the LNG Boom Over?
News

Is the LNG Boom Over?

China's state-controlled energy giant Sinopec wants to sell some long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) import deals as a slowing economy makes them

December 9, 2014
Total Views: 71

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Offshore

Brazil’s Top Prosecutor Says Petrobras Management Should Go

Brazil's prosecutor-general Rodrigo Janot on Tuesday called for the replacement of state-controlled oil company Petrobras' top management and punishment of

December 9, 2014
Total Views: 42

noble discoverer drillship
News

Noble In $12.2 Million Settlement with DOJ Over Alaska Drilling

Drilling contractor Noble Corporation PLC on Monday said it paid $12.2 million to settle felony charges by the U.S. Department of Justice related to safety,

December 9, 2014
Total Views: 101

Monday, December 8, 2014
Congressman to Introduce Bill to Lift U.S. Oil Export Ban
Shipping News

Congressman to Introduce Bill to Lift U.S. Oil Export Ban

U.S. Representative Joe Barton will introduce a bill on Tuesday to lift the 40-year ban on exports of crude oil, but the measure has almost no chance of

December 8, 2014
Total Views: 16

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News

Denmark to Pay Damages to Suspected Somali Pirates

Denmark has compensated nine Somalis suspected of trying to hijack a Danish ship in 2013 because they were detained too long before being brought before a

December 8, 2014
Total Views: 77

At Least 21 Dead After Typhoon Hagupit Blasts Central Philippines
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At Least 21 Dead After Typhoon Hagupit Blasts Central Philippines

At least 21 people were reported dead, many of them drowned as flood waters rose in Borongan, the main town in Eastern Samar, where typhoon Hagupit made first

December 8, 2014
Total Views: 40

Saturday, December 6, 2014
One Million Evacuated As Powerful Typhoon Hagupit Slams Philippines
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One Million Evacuated As Powerful Typhoon Hagupit Slams Philippines

A powerful typhoon roared into the eastern Philippines on Saturday, bringing lashing rain and strong winds that felled trees, ripped off tin roofs and toppled

December 6, 2014
Total Views: 48

Friday, December 5, 2014
aker philadelphia shipyard
Interesting

Senator John McCain Vows Repeal of Jones Act

Senator John McCain said a more than 90-year-old law that requires ships servicing coastal businesses to be built and mostly staffed by U.S. crews will be

December 5, 2014
Total Views: 86

Philippines Braces for Powerful Typhoon Hagupit
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Philippines Braces for Powerful Typhoon Hagupit

Around half a million people fled coastal villages and landslide-prone areas in the central Philippines on Friday, a day before a powerful typhoon was expected

December 5, 2014
Total Views: 67

Houston Ship Channel Reopens After Fog Halts Ship Traffic
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Houston Ship Channel Reopens After Fog Halts Ship Traffic

Ship traffic was starting to resume on Friday along the Houston Ship Channel as dense fog that halted movements on Thursday began to lift, the U.S. Coast Guard

December 5, 2014
Total Views: 18

COSL Pioneer semisubmersible
News

More than $150 Billion of Oil Projects Face the Axe in 2015

Global oil and gas exploration projects worth more than $150 billion are likely to be put on hold next year as plunging oil prices render them uneconomic, data

December 5, 2014
Total Views: 81

Thursday, December 4, 2014
Greece’s Alpha Bank Raises Over $500 Million Via Shipping Loan Deal
News

Greece’s Alpha Bank Raises Over $500 Million Via Shipping Loan Deal

Greece's Alpha Bank raised more than $500 million from a transaction backed by shipping loans, it confirmed on Thursday, one of the first of its kind by a

December 4, 2014
Total Views: 23