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Friday, November 21, 2014
One Dead After Explosion on GoM Production Platform
Incidents

One Dead After Explosion on GoM Production Platform

An explosion at oil and gas operator Fieldwood Energy's Echo Platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday killed one person and injured at least one, but no

November 21, 2014
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News

Q3 Below Expectations for Dry Bulk Shipper Golden Ocean Group

Dry bulk shipping firm Golden Ocean reported third-quarter earnings below expectations on Friday and said charter rates remained too low to ensure

November 21, 2014
Total Views: 39

Thursday, November 20, 2014
Nicaragua Canal Construction to Begin in December, Committee Says
Shipping News

Nicaragua Canal Construction to Begin in December, Committee Says

Construction of Nicaragua's $50 billion Interoceanic Grand Canal, expected to rival the Panama Canal, will begin Dec. 22 after feasibility studies have been

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 123

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Finance

Board of OW Bunker Did Not Approve Credit Line That Caused Collapse

The unrecoverable credit granted Tankoil was never submitted to the board, let alone authorised by it, said Chairman Niels Henrik

November 20, 2014
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
capesize bulk carrier terminal iron ore dry bulk
News

Baltic Exchange Faces Competition from EEX

Britain's Baltic Exchange faces competition from EEX, part of Deutsche Borse, as it tries to revive its loss-making Baltex dry bulk freight derivatives

November 19, 2014
Total Views: 45

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News

Tug Engineers Plan Short Strike at Australian Iron Ore Port

Tug boat engineers at Port Hedland, Australia's biggest iron ore port, plan to hold a four-hour work stoppage on Nov. 22, tug operator Teekay Shipping

November 19, 2014
Total Views: 159

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
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Engineering News

Samsung Heavy and Samsung Engineering Scrap Merger Deal

Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday it has decided to scrap a merger with Samsung Engineering because of the high costs of buying shares from

November 18, 2014
Total Views: 53

Second Algerian Crude Cargo Arrives in Venezuela
Shipping News

Second Algerian Crude Cargo Arrives in Venezuela

A tanker carrying Algerian light oil arrived at the Venezuelan port of Jose late on Monday and is waiting to unload up to 2 million barrels in PDVSA's second

November 18, 2014
Total Views: 32

South Korea Launches New Agency to Replace Disbanded Coast Guard
News

South Korea Launches New Agency to Replace Disbanded Coast Guard

South Korea launches a massive new government agency this week to handle emergency rescue and safety management seven months after the Sewol ferry

November 18, 2014
Total Views: 203

Monday, November 17, 2014
Italy’s Tuscany Region Seeking $274 Million in Damages Over Costa Concordia Disaster
News

Italy’s Tuscany Region Seeking $274 Million in Damages Over Costa Concordia Disaster

Officials for Italy's Tuscany region and the island of Giglio said on Monday they would seek a total of 220 million euros ($274 million) in damages from Costa

November 17, 2014
Total Views: 72

Ships waiting to be loaded with iron ore are seen at Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
News

China, Australia Sign Landmark Free Trade Deal

China and Australia on Monday signed a declaration of intent on a landmark free trade deal more than a decade in the making, opening up markets worth billions

November 17, 2014
Total Views: 32

ocean wave
News

Statoil Runs into UNCLOS Liability as Canada Extends Seabed Territories

Norway's Statoil risks millions of dollars in extra costs in Canada - a test case that could spell problems for other oil firms too as coastal states extend

November 17, 2014
Total Views: 79

Sunday, November 16, 2014
Norovirus Sickens 172 Aboard Princess Cruise Ship
News

Norovirus Sickens 172 Aboard Princess Cruise Ship

A cruise ship with about 170 passengers and crew members suffering from a gastrointestinal ailment caused by norovirus was met by public health officials when

November 16, 2014
Total Views: 52

Friday, November 14, 2014
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News

Asia-Europe Freight Rates Record Biggest Weekly Decline Ever

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell 20.5 percent to $934 per 20-foot container (TEU) in the week

November 14, 2014
Total Views: 36

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Venezuelan Oil Ports Struggle to Handle Tanker Arrivals
News

Venezuelan Oil Ports Struggle to Handle Tanker Arrivals

Venezuelan oil ports are struggling to load and unload cargoes on time amid an increase in fuel imports prompted by trouble at PDVSA's 1.3

November 13, 2014
Total Views: 70

Sewol Crew File for Appeal
News

Sewol Crew File for Appeal

Eight of the 15 surviving crew members of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April have filed for appeal against their convictions on negligence charges in

November 13, 2014
Total Views: 47

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News

CNOOC Gas and Power Executive Under Probe for Suspected Graft

A senior official of China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) is under investigation suspected of having received

November 13, 2014
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Shipping Lines, Union Blame Each Other for West Coast Port Congestion
News

Shipping Lines, Union Blame Each Other for West Coast Port Congestion

Tension over prolonged labor talks between maritime shippers and the union representing 20,000 West Coast dockworkers has erupted in public as the two sides

November 12, 2014
Total Views: 77

News

Ship Arrested, Four More Firms File Claim Against Bankrupt OW Bunker

Oil firms stepped up legal action against the Singapore units of bankrupt ship fuel trader OW Bunker with the arrest of a ship fuel delivery barge Laguna on

November 12, 2014
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Nils S. Andersen maersk
News

Maersk CEO Says Company is Ready to Invest in Oil Fields

"We are very pleased with the results. It is better than what we have hoped for and cash flow is so strong we feel further confirmed that we are very well

November 11, 2014
Total Views: 37