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Wednesday, September 4, 2019
U.S. President Trump receives a Hurricane Dorian update at the White House in Washington.REUTERS/Jonathan Erns
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Trump Shares Altered National Weather Service Forecast Map of Hurricane Dorian

President Donald Trump is drawing criticism for sharing a week-old National Weather Service map that had been altered to show the track of Hurricane Dorian

September 4, 2019
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Freeport LNG Ships First LNG Commission Cargo

Freeport LNG has announced that it has shipped the first LNG commissioning cargo for Train 1 from its liquefaction facility located on Quintana Island in

September 4, 2019
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Authorities Seized a Record 1.3 Metric Tons of Heroin in Container at Port of Felixstowe

Authorities in the U.K. have seized a record 1.3 tonnes of heroin from a container loaded on a Maersk-operated ship after it docked in Felixstowe. The U.K.

September 4, 2019
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U.S. Blacklists Oil Shipping Network Allegedly Run by Iran Revolutionary Guards

By Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday blacklisted an “oil for terror” network

September 4, 2019
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U.S. Navy Preparing to Sortie Ships in Hampton Roads Ahead of Dorian
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U.S. Navy Preparing to Sortie Ships in Hampton Roads Ahead of Dorian

Vice Adm. Andrew L. Lewis has set Sortie Condition Bravo as a precautionary measure to reduce the risk of significant damage to ships, aircraft and piers

September 4, 2019
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Shell Leads Big Oil in Race to Invest in Clean Energy

By Timothy Abington and Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) –Major oil companies are poised to do a record number of clean-energy deals this year, with Royal Dutch

September 4, 2019
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Iran to Release Stena Impero’s Non-Essential Crew Members

Iran is set to release all non-essential crew members from the British-flagged Stena Impero, which has been held off Bandar Abbas since July 19, the

September 4, 2019
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019
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Lifeboat Confirmed to be from Missing Nur Allya Bulk Carrier

Search crews in Indonesia have located a lifeboat confirmed to be from the missing Nur Allya bulk carrier, marking the first and only confirmed sign of the

September 3, 2019
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Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors from Sunken Dive Boat
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Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors from Sunken Dive Boat

By Omar Younis SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept 3 (Reuters) – A team of federal investigators on Tuesday promised an exhaustive probe into a fire that killed

September 3, 2019
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CSL Virginia Ulysse collision
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Two Workers Killed, Thirteen Injured Demolishing CSL Virginia in Bangladesh -Report

Two workers were killed and thirteen others were injured in an accident at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh. The accident took place Saturday at the Ziri

September 3, 2019
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Cheniere Announces the Substantial Completion of Train 2 at its Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project

Cheniere Energy has announced the substantial completion of the Train 2 at the Corpus Christ LNG liquefaction project. Substantial completion means that the

September 3, 2019
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China Merchants in Talks to Invest in CMA CGM Port Assets

By Bloomberg News – (Bloomberg) –China Merchants Group is in talks to invest in port assets owned by French shipping company CMA CGM as the

September 3, 2019
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Southern California Boat Fire: Divers Search for Missing as Investigation Kicks Off

By Omar Younis Santa Barbara, Calif., Sept 3 (Reuters) – Divers searched for more bodies early on Tuesday around the wreck of a boat destroyed by a blaze

September 3, 2019
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Hurricane Dorian Inches Towards Florida After Pummeling Bahamas

By Dante Carrer MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Slow-moving hurricane Dorian pounded Grand Bahama Island on Tuesday and was forecast to come

September 3, 2019
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Monday, September 2, 2019
southern california boat fire
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Coast Guard: 34 Missing in Southern California Boat Fire

The U.S. Coast Guard said 34 people are still unaccounted for after a commercial diving vessel caught fire and sank near Santa Cruz Island early Monday

September 2, 2019
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Major Rescue After Boat Catches Fire Off Southern California; Fatalities Reported

Sept 2 (Reuters) – A fire aboard a boat off the coast of Southern California on Monday left several people dead, according to a local television news

September 2, 2019
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IMO 2020 Starting to Drive Up Bulk Shipping Costs

By Bill Lehane and Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) –The cost of shipping commodities by sea surged to the highest in almost nine years as vessel owners start

September 2, 2019
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Friday, August 30, 2019
Spotlight on Safety Paper Looks at Maritime Calamities that Should Have Never Happened
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Spotlight on Safety Paper Looks at Maritime Calamities that Should Have Never Happened

By Captain John Loftus – As one of the co-authors of “Spotlight on Safety”, I was onboard as part of the presentation team sponsored by the

August 30, 2019
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Korolev Prospect lng tanker
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LNG-Powered Crude Oil Tanker Crossing Northern Sea Route

An LNG-powered tanker loaded with over 100,000 metric tons of crude oil is transiting the Northern Sea Route for the first time as climate change continues to

August 30, 2019
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Florida Braces for Direct Hit from Strengthening Hurricane Dorian
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Florida Braces for Direct Hit from Strengthening Hurricane Dorian

By Zach Fagenson MIAMI, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Florida’s governor on Friday urged residents in the state to stock up on at least a week’s worth

August 30, 2019
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