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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
us oil exports
Shipping News

Shale’s Surge Crashes Into Bottlenecks From Pipelines to Ports

By Alex Nussbaum (Bloomberg) — The U.S. shale surge is crashing headlong into a barrage of bottlenecks. From West Texas pipelines to Oklahoma storage

May 30, 2018
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Ship-to-ship bunkering off Singapore.
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Former OW Bunker Manager Sentenced to 18-Month Jail Term

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, May 30 (Reuters) – A Danish court on Wednesday sentenced the former manager of OW Bunker’s Singapore

May 30, 2018
Total Views: 89

Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Inchcape to Pay $20 Million to Settle Claims it Overbilled U.S. Navy
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Inchcape to Pay $20 Million to Settle Claims it Overbilled U.S. Navy

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) – A British-based maritime services company has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve allegations it overbilled the U.S. Navy

May 29, 2018
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offshore wind farm
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`Dawn’ of Asia’s Offshore Wind Boom Lures Japanese Trading Houses

By Chisaki Watanabe and Ichiro Suzuki (Bloomberg) — Untapped offshore wind is luring Japan’s biggest commodity houses to invest in projects in Taiwan

May 29, 2018
Total Views: 94

Maersk Honam Fire
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Maersk Taps ABS to Lead Workshop on Cargo Hazards Impacting Safety on Containerships

Maersk Line recently tapped classification society ABS to lead a workshop to identify and evaluate potential hazards posed on containerships from dangerous

May 29, 2018
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BW LPG Makes $1.1 Billion Offer to Buy Dorian LPG
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BW LPG Makes $1.1 Billion Offer to Buy Dorian LPG

OSLO, May 29 (Reuters) – The world’s largest liquid petroleum gas (LPG) shipper, Norway’s BW LPG, is offering to buy competitor Dorian LPG in

May 29, 2018
Total Views: 180

maersk honam fire damage
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Maersk Honam Docks in Jebel Ali Nearly Three Months After Fire

The fire-stricken containership Maersk Honam has now berthed at the Port of Jebel Ali where cargo discharge operations are now underway nearly three months

May 29, 2018
Total Views: 244

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Trump Plows Ahead on China Tariffs Threats

By Jenny Leonard and Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he’s moving ahead with plans to impose tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese

May 29, 2018
Total Views: 56

Japan Says Suspected Chinese Ship Spotted Breaking North Korea Sanctions
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Japan Says Suspected Chinese Ship Spotted Breaking North Korea Sanctions

TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) – Japan on Tuesday said it had detected what appeared to be a Chinese-flagged vessel, 350 km (218 miles) off Shanghai, conducting

May 29, 2018
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Watch President Trump’s Full Commencement Speech to the U.S. Naval Academy’s 2018 Graduating Class
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Watch President Trump’s Full Commencement Speech to the U.S. Naval Academy’s 2018 Graduating Class

President Trump gives the commencement speech at the U.S. Naval Academy’s graduation ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland, May, 25, 2018. The Atlantic.com has the

May 29, 2018
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Monday, May 28, 2018
South Korea to Offer ‘Industry Crisis’ Funding to Hard-Hit Shipbuilding Regions
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South Korea to Offer ‘Industry Crisis’ Funding to Hard-Hit Shipbuilding Regions

SEOUL, May 29 (Reuters) – South Korean Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon said on Tuesday the government will designate five key shipbuilding centres on the

May 28, 2018
Total Views: 211

ultra large containerships
Shipping News

No Free Pass for Shippers as Box Lines Implement New Bunker Surcharges

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Shipper hopes that carriers will not impose fuel surcharges have been shot down as Maersk and CMA CGM became

May 28, 2018
Total Views: 40

Sunday, May 27, 2018
U.S. Warships Sail Near South China Sea Islands Claimed by China
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U.S. Warships Sail Near South China Sea Islands Claimed by China

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – Two U.S. Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, two U.S. officials

May 27, 2018
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U.S. Alarmed By Strike on Turkish Ship Delivering Wheat to Yemen
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U.S. Alarmed By Strike on Turkish Ship Delivering Wheat to Yemen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was “alarmed” by a Houthi missile strike on a Turkish vessel carrying wheat to

May 27, 2018
Total Views: 89

Friday, May 25, 2018
stern of the El Faro as seen from underwater ROV
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NTSB Breaks Down El Faro Findings in Must-Read Illustrated Digest

The National Transportation Safety Board has released 16-page illustrated digest summarizing in detail the critical events and decisions that led to the

May 25, 2018
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deepwater poseidon drillship
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Shell Makes Large Deepwater Discovery in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Royal Dutch Shell has announced a large deepwater discovery in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico approximately 170 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Shell Offshore Inc.

May 25, 2018
Total Views: 368

CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY
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CMA CGM Becomes Latest Shipping Line to Set Bunker Surcharge Amid Rising Fuel Costs

PARIS, May 25 (Reuters) – French shipping group CMA CGM said on Friday it would introduce an exceptional surcharge after its first quarter earnings were

May 25, 2018
Total Views: 108

vlcc tanker
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As Hunger for American Oil Grows Abroad, U.S. Infrastructure Seen Straining Export Capacity

By Ayenat Mersie NEW YORK, May 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. oil export infrastructure is straining to keep up as the country’s crude oil exports hit new

May 25, 2018
Total Views: 52

Incident Video: Party Boat Hosting Senior Prom Crashes Into Yacht
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Incident Video: Party Boat Hosting Senior Prom Crashes Into Yacht

A party boat hosting a high school senior prom rear-ended a yacht while docking on the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey on Thursday. Thankfully, none of the

May 25, 2018
Total Views: 435

Alberto Becomes First Named Storm of 2018, Targets Gulf Coast
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Alberto Becomes First Named Storm of 2018, Targets Gulf Coast

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — Meet Alberto, the first named storm of 2018. The sub-tropical storm off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is expected to

May 25, 2018
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