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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Friday, March 23, 2018
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Cheniere Faces Ruling on Gas Leak U.S. Sees as `Serious Hazard’

By Naureen S. Malik and Ryan Collins (Bloomberg) — America’s first exporter of liquefied natural gas from shale is awaiting a federal ruling on whether

March 23, 2018
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E.U. Trade Chief: Still Unclear What Trump Wants from Europe
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E.U. Trade Chief: Still Unclear What Trump Wants from Europe

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, March 23 (Reuters) – The European Union’s trade chief is unsure what Washington wants in return for a permanent EU

March 23, 2018
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Chemical Companies Fear Toxic Consequences of Brexit

By Kate Holton KNUTSFORD, England, March 23 (Reuters) – Julian Sarkar has spent more than 10 years and around 600,000 euros ($740,000) making his small

March 23, 2018
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Europe Demands Permanent Waiver From U.S. Metal Tariffs

By Jonathan Stearns (Bloomberg) — European Union leaders demanded a permanent EU exclusion from U.S. President Donald Trump’s metal-import

March 23, 2018
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U.S. Warship Carries Out Latest Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea
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U.S. Warship Carries Out Latest Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea

By Idrees Ali and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/BEIJING, March 23 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation”

March 23, 2018
Total Views: 71

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Port of Cleveland President Friedman Elected Board Chairman of American Association of Port Authority

Port of Cleveland President & CEO William D. Friedman Elected Board Chairman of American Association of Port Authorities Washington, D.C. – The Board of

March 23, 2018
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Thursday, March 22, 2018
Two Days After Collision, Capsized Cargo Ship Arrives Pier Side in Le Havre
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Two Days After Collision, Capsized Cargo Ship Arrives Pier Side in Le Havre

The wreck of the cargo ship Britannica HAV has been tied to a dock at the port of Le Havre now two days after the ship capsized after a

March 22, 2018
Total Views: 356

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BIMCO: A Trade War is Harmful to All and Clearly Bad for International Shipping

A trade war resulting from President Donald Trump tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel (or any other major trade action for that matter) would turn out bad

March 22, 2018
Total Views: 26

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Paul Allen Exploration Team Finds Yet Another Famous WWII Shipwreck – USS Juneau

The exploration crew aboard Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen’s RV Petrel has located yet another famous World War II in the South Pacific. The team

March 22, 2018
Total Views: 403

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Fire-Damaged Maersk Honam Headed for Jebel Ali

The fire-damaged Maersk Honam will be towed to Jebel Ali where its undamaged cargo will be offloaded, according to a statement from Mediterranean Shipping

March 22, 2018
Total Views: 285

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Maersk Honam Fire: Customers Warned Arrival of Containers Could Take Months

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) Maersk Line has confirmed the “most likely” port of refuge for the fire-damaged Maersk Honam as Jebel Ali, Dubai –

March 22, 2018
Total Views: 212

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Trump Sets China Tariff Plan, Edges Away from Global Trade War

By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday that could impose tariffs

March 22, 2018
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018
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Korean Carrier to Customers: We’re Not Sinking

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Another South Korean shipping line under financial pressure has had to write to customers to dispel market rumors of a

March 21, 2018
Total Views: 54

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Giant New Ship-to-Shore Crane Begins Work at Port of Savannah

The first of Georgia Ports Authority’s four new Neo-Panamax cranes came online this week at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal. The

March 21, 2018
Total Views: 176

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Poland, One of Europe’s Biggest Polluters, Is Turning Toward Offshore Wind Power

By Ewa Krukowska and Maciej Martewicz (Bloomberg) — After decades of prompting coal as the guarantor of national energy security, Europe’s

March 21, 2018
Total Views: 26

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Tepid U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale a Setback for Trump

By Richard Valdmanis March 21 (Reuters) – Oil and gas drillers bid on only a tiny fraction of Gulf of Mexico acreage offered on Wednesday in the

March 21, 2018
Total Views: 32

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Capsized Cargo Ship Under Tow to Port of Le Havre

Update: Authorities in France have granted a place a refuge for the wreck of the Britannica HAV at the port of Le Havre. The wreck is currently under tow

March 21, 2018
Total Views: 215

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Rich Rewards Await Top Oil Refiners as Ships Make Low Sulphur Switch Fuel

By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — Ready the cash-printing machines — the world’s most sophisticated refineries are about to enjoy great times thanks

March 21, 2018
Total Views: 57

Tuesday, March 20, 2018
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Cargo Ship Turned Over and Adrift in English Channel After Collision

Update: Cargo Ship’s Overturned Hull Under Tow in English Channel An 82-meter long cargo ship has capsized and is now turned over and adrift in the English

March 20, 2018
Total Views: 561

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British Ports Association: Likely Brexit Deal Looks Like ‘No Deal’ for Ports

The British Ports Association is calling on the UK Government to deliver on the Prime Minister’s pledge of ‘frictionless’ trade after

March 20, 2018
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