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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Search Called Off for Missing Quicksilver CEO Lost at Sea
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Search Called Off for Missing Quicksilver CEO Lost at Sea

BORDEAUX, France, Jan 31 (Reuters) – France’s coastguard on Wednesday called off searches for the head of the U.S. firm that owns the Quiksilver

January 31, 2018
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U.S. Energy CEOs Urge Trump to Fund Port of Corpus Christi Dredging
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U.S. Energy CEOs Urge Trump to Fund Port of Corpus Christi Dredging

CEOs of six well-known American energy companies signed a letter addressed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday in support of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel

January 31, 2018
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TEU Tokens – First Cryptocurrency for Container Shipping is Launched

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Container shipping could see the first widespread use of a cryptocurrency this week. Hong Kong-based blockchain

January 31, 2018
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Is China’s Arctic Expansion a Reason to Worry?

By Adam Minter (Bloomberg View) — Last week, China said it plans to build a “Polar Silk Road” that will open shipping lanes across the

January 31, 2018
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Deputy Sheriff Dies Serving Arrest Warrant to Ship Off South Africa
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Deputy Sheriff Dies Serving Arrest Warrant to Ship Off South Africa

Authorities in South Africa are investigating the death of a deputy sheriff who died while serving an arrest warrant on a vessel at an anchorage off Port

January 31, 2018
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Israel, Lebanon Clash Over Offshore Oil and Gas Tender

By Lisa Barrington and Dan Williams BEIRUT/TEL AVIV, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Israel described as “very provocative” on Wednesday a Lebanese

January 31, 2018
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Here Are the Potentially Lucrative Areas Up for Grabs in Mexico’s Deepwater Oil Auction

MEXICO CITY, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The Mexican government is seeking to auction off development rights to 29 deepwater oil and gas blocks in its territorial

January 31, 2018
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Tuesday, January 30, 2018
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Commentary: The U.S. Risks Losing an Arctic Cold War

By Peter Apps Jan 30 (Reuters) – Last August, a Russian tanker sailed direct from Norway to South Korea through the Arctic Ocean, the first time such a

January 30, 2018
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Alaska Becomes Latest State to Request Limits on U.S. Offshore Drilling
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Alaska Becomes Latest State to Request Limits on U.S. Offshore Drilling

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Alaska Governor Bill Walker said on Tuesday he has asked U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to

January 30, 2018
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Top Norway Fund Manager Betting on Rigs for 200% Return

By Jonas Cho Walsgard (Bloomberg) — After more than 3 years of taking a hammering, drillers are set to rise. “They will rise 100 to 200

January 30, 2018
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New Pipeline Scrambles American Crude Imports & Exports

by Devika Krishna Kumar (Reuters) – The Diamond Pipeline has scrambled crude oil flows around the U.S. Gulf Coast and Midwest since it opened in

January 30, 2018
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Monday, January 29, 2018
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Norway-Based Davit Supplier Vestdavit Looking to U.S. Market to Grow Business -INTERVIEW

While attending the International Workboat Show in New Orleans last month, we met up with Magnus Oding, General Manager of Vestdavit, Inc, the U.S. subsidiary

January 29, 2018
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Friday, January 26, 2018
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TOTE’s Plan for New Hawaii Shipping Service Put on Indefinite Hold; Construction Suspended on Four Newbuilds at Philly Shipyard

U.S. shipping company TOTE is putting plans for a new Jones Act service between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii on hold due to complications in securing terminal

January 26, 2018
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Fire Ravages Towing Vessel on Lower Mississippi River Near Vicksburg
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Fire Ravages Towing Vessel on Lower Mississippi River Near Vicksburg

The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies on Friday were continuing to monitor a towing vessel fire at mile marker 390 on the lower Mississippi River near

January 26, 2018
Total Views: 114

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Authorities Trying to Determine How Sanchi’s Spill Could Spread

Jan 26 (Reuters) – The worst tanker oil spill in decades is unfolding across hundreds of miles of the East China Sea after an Iranian oil tanker carrying

January 26, 2018
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First LNG Carrier to Hold Ice Class 1A Super Notation Named in Finland

The first LNG carrier to hold Ice Class 1A classification was named this week in Finland. The naming ceremony for the Coral EngergICE took place at the Port of

January 26, 2018
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Oil’s Heavy Hitters Line Up to Dive Into Mexico’s Deep Waters

By Adam Williams and Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) — If you’re a super-major oil explorer, Mexico says it’s got a bargain for you. The

January 26, 2018
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Despite Sanctions, North Korea Exported Coal to South and Japan via Russia -Intelligence Sources
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Despite Sanctions, North Korea Exported Coal to South and Japan via Russia -Intelligence Sources

By Guy Faulconbridge, Jonathan Saul and Polina Nikolskaya PARIS/LONDON/MOSCOW, Jan 26 (Reuters) – North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year which

January 26, 2018
Total Views: 65

CMA CGM ANTOINE OF SAINT EXUPERY,
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CMA CGM Takes Delivery of New Flagship, the 20,600 TEU CMA CGM Antoine De Saint Exupery.

French shipping giant CMA CGM has taken delivery of its new flagship, the 20,600 TEU capacity CMA CGM Antoine De Saint Exupery. The vessel is now biggest

January 26, 2018
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China Unveils Vision for ‘Polar Silk Road’ Across Arctic

BEIJING, Jan 26 (Reuters) – China on Friday outlined its ambitions to extend President Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative to the

January 26, 2018
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