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Monday, January 8, 2018
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Video Shows Inferno on Tanker MT Sanchi Shortly After Collision Off China

Photos and video taken in the aftermath of a collision involving two commercial vessels in the East China Sea on Saturday night show the extent of the

January 8, 2018
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Human Error to Blame for ‘Majority’ of Auxiliary Engine Damage Claims -Marine Insurer

The majority of auxiliary engine damage occurring onboard ships happens as the result of human error, according to a new warning from the marine insurer The

January 8, 2018
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Healthier New Year for Container Charter Market, But Owner Concerns Remain

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The containership charter market has entered 2018 in a much healthier state than it was a year ago, but shipowners

January 8, 2018
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As Iranian Tanker Burns at Sea, South Korean Buyer Seeks Other Supply
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As Iranian Tanker Burns at Sea, South Korean Buyer Seeks Other Supply

By Heesu Lee, Ann Koh and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co. bought alternative supply after a fire on board an Iranian

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 25

The Royal Navy's HMS Westminster escorts Russian Steregushchiy class ship Boiky (532) through the English Channel off Britain's coast
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British Navy Frigate Escorts Russian Ships Through English Channel

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – A British frigate escorted Russian ships through the English Channel on Monday, Britain’s defense ministry said, adding

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 94

U.S. Offering Up Offshore Waters to Drillers, But Focus Is On Eastern Gulf
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U.S. Offering Up Offshore Waters to Drillers, But Focus Is On Eastern Gulf

By Ernest Scheyder and Valerie Volcovici HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed opening up

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 28

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Frigid U.S. Takes Gas From U.K. Site Where Russia’s First Yamal Cargo Was Delivered

By Rob Verdonck and Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) — Not many people had expected the U.S. to turn to Europe for natural gas this winter. Yet the polar chill

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 38

Iranian Tanker at Risk of Exploding as Rescue Crews Wrestle to Tame Fire
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Iranian Tanker at Risk of Exploding as Rescue Crews Wrestle to Tame Fire

BEIJING/SEOUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Rescue crews wrestled to bring a blaze on an Iranian oil tanker off China’s east coast under control on Monday as

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 46

Here’s a List of Major Oil Tanker Spills Since 1970
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Here’s a List of Major Oil Tanker Spills Since 1970

BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) – A tanker carrying Iranian oil and run by the country’s top oil shipping operator was ablaze and spewing cargo into the

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 304

Sunday, January 7, 2018
tanker collision off china
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Iranian Tanker Burns After Collision with Bulk Carrier Off China; 32 Missing

Monday Update: Iranian Tanker at Risk of Exploding as Rescue Crews Wrestle to Tame Fire By Meng Meng and Josephine Mason BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) – A

January 7, 2018
Total Views: 153

Friday, January 5, 2018
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DeepOcean Awarded ‘Significant’ Contract for Statoil’s Snorre Expansion Project in North Sea

Norwegian subsea firm DeepOcean AS has been awarded what it says as a ‘significant’ contract for performing the marine operation work on the Snorre

January 5, 2018
Total Views: 137

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Japanese Carriers Looking Forward to ‘ONE’ Network Launch

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – K Line, MOL and NYK are banking their future group profitability on the success of the Ocean Network Express (ONE)

January 5, 2018
Total Views: 23

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VARD to Build All-Electric Ferry for Norway’s Boreal

Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has won a contract for the construction of an all-electric car and passenger ferry for Boreal in Norway. The RoPax ferry is

January 5, 2018
Total Views: 228

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Private Firm to Take Up Search for Missing MH370 Aircraft

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Malaysia will allow a U.S.-based exploration firm to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, an airline

January 5, 2018
Total Views: 24

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North Korea Sneaking Oil With Secret Ship Transfers at Sea

By Serene Cheong and Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump’s desire to squeeze Kim Jong Un’s regime risks being undermined by the furtive maneuvers

January 5, 2018
Total Views: 155

Thursday, January 4, 2018
Trump Seeks to Open ‘Nearly All’ U.S. Coastal Waters to New Drilling to Dismay of Environmental Activists
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Trump Seeks to Open ‘Nearly All’ U.S. Coastal Waters to New Drilling to Dismay of Environmental Activists

 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is proposing to open almost all U.S. coastal waters to oil drilling, including those

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 46

‘Bomb Cyclone’ Hits U.S. East Coast Energy, Power Supply
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‘Bomb Cyclone’ Hits U.S. East Coast Energy, Power Supply

By Scott DiSavino and Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK/LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – A severe winter storm froze pipes and disrupted services at refineries on

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 53

Trump Administration Aims to Open Nearly All of America’s Offshore Waters to Drilling
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Trump Administration Aims to Open Nearly All of America’s Offshore Waters to Drilling

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday proposed opening nearly all U.S. offshore waters to oil and gas

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 56

Taiwan Releases On Bail Suspect Behind Illicit North Korean Oil Transfer
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Taiwan Releases On Bail Suspect Behind Illicit North Korean Oil Transfer

TAIPEI, Jan 4 (Reuters) – A court in Taiwan has released on bail a man prosecutors allege to have made false declarations in the case of a Hong

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 33

Foss Ships Hundreds of Utility Trucks to Puerto Rico to Help Restore Power
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Foss Ships Hundreds of Utility Trucks to Puerto Rico to Help Restore Power

At the Port of Virginia in Norfolk and the Port of Lake Charles in Louisiana, Seattle-based Foss Maritime is loading hundreds of utility trucks onto barges

January 4, 2018
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