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Friday, February 16, 2018
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‘Promising Start’ to 2018 for LNG Containment System-Maker GTT

French liquefied natural gas containment manufacturer GTT says 2018 is off to a “great start” having received new orders to provide LNG containment

February 16, 2018
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Seadrill Close to Restructuring Deal with Bondholders, Sources Say

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Tom Hals OSLO/WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Seadrill’s main owner, billionaire John Fredriksen, is close

February 16, 2018
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Port of Rotterdam CEO “Preparing for the Worst” with Brexit

By Toby Sterling ROTTERDAM, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The Port of Rotterdam is bracing for a British exit from the European Union without any deal on

February 16, 2018
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Thursday, February 15, 2018
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Pasha Hawaii’s Horizon Spirit Completes Hurricane Relief Deployment to Puerto Rico

Jones act carrier Pasha Hawaii says its vessel Horizon Spirit has returned to the U.S. west coast after completing its hurricane relief deployment to Puerto

February 15, 2018
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Big Oil CEOs Appeal to Norway to Back Carbon Capture and Storage Project in North Sea

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Three of the world’s biggest oil companies called on Norway to help maintain funding for carbon capture and

February 15, 2018
Total Views: 92

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U.S. Scrap Exports Remain Strong Despite China’s Ban on Imports

Scrap exports from the United States remained strong in 2017 despite China’s ban on certain scrap imports, which has riled the the global recycling

February 15, 2018
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Shipping News

Washington State Likely to Deny Permits for Trump Administration’s Offshore Drilling Plan

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Washington state is preparing to reject land leases and easements to stymie the Trump

February 15, 2018
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WATCH: Drone Video Shows a Busy Remontowa Shipyard
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WATCH: Drone Video Shows a Busy Remontowa Shipyard

Here is some drone footage showing an extremely-busy Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland, one of the busiest shipyards in Europe specializing in repairs,

February 15, 2018
Total Views: 191

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Shipping News

Mercedes Unveils $2 Million AMG Cigarette Racing Boat

By Hannah Elliott (Bloomberg) — Today in Miami Mercedes-Benz-AMG debuted its latest collaboration with Cigarette Racing, the 515 Project One.

February 15, 2018
Total Views: 310

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Container Throughput Boosts Port of Rotterdam

Cargo throughput at the port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, rose 1.3 percent to 467 million tonnes in 2017, driven by strong growth in the

February 15, 2018
Total Views: 91

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Shipping News

Hedge Funds Hook Shipping Stocks Grappling for Recovery

By Maiya Keidan and Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Shipping stocks may still be in the doldrums in the view of many investors, but hedge funds

February 15, 2018
Total Views: 59

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Waterfront Shipping to Add Four More Methanol-Fueled Tankers to Fleet
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Waterfront Shipping to Add Four More Methanol-Fueled Tankers to Fleet

Methanol shipping specialist Waterfront Shipping has announced a plans to build four new oceangoing tankers capable on running on clean-burning methanol fuel.

February 14, 2018
Total Views: 90

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Woodside Crafts New LNG Expansion Plan After Striking Exxon Deal

By Perry Williams (Bloomberg) — Australia’s Woodside Petroleum Ltd. finally got what it wanted from Exxon Mobil Corp. And it only cost $744 million. As

February 14, 2018
Total Views: 33

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Shipping News

Already Hit by Rising Fuel Costs, Carriers Now Face Spike in Charter Hire Rates

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Already facing higher fuel costs, ocean carriers could now be hit by a rise in charter hire rates. Container

February 14, 2018
Total Views: 37

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U.S. Wants to Make Its Own Massive Offshore Wind Turbines

By Jim Efstathiou Jr. (Bloomberg) — With state officials eyeing $56 billion of wind farm projects off the American coastline, developers are

February 14, 2018
Total Views: 42

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Dutch Consortium Planning Giant Offshore Solar Power Farm

By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM, Feb 14 (Reuters) – An offshore seaweed farm in the North Sea will be turned into a large solar power farm that aims to

February 14, 2018
Total Views: 34

Offshore oil rigs. Photo: By Lukasz Z / Shutterstock
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Hail Shale, But Deepwater Oil and Gas Projects are Fighting for Comeback

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Penguins, Royal Dutch Shell’s latest oil and gas development in a remote corner of the British North Sea,

February 14, 2018
Total Views: 49

The LOOP’s About-Face on Oil Imports Cues U.S. Drive Into Global Market
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The LOOP’s About-Face on Oil Imports Cues U.S. Drive Into Global Market

By David Wethe and Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — The latest example of America’s turnaround from buyer to supplier in the global oil market can

February 14, 2018
Total Views: 74

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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NYK Investigating Embezzlement by Ex-Managers at Chinese Unit

TOKYO, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen KK said it had set up an investigation committee after finding that former managers at a

February 13, 2018
Total Views: 66

New Study Finds Sea Level Rise Has Accelerated
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New Study Finds Sea Level Rise Has Accelerated

Global sea level rise has been accelerating in recent decades, rather than increasing steadily, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European

February 13, 2018
Total Views: 116