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Monday, July 17, 2017
Tugs Save Disabled Maersk Containership About to Run Aground in Alaska
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Tugs Save Disabled Maersk Containership About to Run Aground in Alaska

A disabled Maersk containership was towed to safety on Saturday after losing power and threatening to run aground in Alaska. The United States Coast Guard and

July 17, 2017
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Mexico Delays Next Oil Auction to Let Huge New Find Sink In
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Mexico Delays Next Oil Auction to Let Huge New Find Sink In

By Adam Williams (Bloomberg) — Mexico will delay its next offshore oilfield auctions by a month, giving international bidders more time to evaluate

July 17, 2017
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Aircraft Carrier Trump Will Celebrate Still Needs Lots of Work
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Aircraft Carrier Trump Will Celebrate Still Needs Lots of Work

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to preside over the commissioning this week of the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier,

July 17, 2017
Total Views: 116

Friday, July 14, 2017
MSC Containership Drags Anchor, Causing Internet Blackout in Somalia -Reports
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MSC Containership Drags Anchor, Causing Internet Blackout in Somalia -Reports

Somali authorities have detained an MSC containership alleging that the vessel dragged anchor and cut an undersea fibre optic cable supplying internet to much

July 14, 2017
Total Views: 210

Cyber Attack Continues to Haunt Maersk as World’s Largest Carrier Struggles to Recapture Volumes
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Cyber Attack Continues to Haunt Maersk as World’s Largest Carrier Struggles to Recapture Volumes

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk Line continues to struggle to regain its cargo volumes after the ransomware cyber attack two weeks ago. In its

July 14, 2017
Total Views: 75

Solstad Farstad Sells 2010-Built AHTS to DOF
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Solstad Farstad Sells 2010-Built AHTS to DOF

Offshore service vessel giant Solstad Farstad has sold off its first vessel since its formation last month following the mega-merger of three leading OSV

July 14, 2017
Total Views: 181

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Interview: World Ocean Council President, Paul Holthus, on Sustainable Development in Shipping

Gibraltar Shipping is Gibraltar’s premier maritime portal, featuring key interviews, updates and news. This story is republished with permission. 

July 14, 2017
Total Views: 120

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VLCC Rates Under Pressure as Spare Tonnage Builds

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, July 14 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) are coming under pressure from a build up in ships

July 14, 2017
Total Views: 116

Thursday, July 13, 2017
Oil Leaking from Grounded Bulk Carrier in Mexico
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Oil Leaking from Grounded Bulk Carrier in Mexico

Oil has been spotted in the water surrounding the grounded bulk carrier Los Llanitos in Punta Graham, Mexico, the country’s environmental

July 13, 2017
Total Views: 100

Trump Administration Approves Eni Plan to Drill Offshore Alaska
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Trump Administration Approves Eni Plan to Drill Offshore Alaska

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) – Eni US will become the first energy company allowed to explore for oil in federal waters off Alaska

July 13, 2017
Total Views: 164

Costa Concordia Dismantling Completed in Italy
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Costa Concordia Dismantling Completed in Italy

The dismantling and recycling of the infamous Costa Concordia cruise liner has been completed in Italy, marking the official end to final phase of what is

July 13, 2017
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German Billionaire Klaus-Michael Kuehne Raises Hapag-Lloyd Stake to 17.15 Percent

FRANKFURT, July 13 (Reuters) – Logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kuehne has raised his shareholding in German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd to

July 13, 2017
Total Views: 149

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U.S. on Track to Be World’s No.2 LNG Exporter by End-2022 -IEA

By Nina Chestney LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) – The United States is on track to have capacity to become the world’s second largest exporter of

July 13, 2017
Total Views: 60

seadrill drillship
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Turkey Sends Ships and Submarine to Monitor Drillship Near Cyprus

ISTANBUL, July 13 (Reuters) – Turkey has sent two ships and a submarine to monitor a drilling vessel in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the military said

July 13, 2017
Total Views: 108

Ship-to-ship bunkering off Singapore.
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Denmark Charges OW Bunker Singapore Head with Fraud

COPENHAGEN, July 13 (Reuters) – Denmark’s state prosecutor charged the former manager of OW Bunker’s Singapore subsidiary with fraud on

July 13, 2017
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017
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Oil Traders Turn Bespoke Crude Tailors in Offshore Megastore

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — The biggest oil traders feeling the squeeze in a world awash with crude are seeking an edge by offering

July 12, 2017
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Rickmers Creditors to Get Just 11 Cents on the Dollar Following Completion of Fleet Sale

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Unsecured creditors of bankrupt panamax containership owner Rickmers Maritime Trust (RMT) will each receive just

July 12, 2017
Total Views: 83

Trillion Tonne Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica
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Trillion Tonne Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica

By Nina Chestney LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday,

July 12, 2017
Total Views: 45

Dutch Competition Watchdog Investigating Possible Bunker Fuel Cartel
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Dutch Competition Watchdog Investigating Possible Bunker Fuel Cartel

By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM, July 12 (Reuters) – The Dutch competition watchdog said on Wednesday it was investigating a possible illegal, price-fixing

July 12, 2017
Total Views: 74

First Turkish Ship Breaker Receives Hong Kong Convention Compliance
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First Turkish Ship Breaker Receives Hong Kong Convention Compliance

A ship recycling facility in Izmir, Turkey has become the first yard in the country to receive a Statement of Compliance verifying that its shipbreaking

July 12, 2017
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