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Monday, April 27, 2015
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Engineering News

Sembcorp Marine Sees Challenging Year Ahead, Posts Q1 Profit Drop

Singapore-based rig builder Sembcorp Marine posted its lowest quarterly net profit in at least five years and forecast a challenging year ahead, as new rig

April 27, 2015
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Dry Bulk Shipper Golden Ocean Sells Vessels, Delays Newbuilds

Recently merged Golden Ocean Group Limited has announced several changes concerning its leading fleet of dry bulk vessels. First, Golden Ocean has agreed with

April 27, 2015
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Offshore Market Update |”It’s Natural to be Nervous”
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Offshore Market Update |”It’s Natural to be Nervous”

The mood in Singapore last week while attending Sea Asia was, for the most part, quite subdued as everyone was looking at each other wondering what the future

April 27, 2015
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Orphaned Oil Rejected by U.S. Refiners is on the Move

One million barrels of oil. Enough to fill more than 60 Olympic-sized swimming pools. And there it sat in tanks outside San Francisco -- for three years --

April 27, 2015
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Canadian Government Selling Stake in 50 Port Facilities
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Canadian Government Selling Stake in 50 Port Facilities

The Canadian government has announced the sale or divesture of 50 Transport Canada-owned port facilities to interested parties under a new government program.

April 27, 2015
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Sunday, April 26, 2015
Two Killed, Four Missing After Sailing Regatta Hit by Storm in Alabama
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Two Killed, Four Missing After Sailing Regatta Hit by Storm in Alabama

A multi-agency search is underway and will continue through the night for at least five missing boaters after a strong storm system passed the Mobile Bay,

April 26, 2015
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Bulk Carrier KIND SEAS Detained in Washington Over Multiple Safety Violations – Update
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Bulk Carrier KIND SEAS Detained in Washington Over Multiple Safety Violations – Update

Monday Update: The detention of the MV Kind Seas has been lifted by the Coast Guard, according to the ship’s managers. “Managers of the Kind Seas

April 26, 2015
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Canadian Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Mary’s River
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Canadian Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Mary’s River

The grounded 603-foot Canadian bulk carrier MV Mississagi was successfully refloated on the St. Marys River following lightering operations to offload

April 26, 2015
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Iraq Will Export New Crude Grade in May After Setting Discounts

Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest producer, will start exporting Basrah Heavy crude next month after offering discounts for the new grade in Europe, Asia and the

April 26, 2015
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UK Arrests Drug Smuggling Tug in the North Sea

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), with support from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset and Border Force cutter Valiant, intercepted an ocean-going

April 26, 2015
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Saturday, April 25, 2015
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APM Terminals Opens High-Tech, Zero-Emissions Maasvlakte II Container Terminal in Rotterdam

APM Terminals has opened its new Maasvlakte II container terminal at the Port of Rotterdam, said to be the most technologically advanced and environmentally

April 25, 2015
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Friday, April 24, 2015
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Shipping Industry Welcomes EU Decision on Mediterranean Rescue Mission, But Concerns Remain

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) have welcomed the decision by European Union leaders to

April 24, 2015
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Freighter Scuttled After Galapagos Grounding
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Freighter Scuttled After Galapagos Grounding

An Ecuador-flagged cargo ship has been successfully refloated and scuttled after running aground earlier this year in the Galápagos Islands. The salvage and

April 24, 2015
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CNOOC Keeps Annual Output Target as Sales Slump

Cnooc Ltd., China’s biggest offshore oil and gas explorer, will keep its annual production target, undeterred by a 40 percent plunge in first-quarter

April 24, 2015
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Sale of Horizon Lines’ Hawaii Business Cleared by DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice has cleared the sale of Horizon Lines' Hawaii business to The Pasha

April 24, 2015
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Italian Judge Upholds Arrest of Accused Migrant Boat Captain
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Italian Judge Upholds Arrest of Accused Migrant Boat Captain

An Italian judge on Friday ordered that the presumed captain of a migrant boat that sank with the loss of more than 700 lives should remain in custody after

April 24, 2015
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Ballast Water Treatment Spending Set to ‘Explode’
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Ballast Water Treatment Spending Set to ‘Explode’

Investments in ballast water treatment are set to surge on the ratification of global environmental legislation that would help regulate vessels’ water

April 24, 2015
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Thursday, April 23, 2015
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Saudi Arabia’s Solution to Global Oil Glut: Pump Ever More Crude

Saudi Arabia has a response to the global surplus of oil: Raise output to near-record levels and then pump even

April 23, 2015
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22,000 Tug Operations in Port Hedland Last Year, and Growing

Mark Thomas, Director Towage & Marine Services at Teekay Shipping in Australia oversees the tug operations in Port Hedland, Australia, which is the

April 23, 2015
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Sunken Russian Trawler Leaking Oil Off Canary Islands
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Sunken Russian Trawler Leaking Oil Off Canary Islands

An oil slick has been spotted in the water near the Canary Islands that is believed to be from a Russian fishing trawler that sank in the area last

April 23, 2015
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