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Sunday, April 19, 2015
EU Frets Naval Mission Off Libya Could Draw More Migrants to Sea
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EU Frets Naval Mission Off Libya Could Draw More Migrants to Sea

The EU is considering sending warships to the Libyan coast to combat oil and arms smugglers but fears that could encourage more migrants to take to sea in the

April 19, 2015
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Up to 700 Feared Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Libya

As many as 700 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight, a United Nations official said on

April 19, 2015
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Saturday, April 18, 2015
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Executive MBA Students Have Questions for the Anchor Handling Sector

Students from the Global Executive MBA program at the UCLA-NUS (National University of Singapore) have approached gCaptain recently with some fairly specific

April 18, 2015
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Singapore’s Galaxy of Ships
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Singapore’s Galaxy of Ships

One thing you’ll notice as you fly in to Singapore’s Changi airport is the seemingly never-ending fleet of ships anchored just off the southern

April 18, 2015
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Maersk Containership, Bulk Carrier Run Aground in Suez Canal -Sources
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Maersk Containership, Bulk Carrier Run Aground in Suez Canal -Sources

A container ship ran aground in Egypt's Suez Canal in dense mist on Saturday morning, the canal authority said, delaying traffic through a vital global trade

April 18, 2015
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Asia Tankers | VLCC Rates Could Climb on Possible Renewed Chartering

Rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) on key Asian routes are likely to hold steady or climb next week if charterers release their May fixture programme

April 18, 2015
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Solstad’s Norce Endeavor Wins Gulf of Thailand Work from Chevron

Solstad Offshore’s Derrick/Lay Barge (DLB) Norce Endeavor has just earned a contract with Chevron’s subsidiaries in Thailand for a

April 18, 2015
Total Views: 85

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Countdown to Mass Protest Begins as Shell’s Arctic Drilling Rig Arrives in Puget Sound

Greenpeace’s “Mosquito Fleet” in Port Angeles harbor in Puget Sound greeted the arctic-class semisubmersible drilling rig Polar Pioneer as it

April 18, 2015
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Offshore Drilling Contractor Schahin Seeking Bankruptcy Protection

Grupo Schahin filed for Brazil’s equivalent of Chapter 11, becoming the latest Petroleo Brasileiro SA contractor to seek protection from creditors as a

April 18, 2015
Total Views: 213

Friday, April 17, 2015
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Baltic Dry Index has been flirting with all time lows – Isn’t that good news?

Visiting with clients in shipping during recent trips to Europe, one can positively see the angst and anguish emanating from the state of the dry bulk market.

April 17, 2015
Total Views: 90

Oil Companies, Nations Commit to End Flaring by 2030
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Oil Companies, Nations Commit to End Flaring by 2030

A group of 25 major oil companies, oil-producing nations and development institutions have for the first time committed to ending the practice of routine gas

April 17, 2015
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Aircraft Carrier Hit by Two Atomic Bombs and Scuttled Decades Ago Still ‘Amazingly Intact’
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Aircraft Carrier Hit by Two Atomic Bombs and Scuttled Decades Ago Still ‘Amazingly Intact’

An underwater survey of a WWII-era aircraft carrier that was hit by two atomic bombs and scuttled over 60 years ago shows that the hull of the ship is still

April 17, 2015
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Shell Rig Arrives in Washington Sans Greenpeace Activists
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Shell Rig Arrives in Washington Sans Greenpeace Activists

The 674-foot semi-submersible heavy lift ship Blue Marlin arrived Friday to its anchorage in Port Angeles Bay, Washington with Shell's arctic-bound oil rig

April 17, 2015
Total Views: 83

Drewry: History Repeating Itself with Container Shipping’s Continued Addiction to Ships
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Drewry: History Repeating Itself with Container Shipping’s Continued Addiction to Ships

Despite positive growth momentum, the container shipping industry continues to suffer new, big ship deliveries with no let-up to the ordering frenzy, according

April 17, 2015
Total Views: 53

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Nor Lines Newbuild Completes Longest Ever LNG-Powered Voyage

A new ship for Norwegian shipping firm Nor Lines has become the world’s first vessel to sail from Asia and Europe solely on liquefied natural gas (LNG). The

April 17, 2015
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Large Dock Fire Hits Squamish Terminals, British Columbia
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Large Dock Fire Hits Squamish Terminals, British Columbia

A large dock fire in Squamish, British Columbia on Thursday caused thick black smoke to blanket the town and forced authorities to issue a Shelter-In-Place

April 17, 2015
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Goliat FPSO Arrives in Hammerfest

ENI Norge’s Goliat FPSO platform arrived in Hammerfest, Norway today following a 63-day, 15,608 nautical mile voyage from South Korea which took her

April 17, 2015
Total Views: 216

Satellite image of dredgers depositing sand on the northern rim of the Mischief Reef
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China May Gain Control of South China Sea, U.S. Navy Says

China’s island building program in the South China Sea may result in it gaining control of some of the world’s most important waterways, the U.S.’s most

April 17, 2015
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North Atlantic Drilling’s Deal with Rosneft Postponed Again

North Atlantic Drilling, a subsidiary of offshore rig company Seadrill, has delayed closing a cooperation deal with Russia's Rosneft by two years and agreed to

April 17, 2015
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Santos Nears Start of its $18.5 Billion Australian LNG Export Development

Santos Ltd. expects its $18.5 billion liquefied natural gas project in Australia to start production in about five months, pushing the country closer to

April 17, 2015
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