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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
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Fire Still Restricts Trucks from Brazil’s Largest Port

A fire at a fuel-storage facility at the Port of Santos, the largest port in Brazil, burned for a sixth day on Tuesday, restricting access to trucks delivering

April 7, 2015
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Bulk Carrier Privocean Breaks From Moorings, Hits Tug and Crude Oil Tanker on Mississippi

Approximately 420 gallons of crude oil spilled into the lower Mississippi River near Convent, Louisiana yesterday after the 751-foot bulk carrier Privocean

April 7, 2015
Total Views: 138

Monday, April 6, 2015
Greenpeace Activists Board Shell’s Arctic-bound Oil Rig
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Greenpeace Activists Board Shell’s Arctic-bound Oil Rig

Six Greenpeace activists have climbed aboard a Shell oil rig as it makes its way across the Pacific Ocean bound for Seattle and ultimately the Alaskan arctic.

April 6, 2015
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CCGS Ann Harvey Under Tow Five Days After Grounding
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CCGS Ann Harvey Under Tow Five Days After Grounding

The Canadian Coast Guard buoy tender Ann Harvey began its trek home Monday evening 5 days after running aground off the southern coast of Newfoundland. As of

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 127

Raw Video: Maersk Iowa Engine Room Fire and Response in Real-time
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Raw Video: Maersk Iowa Engine Room Fire and Response in Real-time

Check out this video posted to Youtube showing an engine room fire aboard the Maersk Iowa and the response by the ship’s crew in real-time. The only

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 619

Samsung Heavy: OOCL Mega Ships Will Be a Record-Breaking 21,100 TEU
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Samsung Heavy: OOCL Mega Ships Will Be a Record-Breaking 21,100 TEU

Some new details released by Samsung Heavy Industries about OOCL’s recent order for ultra-large container ships reveals that the mega ships will be a

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 429

Pirates Hit Product Tanker Off Indonesia
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Pirates Hit Product Tanker Off Indonesia

A group of pirates hijacked a product tanker off the coast of Indonesia earlier this month before making off with the ship’s cargo. The hijacking was

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 82

Hanjin Heavy Industries Confirms 20,600 TEU Container Ship Orders
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Hanjin Heavy Industries Confirms 20,600 TEU Container Ship Orders

Singapore-based Hanjin Heavy Industries confirmed newbuild orders Monday for three ultra-large container ships from CMA CGM. Plans for the 20,600 TEU ships

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 223

Watch: Parking a Triple-E at Felixstowe – Tug’s Perspective
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Watch: Parking a Triple-E at Felixstowe – Tug’s Perspective

This two-part series comes to us from Shipping TV‘s Chris Gosling who was aboard the tug Svitzer Stanford for the maiden call of the Triple-E

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 66

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Sea Shepherd Believes Notorious Fish Poaching Ship Likely Scuttled Off Sao Tome

The fishing vessel Thunder, a vessel owned by Canela Shipping Ltd, has sunk today offshore Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea at position 0? 20′ N, 05?

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 113

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Watch: Skandi Africa Departs VARD

In the following video, the 160.9 m Skandi Africa, owned by DOF and on contract to Technip, is seen departing the shipyard for the first time at VARD

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 142

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Triyards to Build AK Suda-Designed Liftboat and High Speed Aluminum Vessel

Singapore-based ship and rig building group Triyards Holdings Ltd announced today new orders worth approximately US$100 million comprising of a liftboat and

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 98

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Port Hedland Iron Exports to China Climb as Prices Sink

Iron ore shipments to China from Australia’s Port Hedland increased 3.2 percent last month from February as mining companies in the world’s largest

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 37

Sunday, April 5, 2015
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Fuel Storage Tank Fire Near Brazil’s Santos Port Enters 4th Day

A fire at a fuel storage facility near Brazil's largest port Santos entered its fourth day on Sunday as 110 firefighters worked to stop the flames from

April 5, 2015
Total Views: 84

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Record Gasoline Output to Curb Biggest U.S. Oil Glut in 85 Years

Refiners are poised to make gasoline at a record pace this year, keeping the biggest U.S. crude glut in more than 80 years from overflowing

April 5, 2015
Total Views: 38

Saturday, April 4, 2015
Fire Spreads at Port Santos, Brazil
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Fire Spreads at Port Santos, Brazil

A fire at a fuel storage facility run by Ultracargo near Santos, Brazil's largest port, spread further on Saturday as it entered its third day despite

April 4, 2015
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Building Ships and Offshore Rigs in The Netherlands [GALLERY]

Amidst a crazy windstorm this week that briefly grounded a Maersk containership and delayed flights all along the coast of the North Sea, I had the

April 4, 2015
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Friday, April 3, 2015
West Coast Ports Labor Deal Wins Dockworkers Union Approval
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West Coast Ports Labor Deal Wins Dockworkers Union Approval

A union caucus representing dockworkers at West Coast ports voted to recommend to its members a labor contract deal reached over months of negotiations that

April 3, 2015
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Watch: Aberdeen Harbour Highlight Reel in HD
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Watch: Aberdeen Harbour Highlight Reel in HD

Here’s an Aberdeen Harbour highlight reel filmed from January to March, 2015. The video was produced by Roar Edvin Folland, who tells us: “Camera

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 38

Photos Show Aftermath of Pemex Platform Fire, Three Workers Still Missing
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Photos Show Aftermath of Pemex Platform Fire, Three Workers Still Missing

Some new photos (and video below) released by Mexican state-run oil company Pemex show the aftermath of Wednesday’s explosion and fire at the Abkatun A-

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 179