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Sunday, March 29, 2015
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Two Tankers Load Oil at Eastern Libyan Ports -Officials

A tanker bound for Italy was loading 600,000 barrels of oil at the Libyan port of Hariga on Sunday, an oil official said, the eighth loading at the eastern

March 29, 2015
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Greek Ferry Floats Free
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Greek Ferry Floats Free

A Greek ferry carrying 282 passengers and crew has been refloated after spending two days aground at the Aegean Sea island of

March 29, 2015
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Finance

Germany’s HSH Nordbank Must Use More State Guarantees Due to Dollar -Handelsblatt

HSH, one of the world's biggest players in ship finance, risked collapse in the crisis, and its state owners stepped in to offer 10 billion euros in guarantees

March 29, 2015
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Kulluk Drilling Rig Sails Away on COSCO Heavy Lift Transporter [VIDEO]

Ever wondered what happened to the arctic drilling rig Kulluk that ended up on an Alaskan “beach” after she broke away from her tow in January

March 29, 2015
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Saturday, March 28, 2015
Greece to Sell Piraeus Port Stake Within Weeks -Xinhua
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Greece to Sell Piraeus Port Stake Within Weeks -Xinhua

The Greek government will sell its majority stake in the port of Piraeus within weeks, the country's deputy prime minister told China's official Xinhua news

March 28, 2015
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Cape Horn, Bergs and a Storm Await Battered Volvo Ocean Race Fleet
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Cape Horn, Bergs and a Storm Await Battered Volvo Ocean Race Fleet

Volvo Ocean Race's six-strong fleet, already battered by the Southern Ocean, sails in to the toughest part of the nine-month marathon offshore challenge over

March 28, 2015
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Friday, March 27, 2015
It’s Friday – Turn Up With This Video of a Ship Carrying Roof Petals
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It’s Friday – Turn Up With This Video of a Ship Carrying Roof Petals

Just a little high-intensity ship video to get you amped for the weekend. The ship here is Austral Asia Line’s 2012-built “S-class” MV AAL

March 27, 2015
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Damen Delivers New ASD Tugs for Hamburg

Lutgens und Reimers (L&R), the Hamburg-based subsidiary of German towage services provider URAG has just taken delivery of two azimuth stern drive (ASD)

March 27, 2015
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Shell Moves Rigs to Alaska Ahead of Possible Drilling Permit
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Shell Moves Rigs to Alaska Ahead of Possible Drilling Permit

Royal Dutch Shell is moving oil rigs to Alaska ahead of the possible resumption of controversial drilling activities as the oil major awaits the green light

March 27, 2015
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Ukraine Arrests Turkish Cargo Ship Over Crimea Port Call, Threatens Crew With Jail
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Ukraine Arrests Turkish Cargo Ship Over Crimea Port Call, Threatens Crew With Jail

Ukrainian authorities have arrested a Turkish-owned cargo ship and detained its captain over a visit it made to a port in Crimea after Russian annexed the

March 27, 2015
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Grounded Greek Ferry Still Stranded
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Grounded Greek Ferry Still Stranded

A greek ferry remains stranded at the the small Aegean Sea island of Kasos after running aground there Wednesday night. All 227 passengers and 55 crew were

March 27, 2015
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UK North Sea Workers Give Overwhelming Support for Strike Ballot
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UK North Sea Workers Give Overwhelming Support for Strike Ballot

Trade unions Unite and GMB said members working offshore in Britain's oil and gas industry had shown overwhelming support for industrial action over proposed

March 27, 2015
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Time-Lapse Video: SAL Heavy Lift Vessel Loads Eight Damen Tugs
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Time-Lapse Video: SAL Heavy Lift Vessel Loads Eight Damen Tugs

Check out this timelapse video showing the SAL DP1 heavy lift vessel MV Svenja loading up eight Damen tugs using its two 1,000 ton cranes. According to SAL,

March 27, 2015
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Helix Q4000
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Shell Signs Long Term Contract for Helix ESG’s Q4000

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) announced today that it has entered into a new multi-year contract with Shell to provide well intervention

March 27, 2015
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Team Vestas Wind Makes Progress as Hull Form Comes Together

In January, the entire stern of Team Vestas Wind was in tatters or missing entirely after the boat ran up on a reef in the Indian Ocean. Today, Neil

March 27, 2015
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solitaire pipelay vessel
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MV Solitaire Gets to Work on World Record Polarled Subsea Pipeline

On Thursday 26 March, Allseas’ pipelay vessel Solitaire commenced operations on the first stage of the Polarled pipeline project. The 482-kilometer

March 27, 2015
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Brage Viking Awarded $100 Million Charter Contract

Viking Supply Ships’ heavy duty ice-class AHTS Brage Viking has won a major charter contract today which will keep it employed for at least the next 2

March 27, 2015
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Hapag-Lloyd Has ‘Optimism’ After Merger Costs Cause Wider Loss
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Hapag-Lloyd Has ‘Optimism’ After Merger Costs Cause Wider Loss

Hapag-Lloyd AG, Germany’s biggest container- shipping line, said it’s looking to the future “with optimism” after costs from merging with a unit of

March 27, 2015
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China COSCO Dry Bulk Shipping Losses Fall Sharply

China Cosco said losses in its main dry bulk shipping business fell sharply in 2014 and its container shipping gross profit grew amid a still subdued global

March 27, 2015
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Thursday, March 26, 2015
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Life Aboard a Teekay Crude Oil Tanker

Based in Vancouver, Canada, Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) owns and operates one of the world’s largest fleets of oil tankers, gas carriers, offshore

March 26, 2015
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