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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Indian Navy Ship Sinks; One Dead, Four Still Missing
Navy

Indian Navy Ship Sinks; One Dead, Four Still Missing

An auxiliary ship belonging to the Indian Navy sank off of the east coast of India on Thursday, killing at least one sailor and leaving four still missing.

November 6, 2014
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Ship-to-ship bunkering off Singapore.
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Shippers, Traders Scramble In Wake of OW Bunker Fraud Revelation

Shipping companies and bunker oil traders scrambled to source fuel and take over supply contracts on Thursday after OW Bunker, one of the world's biggest

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 34

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Teekay Offshore to Acquire Half Dozen DP Anchor Handlers, Steps into Lawsuit

In Teekay Offshore’s 3rd quarter report released today, the company has announced their subsidiary ALP Maritime will be adding to its fleet six modern

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 124

Suspected Pirates Found Not Guilty in Mauritius
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Suspected Pirates Found Not Guilty in Mauritius

Twelve Somali nationals have been acquitted of piracy charges in the Republic of Mauritius in the small island nation's first-ever maritime piracy

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 88

BG Group Exec to Head UK’s New Oil and Gas Authority
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BG Group Exec to Head UK’s New Oil and Gas Authority

The U.K. hired a senior BG Group Plc executive to head its new oil and gas industry regulator under plans to boost the country’s recovery of fossil-fuel

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 45

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Port Hedland Tug Engineers Plan Strike

Tugboat engineers at Australia’s Port Hedland will strike next week, risking disruption to iron ore shipments through the world’s largest bulk export

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 69

OW Bunker at Risk of Bankruptcy After Uncovering Fraud
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OW Bunker at Risk of Bankruptcy After Uncovering Fraud

Danish ship fuel supplier OW Bunker said it may go bankrupt after discovering fraud by unnamed senior employees in its Singapore-based subsidiary which will

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 131

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U.S. Crude Export Controls are Crumbling -Kemp

In the three months ending in August, the United States and Canada swapped a record amount of crude oil with each other, one of the more bizarre consequences

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 23

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Hoegh LNG Orders Fifth FSRU Newbuild from Daewoo

Following the successful installation of the FSRU Independence off Lithuania and the signing of two new long-term contracts offshore Colombia and Egypt on

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 129

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Statoil Suspends Two More Rigs Offshore Norway

For the Transocean Spitsbergen and the Songa Trym, 2014 will end mid-November. Due to overcapacity in Statoil’s rig portfolio, the company has decided

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 31

Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Hercules Offshore to Cut 324 Offshore Jobs in Gulf of Mexico
Offshore

Hercules Offshore to Cut 324 Offshore Jobs in Gulf of Mexico

Houston-based jackup rig and liftboat contractor Hercules Offshore Inc. will cut 324 jobs related to the shut down of four rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico,

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 73

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Crowley Sells Jones Act Tankers to Kinder Morgan

Jacksonville, Florida-based Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced that its petroleum services group has sold two Jones Act tankers to Kinder Morgan Energy

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 200

Video: USS Abraham Lincoln Refloated at Newport News
Navy

Video: USS Abraham Lincoln Refloated at Newport News

With the assistance of tugboats, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was relaunched into the James River this week following more

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 142

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Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Appoints New CEO

Jones Act shipbuilder Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Steinar Nerbovik as President and CEO

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 103

GMS Challenges European Commission on Ship Breaking
Shipping News

GMS Challenges European Commission on Ship Breaking

Global Marketing Systems, Inc (GMS), the world’s largest cash buyer of ships for recycling, has challenged the European Commission’s intention to

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 78

India Said to Pull Warships From Port Amid Terrorism Risk
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India Said to Pull Warships From Port Amid Terrorism Risk

India pulled two naval warships out the Kolkata port yesterday after intelligence information that they might be targeted by terrorists, a navy officer

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 30

China Said to Plan $16.3 Billion Fund to Revive ‘Silk Road’ Trading Route
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China Said to Plan $16.3 Billion Fund to Revive ‘Silk Road’ Trading Route

China plans a $16.3 billion fund to finance construction of infrastructure linking its markets to three continents as President Xi Jinping pushes forward with

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 38

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SPOTD: DSME Delivers Al Kout to Kuwait Oil Tanker Company

The VLCC Al Kout was delivered last week by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) as part of a series of vessels constructed for the

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 134

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COSCO’s Chairman Sees Shipping Slump Persisting for Next 2 years

The global shipping market is unlikely to see a recovery in the next two years due to continuing oversupply of vessels, the chairman of China's largest

November 5, 2014
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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Oil Imports to Louisiana Offshore Oil Port Reveal New Truth

Things are slowing down at the U.S.’s largest oil-import

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 72