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Thursday, October 30, 2014
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Panama Canal Pilots Warn of Major Operational Issues Still Facing Expanded Canal

Panama Canal Pilats face major operational issues with the expanded Panama

October 30, 2014
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Cargo Ship Leaks Oil After Running Aground in Sweden
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Cargo Ship Leaks Oil After Running Aground in Sweden

A 90-meter cargo ship was taking on water and leaking oil after running aground this morning in the Baltic Sea off

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 128

Post-Panamax Bulk Carrier Rides Air Bubble Blanket to Reduce Emissions
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Post-Panamax Bulk Carrier Rides Air Bubble Blanket to Reduce Emissions

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced the delivery of the first of three post-panamax bulk carriers to achieve energy efficient operations through the use

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 392

OPEC Head Says Oil Market Should Stop Panicking About Price Slump
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OPEC Head Says Oil Market Should Stop Panicking About Price Slump

Everyone in the oil market should stop panicking because crude supply and demand will return to equilibrium, OPEC’s Secretary-General

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 24

French Ferry Operator SNCM to Seek Court Protection Next Week -Source
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French Ferry Operator SNCM to Seek Court Protection Next Week -Source

France-Corsica ferry operator SNCM will file for court protection next week, a source close to the company told Reuters on Wednesday, which will clear the way

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 27

Piracy Threat to Product Tankers on the Rise as Attacks Climb
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Piracy Threat to Product Tankers on the Rise as Attacks Climb

Hijackings of small oil tankers by armed gangs are increasing in Southeast Asia, home to the shortest sea-trade route between the Middle East and China, even

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 42

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Hess and Partners Reach FID for Stampede Development

Hess, along with their joint venture partners Union Oil (Chevron), Statoil and Nexen, all of which have a 25 percent working interest, have reached a final

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 117

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Chinese Shipping is Delivering a Toxic Pollution Cocktail – Report

China is waging war on pollution, closing factories and targeting dirty coal-fired power plants, but its ports are pumping out pollution virtually unchecked,

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 59

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Captain Peter Kortenoeven Wins Alexander Dalrymple Award

Former Dutch naval officer Captain Peter Kortenoeven, Hydrographer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, was presented with the United Kingdom Hydrographic

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 160

Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Video: Life Aboard One of the Biggest Container Ships in the World
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Video: Life Aboard One of the Biggest Container Ships in the World

We saw a short clip of this video earlier this month along with a New York Times feature article, “Aboard a Cargo Colossus“, so consider this the

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 569

Containerships Catch Fire After Colliding at Malaysia’s Port Klang
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Containerships Catch Fire After Colliding at Malaysia’s Port Klang

Two large containerships collided Tuesday night at Malaysia’s Port Klang, sparking fires in the forward container stacks of both vessels. The

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 364

Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of ‘Quantum of the Seas’
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Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of ‘Quantum of the Seas’

Royal Caribbean International took delivery today of the newest and most anticipated addition to the cruise line’s fleet, Quantum of the Seas, from Meyer

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 87

Saint Lawrence Seaway Workers Threaten Strike
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Saint Lawrence Seaway Workers Threaten Strike

Union workers on the St. Lawrence Seaway, the waterway that links the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, have given notice of a possible strike, which could

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 46

Canada’s Arctic Fleet Expansion Needs More Funds, Watchdog Says
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Canada’s Arctic Fleet Expansion Needs More Funds, Watchdog Says

Canada will fail to deliver a proposed fleet of six to eight Arctic patrol ships unless it spends significantly more than the C$2.8 billion ($2.51 billion)

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 38

Northern Sea Route Transit Applications Hit Record High in 2014
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Northern Sea Route Transit Applications Hit Record High in 2014

The Northern Sea Route of the Northeast Passage saw a record number of applications for permits to sail the famed arctic route in 2014, while sea ice extent

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 111

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MSC Magnifica to Receive New Rudders at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam

Since arriving at Damen’s shiprepair yard in Rotterdam on 20 October, work has been in progress around the clock on the 2010-built, 293 meter-long cruise

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 114

Shell Seeks U.S. Arctic Drilling Extension
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Shell Seeks U.S. Arctic Drilling Extension

Royal Dutch Shell is asking the Obama administration for five more years to explore for oil off Alaska’s coast, saying set backs and legal delays may push

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 19

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BG Group’s Profit Fall Bigger-Than-Expected

Britain's third-biggest energy company BG Group reported a worse-than-expected 26 percent fall in third-quarter operating profit on the back of a continued

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 25

Monday, October 27, 2014
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Major Downtime for Gulf of Mexico Energy Majors as Loop Current Halts Operations

For the past 70 to 80 days, a meander of the North Atlantic gyre has put offshore drilling on hold for many deepwater drilling rigs within the Green Canyon,

October 27, 2014
Total Views: 928

Time-Lapse Video: Allseas ‘Audacia’ Offshore Pipelay Vessel In Action
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Time-Lapse Video: Allseas ‘Audacia’ Offshore Pipelay Vessel In Action

Check out this great time-lapse video showing exactly what Allseas’ newest pipelay vessel was built to do. In service since December 2007, the MV

October 27, 2014
Total Views: 1070