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Thursday, January 30, 2014
White House Releases Plan to Make Arctic Shipping Safer
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White House Releases Plan to Make Arctic Shipping Safer

As Arctic ice melts away, opening the way for greater oil development and mining, the White House outlined a plan on Thursday to promote safety and security in

January 30, 2014
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Shell Postpones Alaska Offshore Drilling Amid Spending Cuts
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Shell Postpones Alaska Offshore Drilling Amid Spending Cuts

Royal Dutch Shell Plc Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden promised to slash capital spending and accelerate asset sales to revive earnings at Europe’s

January 30, 2014
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Suspected Pirates Arrive in Seychelles
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Suspected Pirates Arrive in Seychelles

Five suspected pirates arrived in Seychelles on Wednesday to be prosecuted following an unsuccessful attack in the Gulf of Aden earlier this

January 30, 2014
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Two Collisions, Two Spills in Singapore
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Two Collisions, Two Spills in Singapore

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is coordinating the containment and clean-up of two oil spills following two separate collisions south of Jurong

January 30, 2014
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MARAD Awards $7 Million to Maritime Academies
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MARAD Awards $7 Million to Maritime Academies

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has announced that the United State's six state maritime academies will receive $1 million

January 30, 2014
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Indonesian Shipping Firm Berlian Laju Slashes Fleet By 44 Percent

Indonesian oil and gas shipping firm PT Berlian Laju Tanker, which narrowly escaped bankruptcy last year, said on Thursday it has cut its fleet size by 44

January 30, 2014
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EMAS’ Lewek Constellation Receives Giant Piece of Stern Hardware
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EMAS’ Lewek Constellation Receives Giant Piece of Stern Hardware

After arriving quayside at Huisman China last week, EMAS’ flagship, Lewek Constellation has since received a rather serious piece of heavy lift

January 30, 2014
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Record Year for Kirby

Considering the huge increase in oil production this year within the United States, it’s no surprise that Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX), the United

January 30, 2014
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Heung-A Shipping Records 40 Percent Drop in Operating Income

Even with a 6 percent increase in sales this year, South Korean chemical tanker and container shipper Heung-A Shipping recorded a 39.7 percent drop in

January 30, 2014
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P&I Clubs Sound Alarm Over Iran Ship Insurance

A group of insurers warned shipowners this week to be careful when signing deals to carry Iranian oil because the United States has not been able to clarify

January 30, 2014
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
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Cheaper Crude And Fuel Exports Help U.S. Refiners’ Profits

By Kristen Hays and Anna Driver HOUSTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Marathon Petroleum Corp, Valero Energy Corp and Phillips 66, the three largest U.S.

January 29, 2014
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WATCH: (Another) Heavy Seas Med Moor in Greece
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WATCH: (Another) Heavy Seas Med Moor in Greece

You may remember a video we showed you last year of a high-risk docking maneuver, called Mediterranean mooring, performed by a Ro/Ro passenger ferry at the

January 29, 2014
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Qatar Pivots to Energy Investment Abroad as Home Projects Shrink

Qatar is buying oil and gas fields from Brazil to the Congo as the biggest liquefied natural-gas producer sees fewer energy developments at

January 29, 2014
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U.S. Joins Carnival Pollution Probe
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U.S. Joins Carnival Pollution Probe

Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise operator, said the U.S. Justice Department joined a U.K. investigation into whether its Caribbean Princess ship

January 29, 2014
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The Subsea Interweb

Below the surface of the ocean, wrapping invisibly around the planet covered mostly with fine mud particles and the carcasses of dead organisms is the

January 29, 2014
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Time Lapse Video: Cruise Ship Cut in Half, Stretched
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Time Lapse Video: Cruise Ship Cut in Half, Stretched

Check out this recently unearthed timelapse video showing the 2008 lengthening of the Balmoral cruise ship at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg,

January 29, 2014
Total Views: 331

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Faked Hijacking Allegations “Ridiculous and Laughable” Says Dynacom

In a phone call with Dynacom Tankers Management today, they note that the allegations by the Angolan Navy that the MT Kerala hijacking was faked are

January 29, 2014
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Star Bulk to Acquire Pair of Tsuneishi-Built Bulk Carriers
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Star Bulk to Acquire Pair of Tsuneishi-Built Bulk Carriers

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Nasdaq: SBLK) announced today a signed agreement to acquire two Chinese-built Post-Panamax bulkers, the M/V “GL Qushan”

January 29, 2014
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Yamal LNG to Pick European Transshipment Port by Third Quarter

Yamal LNG, a venture developing a liquefied natural gas export plant in the Russian Arctic, plans to pick a terminal for transshipping the fuel in Europe by

January 29, 2014
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Maran-Nakilat JV Gains Financing for More LNG Carriers

Nakilat has announced the securing of a USD $669 million loan facility with QNB Group today which the Qatari LNG shipper says they will use to refinance

January 29, 2014
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