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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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News

Is Your Bunker Fuel Guaranteed Iranian-Free?

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Western sanctions against Iran are becoming a major headache for European and other shipping companies whose vessels refuel in

May 15, 2012
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EUNAVFOR Conducts Air Assault Against Somali Pirates, No Casualties Reported

EUNAVFOR – Earlier today, following the decision taken on 23 March 2012by the Council of the European Union to allow the EU Naval Force to take

May 15, 2012
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Rightship’s CEO Warwick Norman Discusses Efficient Shipping [INTERVIEW]
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Rightship’s CEO Warwick Norman Discusses Efficient Shipping [INTERVIEW]

Ranking ships according to their efficiency is an interesting concept, one that is currently still being fine tuned.  Ship vetting specialists at Rightship

May 15, 2012
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Monday, May 14, 2012
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Collision

At Least Six Die in Argentine Barge Crash, Search for Missing Continues

The Buenos Aires Herald reports six sailors on board the sand barge “Río Turbio,” are confirmed dead following a collision in the early

May 14, 2012
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Seadrill Q1 Earnings Drop 53%, Dividend Gets a Boost

Seadrill Ltd.’s (SDRL, SDRL.OS) first-quarter earnings slumped 53% over a year-earlier period, boosted by the sale of its Seawell subsidiary, masking

May 14, 2012
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Glencore Charters Maersk VLCC to Ship Forties Crude to South Korea

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Glencore International PLC (GLEN.LN) will ship 2 million barrels of North Sea Forties crude to South Korea, bringing the total volume

May 14, 2012
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Iranian Crude is Still Finding its Way to India, SCI Largely Unaffected by Sanctions

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Shipping Corp. of India Ltd. (523598.BY), India’s largest shipping company by fleet size, doesn’t expect any

May 14, 2012
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi
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Saudi Oil Minister Aims to Get Brent Crude Prices Down to $100

ADELAIDE, Australia (Dow Jones)–Saudi Arabia would like the price of benchmark Brent crude oil to fall to US$100 a barrel, and expects global crude

May 13, 2012
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
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Engineering News

Builder of Giant Ore Carriers, Rongsheng Heavy Now Enters Rig Building Sector With Latest Deal

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings (1101.HK) has secured orders to construct offshore rigs for an overseas company,

May 12, 2012
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UK P&I – Ban on Mineral Exports from Indonesia?

The UK P&I Club has announced that legislation has been passed in Indonesia which purports to place a ban on the expert of minerals from Indonesian ports,

May 12, 2012
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Guns Blazing, Fairstar Heavy Transport Fires Back in Response to Takeover Letter from Dockwise
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Guns Blazing, Fairstar Heavy Transport Fires Back in Response to Takeover Letter from Dockwise

In response to a letter sent by Dockwise on Wednesday, Fairstar’s CEO Philip Adkins sends back a heated response… Dockwise FAO: Mr P Wit and FAO:

May 11, 2012
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Ocean Rig Olympia Gains $652 Million Contract Extension with Total E&P Angola
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Ocean Rig Olympia Gains $652 Million Contract Extension with Total E&P Angola

Ocean Rig’s ultra deepwater drillship OCEAN RIG OLYMPIA Nicosia, Cyprus – Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ:ORIG) a global deepwater drilling contractor,

May 11, 2012
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1,000 MT on the KPI Bridge Oil Composite Would Cost You $22,000 Less This Week!
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1,000 MT on the KPI Bridge Oil Composite Would Cost You $22,000 Less This Week!

The KPI Bridge Oil Composite declined over 3% this week as bunker prices reduced dramatically after several days of declines in the crude markets.  With US

May 11, 2012
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News

Total: “Top Kill” at Elgin Could Happen Today

PARIS (Dow Jones)–Total SA (TOT) Friday said it has everything ready to “kill” a leaking gas well in the North Sea. “We could carry

May 11, 2012
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News

APM Terminals Plans Major Black Sea Investment in Georgia

COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones)–The port-operating arm of Danish industrial conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (MAERSK-B.KO), APM Terminals, will invest over

May 11, 2012
Total Views: 354

Vessel Expenses Outweigh 42% Revenue Growth at Navios Maritime, S&P Lowers Outlook
Finance

Vessel Expenses Outweigh 42% Revenue Growth at Navios Maritime, S&P Lowers Outlook

(Dow Jones) Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its rating outlook on Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. (NNA) to negative from stable,

May 11, 2012
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Finance

Losses Continue at Chilean Shipping Company CSAV

SANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Chilean shipper Compania Sudamericana de Vapores SA‘s (VAPORES.SN) first-quarter loss widened to $205 million compared with a

May 11, 2012
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
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Incidents

Helicopter Carrying 14 Offshore Rig Workers Ditches in the North Sea

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K.’s main offshore workers’ union has called for all helicopters operated by Bond Aviation to be grounded pending an

May 10, 2012
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Engineering News

McDermott’s Offshore Construction Backlog Increases by $1.9 Billion, Profits Down in Q1 However

(Dow Jones) McDermott International Inc.’s (MDR) first-quarter profit slid 11% due to lower activity in the Asia Pacific region, though cost controls

May 10, 2012
Total Views: 84

Glencore: Commodities Demand “Remains Healthy Across the Globe”
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Glencore: Commodities Demand “Remains Healthy Across the Globe”

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Commodities titan Glencore International AG(GLE.LN) Wednesday reported mixed first quarter output across commodity products and said its

May 10, 2012
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