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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Video: Ship Hits Rough Seas NOT in Search of Flight MH370 – UPDATE
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Video: Ship Hits Rough Seas NOT in Search of Flight MH370 – UPDATE

Update: And you guys cracked the case once again. Turns out this video is not from the search, rather it was filmed in January 2013 aboard the LPG carrier

March 26, 2014
Total Views: 250

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Lifting U.S. Crude Export Ban Would Help Counter Russia Says Oil CEO

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) – Lifting the 40-year ban on U.S. crude exports is the fastest way the American drilling boom could be

March 26, 2014
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India Releases Crew of AdvanFort Security Ship on Bail

6 months after being detained (captured) by Indian authorities, maritime security contractors from the Seaman Guard Ohio have been released on bail according

March 26, 2014
Total Views: 38

Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Sir Richard Branson Looks to Launch Virgin Cruise Line
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Sir Richard Branson Looks to Launch Virgin Cruise Line

Virgin founder and eccentric billionaire Sir Richard Branson is reportedly seeking investors to launch a new fleet of Virgin cruise ships with two new

March 25, 2014
Total Views: 106

CNN Video: Captain Hazelwood Recreates Exxon Valdez Grounding in Maritime College Simulator
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CNN Video: Captain Hazelwood Recreates Exxon Valdez Grounding in Maritime College Simulator

CNN’s Kyra Phillips takes a close look at what went wrong on the Exxon Valdez with the ship’s captain, Joseph Hazelwood. The full CNN documentary

March 25, 2014
Total Views: 186

A member of staff at satellite communications company Inmarsat poses in front of a section of the screen showing the southern Indian Ocean to the west of Australia, during a search for missing flight MH370, at their headquarters in London
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How Inmarsat Used Satellite Data and Physics to Track Flight MH370 to Southern Indian Ocean

ritain's Inmarsat used a wave phenomenon discovered in the nineteenth century to analyse the seven pings its satellite picked up from Malaysia Airlines Flight

March 25, 2014
Total Views: 458

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Booming U.S. NGL Exports Idled With Houston Ship Channel Closure

March 25 (Bloomberg) — The closing of the Houston Ship Channel is idling vessels that carried a record amount of U.S. natural gas liquids exports last

March 25, 2014
Total Views: 42

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Giant Valemax Ship Delivers Nearly 400,000 Tons of Iron Ore to New Malaysian Terminal

SINGAPORE, March 25 (Reuters) – Top iron ore producer Vale said it has delivered 382,500 tonnes of iron ore via one its giant Valemax ships to a new

March 25, 2014
Total Views: 835

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Astomos Energy Heads Back For More

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works will be cutting steel again soon for another very large liquefied petroleum gas

March 25, 2014
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Photos Show Extent of Houston Ship Channel Oil Spill and Cleanup – Update
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Photos Show Extent of Houston Ship Channel Oil Spill and Cleanup – Update

On Saturday, the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier MV Summer Wind collided with a barge carrying about 924,000 gallons of a heavy bunker fuel in the Houston Ship

March 25, 2014
Total Views: 69

Monday, March 24, 2014
Houston Ship Channel Still Closed Despite Earlier Optimism – UPDATE
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Houston Ship Channel Still Closed Despite Earlier Optimism – UPDATE

Despite earlier optimism of the coordinating agencies earlier today, the Houston Ship Channel will remain closed to all vessel traffic, according to a

March 24, 2014
Total Views: 41

Two Great Videos to Watch On Today’s 25th Anniversary of The Exxon Valdez Disaster
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Two Great Videos to Watch On Today’s 25th Anniversary of The Exxon Valdez Disaster

Here are two great videos to watch on today's 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez

March 24, 2014
Total Views: 61

Malaysian PM: Flight MH370 ‘Ended’ in Southern Indian Ocean
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Malaysian PM: Flight MH370 ‘Ended’ in Southern Indian Ocean

Citing an analysis of data from satellite provider Inmarsat Plc, Malaysia has concluded that flight MH370 crashed in the southern Indian

March 24, 2014
Total Views: 42

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Star Reefers Signs Long Term Charters with Chiquita

Star Reefers, a subsidiary of Siem Shipping has announced today that four of their STAR-Class ships have gained 4.5 year charters with Chiquita's Great White

March 24, 2014
Total Views: 209

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U.S. Crude Exports Could Hurt Jones Act Shippers

In early January, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski announced her support to help end the prohibition of crude exports from the United States. “We need to act

March 24, 2014
Total Views: 26

Sunday, March 23, 2014
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Seized Oil Tanker Morning Glory Docks In Libyan Capital

By Hani Amera ON BOARD THE MORNING GLORY, Libya, March 23 (Reuters) – A commercial oil tanker seized by U.S. forces after it loaded crude at a Libya port

March 23, 2014
Total Views: 107

Friday, March 21, 2014
Maersk-Rickmers Announces Breakup
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Maersk-Rickmers Announces Breakup

The U.S.-flagged joint venture known as Maersk-Rickmers quietly announced this week that its operations have been discontinued.

March 21, 2014
Total Views: 109

Maersk Drilling Names World’s Largest Jack-up
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Maersk Drilling Names World’s Largest Jack-up

Maersk Drilling this week officially named the jack-up formerly known as B331 during a star-studded ceremony at the Keppel FELS shipyard in

March 21, 2014
Total Views: 369

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Navig8 Tankers Continues Massive Fleet Expansion Amid Somewhat Dodgy Conditions

London-based Navig8 Tankers is well on their way to achieving a significant position in the evolving tanker market as they continue to head to Asian shipyards

March 21, 2014
Total Views: 62

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Maersk Says Historic P3 Alliance Could Start Mid-2014

By Ole Mikkelsen and Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, March 21 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Maersk Line, the world’s No.1 container shipping firm, said it

March 21, 2014
Total Views: 118