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Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Cajun Navy to the Rescue: Here’s How the Volunteer Relief Group Got Its Roots
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Cajun Navy to the Rescue: Here’s How the Volunteer Relief Group Got Its Roots

(Southern Boating) – The Cajun Navy has entered popular vernacular, but what do we know about the group? The famed Cajun Navy came to be when a Former

October 10, 2018
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Chevron Quits Norway as Wider Retreat Looms From Aging North Sea

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Chevron Corp. is selling its last remaining oil exploration license in Norway, putting it one step closer to a full

October 10, 2018
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Star Bulk Secures ‘Pioneering Green Loan’ for Scrubber Systems
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Star Bulk Secures ‘Pioneering Green Loan’ for Scrubber Systems

Global dry bulk shipping company Star Bulk (Nasdaq: SBLK, Oslo: SBLK?R) has announced it has entered into a $310 million loan agreement, of which $70 million

October 10, 2018
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Azura Cruise Ship
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P&O Master On Trial in France Over Cruise Ship Sulphur Limit Violation

The U.S. Master of P&O operated cruise ship “Azura” is currently facing unprecedented charges brought against him by French prosecutors for the

October 10, 2018
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Maersk Leases Singapore Fuel Oil Storage Ahead of IMO 2020

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Maersk Oil Trading has leased oil storage space in Singapore, signaling a push by one of the

October 10, 2018
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U.S. Seen as Big Winner from IMO’s 2020 Fuel Rules

By Julia Payne and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – The United States is set to be the big winner from new marine fuel rules, trading house

October 10, 2018
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Tuesday, October 9, 2018
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Denmark’s Ørsted Acquires Deepwater Wind, Creating U.S. Offshore Wind Leader

Danish power company Ørsted has entered into an agreement to acquire U.S. offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind for $510 million. The acquisition includes

October 9, 2018
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Esvagt Mercator ‘Hijacked’ in Anti-Terrorism Drill in Belgium
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Esvagt Mercator ‘Hijacked’ in Anti-Terrorism Drill in Belgium

The Danish offshore wind service vessel Esvagt Mercator is typically found at the Belgian offshore wind farms, Nobelwind and Belwind in the North Sea, where

October 9, 2018
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Hurricane Michael Shuts Nearly 40 Percent of U.S. Gulf of Mexico Oil Output
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Hurricane Michael Shuts Nearly 40 Percent of U.S. Gulf of Mexico Oil Output

HOUSTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Nearly 40 percent of daily crude oil production was lost from offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico wells on Tuesday due to platform

October 9, 2018
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Response Continues for Mediterranean Ship Collision as Oil Slick Grows

European authorities are continuing to respond to an oil spill after a ferry collided with an anchored containership off the coast of Corsica on Sunday

October 9, 2018
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Feng Huang AO
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Disabled Tanker Towed to New York After ‘Significant’ Engine Room Fire

The U.S. Coast Guard and local first responders responded to a disabled 479-foot asphalt tanker off the coast of Nantucket Island on Monday after

October 9, 2018
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Iranian Supertanker Offloads Oil at Storage Facility in China Ahead of U.S. Sanctions

By Chen Aizhu and Meng Meng BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A vessel carrying 2 million barrels of Iranian oil discharged the crude into a bonded storage tank

October 9, 2018
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Rapid, Unprecedented Change Needed to Halt Global Warming – U.N.
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Rapid, Unprecedented Change Needed to Halt Global Warming – U.N.

By Nina Chestney and Jane Chung LONDON/INCHEON, South Korea, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Keeping the Earth’s temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius

October 9, 2018
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Monday, October 8, 2018
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Gulf of Mexico Offshore Platforms Evacuated Ahead of Hurricane Michael

By Gary McWilliams and Liz Hampton HOUSTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Energy companies on Monday halted nearly a fifth of Gulf of Mexico oil production and

October 8, 2018
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Crewboat ‘Grand Sun’ Catches Fire Off Louisiana -Photos
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Crewboat ‘Grand Sun’ Catches Fire Off Louisiana -Photos

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people from an offshore crewboat that caught fire off the coast of Louisiana on Monday. Watchstanders at the Eighth Coast

October 8, 2018
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Evacuations Ordered as Hurricane Michael Speeds Toward Florida

By Gina Cherelus Oct 8 (Reuters) – Florida’s governor mobilized National Guard troops and ordered Gulf Coast residents to head inland or get ready

October 8, 2018
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Photos: Oil Spills After Tunisian Ferry T-Bones Anchored Containership in Mediterranean
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Photos: Oil Spills After Tunisian Ferry T-Bones Anchored Containership in Mediterranean

Update: Oil Slick Spreads Authorities in France and Italy are responding to a major oil slick after a  collided with an anchored containership in the

October 8, 2018
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Container Carriers Sail Towards a Tipping Point of Ocean Freight Rates and Fuel

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The bellwether Shanghai Container Freight Index (SCFI) did not publish on Monday, due to the national holiday in China,

October 8, 2018
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Rocked by Trump’s Sanctions, Iranian Oil Exports Drop Further

By Alex Lawler LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Iran’s crude exports fell further in the first week of October, according to tanker data and an industry

October 8, 2018
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Glencore Wins Cut to Coal Carrying Costs Out of Newcastle
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Glencore Wins Cut to Coal Carrying Costs Out of Newcastle

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Australia’s competition regulator said on Monday the Port of Newcastle must reduce its charges for

October 8, 2018
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