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Thursday, September 6, 2018
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Freeport LNG Signs 20-Year, 2.2 MTPA LNG Supply Deal with Japan’s Sumitomo

U.S.-based liquefied natural gas terminal operator Freeport LNG said it had signed a binding agreement with a U.S. unit of Sumitomo Corp to supply the Japanese

September 6, 2018
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CMA CGM Sees Brisk China-U.S. Trade for Now

By Gus Trompiz LE HAVRE, France, Sept 6 (Reuters) – CMA CGM, one of the world’s largest container shipping lines, is benefiting from strong

September 6, 2018
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World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens in Irish Sea… And It’s HUGE

The 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm has 87 wind turbines capable of generating enough green energy to power almost 600,000 UK homes. By Jeremy Hodges

September 6, 2018
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018
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Four Injured After Coast Guard Boats Collide in Buzzards Bay

Two U.S. Coast Guard boat crews collided Wednesday during a training exercises in Buzzards Bay off Falmouth, Massachusetts, injuring four crew members. The

September 5, 2018
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Incident Video: Cargo Ship Spends Day at Greek Beach
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Incident Video: Cargo Ship Spends Day at Greek Beach

The 116-meter general cargo ship Arslanbey spent much of Tuesday aground at a beach in Greece. Video posted online shows the ship firmly aground near what

September 5, 2018
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ESL Shipping’s New Eco Bulkers to Transit Northern Sea Route to Baltic Sea
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ESL Shipping’s New Eco Bulkers to Transit Northern Sea Route to Baltic Sea

Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping will send its two new eco-friendly bulk carriers through the Northern Sea Route to Baltic Sea for their maiden voyage

September 5, 2018
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Shipping News

ONE Presents 2020 Global Sulphur Limit Plan

Freshly-minted ocean carrier ONE says it has identified using low sulphur Hybrid oil as the best solution for complying with the upcoming 2020 global sulphur

September 5, 2018
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Viking to Acquire Free-Fall Lifeboat Maker Norsafe
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Viking to Acquire Free-Fall Lifeboat Maker Norsafe

Danish maritime safety equipment company VIKING Life-Saving Equipment announced today it has acquired Norwegian lifeboat-builder Norsafe.  Established in

September 5, 2018
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U.S. Energy Operations Begin Recovering After Tropical Storm Gordon

HOUSTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Energy companies and port operators along the U.S. Gulf Coast took steps on Wednesday to resume operations after Tropical

September 5, 2018
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Dirty Secrets: Tainted Bunker Fuel Sparks Calls for Tighter Quality Control in Shipping

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (Reuters) – A wave of contaminated fuel that has clogged and damaged engines on hundreds of oil tankers and

September 5, 2018
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Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier
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Three New Arc7 LNG Carriers Headed for Russia’s Yamal LNG Terminal

By Sabina Zawadzki LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Three new liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers capable of plowing through the Arctic ice have completed sea

September 5, 2018
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
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Eagle Bulk Reveals 19-Vessel Scrubber Initiative

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) announced today that it has entered into a series of agreements for the purchase of up to 37 exhaust gas cleaning

September 4, 2018
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Storm Gordon Halts Some Energy Production in U.S. Gulf
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Storm Gordon Halts Some Energy Production in U.S. Gulf

HOUSTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Two more oil producers pulled employees out of Tropical Storm Gordon’s path, and oil companies cut 9 percent of U.S.

September 4, 2018
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INTERCARGO Calls for Corrective Action on Designation of Certain Fertilizer Cargo Under IMSBC Code

INTERCARGO, the international trade association representing the interests of dry cargo vessel owners, is calling on the International Maritime Organization

September 4, 2018
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WATCH: Tanker Smashes Bridge as Typhoon Jebi Slams Japan
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WATCH: Tanker Smashes Bridge as Typhoon Jebi Slams Japan

A tanker smashed into the bridge linking Japan’s Kansai International Airport with the mainland on Tuesday as a powerful typhoon slammed Japan’s

September 4, 2018
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Offshore

Transocean to Acquire Ocean Rig in $2.9 Billion Deal

By Will Wade and Simon Casey (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore drilling company, agreed to buy a smaller rival in a $2.9

September 4, 2018
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Gordon to Make Landfall Along Central Gulf Coast as Hurricane -NWS
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Gordon to Make Landfall Along Central Gulf Coast as Hurricane -NWS

Tropical Storm Gordon is expected to make landfall along the north-central Gulf Coast tonight as a hurricane, the NWS National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.

September 4, 2018
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French Navy Ready to Act if Scallop War Clashes Erupt Again
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French Navy Ready to Act if Scallop War Clashes Erupt Again

PARIS, Sept 4 (Reuters) – The French Navy is ready to intervene if clashes between French and British fishermen over access to scallop-rich seabeds erupt

September 4, 2018
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Opinion: Duncan Hunter’s Real Crime Is the Jones Act

Bloomberg Opinion editorials do not necessarily reflect the opinions of gCaptain. By James Gibney (Bloomberg Opinion) — A $14,000 family vacation in

September 4, 2018
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Greek Seamen End Strike After Reaching Deal on Wage Increase
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Greek Seamen End Strike After Reaching Deal on Wage Increase

ATHENS, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Greek seamen on Tuesday called off a strike that had kept ferries and passengers stranded in ports around the country, after

September 4, 2018
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