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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
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Crews Continue to Clean HFO Spill at the Port of Rotterdam

Crews are making progress in the clean-up of more than 200 metric tons of heavy fuel oil that was spilled at the Port of Rotterdam over the weekend after

June 27, 2018
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The Expanded Panama Canal Just Turned Two: Here Are Some Facts, Figures and Highlights the First Few Years of Operation
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The Expanded Panama Canal Just Turned Two: Here Are Some Facts, Figures and Highlights the First Few Years of Operation

The Panama Canal on Tuesday marked the two-year anniversary of the inauguration of Expanded Panama Canal, the largest enhancement project in the

June 27, 2018
Total Views: 120

First Offshore Wind Farm Battery Installed in Scotland
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First Offshore Wind Farm Battery Installed in Scotland

Norwegian energy company Equinor has installed a battery that will for first time make it possible to store energy produced from an offshore wind

June 27, 2018
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Humanitarian Ship Docks in Malta, Ending Week-Long Standoff

By Chris Scicluna VALLETTA, June 27 (Reuters) – A humanitarian ship that has had about 230 rescued migrants on board for almost a week docked in Malta on

June 27, 2018
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Shipping News

U.S. Shale Could Hold a ‘Century Supply’ of Natural Gas

By Ernest Scheyder WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) – Natural gas production from U.S. shale fields can keep growing for decades, giving Washington a

June 27, 2018
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Crude Surges to 3 1/2-Year High After U.S. Stockpiles Plunge

By Jessica Summers (Bloomberg) — Oil rose to a level last seen in late 2014 after U.S. crude stockpiles tumbled by the most since September 2016. Futures

June 27, 2018
Total Views: 26

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WATCH: Captain Demos Remote-Controlled Tugboat from 700-Miles Away

Netherlands-based KOTUG has demonstrated what it says is the first sailing of a remotely controlled tugboat from a long-distance location. For the

June 27, 2018
Total Views: 344

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Shipping News

In Louisiana, Trump’s Trade War Makes Biggest U.S. Port Tremble

By Katia Dmitrieva(Bloomberg) — To understand what a trade war means for America, go to the Mississippi. Follow the mud-brown river past Louisiana’s

June 27, 2018
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
FILE PHOTO: The John F. Kennedy CVN 79 under construction at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News Shipbuilding Launches Major Hiring Initiative

Newport News Shipbuilding has announced a major hiring initiative in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Virginia that will seek to train and hire for

June 26, 2018
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Pioneering Spirit Returns to Black Sea for Round Two of the TurkStream Pipeline Installation
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Pioneering Spirit Returns to Black Sea for Round Two of the TurkStream Pipeline Installation

The record-breaking Pioneering Spirit has returned to Black Sea to resume pipe-laying of the second string of pipe for the TurkStream offshore gas pipeline

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 118

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Offshore

Big Oil Turns on Trump as Trade Threats Weigh On Business

By Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) — Big Oil sang the Trump administration’s praises when the U.S. president slashed corporate taxes at the end of last year.

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 51

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Shipping News

Report: Digital Connectivity Beneficial to Seafarers’ Well-Being

A new report looking at crew connectivity on ships has revealed the emotional and operational impact on professional seafarers who are often away for up to six

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 79

ocean plastic trash
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Solving the Ocean Plastic Crisis Starts With Asia -Opinion

By Adam Minter (Bloomberg Opinion) — Since Jan. 1, when China stopped accepting the rich world’s recyclable plastic waste, it’s gotten a ton

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 320

Total and Pavilion Energy Agreement Seeks to Set Up LNG Bunkering in Singapore
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Total and Pavilion Energy Agreement Seeks to Set Up LNG Bunkering in Singapore

Total and Singapore-based Pavilion Energy have signed a Heads of Agreement to jointly develop a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunker fuel supply chain in the

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 50

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Shell Greenlights Another Project in the North Sea After Lowering Costs

By Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc approved its second North Sea project in six months, greenlighting a natural gas field that it

June 26, 2018
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Shipping News

Chinese Firm Pays $584 Million to Secure 99-Year Lease of Sri Lanka Port

COLOMBO, June 20 (Reuters) – China Merchants Port Holdings has made a $584 million payment as part of a $1.12 billion deal to operate Sri Lanka’s

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 172

EchoStar’s Pursuit of Inmarsat Gets a Boost After France’s Eutelsat Backs Out
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EchoStar’s Pursuit of Inmarsat Gets a Boost After France’s Eutelsat Backs Out

By Thomas Seal and Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — France’s Eutelsat Communications SA said it won’t make a takeover offer for Inmarsat Plc, a sudden

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 32

Maersk Ship That Picked Up Migrants Allowed to Dock in Sicily
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Maersk Ship That Picked Up Migrants Allowed to Dock in Sicily

ROME, June 26 (Reuters) – More than 100 rescued migrants from private cargo ship Alexander Maersk, picked up off the coast of southern Italy on Friday,

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 122

bulk ship in egypt
Shipping News

Israel Asks Cyprus to Consider Shipping Route for Gaza, Official Says

ATHENS/JERUSALEM, June 26 (Reuters) – Israel has asked Cyprus to examine the possibility of establishing a shipping point on the island for sending goods

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 35

Monday, June 25, 2018
General Cargo Ship ‘Thorco Lineage’ Hard Aground in French Polynesia
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General Cargo Ship ‘Thorco Lineage’ Hard Aground in French Polynesia

The 131-meter general cargo ship Thorco Lineage is hard aground on an atoll in French Polynesia after drifting aground during a voyage across the South Pacific

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 413