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Thursday, June 28, 2018
HMAS_Ballarat_during_RIMPAC_2016. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Holly Herline
Defense

BAE Wins $25.7 Billion Australian Frigate Contract

June 28 (Reuters) – Britain’s BAE Systems PLC has won a A$35 billion ($25.7 billion) contest to deliver anti-submarine warfare frigates for the

June 28, 2018
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Incident Video: Oh Sch**sse! German Warship’s Missile Misfire
Interesting

Incident Video: Oh Sch**sse! German Warship’s Missile Misfire

Check out this video that has emerged showing an SM-2 missile misfire aboard a Germany warship. The test fire took place June 21 aboard the German Navy vessel

June 28, 2018
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News

Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit 15 Percent of Los Angeles Port Business, Port Official Says

By Nick Carey June 27 (Reuters) – Tariffs on U.S. imports of Chinese goods imposed by the Trump administration could hit up to 15 percent of goods moving

June 28, 2018
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Watch: ‘Look Who’s Docking Now’ Hilarious Anti-Drinking While Boating PSA
Interesting

Watch: ‘Look Who’s Docking Now’ Hilarious Anti-Drinking While Boating PSA

The Norwegian NGO who brought us How to Dock Like a Boss and How to Launch Like a Boss is back with its third commercial reminding viewers that “docking

June 28, 2018
Total Views: 134

Queen Elizabeth Makes Millions from U.K.’s Offshore Wind Farms
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Queen Elizabeth Makes Millions from U.K.’s Offshore Wind Farms

By Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) — Leasing the seabed to offshore wind developers was the most profitable business last year for The Crown Estate Ltd.,

June 28, 2018
Total Views: 85

As Mexico’s Oil Sector Sputters, Crime and Violence Rattle Industry Towns
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As Mexico’s Oil Sector Sputters, Crime and Violence Rattle Industry Towns

By Gabriel Stargardter PARAISO, Mexico, June 28 (Reuters) – Until recently, Edgar Barrera enjoyed a life many Mexicans could only hope for. In a few

June 28, 2018
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Vestas, Maersk Supply Service to Tackle Costs of Ever Bigger Wind Turbines

By Stine Jacobsen HELSINKI, June 28 (Reuters) – Danish wind turbine maker Vestas and offshore services firm Maersk Supply Service are teaming up to

June 28, 2018
Total Views: 68

Shipping Industry Increasingly Turning to LNG to Meet Clean Fuel Rules
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Shipping Industry Increasingly Turning to LNG to Meet Clean Fuel Rules

By Julie Gordon WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – With new global emissions standards looming, the marine shipping industry is increasingly looking at

June 28, 2018
Total Views: 186

Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Panama Canal Opens Way for More LNG Transits With U.S. Exports Rising
Shipping News

Panama Canal Opens Way for More LNG Transits With U.S. Exports Rising

By Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — The Panama Canal Authority will ramp up the movement of massive liquefied natural gas tankers through the

June 27, 2018
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News

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
Shipping News

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
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First Offshore Wind Farm Battery Installed in Scotland
Environment

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
Total Views: 56

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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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News

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
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News

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: 352

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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: 70

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
Shipping News

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: 125

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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
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