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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
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John Fredriksen’s Northern Drilling Snaps Up Newbuild Drillships on the Cheap

John Fredriksen-controlled Northern Drilling has entered into agreements to acquire two newbuild ultra-deepwater drillships from South Korea’s Daewoo

May 9, 2018
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U.S. Coast Guard to Hold Public Hearing on Fatal Barge Explosion Off Texas
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U.S. Coast Guard to Hold Public Hearing on Fatal Barge Explosion Off Texas

The U.S. Coast Guard will conduct a formal public hearing to consider evidence related to a fatal fire that occurred last year aboard the Bouchard No. 255 Tank

May 9, 2018
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Watch: Here’s How Maritime Pilots Board Vessels During Winter in Finland
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Watch: Here’s How Maritime Pilots Board Vessels During Winter in Finland

You know the saying, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. That’s exactly what maritime pilots in Finland do when it’s simply

May 9, 2018
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Subsea 7’s ‘Seven Viking’ Awarded New 5-Year Contract with Statoil

Norwegian energy giant Statoil is awarding Subsea 7 Norway AS a five-year contract for IMR services to be carried out by the Seven Viking vessel for subsea

May 9, 2018
Total Views: 231

Klaus Luhta Podcast: Panama Canal Towboat Operators Discuss Historic Work Stoppage
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Klaus Luhta Podcast: Panama Canal Towboat Operators Discuss Historic Work Stoppage

Panama Canal towboat Captains are part of the first-ever work stoppage in the canal’s history, citing safety concerns. When the new canal locks were

May 9, 2018
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Iran Oil Flow May Be Hit by Foreign Tanker Exodus

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — The snap-back of U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil exports may well see international shipping companies, which have carried

May 9, 2018
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Maersk Likely to Shelve Plans to List Drilling Division – Sources

By Clara Denina , Jonathan Saul, Dasha Afanasieva and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen LONDON/COPENHAGEN, May 9 (Reuters) – Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk

May 9, 2018
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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
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Curacao Faces ‘Potential Crisis’ from Venezuela-Conoco Row, Prime Minister Says

CARACAS, May 8 (Reuters) – A legal dispute between ConocoPhillips and Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA could leave Curacao’s economically important

May 8, 2018
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Iran Oil Exports to Europe, Asia At Risk with Trump’s Decision

By Jessica Resnick-Ault, Jane Chung and Osamu Tsukimori NEW YORK/SEOUL/TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) – Iran’s exports of oil to China, Europe and other

May 8, 2018
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Venezuela’s PDVSA Halts Storage and Shipping from Caribbean Islands
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Venezuela’s PDVSA Halts Storage and Shipping from Caribbean Islands

By Marianna Parraga May 8 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA suspended oil storage and shipping from its Caribbean facilities following a move

May 8, 2018
Total Views: 59

Incident Video: Hapag-Lloyd Ship Veers Off Course into Moored Ferries in Santos, Brazil
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Incident Video: Hapag-Lloyd Ship Veers Off Course into Moored Ferries in Santos, Brazil

A Hapag-Lloyd containership allided with three moored ferry boats upon entering the Port of Santos, Brazil on Sunday, causing extensive damage. According to

May 8, 2018
Total Views: 81

u.s. withdraws from iran nuclear deal
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President Trump is Withdrawing the United States from the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday pulled the United States out of an international agreement aimed at

May 8, 2018
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Trump’s Iran Decision: What’s at Stake for Global Oil Market?

Breaking News: President Trump has just announced that he will withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal.  By Grant Smith (Bloomberg)

May 8, 2018
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Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Suffers New Failure at Sea

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s costliest warship, suffered a new failure at sea that forced it back to

May 8, 2018
Total Views: 421

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Cyprus’s First Shipping Minister Sets Herself Ambitious Targets

By Paul Tugwell and Georgios Georgiou (Bloomberg) — Cyprus’s first-ever shipping minister is setting her sights high. The country’s location and tax

May 8, 2018
Total Views: 69

Monday, May 7, 2018
Panama Canal Adds Eighth Daily Booking Slot for New Neopanamax Locks
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Panama Canal Adds Eighth Daily Booking Slot for New Neopanamax Locks

The Panama Canal Authority has added an additional daily reservation slot to its Neopanamax locks in order to further increase the capacity of the waterway at

May 7, 2018
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19th Century shipwrecks found during search for MH370
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19th Century Shipwrecks Found During Search for MH370

Two shipwrecks discovered around 1,500 miles off the coast of Western Australia during the initial search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been

May 7, 2018
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Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
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Iran Says New Sanctions Would Not Stifle its Oil Industry

By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA, May 7 (Reuters) – The Iranian oil industry will continue to develop even if the United States pulls out of the 2015 nuclear

May 7, 2018
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JAXPORT Container Volumes Up 27 Percent in First Half of 2018

During the first six months of fiscal year 2018, Florida’s port of Jacksonville recorded 27 percent growth in total container shipments over the same

May 7, 2018
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Study: Whales in Ice-Free Arctic Face Emerging Threat from Ships

As climate change brings a longer ice-free season and more commercial ships to the Arctic, a new study is recommending that precautionary measures be put in

May 7, 2018
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