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Friday, June 22, 2018
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Grant Supports Zero-Emission Cargo Handling at Port of Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach is moving ahead with a $16.8 million project to build infrastructure that will support electric-powered, zero-emissions cargo-handling

June 22, 2018
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Big Oil Looks to U.S. Minorities to Build Offshore Drilling Support
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Big Oil Looks to U.S. Minorities to Build Offshore Drilling Support

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – The largest U.S. oil and gas lobby group is seeking to convince Hispanic and black communities

June 22, 2018
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NGO Shipbreaking Platform Slams Shipping Industry ‘Scaremongering’ to Undermine European Ship Recycling Regulation

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is accusing the shipping industry of using ‘scaremonger’ tactics and ‘fake news’ in order to get South

June 22, 2018
Total Views: 135

Subsea Search for 79 Missing Containers Lost from YM Efficiency Set to Start Off Australia
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Subsea Search for 79 Missing Containers Lost from YM Efficiency Set to Start Off Australia

The subsea search for 79 missing containers that fell from the containership YM Efficiency earlier this month is set to kick off in the next few days, the

June 22, 2018
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Trump Threatens 20 Percent Tariff on U.S. Car Imports from European Unions

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to escalate a trade war with Europe by imposing a 20

June 22, 2018
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
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Supertanker FPMC C Melody Arrives at Texas City Terminal to Load Crude

A supertanker that has been scheduled to load crude oil at Enterprise Products Partners LP’s Texas City marine terminal for export arrived was

June 21, 2018
Total Views: 199

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Defends Navigator Holdings Sale
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Defends Navigator Holdings Sale

By Terrence Dopp (Bloomberg) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said his personal sale of stock in a shipping company days before news organizations

June 21, 2018
Total Views: 62

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Some 2,500 Offshore Oil Workers in Norway Threaten to Strike

OSLO, June 21 (Reuters) – Some 2,250 workers on Norwegian offshore oil drilling rigs and in drilling and catering services on oil producing platforms

June 21, 2018
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Italy to Impound Dutch-Flagged Humanitarian Ship
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Italy to Impound Dutch-Flagged Humanitarian Ship

By Steve Scherer and Angelo Amante ROME, June 21 (Reuters) – Italy appeared to relent on Thursday after at first refusing to accept 226 migrants on

June 21, 2018
Total Views: 37

Video: Boston Harbor Cruise Experiences Mechanical Failure, Hits Moored Sailboats
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Video: Boston Harbor Cruise Experiences Mechanical Failure, Hits Moored Sailboats

A Boston Harbor cruise ship with more than 325 passengers on board struck six sailboats after experiencing mechanical failure, the Coast Guard reported on

June 21, 2018
Total Views: 67

MAIB: Drunk Master Left Bridge Before Grounding
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MAIB: Drunk Master Left Bridge Before Grounding

The master of a Netherlands-registered cargo ship was drinking prior to when his vessel ran aground in Northern Ireland last October, the UK Marine Accident

June 21, 2018
Total Views: 324

Incident Video: VLOC ‘China Steel Innovator’ Slams Into Berthed Ship in Taiwan
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Incident Video: VLOC ‘China Steel Innovator’ Slams Into Berthed Ship in Taiwan

Check out this incident video which has gone viral this week showing the giant bulk carrier China Steel Innovator hitting the stern of a containership berthed

June 21, 2018
Total Views: 547

Indonesia Questions Captain After Ferry Sinks in Lake; At Least 192 People Missing
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Indonesia Questions Captain After Ferry Sinks in Lake; At Least 192 People Missing

By Fergus Jensen TIGARAS, Indonesia, June 21 (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Thursday questioned the captain of a ferry that sank without trace in a

June 21, 2018
Total Views: 114

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
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First Battery-Powered Offshore Supply Vessel in the Gulf of Mexico

Louisiana-based SEACOR Marine has completed the installation of the first hybrid battery power system on an an offshore support vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.

June 20, 2018
Total Views: 344

Enterprise Expects to Load First Supertanker at Texas City Terminal Later This Month
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Enterprise Expects to Load First Supertanker at Texas City Terminal Later This Month

NEW YORK, June 20 (Reuters) – Seaway Crude Pipeline Company LLC, a joint venture between Enterprise Products Partners LP and Enbridge Inc, plans to load

June 20, 2018
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U.S. Shale Producers Warn Chinese Tariffs Would Hit Energy Exports

By Ernest Scheyder and Collin Eaton HOUSTON, June 20 (Reuters) – China’s proposed tariffs on U.S. petroleum imports, part of a mounting trade war

June 20, 2018
Total Views: 79

CMA CGM to Acquire European Shortsea Specialist Containerships
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CMA CGM to Acquire European Shortsea Specialist Containerships

French shipping group CMA CGM has signed to acquire Finland’s Containerships from Container Finance Ltd Oy. Containerships specializes in the

June 20, 2018
Total Views: 65

The oil tanker Caspian Galaxy sits anchored near Amuay beach, in Punto Fijo
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Venezuelan Oil Exports Sink Amid Seizures and Shipping Backlog

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, June 20 (Reuters) – Venezuelan PDVSA’s oil exports fell 32 percent in the first half of June compared with May,

June 20, 2018
Total Views: 39

Siemens UK Boss Says Clarity Needed on Post-Brexit Trade
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Siemens UK Boss Says Clarity Needed on Post-Brexit Trade

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom needs to urgently clarify how trade with the European Union will work after

June 20, 2018
Total Views: 32

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Denies Insider Trading in Short Sale of Russia-Linked Shipping Company
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Denies Insider Trading in Short Sale of Russia-Linked Shipping Company

By Bill Allison (Bloomberg) — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross denied that he engaged in insider trading when he short sold stock of a shipping company a

June 20, 2018
Total Views: 32