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Friday, October 20, 2017
Foss Hired to Remove Grounded Fishing Vessel Off Waikiki
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Foss Hired to Remove Grounded Fishing Vessel Off Waikiki

Foss Maritime has been hired to remove the grounded fishing vessel Pacific Paradise from a reef off Waikiki after repeated attempts to refloat the vessel by

October 20, 2017
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ICS ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Canada’s Proposed Tanker Ban in Northern British Columbia Waters

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says it is deeply concerned over proposed legislation that would ban crude oil tankers from operating in Canadian

October 20, 2017
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Noble Group Faces 11th Hour Oil-Unit Sale as Stock Is Halted

By Jasmine Ng and Lianting Tu (Bloomberg) — Noble Group Ltd. suspended its shares from trading in Singapore on Friday pending the announcement of a major

October 20, 2017
Total Views: 72

Two Missing After Explosion on Crude Oil Barge Off Port Aransas, Texas
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Two Missing After Explosion on Crude Oil Barge Off Port Aransas, Texas

Update 2: The Coast Guard said Sunday that it has suspended its search for the missing two crew members, contradicting an earlier report one crew member had

October 20, 2017
Total Views: 258

Qatar Diplomatic Crisis Delays Sale of Gulf Shipping Firm, Sources Say
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Qatar Diplomatic Crisis Delays Sale of Gulf Shipping Firm, Sources Say

By Jonathan Saul and Tom Arnold LONDON/DUBAI, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Qatar’s diplomatic crisis is holding up the sale of a shipping company it

October 20, 2017
Total Views: 34

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Long-Time BP Chairman Svanberg to Retire

By Amanda Jordan (Bloomberg) — BP Plc said Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg will retire after overseeing the London-based oil giant through some of the most

October 20, 2017
Total Views: 54

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New Estimate Doubles the Size of Last Week’s Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Authorities have doubled the size estimate of last week’s offshore oil spill from a damaged pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 40 miles

October 20, 2017
Total Views: 377

Thursday, October 19, 2017
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As Gas Use Surges, China Sees `Harsh’ Winter Without More Supply

By Aibing Guo (Bloomberg) — Chinese regulators warned that the nation may face a “harsh” supply situation this winter if natural gas supplies can’t

October 19, 2017
Total Views: 23

WATCH: Tanker Caught in Hurricane Ophelia Off Ireland
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WATCH: Tanker Caught in Hurricane Ophelia Off Ireland

Check out this video showing a tanker battling the elements off Cork, Ireland as remnants of Hurricane Ophelia hit the island as one of the strongest storms in

October 19, 2017
Total Views: 9013

MAIB: ECDIS Safeguards ‘Overlooked, Disabled or Ignored’ in Grounding of Cargo Ship Off England
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MAIB: ECDIS Safeguards ‘Overlooked, Disabled or Ignored’ in Grounding of Cargo Ship Off England

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch says that ECDIS safeguards were either “overlooked, disabled or ignored” in the grounding of a bulk

October 19, 2017
Total Views: 277

Master Fined Over Cargo Ship’s Grounding Ireland
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Master Fined Over Cargo Ship’s Grounding Ireland

The captain of a Dutch cargo ship that ran aground off Northern Ireland earlier this month has been fined £1,000 after pleading guilty to failing to keep a

October 19, 2017
Total Views: 74

Despite Peak Demand, Norway’s Oil Chief Wants to Pump More Crude
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Despite Peak Demand, Norway’s Oil Chief Wants to Pump More Crude

The renewable energy revolution doesn’t scare the man overseeing western Europe’s biggest crude oil

October 19, 2017
Total Views: 65

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America’s Shale Gas Guru Seeks Buyers, Only Finds Partners

The billionaire evangelist of U.S. natural gas exports is finding himself having some surprising conversations these

October 19, 2017
Total Views: 57

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Panama Breaks Ground on New Cruise Terminal

PANAMA CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) – A group including China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) has started building a $165 million port in Panama for

October 19, 2017
Total Views: 115

Wednesday, October 18, 2017
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Crowley: Commercial Cargoes to Puerto Rico Picking Up

U.S. shipping company Crowley Maritime said today that by the end of the week it will have offloaded more than 9,500 loads of commercial and government relief

October 18, 2017
Total Views: 137

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Maritime Piracy Down in 2017 (and Other Key Takeaways From IMB’s Latest Piracy Report)

Global maritime piracy has so far declined in 2017 compared to 2016 with a total of 121 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships reported in the

October 18, 2017
Total Views: 59

World’s First Floating Wind Farm Opens Up Off Scotland
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World’s First Floating Wind Farm Opens Up Off Scotland

The first offshore wind farm to use floating wind turbines has started producing power for the Scottish energy grid in what could be the start of offshore

October 18, 2017
Total Views: 150

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Coast Guard Patrol Boat Catches Fire in Gulfport, Mississippi

The Gulfport Fire Department helped the U.S. Coast Guard put out a fire aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Brant while moored in Gulfport, Mississippi on Wednesday.

October 18, 2017
Total Views: 613

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Oil’s Biggest Rigs Get Sent to Junkyard as Daily Losses Mount

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. is finally sending Pathfinder to its grave, after two years in a Caribbean purgatory that cost

October 18, 2017
Total Views: 361

U.S., South Korea Conduct Joint Navy Drills to Counter North’s Threat
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U.S., South Korea Conduct Joint Navy Drills to Counter North’s Threat

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States began week-long joint Navy drills in the waters around the Korean peninsula on Monday, amid high

October 18, 2017
Total Views: 53