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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Dong Energy May Jettison Oil and Gas to Focus on Wind
Offshore

Dong Energy May Jettison Oil and Gas to Focus on Wind

By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN, Oct 26 (Reuters) – DONG Energy may shed its oil and gas business, sharpening its focus on wind power and potentially

October 26, 2016
Total Views: 74

CMA CGM Chairman Says More Casualties Possible Container Shipping Shakeout
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CMA CGM Chairman Says More Casualties Possible Container Shipping Shakeout

COPENHAGEN, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Other container shipping firms may join Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd in receivership before the industry emerges from its

October 26, 2016
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
ITF Warns of Privatization in Panama Canal Tugboat Fleet
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ITF Warns of Privatization in Panama Canal Tugboat Fleet

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has raised its concerns over the safety of the Panama Canal’s new locks amid what it says is a

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 164

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After 20,000 Job Cuts, World’s Biggest Shipyards Brace for Even More

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — South Korea’s shipbuilding industry — home to the world’s top three manufacturers — has eliminated

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 117

Statoil Terminates ‘Stena Don’ Contract
Offshore

Statoil Terminates ‘Stena Don’ Contract

Norway’s Statoil has announced it has decided to cancel the contract with Stena Drilling for the mobile rig Stena Don. The rig has been on contract

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 60

DP World Sees Slight Growth in Container Volumes
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DP World Sees Slight Growth in Container Volumes

Dubai-based DP World handled 47.5 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals during the first nine months of 2016, with gross container

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 28

Japan-Led Group Blocks Proposal for South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary
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Japan-Led Group Blocks Proposal for South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary

By David Spaic-Kovacic and Marja Novak PORTOROZ, Slovenia, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Countries led by Japan on Tuesday blocked a move by South American and

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 81

Transocean to Scrap Three Floaters
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Transocean to Scrap Three Floaters

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has announced plans to scrap three rigs previously held for sale. In a fleet update on Tuesday, the Swiss-based company

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 371

Coast Guard Statement on Passing of Former Commandant Adm. Robert E. Kramek
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Coast Guard Statement on Passing of Former Commandant Adm. Robert E. Kramek

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is mourning the recent loss of one of its former commandants, Adm. Robert E. Kramek, who died Oct. 20, 2016. Kramek served

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 104

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Singapore Rig Builder Sembcorp Marine Swings to Loss

SINGAPORE, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd swung to a loss in the third quarter and the rig builder’s revenue was hurt by

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 120

Egypt Seeks New Suez Canal Toll Deal with Global Shipping Lines
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Egypt Seeks New Suez Canal Toll Deal with Global Shipping Lines

By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Egypt is in talks with global shipping firms to change the way it charges vessels to pass through

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 120

Monday, October 24, 2016
Tidewater in Trouble
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Tidewater in Trouble

New Orleans-based OSV company Tidewater Inc. has been given just three more weeks to reach a deal with its lenders and bondholders before it will be forced to

October 24, 2016
Total Views: 103

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Offshore

Oil Industry Workers Split Between Trump and Clinton

By Grant Smith NEW YORK, Oct 24 (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas industry workers have contributed only slightly more money to the campaign of Democrat

October 24, 2016
Total Views: 29

Proposed Mega-Alliance Clears U.S. Regulatory Hurdle
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Proposed Mega-Alliance Clears U.S. Regulatory Hurdle

A proposed vessel-sharing alliance involving some of the world’s biggest container shipping companies has cleared a major regulatory hurdle with approval

October 24, 2016
Total Views: 74

Greek Shipping Companies to Pay $1.5 Million in Pollution Case
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Greek Shipping Companies to Pay $1.5 Million in Pollution Case

Ship Discharged Oily Waste on Voyage from China to Seattle; False Log Books given to Coast Guard Inspectors A district judge in Seattle, Washington has

October 24, 2016
Total Views: 165

Singapore Strains Mount as ASL Marine Seeks to Issue Shares
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Singapore Strains Mount as ASL Marine Seeks to Issue Shares

By Denise Wee (Bloomberg) — Strains are spreading in Singapore’s debt market as more firms in the maritime sector with borrowings coming due grapple

October 24, 2016
Total Views: 104

Hanjin Cleared to Wind Down European Business
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Hanjin Cleared to Wind Down European Business

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Hanjin Shipping Co., South Korea’s largest container line that has put its Asia-U.S. business on sale after filing

October 24, 2016
Total Views: 59

Saturday, October 22, 2016
Somali Pirates Release ‘Naham 3’ Sailors Held Since 2012
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Somali Pirates Release ‘Naham 3’ Sailors Held Since 2012

By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Somali pirates have freed 26 Asian sailors held captive in a small fishing village for more than four years

October 22, 2016
Total Views: 750

Friday, October 21, 2016
Huntington Ingalls Looking to Diversify with Bid for Services Company Camber, Sources Say
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Huntington Ingalls Looking to Diversify with Bid for Services Company Camber, Sources Say

By Mike Stone Oct 21 (Reuters) – Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc is in talks to buy government services contractor Camber Corp for nearly $400 million

October 21, 2016
Total Views: 63

The Feds Won’t Buy This $19 Million Stealth Boat—or Let It Be Sold Abroad
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The Feds Won’t Buy This $19 Million Stealth Boat—or Let It Be Sold Abroad

By Caroline Winter (Bloomberg) — Self-made millionaire Gregory Sancoff has spent a decade and $19 million building a highly unusual stealth boat. Called

October 21, 2016
Total Views: 192