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Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Video: Ivar Aasen Topside Sail-Away
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Video: Ivar Aasen Topside Sail-Away

The 13,900 tonne topside for the Ivar Aasen project is on its way to Norway after construction was completed at a shipyard in Singapore. The platform deck was

June 7, 2016
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Foss Maritime Christens New ‘Arctic’ Tug

Foss Maritime has christened its second of three state-of-the-art Arctic Class tugs designed to operate in the extreme conditions up in Alaska and the Arctic

June 7, 2016
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Chevron to Lease Space at Edison Chouest’s Base in Brazil
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Chevron to Lease Space at Edison Chouest’s Base in Brazil

SAO JOAO DA BARRA, Brazil, June 7 (Reuters) – Chevron Corp plans to sign a five-year agreement to lease berthing space for its vessels from U.S. oil

June 7, 2016
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DP World to Develop Ecuador’s First Deepwater Port Worth Over $1 Billion
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DP World to Develop Ecuador’s First Deepwater Port Worth Over $1 Billion

Port terminal owner DP World has won a 50-year concession to build and operate Ecuador’s first deepwater port. The new port will be located in the city

June 7, 2016
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China COSCO Launches Tanker Giant

China COSCO Shipping on Monday officially launched the consolidated COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation Co., creating one of the world’s largest tanker

June 7, 2016
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Piraeus Port
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Greek Cruise Operators Fret Over Strikes Sparked by Port Sale

By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos   ATHENS, June 7 (Reuters) – Greek cruise ship operators are worried of a lasting impact on the sector from an ongoing

June 7, 2016
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Monday, June 6, 2016
U.S. Navy Slaps Drinking Ban on All 18,600 Sailors in Japan
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U.S. Navy Slaps Drinking Ban on All 18,600 Sailors in Japan

TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy slapped a drinking ban on sailors stationed in Japan on Monday and halted off base liberty after police arrested

June 6, 2016
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DryShips’ Future in Doubt in Prolonged Downturn
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DryShips’ Future in Doubt in Prolonged Downturn

June 6 (Reuters) – Dry bulk shipper DryShips Inc raised “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in business after it defaulted on three

June 6, 2016
Total Views: 47

Mission to Recover El Faro’s VDR to Launch in July
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Mission to Recover El Faro’s VDR to Launch in July

The National Transportation Safety Board will launch the mission to recover El Faro’s voyage data recorder located in about 15,000 feet of water

June 6, 2016
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France Wants Coordinated EU Patrols in South China Sea
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France Wants Coordinated EU Patrols in South China Sea

By David Roman (Bloomberg) — France will urge European Union nations to coordinate navy patrols to ensure a “regular and visible” presence in the

June 6, 2016
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CMA CGM Makes All-Cash Offer to Buy NOL
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CMA CGM Makes All-Cash Offer to Buy NOL

French container shipping company CMA CGM has launched an all-cash offer for all outstanding shares of Singapore-listed Neptune Orient Lines. The offer price

June 6, 2016
Total Views: 107

China’s Oil Stockpiling to Boost Tanker Market, Shipowners Say
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China’s Oil Stockpiling to Boost Tanker Market, Shipowners Say

By Jonathan Saul ATHENS, June 6 (Reuters) – Moves by China to stockpile oil are providing a further boost to the tanker shipping market which is already

June 6, 2016
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MV Roger Blough Refloated in Lake Superior
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MV Roger Blough Refloated in Lake Superior

The U.S.-flagged freighter MV Roger Blough was safely anchored in Waiska Bay, Michigan on Saturday afternoon where it will be inspected for damage and its

June 6, 2016
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French Oil Refineries Prepare for Restart But Oil Ports Still Shut
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French Oil Refineries Prepare for Restart But Oil Ports Still Shut

PARIS, June 6 (Reuters) – Preliminary work got underway on Monday to restart three of Total’s French oil refineries stopped as part of nationwide

June 6, 2016
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Saturday, June 4, 2016
WATCH: Celebrity Infinity Slams Into Pier in Ketchikan, Alaska
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WATCH: Celebrity Infinity Slams Into Pier in Ketchikan, Alaska

The Celebrity Cruises cruise ship Celebrity Infinity ran into a little bit of trouble pulling up to a pier in Ketchikan, Alaska on Friday afternoon. Video

June 4, 2016
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Friday, June 3, 2016
Salvage Firm Ardent Reports Solid First Year After Titan-Svitzer Merger
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Salvage Firm Ardent Reports Solid First Year After Titan-Svitzer Merger

One year after the salvage firms Titan and Svitzer joined forces under the new brand Ardent, the combined company can report that, all things considered, the

June 3, 2016
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China Confirms Sending Five Warships to World’s Largest Maritime Exercise
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China Confirms Sending Five Warships to World’s Largest Maritime Exercise

BEIJING, June 3 (Reuters) – China’s navy will send five ships to join a major U.S.-hosted naval drill this summer, even as tension mounts between

June 3, 2016
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Offshore Wind Turbines At Sea
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New York Has a Plan to Make Long Island Offshore Wind Cheaper

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — New York State is mounting a broad effort to reduce the cost of building a wind farm off the coast of Long Island, an

June 3, 2016
Total Views: 45

Lightering Ops Underway for Grounded Freighter in Lake Superior [PHOTOS]
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Lightering Ops Underway for Grounded Freighter in Lake Superior [PHOTOS]

The U.S. Coast Guard has reported that lightering operations on the grounded MV Roger Blough began Friday a full week after the American freighter ran

June 3, 2016
Total Views: 152

Panama Canal’s Third Set of Locks Now ‘Functionally Complete’
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Panama Canal’s Third Set of Locks Now ‘Functionally Complete’

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) says it has been informed by its contractor Grupo Unidos por el Canal, S.A. (GUPC) that the Third Set of Locks for the

June 3, 2016
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