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Thursday, October 8, 2015
Israeli Shipping Company Zim May Be Planning U.S. IPO
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Israeli Shipping Company Zim May Be Planning U.S. IPO

  By Yaacov Benmeleh (Bloomberg) — Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., a marine transportation company, hired Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill

October 8, 2015
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Oil Spill at Statfjord Field Offshore Norway -Statoil
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Oil Spill at Statfjord Field Offshore Norway -Statoil

  Norwegian oil major Statoil has reported an oil spilled observed in the North Sea close to a loading buoy at the Statfjord offshore oil field. The oil

October 8, 2015
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Saudi Shipping Firm Bahri Sees Huge Profit Jump

  DUBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) – National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), the exclusive oil-shipper for Saudi Aramco, reported a significant

October 8, 2015
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Seadrill Semi-Rig West Pegasus
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Seadrill Hopes to See Market Turnaround in 2017

  OSLO, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Offshore rig driller Seadrill is facing another two years in the doldrums but hopes the international rig market could

October 8, 2015
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President Obama Statement on El Faro Tragedy
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President Obama Statement on El Faro Tragedy

  Below is a statement provided by the Office of the Press Secretary on behalf of President Obama: The captain and crew of the El Faro were Americans and

October 8, 2015
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White House Issues Veto Threat for Bill to Lift Crude Exports Ban
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White House Issues Veto Threat for Bill to Lift Crude Exports Ban

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House issued a veto threat on Wednesday for a U.S. House of Representatives bill that would lift a four-decade-old ban

October 8, 2015
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015
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Coast Guard Ends Search for El Faro Survivors

  The U.S. Coast Guard has ended it search for possible survivors from the American cargo ship El Faro, which is believed to have sank Thursday with the

October 7, 2015
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Vice Chairman T. Bella Dinh-Zarr NTSB
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As Search for El Faro Crew Ends, Focus Shifts to Investigation

  By Susan Cooper Eastman JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday ended its search for missing crew of the cargo

October 7, 2015
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Ship Photos of the Day – Port of Long Beach Annual Photo Contest Winners
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Ship Photos of the Day – Port of Long Beach Annual Photo Contest Winners

The Port of Long Beach has announced the winners of its third annual community photo contest. The unique program, on exhibit at the Museum of Latin American

October 7, 2015
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Blowtorch Beach, Turkey: Where Old Offshore Oil Rigs Go to Die
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Blowtorch Beach, Turkey: Where Old Offshore Oil Rigs Go to Die

  By Firat Kayakiran, Naomi Christie and Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — When offshore oil rigs reach the end of their useful lives, many head for

October 7, 2015
Total Views: 158

Delivery Delayed for World’s Biggest Catamaran, Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit
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Delivery Delayed for World’s Biggest Catamaran, Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit

  Swiss-based Allseas has confirmed that delivery of one of the decades most anticipated new ships, the Pioneering Spirit (ex-Pieter Schelte), will be

October 7, 2015
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Three More Shipping Execs Charged in U.S. Over Car Carrier Price Fixing Conspiracy
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Three More Shipping Execs Charged in U.S. Over Car Carrier Price Fixing Conspiracy

  Three former shipping executives have been indicted for participating in a long-running and far-reaching price-fixing conspiracy involving the

October 7, 2015
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Dry Bulk Shipping Turmoil Set to Extend Well Into 2016
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Dry Bulk Shipping Turmoil Set to Extend Well Into 2016

  LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Dry bulk shipping faces more earnings pain as a slowdown in commodities demand and a glut of ships are expected to pile

October 7, 2015
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India Extends Tax Benefits on Bunker Fuel for Domestic Shipping
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India Extends Tax Benefits on Bunker Fuel for Domestic Shipping

  NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (Reuters) – India has extended the benefit of nil custom and production tax on bunker fuels to domestic coastal movement of

October 7, 2015
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Dutch Freighter ‘Flinterstar’ Sinks After Collision With LNG Carrier – PHOTOS
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Dutch Freighter ‘Flinterstar’ Sinks After Collision With LNG Carrier – PHOTOS

  Update: Salvage Underway for Wrecked MV Flinterstar Off Belgium A Dutch freighter has sank after colliding nearly head on with the Marshall

October 6, 2015
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Search For El Faro Survivors Continues
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Search For El Faro Survivors Continues

  Coast Guard crews continue searching for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro Tuesday night after covering more than 170,000 square miles

October 6, 2015
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Ship Photos of the Day – 10 Completely Mindless Photos of Ships at Sea
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Ship Photos of the Day – 10 Completely Mindless Photos of Ships at Sea

Take a load off.                  

October 6, 2015
Total Views: 112

El Faro Set Sail Watching Tropical Storm, Ran Straight Into Major Hurricane
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El Faro Set Sail Watching Tropical Storm, Ran Straight Into Major Hurricane

  By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — The worst thing facing the captain of the El Faro when he sailed his 790-foot container ship from Jacksonville,

October 6, 2015
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Thousands of Cattle May Have Died After Livestock Carrier Capsizes Pierside in Brazil
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Thousands of Cattle May Have Died After Livestock Carrier Capsizes Pierside in Brazil

  A livestock carrier loaded with cattle turned over alongside a pier at the Port of Vila do Conde in Barcarena, Brazil, reportedly killing thousands of

October 6, 2015
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Maersk Invites Government to North Sea Amid Takeover Speculation
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Maersk Invites Government to North Sea Amid Takeover Speculation

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk has invited a Danish parliament committee to visit one of its North Sea oil fields amid

October 6, 2015
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