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Thursday, September 10, 2015
Drugs Found Stashed on Teekay LNG Carrier in Peru
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Drugs Found Stashed on Teekay LNG Carrier in Peru

  The Peruvian Navy has confiscated more than 200 kilograms of cocaine found onboard a Teekay LNG tanker while at anchor near the Port of Pisco, Peru.

September 10, 2015
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Weak Demand Across the Board Drives Down Baltic Dry Index

  Sept 10 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell on

September 10, 2015
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Oil Jobs Exit Norway as Era of Richest Rewards Peters Out

  By Saleha Mohsin (Bloomberg) — When Luke Rickert first started as an engineer at Aker Solutions ASA in Oslo, a Norwegian oil services provider,

September 10, 2015
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Nigeria Lifts Nonsensical Tanker Ban
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Nigeria Lifts Nonsensical Tanker Ban

  LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Nigeria has lifted a ban on 113 vessels into its territorial waters, a letter from the NNPC seen by Reuters on

September 10, 2015
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015
China COSCO Orders Ultra-Large Containerships for $1.5 Billion to Cut Costs
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China COSCO Orders Ultra-Large Containerships for $1.5 Billion to Cut Costs

  By Joshua Fellman (Bloomberg) — China COSCO Holdings Co., one of the nation’s biggest shipping companies, agreed to have 11 new container

September 9, 2015
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VLCC Rates Slump Seen Ending Soon
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VLCC Rates Slump Seen Ending Soon

  By Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — For operators of very large crude carriers, the tankers that move as much as 2 million barrels of oil across

September 9, 2015
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China Paves Way for First Emission Control Areas

  China has amended its 15 year-old Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law to tackle shipping emissions for the first time, local media reports. The

September 9, 2015
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MHI Secures Orders for Next-Generation LNG Carriers to Transport U.S. Gas
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MHI Secures Orders for Next-Generation LNG Carriers to Transport U.S. Gas

Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Wednesday it has secured two orders from Japanese clients to build next-generation LNG carriers to transport U.S.

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 100

Ship Photo of the Day – Ship Selfie
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Ship Photo of the Day – Ship Selfie

Teekay’s Offshore’s Dampier Spirit knows how to use a selfie stick. The Floating Storage and Offloading Unit (FSO) is operating offshore

September 9, 2015
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Baltic Ferry Operator Tallink Looks Past China Turmoil With Bet on Asian Tourists
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Baltic Ferry Operator Tallink Looks Past China Turmoil With Bet on Asian Tourists

  By Ott Ummelas (Bloomberg) — Baltic ferry operator Tallink Grupp AS is benefiting from growing numbers of Asian travelers to Nordic capitals as

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 38

FILE PHOTO: An EUNAVFOR warship escorts a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden. Photo: EUNAVFOR
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EU Naval Commander: No Room for Complacency Despite Dip in Somali Piracy

  EU Naval Force Operation Commander warned a room full of shipping executives that while Somali piracy in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden is down,

September 9, 2015
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Bulk Carrier Aground in Accident-Prone Bosphorus Strait
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Bulk Carrier Aground in Accident-Prone Bosphorus Strait

  Another incident to report today in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait, this time involving a laden bulk carrier that grounded during a transit of Strait

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 148

Maersk Containership Spills Fuel Off Barcelona During Bunkering Operations
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Maersk Containership Spills Fuel Off Barcelona During Bunkering Operations

  Cleanup is underway off Spain after a Maersk containership spilled fuel oil during bunkering operations Tuesday night. Spain’s maritime emergency

September 9, 2015
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Maersk Oil Cuts $1 Billion From Capex Budget as Prices Fall

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S’s oil unit cut $1 billion off its annual budget for capital expenditure after petroleum

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Ship Photo of the Day – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reaches North Pole
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Ship Photo of the Day – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reaches North Pole

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy and the Geotraces science team have their portrait taken at the North Pole Sept. 7, 2015. Healy reached the pole on

September 8, 2015
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Panama Canal Expansion Timeline Still In Doubt After Crack
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Panama Canal Expansion Timeline Still In Doubt After Crack

The Panama Canal Authority this week addressed the recently-developed crack in one of the new lock chambers making up the expanded Panama Canal, raising new

September 8, 2015
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Carnival Cruise Ship Stuck in Caribbean After Engine Room Fire
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Carnival Cruise Ship Stuck in Caribbean After Engine Room Fire

  By Greg Roumeliotis ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept 8 (Reuters) – About 4,500 passengers and crew were stranded in the U.S. Virgin Islands

September 8, 2015
Total Views: 169

Inmarsat Signs On for Futuristic Drone Ship R&D Project
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Inmarsat Signs On for Futuristic Drone Ship R&D Project

  Global satellite provider Inmarsat has become the latest industry partner to sign on for a groundbreaking project exploring the use of unmanned, drone

September 8, 2015
Total Views: 76

On-board Footage Shows Speedboat Hit Marker Buoy at 150 MPH
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On-board Footage Shows Speedboat Hit Marker Buoy at 150 MPH

These guys are seriously lucky to be alive after this. The footage was filmed last week as powerboat racer Stuart Hayim was attempting to set a speed record

September 8, 2015
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WATCH: Crazy Hail Storm Pounds Small Fishing Boat Near Naples
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WATCH: Crazy Hail Storm Pounds Small Fishing Boat Near Naples

Video filmed in the Gulf of Naples, Italy over the weekend of a small fishing boat stuck offshore in a dangerous hail storm, but these guys seem to just

September 8, 2015
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