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Thursday, April 9, 2015
Watch: Kitesurfer Shreds Port of Amsterdam’s Busy Shipping Canal
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Watch: Kitesurfer Shreds Port of Amsterdam’s Busy Shipping Canal

During one of the strongest wind storms of the year, professional kitesurfer Kevin Langeree took to the Netherlands’ busy North Sea Canal

April 9, 2015
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Saudi Arabian Tanker Owner Doubles Quarterly Profit

Bahri, the maritime shipping arm of Saudi Aramco reports today net profits from their operations have increased by 104 percent from the corresponding quarter

April 9, 2015
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LATC Marine Orders Four OSVs from Damen, Destined for the Gulf of Guinea

L.A.T Cleveson (LATC), an Africa-focused investment firm has just signed an order with Damen Shipyards Group for four new offshore support vessels consisting

April 9, 2015
Total Views: 113

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Rosneft Keeps Options Open for Rig Contract in the Kara Sea

Russian energy producer Rosneft is in constant contact with global firms in its search for a company to provide a rig to restart exploration work in the Arctic

April 9, 2015
Total Views: 73

Wednesday, April 8, 2015
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Hapag-Lloyd Pulls Out of Portland, Sinking Port’s Container Business

Hapag-Lloyd has confirmed that it has in fact terminated its service at the Port of Portland’s ‘Terminal 6’ container terminal, sinking

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 62

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Superyacht Dragonfly Comes to Vanuatu’s Rescue After Devastating Cyclone

Under the direction of the yacht owners, the crew of M/Y Dragonfly put the hammer down and sailed 1600 nautical miles over 3.5 days to reach the south Pacific

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 183

Russian Trawler Was Sunk by Greed and Corruption, Investigators Say
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Russian Trawler Was Sunk by Greed and Corruption, Investigators Say

Greed and corruption were to blame for the sinking of a Russian trawler last week in which at least 56 crew died, a spokesman for investigators said on

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 17

NTSB Opens Accident Docket on 2014 Houston Ship Channel Collision and Oil Spill
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NTSB Opens Accident Docket on 2014 Houston Ship Channel Collision and Oil Spill

The U.S. National Transporation Safety Board has opened its accident docket in its ongoing investigation into a 2014 collision in the Houston Ship Channel

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 109

Shipping Industry Urges ‘Immediate Action’ to Humanitarian Crisis in Mediterranean Sea
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Shipping Industry Urges ‘Immediate Action’ to Humanitarian Crisis in Mediterranean Sea

European and global shipowner groups and seafarer unions have banded together to urge EU Member States to take immediate action to address the growing

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 70

Drybulk Shippers Genco and Baltic Trading Agree to Merge
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Drybulk Shippers Genco and Baltic Trading Agree to Merge

Drybulk shipping company Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (OTCBB: GSKNF) and its subsidiary Baltic Trading Limited (NYSE: BALT) announced a definitive

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 108

Shell Will Buy BG Group for $70 Billion, Creating LNG Giant
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Shell Will Buy BG Group for $70 Billion, Creating LNG Giant

Royal Dutch Shell Plc agreed to buy BG Group Plc for about 47 billion pounds ($70 billion), making Europe’s largest oil company the pre-eminent player in

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 30

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Bahri Signs Long Term Crude Oil Shipping Deal with South Korea

National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has agreed with South Korea's S-Oil Corp to ship crude oil cargoes from the third quarter of this

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 75

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Team Tankers Appoints Morten Arntzen as Chairman

Two years after resigning from his role as President and CEO of Overseas Shipholding Group, Morten Arntzen is back in the spotlight with his recent appointment

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 119

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Stanislav Yudin Prepares For Heavy Lift Project Offshore Venezuela

Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) announced today the signing of a new contract with Cardon IV, a 50/50 joint venture between ENI and Repsol, to support the

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 183

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Webb Institute Announces New Academic Dean

Webb Institute, a tuition-free university that graduates students with double majors in naval architecture and marine engineering has announced today that

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 117

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Grain Silos Torched at Port of Aden

Fighting between Yemen’s warring factions spread on Wednesday, as the country’s main seaport of Aden was engulfed by violence and some of its grain silos

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 97

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BG Group Stock Climbed Most Since 2009 Before Shell Merger Report

Shares of BG Group Plc jumped the most in six years and bullish options volume increased before takeover talks were

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 19

Tuesday, April 7, 2015
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Saudis Boost Oil Output While Standing Ready to Stabilize Price

Saudi Arabia, which increased oil production to 10.3 million barrels a day in March, is ready to bring stability to prices, said oil minister Ali

April 7, 2015
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Shell Seeks to Remove Greenpeace Activists From Drilling Rig

Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it has filed a complaint in federal court in Alaska seeking an order to remove Greenpeace activists who climbed aboard an oil rig in

April 7, 2015
Total Views: 52

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Siem Offshore Wins 100 Million Euro Subsea Cable Installation Job

As the offshore oil and gas sector continues to struggle while oil and gas firms reduce their CAPEX, offshore contractors and shipowners such as Van Oord and

April 7, 2015
Total Views: 336