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Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Greek Officer Killed, Three Others Kidnapped from VLCC Off Nigeria
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Greek Officer Killed, Three Others Kidnapped from VLCC Off Nigeria

One officer is dead and three others have been kidnapped following an attack on a Greek-owned VLCC anchored off the coast of

February 4, 2015
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Danish Bulker Owner Copenship Files for Bankruptcy
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Danish Bulker Owner Copenship Files for Bankruptcy

Privately-owned shipping company Copenship has filed for bankruptcy in Copenhagen after losses in the dry bulk market, its Chief Executive Michael Fenger told

February 4, 2015
Total Views: 190

ITF Slams Allseas: ‘Pieter Schelte’ Is a Nazi War Criminal, Not a Ship Name
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ITF Slams Allseas: ‘Pieter Schelte’ Is a Nazi War Criminal, Not a Ship Name

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is demanding that Allseas Group SA immediately change the name of 'Pieter Schelte' as it honors a

February 4, 2015
Total Views: 238

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Maersk Announces Layoffs

The offshore sector took another hit today as Maersk Supply Service and Maersk Drilling both announced major layoffs at their corporate headquarter in Denmark.

February 4, 2015
Total Views: 75

Maria das Graças Foster petrobras
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Petrobras’ Top Management Resigns in Brazil Corruption Case

By Sabrina Valle and Denyse Godoy (Bloomberg) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA Chief Executive Officer Maria das Gracas Foster and five of her top managers

February 4, 2015
Total Views: 51

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Scorpio Bulkers Swaps Capesize Newbuilds for Product Tankers

13 months after placing an order for twenty Capesize bulk carriers, Scorpio Bulkers is modifying their order and instead swapping out three of their Capes for

February 4, 2015
Total Views: 48

Coast Guard Rescues Dog from Icy Lake – Your Feel Good Video of the Day
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Coast Guard Rescues Dog from Icy Lake – Your Feel Good Video of the Day

A yellow lab is lucky to be alive after a fall into the icy waters of Lake

February 4, 2015
Total Views: 21

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Technip’s Global 1200 to Be Upgraded at Damen Ship Repair

Technip’s deepwater pipelay and heavy lift vessel Global 1200 entered the drydock at Damen Ship Repair Rotterdam (DSR) last month for a major upgrade,

February 4, 2015
Total Views: 140

Statoil Picks Acting CEO Eldar Saetre as Permanent Boss After Lund
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Statoil Picks Acting CEO Eldar Saetre as Permanent Boss After Lund

Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest energy company, unexpectedly appointed acting Chief Executive Officer Eldar Saetre to permanently succeed Helge

February 4, 2015
Total Views: 50

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Iran is Dodging Around Sanctions to Sell Thousands of Tons of Fuel Oil
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Iran is Dodging Around Sanctions to Sell Thousands of Tons of Fuel Oil

Iran is sidestepping Western sanctions and managing to sell hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fuel oil every month through companies based in the U.S.-allied

February 3, 2015
Total Views: 92

Steel Cut on Fourth Oasis-Class Cruise Ship
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Steel Cut on Fourth Oasis-Class Cruise Ship

Royal Caribbean has announced that the first steel has been cut for the fourth Oasis-class ship, marking the official start of construction for the next

February 3, 2015
Total Views: 102

Norovirus Sickens Over 200 Aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
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Norovirus Sickens Over 200 Aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship

A Royal Caribbean cruise from Baltimore to Jamaica was cut short after more than 200 people became ill with the

February 3, 2015
Total Views: 111

vos vigilant
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Watch: VOS Vigilant Encounters Big Breaking Seas

Vroon Offshore’s 2011-built Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel VOS Vigilant took a bit of a pounding while operating off the Shetland Islands last

February 3, 2015
Total Views: 122

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DP World Reports 8.9% Growth in Container Volume

Dubai-based marine terminal operator DP World Limited says it handled 60 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals in 2014, with gross

February 3, 2015
Total Views: 61

USNS Sgt Metaj Kocak Refloated from Okinawan Shoals
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USNS Sgt Metaj Kocak Refloated from Okinawan Shoals

After careful deballasting, USNS Sgt Metaj Kocak was successfully refloated today at approximately 1730 local time, according to an emailed statement from the

February 3, 2015
Total Views: 134

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Russia Continues to Make Efforts to Support Domestic Maritime Industry

Unlike the United States, Russia is making an focused effort to ensure their natural resources are being shipped aboard Russian-flagged and Russian-crewed

February 3, 2015
Total Views: 73

BP CEO Sees No Hope of $100 Oil for ‘Long Time’ Amid Glut
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BP CEO Sees No Hope of $100 Oil for ‘Long Time’ Amid Glut

BP Plc boss Bob Dudley is very bearish on the price of oil. He says this feels the same as 1986, when oil slumped from $30 a barrel to $10 and didn’t recover

February 3, 2015
Total Views: 52

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SPOTD: Jindal Pioneer on Jacking Trials

UAE rig builder Lamprell says they have completed construction on the LeTourneau Super 116E (Enhanced) Class-design jack-up rig Jindal Pioneer.  The shipyard

February 3, 2015
Total Views: 217

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Vopak to Start Up Malaysian Oil Storage Facility

World's largest independent storage company Vopak will start operations at the first commercial crude oil tank farm in southeast Asia in March, a top company

February 3, 2015
Total Views: 249

Monday, February 2, 2015
Exmar FLRSU Pacific Rubiales
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Colombian Floating LNG Startup Uncertain Says Pacific Rubiales

Pacific Rubiales, forced by low oil prices to delay the start-up of its Colombia liquefied natural gas plant, said it was impossible to predict when exports

February 2, 2015
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