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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
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Keppel Wins Kraken FPSO Conversion Deal

Keppel Shipyard announced today it will be converting a newly-built, 600,000 bbl ice-class FPSO for Bumi Armada as part of the FSPO Armada Kraken project which

July 1, 2014
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Ship Photo of the Day – Jacked Up In a North Sea Wind Farm
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Ship Photo of the Day – Jacked Up In a North Sea Wind Farm

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier's "Brave Tern" and "Bold Tern" jacked up at Global Tech 1 Offshore Windfarm in the North Sea off the coast of Germany.

July 1, 2014
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Zim CEO Wants to Step Down

The chief executive of Zim, Israel's biggest shipping company, has indicated he wants to step down once its $3 billion restructuring plan has been implemented,

July 1, 2014
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Swedish Coast Guard Cleaning Up 37-Year-Old Oil Spill
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Swedish Coast Guard Cleaning Up 37-Year-Old Oil Spill

The Swedish Coast this week is busy cleaning up an spill in the Baltic Sea that is believed to be coming from a decades-old

July 1, 2014
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Hyundai Mipo Wins Major Tanker Order from Alterna Capital

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) announced today the winning of a six-ship petrochemical tanker newbuild order worth KRW 187,500,000,000 (USD $185 million). The

July 1, 2014
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Australia’s Port Hedland Joins With Dampier Under Enlarged Group

By Phoebe Sedgman July 1 (Bloomberg) — The authority that oversees Australia’s Port Hedland, the world’s biggest bulk-export port, merged with nearby

July 1, 2014
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US Oil Tankers Built on Spec Face Choppy Waters as Export Ban Eases
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US Oil Tankers Built on Spec Face Choppy Waters as Export Ban Eases

By Anna Louie Sussman NEW YORK, July 1 – U.S. ship builders are making a $500 million bet on robust domestic demand for crude oil from newly-tapped shale

July 1, 2014
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Costa Concordia Removal Gets Final Government Approval -Update
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Costa Concordia Removal Gets Final Government Approval -Update

Italian authorities voting on the final destination of the Costa Concordia shipwreck have opted to stick to original plans for the hulk, calling for its

July 1, 2014
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Monday, June 30, 2014
WATCH: HOS Black Watch Christening and Launch Ceremony
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WATCH: HOS Black Watch Christening and Launch Ceremony

On Friday June 6, the HOS Black Watch was launched at Eastern Shipbuilding's Allanton facility in Panama City,

June 30, 2014
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Shipping Industry Confidence Dips -Moore Stephens
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Shipping Industry Confidence Dips -Moore Stephens

Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell slightly during the three-month period to May 2014 but remain at their second-highest level for the

June 30, 2014
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Meyer Werft and Finnish Government Plan to Buy STX Finland’s Turku Shipyard
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Meyer Werft and Finnish Government Plan to Buy STX Finland’s Turku Shipyard

Germany's closely held Meyer Werft and the Finnish government are nearing a deal to buy the Turku shipyard in southwestern Finland from STX Europe , the

June 30, 2014
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Major Blast at Alang Shipbreaking Yard Kills Five
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Major Blast at Alang Shipbreaking Yard Kills Five

A major explosion at an Alang shipbreaking yard in India has killed five people and injured at least 10. According to local media reports, the blast occurred

June 30, 2014
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Boiler Room Fire Forces Cruise Ship Back to Port
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Boiler Room Fire Forces Cruise Ship Back to Port

A boiler room fire aboard a Holland America cruise ship carrying nearly 2,900 people prompted the vessel to return to port in Seattle but caused no significant

June 30, 2014
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Exports of U.S. Condensate Reflect Evolution, Not Revolution, in Crude Export Regulation

On June 24, 2014, various news sources reported that the Department of Commerce (“DOC”) had allowed two companies to export processed condensate,

June 30, 2014
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KrisEnergy Makes Final Investment Decision at Wasanna

KrisEnergy announced today they have made the final investment decision to drill upwards of 14 development wells at the Wasanna development in the Gulf of

June 30, 2014
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Statoil Postpones Decision on Flagship Oil Project

OSLO, June 30 (Reuters) – Statoil has postponed a decision on the development concept for its flagship Johan Castberg Arctic oil project until the summer

June 30, 2014
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Tugs support a bulk carrier arriving at an iron ore terminal. File image: Shutterstock/tcly
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Dry Bulk Shippers Stand to Gain as China Closes Mines

Iron ore prices, heading for a second straight quarterly loss, will rebound as the daily closure of mines supplying high-cost output in China boosts demand for

June 30, 2014
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Sunday, June 29, 2014
How Many Shipping Containers Are Really Lost At Sea?
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How Many Shipping Containers Are Really Lost At Sea?

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released an update to its 2011 survey and estimate of containers lost at sea.

June 29, 2014
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Saturday, June 28, 2014
Panama Orders Release of North Korean Crew
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Panama Orders Release of North Korean Crew

A Panamanian court on Friday ordered the release of three North Korean ship officers who were jailed after they were caught smuggling Cuban weapons through

June 28, 2014
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File photo shows a cruise ship under construction at a Fincantieri shipyard
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Fincantieri Prices IPO at Bottom of Range, Cuts Offer Size

Italian shipmaker Fincantieri said on Saturday it had priced its initial public offering at the bottom of its price range at 0.78 euros per share and cut the

June 28, 2014
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