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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
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Filipino Sailor Killed on Board J.J. Ugland Bulk Carrier, MV Favorita

This past Saturday a Filipino sailor on board the J.J. Ugland-owned bulk carrier MV Favorita was killed while cleaning one of the vessels cargo holds.

August 28, 2013
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Batista Quits As LLX Chairman
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Batista Quits As LLX Chairman

Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista quit as chairman of Brazilian port operator LLX Logística SA on Wednesday, after agreeing to sell control of the company to

August 28, 2013
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Marine Salvage

SPOTD: Subtech Continues Fuel Removal from MV Smart [8 Photos]

Durban-based salvage company Subtech released the following photos of the salvage operation they are currently conducting off Richards Bay, South Africa

August 28, 2013
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Jim Rogers: “When the Sea of Money Ends, it is Going to be a Huge Mess”
Finance

Jim Rogers: “When the Sea of Money Ends, it is Going to be a Huge Mess”

Jim Rogers is seriously concerned about the impact of continual and expansive monetary policy coordinated by central banks around the globe. We have even seen

August 28, 2013
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New 4,500 Tonne Rolls-Royce Syncrolift Installed in Vietnam

Rolls-Royce announced today that the largest capacity Syncrolift® shiplift to be built in Vietnam is now officially open for service. The Syncrolift has been

August 28, 2013
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Africa’s Top Coal Port Expands To Open Up Export Capacity

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Africa’s biggest coal export port is be expanded in a $192 million investment designed to help

August 28, 2013
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Hyundai Heavy Set For $1.4 Billion Containership Order

DUBAI/SEOUL, Aug 28 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries is close to winning an order worth about $1.4 billion to build 10 huge

August 28, 2013
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Frontline Urges Scrapping of Tankers Aged Over 15 Amid Ship Glut

Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) — Frontline Ltd., the oil-tanker company led by billionaire John Fredriksen, urged shipowners to scrap crude carriers that are more

August 28, 2013
Total Views: 94

Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Port of Beirut Weathers Syrian War Next Door
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Port of Beirut Weathers Syrian War Next Door

While Lebanon’s growth has suffered during the 2 1/2 year conflict next door in Syria, Port of Beirut traffic has risen as traders avoid risky overland

August 27, 2013
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Finance

China Admits Inaccurate Economic Statistics

In an article yesterday in ZeroHedge, Tyler Durden recalls from earlier this summer, “problems with the industry-specific data underlying the Chinese

August 27, 2013
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News

In Bustling Houston, It’s a Case of ‘Build, Baby, Build!’

With Texas one of the few bright spots in the U.S. economy, the skyline of swaggering Houston is where the action is as builders and global oil companies, from

August 27, 2013
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News

Thialf Installs World’s Highest-Voltage Offshore Converter Station

Thialf, the world’s largest crane vessel was recently put to work in the North Sea by Swiss power and automation group, ABB, to install the world’s

August 27, 2013
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Marine Salvage

Salvors Make Progress Pumping Heavy Fuel Oil from MV Smart

eNCA News posted an update today on the ongoing salvage of the MV Smart and the potential environmental impact of the cargo of coal that is open to the

August 27, 2013
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News

Swire Pacific Sees 71 Percent Jump in Profits

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) reported very positive results in their mid-year financial report today. The Hong Kong-listed offshore supply vessel operator

August 27, 2013
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China’s Economic Stimulus and the Short-Term Dry Bulk Shipping Impact
News

China’s Economic Stimulus and the Short-Term Dry Bulk Shipping Impact

Why has there been a relatively sudden demand spike for dry bulk shipping since June 2013? The origins lead directly back to an “Unofficial Economic

August 27, 2013
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Monday, August 26, 2013
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Panamax Rates Rising as Crop Cargoes Near Record

Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) — Near-record agricultural exports are diminishing the capacity glut in grain carriers, boosting rates for Safe Bulkers Inc. and

August 26, 2013
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Russian Authorities Board Greenpeace Protest Ship in Arctic
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Russian Authorities Board Greenpeace Protest Ship in Arctic

Greenpeace accused Russia on Monday of trying to block its protest against offshore drilling in the mineral-rich but ecologically fragile Arctic after Russian

August 26, 2013
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BIMCO: Professionalism The Key to MLC 2006 Success
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BIMCO: Professionalism The Key to MLC 2006 Success

The “fourth pillar” of maritime regulation – the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) – is now in place and along with high hopes for

August 26, 2013
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News

Songa Offshore Slumps as DSME Falls Behind on Newbuild Rig Deliveries

Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) — Songa Offshore SE, a Cyprus-based offshore drilling contractor, slumped the most in six months in Oslo trading as delays in rig

August 26, 2013
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News

ABS Forms Global Gas Solutions Team

HOUSTON /Press Release/ – ABS, a leading provider of global maritime classification services, has taken another step forward to meet industry needs with

August 26, 2013
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