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Monday, December 22, 2014
Royal Caribbean Announces ‘Scrubber’ Retrofits
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Royal Caribbean Announces ‘Scrubber’ Retrofits

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE/OSE: RCL) revealed plans Monday to retrofit 19 of its ships with gas exhaust scrubbers to meet existing European standards and

Monday, December 22, 2014
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BG Group Methane Kari Elin LNG carrier
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BG Group Sells Pair of LNG Carriers to GasLog

Methane Services, a subsidiary of British energy firm BG Group, has sold two liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels to GasLog Ltd for $460

December 22, 2014
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Sunday, December 21, 2014
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Saudi Arabia Confident in Oil Rebounding on Global Growth

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, is confident that crude prices will rebound with global economic growth boosting

December 21, 2014
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Saturday, December 20, 2014
Containership Captain, First Officer Charged With Manslaughter in Egypt
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Containership Captain, First Officer Charged With Manslaughter in Egypt

Egypt's public prosecutor charged the captain and first officer of a Kuwaiti container ship with manslaughter in connection with a collision in the Red Sea

December 20, 2014
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Friday, December 19, 2014
Capesize Vessels Seen Taken Out of Service Amid Deeper Earnings Slump
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Capesize Vessels Seen Taken Out of Service Amid Deeper Earnings Slump

A deeper slump in earnings for ships that carry most of the world’s coal and ore cargoes would force owners to take vessels out of service, according to

December 19, 2014
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Fincantieri to Build Two More Carnival Cruise Ships

Carnival Corporation will be adding two more ships to its vast fleet of cruise vessels operating worldwide. The company signed an order today with Fincantieri

December 19, 2014
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Friday, December 19, 2014
MSC Containership to Edge Out CSCL Globe as World’s Biggest Boxship
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MSC Containership to Edge Out CSCL Globe as World’s Biggest Boxship

The battle over the title of world's biggest boxship continues with Mediterranean Shipping Company announcing the upcoming delivery of the MSC Oscar, a 19,224

December 19, 2014
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Transocean to Scrap More Rigs

Seven more low-specification offshore drilling rigs are now being prepped for sale to a scrapyard today according to Transocean’s latest fleet update.

December 19, 2014
Total Views: 468

Video: Team Vestas Wind Skipper Chris Nicholson’s In-Depth Discussion on Indian Ocean Grounding
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Video: Team Vestas Wind Skipper Chris Nicholson’s In-Depth Discussion on Indian Ocean Grounding

During a leg of the Volvo Ocean Race late last month, Team Vestas Wind’s 65-foot racing yacht hit a charted reef north of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean

December 19, 2014
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Watch: Massive Expanded Panama Canal Gate Slides Right Into Place
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Watch: Massive Expanded Panama Canal Gate Slides Right Into Place

Gate installation for the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal began this week, marking the next phase of construction for the $5+ billion expansion

December 19, 2014
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Scorpio Bulkers Continues to Scale Back Newbuilding Plan Amidst Dismal Dry Bulk Market

Following Scorpio Bulkers’ announcement on Wednesday of their plan to build six LR2 product tankers in lieu of their planned Capesize bulk carriers, the

December 19, 2014
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Friday, December 19, 2014
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New LNG Import Terminal to be Constructed in Finland

Scandinavian LNG supplier Skangass announced today a final investment decision has been made to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at the

December 19, 2014
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SPECIAL REPORT – Depleted oil field is window into China’s corruption crackdown

In a muddy clearing in southern Sumatra, a portable diesel power plant hammers away alongside a wellhead, struggling to extract crude from a depleted reservoir

December 19, 2014
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
Rena Grounding Final Report Reveals Errors, Lack of Oversight
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Rena Grounding Final Report Reveals Errors, Lack of Oversight

New Zealand's Transport Accident Investigation Commission has just released its Final Report into the causes and circumstances of the 2011 grounding.

December 18, 2014
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Chief Engineer Found Guilty of Using ‘Magic Pipe’

A federal jury in New Orleans has convicted a chief engineer of environmental crimes relating to the use of a 'magic pipe' aboard the vessel he served on in

December 18, 2014
Total Views: 180

SMART Bow Scuttled Off South Africa [PHOTOS]
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SMART Bow Scuttled Off South Africa [PHOTOS]

The bow section of the bulk carrier MV Smart has been refloated and scuttled off the coast of South Africa about 17 months after the ship

December 18, 2014
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
West Coast Dockworkers, Shippers ‘Far Apart’ on Contract
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West Coast Dockworkers, Shippers ‘Far Apart’ on Contract

West Coast dockworkers and their employers remain far apart in contract negotiations that have stretched over seven months and no settlement is imminent, a

December 18, 2014
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Denmark Arrests Former OW Bunker Manager Wanted in Italy
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Denmark Arrests Former OW Bunker Manager Wanted in Italy

Denmark has arrested a former manager of collapsed ship fuel supplier OW Bunker and intends to hand him to Italy, where he is suspected of fraud, the Danish

December 18, 2014
Total Views: 26

Saudi Arabia and OPEC Unlikely to Give Up Oil-Market Share
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Saudi Arabia and OPEC Unlikely to Give Up Oil-Market Share

Saudi Arabia and OPEC would find it “difficult, if not impossible” to give up market share by cutting crude production, the country’s oil minister

December 18, 2014
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
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Lack of Evidence Frees Suspected Pirates in Seychelles

The small island nation of Seychelles has acquitted three previously convicted Somali pirates and has ordered their repatriation, marking the latest judiciary

December 17, 2014
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Low Sulphur Fuel Rules to Undermine Cheap Oil Advantages in Europe

Shipping firms operating in northern Europe will not get the full benefit of plunging oil prices as they face higher fuel costs and potential insurance

December 17, 2014
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