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Thursday, September 25, 2014
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News

Texas Lawmakers Soften Over U.S. Crude Export Ban

In the oil drilling and refining heartland of Texas, the debate over U.S. crude exports is no longer a fight over whether a 40-year ban should be lifted. The

Thursday, September 25, 2014
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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The Salt of the Earth

There are crocodile tears, but salt tears are always the ones that are genuine, memorable, passionate and sometimes pedagogical. It has been said that the cure

September 24, 2014
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Keel Laid for New Jones Act Product Tankers
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Keel Laid for New Jones Act Product Tankers

The first of four new Crowley Maritime Corporation product tankers was celebrated today in a keel laying ceremony held at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc.

September 24, 2014
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William Starling Burgess’ Columbia Sets Sail from Eastern Shipbuilding

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), located in Panama City, Florida is known for churning out a steady stream of workboats for the offshore oil and gas industry,

September 24, 2014
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Video: Quantum of the Seas River Conveyance
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Video: Quantum of the Seas River Conveyance

Earlier this week Royal Caribbean's newest and most technologically advanced ship Quantum of the Seas made the 26-mile journey down the River Ems from the

September 24, 2014
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Shipping News

UASC and Hamburg Süd Announce Global Tie-Up

Two of the leading container shipping lines United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and Hamburg Süd have announced a global cooperation agreement aimed at

September 24, 2014
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Titan Salvage Receives NAMEPA Environmental Award
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Titan Salvage Receives NAMEPA Environmental Award

The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) has announced that Houston-based TITAN Salvage, a subsidiary of Jacksonville-based

September 24, 2014
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Maersk Line to Spend $3 Billion Per Year on New Ships

Denmark's Maersk Line will spend around $3 billion a year from 2015-19 on new ships to butress its position as the world's biggest container shipping company,

September 24, 2014
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COSCO Signs Another 10-Ship Newbuild Order

China COSCO’s fleet upgrade program continues today with an order for ten more bulk carriers including six of 81,600 dwt and four of 208,000 dwt. The

September 24, 2014
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Here’s What It Looks Like to Climb the 58-Meter Mast of a Tall Ship – Video
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Here’s What It Looks Like to Climb the 58-Meter Mast of a Tall Ship – Video

Here’s some GoPro video of a cadet at Russia’s Murmansk State Technical University climbing a 58-meter mast onboard the STS Sedov, a steel-hulled

September 23, 2014
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‘Stubborn’ Wharf Fire Closes Container Terminals at Port of Los Angeles -UPDATE 2
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‘Stubborn’ Wharf Fire Closes Container Terminals at Port of Los Angeles -UPDATE 2

Update 2: The wharf fire at the Port of Los Angeles has been extinguished after more than 32 hours of active firefighting, the port said Wednesday. All

September 23, 2014
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
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Collision

Coast Guard Cutter Collides With and Sinks F/V Sea Shepherd

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo collided with the 42-foot commercial fishing vessel Sea Shepherd earlier today, sinking the vessel approximately nine

September 23, 2014
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Global Shipping Emissions Cut by 20% -ICS

The total greenhouse gas emissions from the global maritime transport industry are estimated to have been cut by over 20% from 2007 to 2012, theSecretary

September 23, 2014
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Suncor to Ship First Ever Western Canadian Crude to Europe
Shipping News

Suncor to Ship First Ever Western Canadian Crude to Europe

Canada's largest oil and gas producer, Suncor Energy Inc, is shipping its first ever tanker of Western Canadian heavy crude from Canada's East Coast to Europe,

September 23, 2014
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Charterers Optimistic Despite Dip In Shipping Confidence -Moore Stephens
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Charterers Optimistic Despite Dip In Shipping Confidence -Moore Stephens

Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell slightly during the three months to August 2014, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey

September 23, 2014
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TIME Video: The History of Piracy in Asia
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TIME Video: The History of Piracy in Asia

In this short clip, Time Magazine contributor Adam McCauley takes a look at the history of piracy in Asia from the 19th century pirating of Dutch and British

September 23, 2014
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
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Abalone Farmers Storm Chinese Shipyard

A shipyard in China's southeast has suspended operations after at least 500 farmers, who blame water pollution from the yard for killing their abalone harvest,

September 23, 2014
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PT Newmont Granted Indonesian Ore Export Permit

Indonesian copper and gold mining company PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT) has announced plans to resume copper concentrate shipments this week after receipt

September 23, 2014
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Monday, September 22, 2014
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Nordic Yards Launches Pair of Multi-Purpose Icebreakers for Russia’s Ministry of Transport

By Shubin Aleksey Andreyevich, On 21 September 2014, Nordic Yards launched two 7MW multipurpose salvage/icebreaker vessels, the Bering Strait and Murman from

September 22, 2014
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TOTE Secures $324 Million in Government Financing for Dual Fuel Containerships
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TOTE Secures $324 Million in Government Financing for Dual Fuel Containerships

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the approval of a $324.6 million Title XI loan guarantee to TOTE Shipholdings, Inc., to finance the

September 22, 2014
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West Coast Port Strike Appears Unlikely, Panel Hears
Ports

West Coast Port Strike Appears Unlikely, Panel Hears

Negotiations on a new labor contract for 20,000 dockworkers at West Coast ports will probably conclude without a labor disruption, a shipping consultant said

September 22, 2014
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