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Thursday, June 5, 2014
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Finance

Indonesian Shipper Trada Maritime At Risk of Default on $31 Million Debt

JAKARTA, June 5 (Reuters) – Indonesian shipping company PT Trada Maritime Tbk is at risk of defaulting on its debt of around $31 million to the

Thursday, June 5, 2014
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
GoPro Video from Inside a Sinking Ship is Scary As Hell
Interesting

GoPro Video from Inside a Sinking Ship is Scary As Hell

The chilling film was shot aboard The Pocahontas, also known as The Danny, using GoPro HD cameras as it sank in Lake Worth in Florida [in February

June 4, 2014
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Norway Reaches Deal To Keep $20 Billion North Sea Project On Track
Offshore

Norway Reaches Deal To Keep $20 Billion North Sea Project On Track

The electrification of Norwegian oil platforms in an area of the North Sea with power from the shore must be completed by 2022, the country's parliament said

June 4, 2014
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Oceanografia SA Chief Executive Officer Amado Yanez
News

Oceanografia CEO Said to Post Bail After Citigroup Fraud Arrest

By Ben Bain and Nacha Cattan June 4 (Bloomberg) — Oceanografia SA Chief Executive Officer Amado Yanez posted bail after his arrest on charges related to

June 4, 2014
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Industry Stakeholders Team Up to Develop LNG-Fuelled Ultra-Large Containerships
News

Industry Stakeholders Team Up to Develop LNG-Fuelled Ultra-Large Containerships

At the Posidonia conference being held this week in Athens, Greece, Capital Ship Management Corporation announced a new Joint Development Project with

June 4, 2014
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Finance

Maersk Completes $5.1 Billion Refinance

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S announced today the successful completion of a USD $5.1 billion syndicated revolving credit facility with a selected group of

June 4, 2014
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
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News

Statoil Cancels Diamond Offshore Rig Contract 8 Months Early

OSLO, June 4 (Reuters) – Norway’s Statoil has cancelled a rig contract with Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc eight months earlier than expected, a

June 4, 2014
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News

Rem Offshore Orders Extremely Powerful New Offshore Construction Vessel

Rem Offshore announced today a contract has been signed with VARD for the design and construction of a new immensely powerful offshore construction and

June 4, 2014
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Iron Ore Cargoes at Record as Pilbara Mines “Export Socks Off”
Shipping News

Iron Ore Cargoes at Record as Pilbara Mines “Export Socks Off”

Iron ore shipments from Australia’s Port Hedland expanded to a record in May as mining companies boosted output, helping to push benchmark prices to the

June 4, 2014
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
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News

Cal Dive Sells Shallow Water Diving Fleet

Cal Dive has come a long way since its founders pioneered mixed gas diving in California’s offshore oilfields back in the early 1960s at incredible risk

June 3, 2014
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Tanker Hijacking Part of Broader Pattern, Experts Warn
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Tanker Hijacking Part of Broader Pattern, Experts Warn

This weekend’s hijacking of an oil tanker in Southeast Asia follows a broader pattern of crime in the region, security experts

June 3, 2014
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
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News

BIMCO: Greek Owners Invest Most in Newbuildings

Greek ship owners are not only the most active nation when it comes to sales and purchases, they are also investing the most in newbuilding contracts,

June 3, 2014
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EU Regulators Clear Maersk, Nippon Yusen Shipping Alliances

EU Regulators Clear Maersk, Nippon Yusen Shipping Alliances

European Union antitrust regulators have approved an alliance planned by world No. 1 container shipping company AP Moller-Maersk and another that includes

June 3, 2014
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News

Lamprell Delivers GustoMSC-Designed “Hydra” to Seajacks

On 2 June, Lamprell, the UAE-based rig builder delivered the GustoMSC NG5500C design jack-up rig Hydra to its client Seajacks on June 2nd. Loaded on to a

June 3, 2014
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U.S. Senators Set New Bid for Food Aid Overhaul
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U.S. Senators Set New Bid for Food Aid Overhaul

Two U.S. lawmakers will introduce legislation on Tuesday to end restrictions on international food aid programs, which they say would free up hundreds of

June 3, 2014
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News

Maersk Tasked with Finding Hundreds of Missing Containers in Bay of Biscay

Following the loss of over 500 containers this February from the containership Svendborg Maersk during a storm in the Bay of Biscay, French maritime

June 3, 2014
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Boskalis and Mammoet Start Operation To Raise Baltic Ace Car Carrier
Marine Salvage

Boskalis and Mammoet Start Operation To Raise Baltic Ace Car Carrier

Dutch companies have started a weeks-long operation to raise the Baltic Ace car carrier, which collided with a cargo ship in 2012, killing 11 crew and sending

June 3, 2014
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News

Stolen Tugboat Found Half Submerged in Providence River

ABC6 – Providence, RI and New Bedford, MA News, Weather A tugboat that had been reported stolen from the Oyster House pier in East Providence, Rhode

June 3, 2014
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Monday, June 2, 2014
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News

China Builds Sulawesi Smelters as Ore Export Ban Cuts Jobs

June 3 (Bloomberg) — Since Indonesia banned ore exports, the global nickel industry has been rocked by surging prices, Chinese workers like Zhang Qi

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 197

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News

Oil Tanker Hauling Disputed Crude U-Turns in Atlantic Ocean

By Nayla Razzouk and Khalid Al-Ansary June 3 (Bloomberg) — An oil tanker shipping crude from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region turned back after

June 2, 2014
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PHOTOS: Icy Newfoundland Rescue
Shipping News

PHOTOS: Icy Newfoundland Rescue

Five fishermen were rescued Sunday from the icy waters of Notre Dame Bay off the northeastern coast of Newfoundland after abandoning their fishing vessel, the

June 2, 2014
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