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Six Workers Presumed Dead in Baltimore Bridge Collapse

By Andy Sullivan, Joseph Campbell and Gabriella Borter BALTIMORE, March 26 (Reuters) – Six workers were missing and presumed dead from a bridge that collapsed in Baltimore Harbor early on Tuesday after a massive...

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Baltimore Bridge Collapse

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore suffered a catastrophic collapse early Tuesday when the containership Dali veered off course and collided with one of the bridge's main support pillars.


Monday, August 12, 2013
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DOF Subsea and Technip JV Wins Major PLSV Contract from Petrobras

A 50/50 joint venture between DOF Subsea and Technip has just won a USD $3.4 billion contract from Petrobras for the construction and operation of four new

August 12, 2013
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Tankers Delayed as Strikes Close Libya’s Two Largest Oil Export Terminals

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Striking security guards again halted loadings at Libya’s two largest crude oil export terminals, Es Sider and Ras

August 12, 2013
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Surging Grain Imports To Buoy Dry Bulk Rates, Say Asian Shipowners

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Soaring imports of wheat by China and Pakistan are set to drive up freight rates for smaller dry bulk cargo

August 12, 2013
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
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China Poised to Gain Control as Shipyard Shakeout Looms

Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) — China grew into the world’s leading shipbuilder over the last decade as hundreds of private yards opened to compete with

August 11, 2013
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Super Typhoon Utor Nears Luzon Coast

Utor is now a Super Typhoon with max winds of about 130 knots as it approaches the coast of Luzon and could be as strong as 135-140 knots in

August 11, 2013
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
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Second Trailer for “Captain Phillips” Movie Released [WATCH]

Second official trailer for the movie "Captain Phillips", the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the MV Maersk Alabama, has been released. Watch the trailer

August 11, 2013
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Salvors Are in a Race Against Time as Oil Leaks From the Kiani Satu [IMAGES]

Oil leaking from the bulk carrier Kiani Satu, which ran aground in heavy weather on Thursday has forced South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs, in

August 11, 2013
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Gunmen Kill 5 Yemeni Troops Guarding LNG Export Plant

By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Suspected al Qaeda militants killed four Yemeni soldiers in their sleep early on Sunday in an attack on

August 11, 2013
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Saturday, August 10, 2013
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Vale Says China Proving Pessimists Wrong on Steel Output

Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) — Vale SA, the biggest iron-ore producer, forecasts the steel-making ingredient’s main buyer China will increase steel output

August 10, 2013
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Friday, August 9, 2013
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Market Imbalance Upsets OOCL Stability as Box Carrier Sails Into the Red

By Gavin van Marle In a sign of just how weak the container shipping market has become this year, the parent company of Hong Kong-based box carrier OOCL

August 9, 2013
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Friday, August 9, 2013
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China Set to Become World’s Biggest Net Oil Importer – EIA

Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) — China will surpass the U.S. by October to become the world’s biggest net oil importer on a monthly basis, the Energy

August 9, 2013
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Novatek Jumps Most in Five Weeks on LNG Export Plan

Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) — OAO Novatek, Russia’s second-biggest natural-gas producer, rose the most in five weeks in Moscow trading after earnings beat

August 9, 2013
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Signal International Battered by SPLC, 5 More Lawsuits Filed Over H2B Visa Issues

Five more lawsuits have been filed this week against Signal International LLC, accusing the shipbuilder and its network of recruiters and labor brokers of

August 9, 2013
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Nigerian Oil Exports To Rise After Bonny Cargoes Added

GENEVA, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Nigeria will export four cargoes of Bonny Light crude oil in September, a shipping list showed, boosting monthly exports for

August 9, 2013
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COSCO to Scrap 13 Ships as Part of Fleet Restructuring Plan

In an exchange filing today, China COSCO announced their plans to scrap 13 ships, consisting of 4 container vessels totaling 11,207 TEU and 9 bulk carriers of

August 9, 2013
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Friday, August 9, 2013
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IHC Merwede Wins €1 Billion in Newbuild Orders for Subsea Pipelay Vessels

IHC Merwede announced today over €1 billion in new orders have just been received for the design, engineering and construction of six, 550-ton pipelay

August 9, 2013
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Aker and Crowley Announce Partnership to Build up to 8 Jones Act Tankers

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (APSI) and Crowley Corporation have announced today a partnership to build four Jones Act-compliant, 50,000 dwt, 330,000-barrel

August 9, 2013
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Thursday, August 8, 2013
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Energy Majors Test “Atlantic Mirror” With $3 Billion Deepwater Angola Wells

Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc, ConocoPhillips and Statoil ASA are among oil explorers investing at least $3 billion in wells off Angola next year in the

August 8, 2013
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Electronic Navigational Charts: Seeking a Level Playing Field

By Kevin Reeder, The maritime industry’s promise to ensure maximum availability of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) to mariners is close to

August 8, 2013
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Small Potatoes…Boskalis Drydocks Semi-Submersible Rig on the Dockwise Vanguard

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announced today that their Type-0 heavy lift vessel, the Dockwise Vanguard has just finished a contract supporting the repair

August 8, 2013
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