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US Coast Guard Responding to Fire on Car Carrier ‘Morning Midas’ Off Coast Of Alaska; 800 Electric Vehicles On Board

The US Coast Guard is reporting no injuries among the 22 crew aboard the medium-size car carrier. Morning Midas is capable of carrying around 6,000 motor

Thursday, December 11, 2014
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Coast Guard Slowly Reopens Houston Ship Channel – Update
Incidents

Coast Guard Slowly Reopens Houston Ship Channel – Update

The U.S. Coast Guard said it was preparing for the possible reopening on Tuesday of the Houston Ship Channel, which has been shut for three days after an oil

March 25, 2014
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CNN Video: Captain Hazelwood Recreates Exxon Valdez Grounding in Maritime College Simulator
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CNN Video: Captain Hazelwood Recreates Exxon Valdez Grounding in Maritime College Simulator

CNN’s Kyra Phillips takes a close look at what went wrong on the Exxon Valdez with the ship’s captain, Joseph Hazelwood. The full CNN documentary

March 25, 2014
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A member of staff at satellite communications company Inmarsat poses in front of a section of the screen showing the southern Indian Ocean to the west of Australia, during a search for missing flight MH370, at their headquarters in London
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How Inmarsat Used Satellite Data and Physics to Track Flight MH370 to Southern Indian Ocean

ritain's Inmarsat used a wave phenomenon discovered in the nineteenth century to analyse the seven pings its satellite picked up from Malaysia Airlines Flight

March 25, 2014
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Engineering News

Downward-Angled Thrusters Show Major Efficiency Gains

In a recent conversation with Wim Knoester, Director of Propulsion at Wartsila Ship Power, he described a new thruster design that his company has been

March 25, 2014
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Booming U.S. NGL Exports Idled With Houston Ship Channel Closure

March 25 (Bloomberg) — The closing of the Houston Ship Channel is idling vessels that carried a record amount of U.S. natural gas liquids exports last

March 25, 2014
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
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Sendje Berge FPSO Gains Extension Offshore Nigeria

BW Offshore announced today the signing of an interim agreement with Addax Petroleum Exploration, a Sinopec Group affiliate, for a possible six year extension

March 25, 2014
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Giant Valemax Ship Delivers Nearly 400,000 Tons of Iron Ore to New Malaysian Terminal

SINGAPORE, March 25 (Reuters) – Top iron ore producer Vale said it has delivered 382,500 tonnes of iron ore via one its giant Valemax ships to a new

March 25, 2014
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Astomos Energy Heads Back For More

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works will be cutting steel again soon for another very large liquefied petroleum gas

March 25, 2014
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Photos Show Extent of Houston Ship Channel Oil Spill and Cleanup – Update
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Photos Show Extent of Houston Ship Channel Oil Spill and Cleanup – Update

On Saturday, the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier MV Summer Wind collided with a barge carrying about 924,000 gallons of a heavy bunker fuel in the Houston Ship

March 25, 2014
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Monday, March 24, 2014
Wärtsilä Introduces New Dual Fuel Engine
Engines

Wärtsilä Introduces New Dual Fuel Engine

Finnish engine manufacturer Wärtsilä has expanded its dual fuel (DF) engine line to include the new 46DF, a four-stroke DF engine specifically developed for

March 24, 2014
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Monday, March 24, 2014
Houston Ship Channel Still Closed Despite Earlier Optimism – UPDATE
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Houston Ship Channel Still Closed Despite Earlier Optimism – UPDATE

Despite earlier optimism of the coordinating agencies earlier today, the Houston Ship Channel will remain closed to all vessel traffic, according to a

March 24, 2014
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US Approves LNG Exports from Oregon Terminal

US Approves LNG Exports from Oregon Terminal

Jordan Cove Energy Project LP won U.S. approval to export natural gas from a terminal in Oregon as momentum builds in Washington to sell more domestic energy

March 24, 2014
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Libya Releases Civilian Crew of Rebel Tanker
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Libya Releases Civilian Crew of Rebel Tanker

Libya will release the crew of a tanker that loaded oil at a rebel-held port and was stopped by the U.S. navy off Cyprus, its state prosecutor said on

March 24, 2014
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Two Great Videos to Watch On Today’s 25th Anniversary of The Exxon Valdez Disaster
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Two Great Videos to Watch On Today’s 25th Anniversary of The Exxon Valdez Disaster

Here are two great videos to watch on today's 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez

March 24, 2014
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Malaysian PM: Flight MH370 ‘Ended’ in Southern Indian Ocean
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Malaysian PM: Flight MH370 ‘Ended’ in Southern Indian Ocean

Citing an analysis of data from satellite provider Inmarsat Plc, Malaysia has concluded that flight MH370 crashed in the southern Indian

March 24, 2014
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Monday, March 24, 2014
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Oceanografia CEO Held For Questioning In Citigroup Fraud Case

MEXICO CITY, March 23 (Reuters) – The chief executive of a major Mexican oilfield services company was held for questioning on Saturday in connection

March 24, 2014
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Star Reefers Signs Long Term Charters with Chiquita

Star Reefers, a subsidiary of Siem Shipping has announced today that four of their STAR-Class ships have gained 4.5 year charters with Chiquita's Great White

March 24, 2014
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U.S. Crude Exports Could Hurt Jones Act Shippers

In early January, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski announced her support to help end the prohibition of crude exports from the United States. “We need to act

March 24, 2014
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Sunday, March 23, 2014
Cleanup Crews Battle ‘Significant’ Oil Spill in Houston Ship Channel – Update 2
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Cleanup Crews Battle ‘Significant’ Oil Spill in Houston Ship Channel – Update 2

Oil-recovery vessels worked overnight to contain and remove an unspecified quantity of marine fuel that spilled into the Houston Ship Channel near the mouth of

March 23, 2014
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Seized Oil Tanker Morning Glory Docks In Libyan Capital

By Hani Amera ON BOARD THE MORNING GLORY, Libya, March 23 (Reuters) – A commercial oil tanker seized by U.S. forces after it loaded crude at a Libya port

March 23, 2014
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