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APM Terminals completes first phase at Lazaro Cardenas
APM Terminals (APMT) marked the completion of the first phase of its new Lazaro Cardenas container terminal in Mexico by…
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Shell gives OK for Gulf of Mexico deep-water project with MOEX
Royal Dutch Shell has given the nod for a subsidiary to go ahead with a joint venture deep-water project in…
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Pemex expects exploration at deepwater Trion field to begin this year
Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex says it should start exploration at the Trion light oil field this year with a…
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Petrobras settles four more suits with disgruntled investors
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras says its board has approved financial settlements with four more of its investors suing the…
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BOEM to offer 1.09m acres in oil and gas leases offshore Alaska
US government agency the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it is moving forward with plans to lease more…
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Brazil relaxes local purchasing mandate for offshore oil companies
Brazilian authorities have lowered by almost half the mandated local purchasing requirements for oil companies working offshore. That means that…
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Wood Group PSN fined $9.5m for safety violations and pollution from Black Elk platform explosion
Houston-based oil industry services firm Wood Group PSN will pay $9.5m for safety violations and for pollution from the 2012…
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Two Aegean engineers found guilty of illegal waste disposal and cover-up
Two engineers were found guilty in a federal court on charges of falsifying records to hide improper bilge waste disposal…
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Petrobras suspends charter payments to Teekay for problematic accommodation rig
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras has not been making charter payments to Teekay Offshore Partners since November for an offshore…
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US Maritime Alliance disturbed by ILA’s work stoppage talk
The US Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents the employers of thousands of dockworkers in the eastern US, reacted on Wednesday…
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APM Terminals to boost its investment in Port Elizabeth by $200m
APM Terminals (APMT) announced on Wednesday a significant ramping up of its investment in infrastructure at Port Elizabeth in New…
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USCG evacuates master from chemical tanker
A US Coast Guard (USCG) helicopter aircrew successfully medevacked a vessel master from a chemical tanker near the Louisiana coast.…
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Two Mississippi ports sign deals with Cuba
Two ports in Mississippi have signed deals to pave the way for possible improved business relations with Cuba, according to…
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El Faro hearing concludes on highly emotional note
Emotions ran high on the final day of the US Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) hearings into…
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Odebrecht bribery probe widens
Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex, a major offshore player, has announced it is conducting an internal investigation to find out…
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El Faro captain was unsure of his future with Tote
The captain of El Faro was uncertain about his future with Tote Services and the company in turn had reservations…
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El Faro hearing told there was no safety training for Polish workers on the ship
A Polish electrician who had worked on El Faro in the past, on Wednesday told the hearing into the cargo…
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Vega Reederei facing fine for failing to comply with US ballast water rules
German shipping firm Vega Reederei GmbH & Co. KG is facing possible civil penalties for failing to comply with US…
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Tote official declined to investigate El Faro chief mate asleep on watch
A Tote Services safety official on Tuesday told the US Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) into the…
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Tote’s emergency call centre had been problem for El Faro captain weeks before sinking
Vessel owner Tote Maritime’s emergency call centre had been criticized weeks before the fatal sinking of cargo ship El Faro,…
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