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Mission to recover El Faro’s VDR is postponed
The mission to recover the voyage data recorder (VDR) from sunken freighter El Faro has been postponed says the US…
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Canadian TSB finds crew’s slow response contributed to grounding of bulker
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has found slow crew reaction was a contributing factor when a bulker ran aground in…
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Petrobras investors want judge to find oil giant liable for employees’ corrupt actions
Investors in Petrobras asked a judge in a New York court on Tuesday to rule that the corruption-plagued state oil…
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Oakland to ban coal shipments from proposed new terminal
Oakland City Council has voted down a plan to use a proposed new terminal for shipping coal from Utah to…
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HKND to devise bioversity plans for Nicaragua Canal project
HKND, the Hong Kong-based Chinese company behind a mooted Nicaragua Canal plan, is teaming up with an environmental NGO in…
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McDermott lands contract from Pemex for new Abkatun platform
Houston-based oil industry service provider McDermott International has landed a $454m contract from Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex to work…
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California ports given extension for emission reduction plans
California’s clean air agency has extended by three months a deadline by which diesel-powered ships need to show how they…
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Captain being investigated over fatal tugboat sinking on Hudson River
Police are looking into possible impropriety by the captain of a tugboat involved in the fatal Hudson River sinking of…
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CMA CGM to make Kingston its hub for anticipated Panama Canal boom
French container giant CMA CGM is making Kingston Container Terminal in Jamaica its strategic hub for transshipment business anticipated from…
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New study strongly defends Jones Act
The influential Lexington Institute has released a study that strongly defends the Jones Act’s role in protecting US borders and…
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Petrobras’ pension fund needs massive infusion to meet its liabilities
Petrobras, Brazil’s troubled state-run oil giant, has a big hole in its workers’ pension plan with $6.8bn in unfunded liabilities,…
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Canada reaffirms ban on LNG tankers using Head Harbour Passage
The Canadian government will stick to the policy of its predecessor and maintain a ban on liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
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Shell cleared by Canadian regulator to resume drilling off Nova Scotia
Royal Dutch Shell can resume offshore drilling in waters off Nova Scotia after that Canadian province’s industry regulator gave the…
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Pemex closes in on another sale and leaseback deal with a US equity firm
For the second time in a week Mexico’s troubled state oil firm Pemex is close to making a significant sale…
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Noble receives $540m early termination settlement from Freeport-McMoRan
Houston-based oil and gas E&P firm Noble Corporation announced it has now received the full settlement amount of $540m from Freeport-McMoRan…
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Paragon Offshore’s plan for exiting bankruptcy comes under fire
Houston-based rig operator Paragon Offshore’s reorganization plan to allow it to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy came under fire from some…
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Trial begins in case of fatal Black Elk platform blast of 2012
Jury selection is under way in a trial derived from several lawsuits pertaining to a fatal 2012 explosion on an…
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Owner, operator and engineers convicted over bulker’s dumping of oily waste
The owner and the operator of a Greek bulk carrier have been convicted in US District Court in Seattle of…
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Houston Pilots Association disputes NTSB’s conclusions on 2015 collision
The Houston Pilots Association (HPA) is disputing the conclusion of a collision report by the US National Transportation Safety Board…
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BOEM to release stricter offshore clean-up rules
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is close to announcing new plans for ensuring that offshore oil and…
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