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McDermott awarded major contracts in Malaysia
US offshore engineering firm McDermott International has secured two major contracts in Malaysia, one from Sarawak Shell and the other…
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Ricaurte Vasquez appointed next Panama Canal administrator
Ricaurte Vasquez has been tapped to become the next Panama Canal administrator. He will take over from Jorge Quijano on…
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Vale temporarily shuts down Malaysia distribution centre after fire
A fire broke out at one transfer house at Brazilian miner Vale’s distribution centre in Malaysia on Friday, resulting in…
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Laker in winter layup catches fire
A team from the US Coast Guard spent Saturday night fighting a big fire aboard the self-discharging bulk carrier in…
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Stellar Daisy located
The has been located six hundred and eighty-eight days after the giant VLOC sank in the south Atlantic, spurring hope…
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ExxonMobil takes option on Rowan drillship
US offshore driller Rowan Companies, soon to be part of Ensco, has announced that ExxonMobil has exercised the third of…
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Maersk fixes US East Coast fuel supplies ahead of the sulphur cap
Maersk is getting its low sulphur fuel supplies fixed around the world as the days count down to the introduction…
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Rowan Companies drillship contracted to Petronas
Houston-based offshore driller Rowan Companies has been awarded a one-well contract in Mexico by PC Carigali Mexico Operations, part of…
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HJH CSL jv exercises bulker option at CSSC Chengxi
A joint venture by Canada’s CSL group and German Hartmann family’s HJH Shipmanagement has exercised an option with CSSC Chengxi…
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Diamond Offshore semi-submersible pair contracted by Shell
Houston-headquartered offshore driller Diamond Offshore has revealed a pair of contracts for semi-submersible rigs Ocean Apex and Ocean Valiant with…
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Search for Stellar Daisy starts
US ocean exploration company Ocean Infinity has announced that it has mobilised its survey vessel from Cape Town to begin…
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Bahri clarifies position on Venezuela-bound tanker
One of the Middle East’s largest shipping lines, National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), yesterday clarified that its tanker…
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Woes continue for Vale as terminal closed by authorities
Brazilian miner Vale continues to have an eventful start to the year, with news today that authorities have closed the…
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Ken Bloch Soerensen steps down at Algoma
Canadian dry bulk operator Algoma Central Corporation has announced that Ken Bloch Soerensen has resigned as president and CEO to spend…
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Sanctions on Venezuela create tanker snarl-up
Reuters is reporting that sanctions on Venezuela are creating a sizeable tanker traffic jam off the US Gulf coast. More…
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Praestensgaard appointed NYSHEX chairman
Jesper Praestensgaard has been appointed chairman of the New York Shipping Exchange (NSHEX) in a series of changes to the…
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TechnipFMC awarded Mero 1 contract by Petrobras
Offshore services firm TechnipFMC has been awarded a large engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by Petrobras, on behalf…
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Vale’s production cuts labelled a black swan moment for dry bulk shipping as BDI is chopped in half this year
Brazilian miner Vale declared force majeure yesterday on some iron ore contracts after a court-ordered halt to a mine following…
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Collapsed crane removed from Evergreen boxship
A crane that collapsed on an Evergreen boxship at the port of Vancouver has now been removed and the vessel…
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Port of Savannah outlines 2024 expansion plans
Georgia Ports Authority will upgrade the Port of Savannah so that the east coast facility can simultaneously handle six 14,000…
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