Americas
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Trade war between China and the US could hit 2.5% of global box trade
BIMCO’s president Anastasios Papagiannopoulos has called for China and the US to hold off from a trade war as data…
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SMT Shipping and CSL form cement shipping jv
Cyprus-based bulk shipping operator SMT Shipping and Canadian owner CSL Group have entered into an agreement for CSL to acquire…
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Junior officer pleads guilty to dereliction of duty in USS Fitzgerald collision
A junior naval officer on Tuesday pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty for her role in last year’s multiple-fatality collision…
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All systems go for Elon Musk’s SpaceX at the Port of Los Angeles
The Los Angeles City Council yesterday approved a lease agreement for Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build rockets capable of interplanetary…
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Jumbo awarded Vito installation contract by Shell
Dutch shipping and offshore firm Jumbo has been awarded the installation contract for Shell’s deep-water Vito development in the US…
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Another Hapag-Lloyd prang caught on video
Hapag-Lloyd is investigating another embarrassing boxship prang caught on social media. The one-year-old, 10,500 teu collided with three ferries while…
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ConocoPhillips seeks control of PDVSA offshore oil assets as it pursues arbitration award
Houston-based multinational energy corporation ConocoPhillips is asking a court in the Dutch Antilles to give it control of offshore facilities…
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New York state requests exemption from expanded offshore drilling plan
New York’s governor announced on Monday that it has joined the growing list of states to have requested an exemption…
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President Trump says Soo Locks improvements a priority
US President Donald Trump has declared that he wants to see investments made to improve the Soo Locks, which link…
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Dorian LPG plans upgraded gas-powered VLGCs
New York-listed gas carrier operator Dorian LPG is planing to retrofit up to ten VLGCs to utilise LPG as a…
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Grounded Wah Kwong bulker disrupts traffic around Rosario port
A bulker carting a cargo of soybean meal was grounded on Argentina’s Parana River causing disruption to the grains hub…
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International Seaways offloading ships to make room for VLCC purchase
American tanker operator International Seaways is continuing to sell off some of its older vessels as it comes near to…
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PSA relying on Panama’s president to resolve terminal spat
Officials at the Singapore headquarters of global terminal operator PSA International are waiting quietly to see if a spat at…
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Nordic American Tankers sells two suezmaxes to make way for newbuilds
Nordic American Tankers (NAT) is offloading two of its vessels, confirming a deal to sell a pair of suezmaxes with…
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Hornbeck snaps up Aries OSV quartet for $36.6m
US offshore vessel owner Hornbeck Offshore Services revealed in its latest set of results that it has entered into an…
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Petrobras expects to start production from Tartaruga Verde platform in June
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras expects to begin production from its Tartaruga Verde e Mestica offshore platform in June, according…
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Retired Vice Admiral says US Navy knew of 7th Fleet’s readiness issues before fatal collisions
The former commander of the US Navy’s 7th Fleet, who was sacked after two destroyers suffered multiple crew fatalities in…
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Baker Hughes GE and W&T Offshore team up on Gulf of Mexico drilling projects
Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes, a GE Company (BHGE), has entered into a strategic partnership with oil company W&T Offshore…
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Panama Canal anticipates 50% leap in LNG transits this year
The Panama Canal has welcomed the inaugural transit of the as it carried the first-ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment…
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Texas City oil terminal welcomes its first VLCC
The Enterprise Products Partners (EPP) oil terminal at Texas City, Texas, has received a very large crude carrier (VLCC) for…
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