Americas
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US truck driver shortage problem predicted to worsen
Online freight forwarder iContainers says that the truck driver shortage problem plaguing the US at the moment is set to…
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Truck strike in Argentina causes logjam at Rosario
A truck owners’ strike in Argentina has halted unloading of commodities at various terminals and has caused a logjam of…
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Californians protest offshore drilling plan at BOEM public meeting in state capital
Protestors rallied outside a meeting of the Bureau of Ocean Energy management (BOE) in Sacramento, California, according to Reuters. Environmentalists…
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Aker Solutions earns four-year maintenance contract from Petrobras
Norwegian oilfield services company Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract with Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras to provide maintenance…
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Petrobras starts process of selling Texas refinery
Brazil’s troubled state oil firm Petrobras has started the process of selling its refinery at Pasadena, Texas, according to Reuters.…
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California plans to impede increased offshore drilling by denying pipeline permits
California elected officials on Wednesday spelled out their intent to hamper as much as possible the White House’s plan to…
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GulfMark Offshore targets business in Mexico with new JV
GulfMark Offshore has formed a partnership with Marcos y Asociados Infraestructura y Energia to form Mexican joint venture GulfMark Servicios…
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NTSB releases its full report on El Faro tragedy
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday released its full final report on the October 1, 2015 sinking…
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M2 Subsea secures Gulf of Mexico contract from TransCanada
UK-based M2 Subsea has secured a contract with TransCanada for pipeline-span support on the pipeline installation at the Sur de…
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Panama Canal boss expectingg LNG traffic growth
The head of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) says he expects the volume of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers traversing…
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Disabled MOL Prestige a few days away from port under tow
Previously adrift containership is anticipated to arrive under tow at an as-yet-undisclosed North American port around Saturday February 10, weather…
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Total buys more stakes in oil blocks offshore Guyana
French supermajor Total has bought stakes in more oil blocks offshore Guyana, according to Reuters. Total is buying a 35%…
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Injured crewman airlifted from Aegean tanker off Galveston
A US Coast Guard (USCG) helicopter was used to airlift an injured crewman from a tanker about 40 miles south…
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Georgia port capacity set to more than double by 2028
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) on Monday announced an ambitious vision for the next decade that would see the ports…
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Seaspan buys feeder boxship pair, charters to Maersk Line
Canadian tonnage provider Seaspan Corporation has acquired a pair of 2006-built geared 2,500 teu containerships and sent the on time charter…
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Cargill partners with four NGOs to boost accountability across shipping
Cargill, one of the world’s largest dry bulk shippers, is partnering with four NGOs to advance sustainability initiatives and increase…
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Boston Consulting report tells carriers to digitise or die
The container shipping industry must join the digital revolution or face being sidelined, a new report from Boston Consulting Group…
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Four more US Navy sailors punished over last year’s fatal destroyer collisions
Four more US Navy sailors have been punished in relation to the two multiple-fatality collisions of guided missile destroyers with…
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Dorian LPG enters sale and leaseback deal for gas carrier
Dorian LPG has reached a $70m sale and bareboat charter arrangement for its 2015-built 84,000 cbm carrier Concorde. The deal…
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MOL boxship suffers engine fire off Canada, two crew injured
Containership , owned by Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, suffered a fire in its engine room, causing the ship to lose…
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