Americas
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Panama Canal Authority increases daily slots and maximum draft
Further evidence that the worst of the El Nino-led drought is over in Central America came yesterday with an advisory…
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FBI opens Baltimore bridge case
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a criminal inquiry into the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.…
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Plans revealed for America’s first Jones Act-compliant cable layer
US offshore wind contracting newcomer Kalypso is pressing ahead with plans to build America’s first Jones Act-compliant cable laying vessel.…
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TechnipFMC bags work on Exxon’s sixth Guyana project
Offshore contracting giant TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract in Guyana’s Stabroek Block by US supermajor ExxonMobil to supply subsea…
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SLB bags deals for Buzios work from Petrobras
Oilfield services giant SLB has been awarded three contracts by Brazilian oil and gas major Petrobras for completion hardware and…
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Baltimore divers describe bridge clean-up operation as 9/11 ‘with blinders on’
A diving expert from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has revealed the many life-threatening risks divers are facing…
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Insurance pay-outs from Baltimore bridge disaster in the spotlight
Cargo insurer WK Webster is reporting that general average looks to have been declared by the owners of the wrecked…
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Subsea 7 lands Gulf of Mexico contract
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has landed a contract worth between $50m and $150m with Talos Energy for the Sunspear development in…
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Atlantic Oceanic puts fresh MPSV acquisition to work
Offshore vessel owner Atlantic Oceanic has chartered out its recently acquired multipurpose supply unit. The 1991-built Atlantic Spirit has been…
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Baltimore bridge investigation targets ship’s electrical failure
Investigators in Baltimore are focusing on the Dali’s electrical power system and its circuit breakers and have called in the…
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Transpacific container contracts ‘substantially below’ initial asking rates
The first batch of transpacific contracts are concluding for the May 2024-April 2025 period with analysts at Jefferies reporting Asia-US…
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Panama Canal Authority warns restrictions will remain in place throughout 2024
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has claimed that the tide has turned in its ongoing battle to get back to…
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Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk complete merger
Dry bulk heavyweights Star Bulk Carriers of Greece and US-based Eagle Bulk Shipping have officially combined in an all-stock deal,…
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Hafnia shares start trading in New York
Shares in Hafnia, the world’s largest product tanker company, commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) yesterday, to…
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Viking Supply Ships wins AHTS contract with ExxonMobil in Canada
Christen Sveaas’ Viking Supply Ships has won a term contract for one of its anchor-handling tug supply units. Brokers report…
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American investor takes aim at Euronav again with new legal action
An American investor in Euronav has returned to Belgium with another lawsuit in a bid to overturn deals struck between…
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Canada’s CSL buys half of Peak Group to expand market footprint
Canadian owner CSL has acquired 50% of Norway’s Peak Group, joining shortsea operations in Northern Europe and assets within the…
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Bordelon Marine renews Jones Act vessel deal with Oceaneering
US-based OSV owner and operator Bordelon Marine has sealed a new charter agreement with compatriot offshore engineering and services firm…
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Containers offloaded from stricken boxship in Baltimore
Salvage crews on Sunday began removing containers from the deck of the containership that crashed into and collapsed the Francis…
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Eagle Bulk shareholders green light Star Bulk takeover
Shareholders of US-based Eagle Bulk Shipping have voted in favour of a proposed merger with Greek dry bulk giant Star…
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