Americas
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Sembcorp Marine’s Brazil yard wins $145m contract
Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz, has secured hull carry over works (COW) worth about $145m from Tupi…
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Florida ports hope for USCG clearance to reopen in coming days
Several ports in Florida remained closed on Monday even as former Hurricane Irma, now downgraded to a Tropical Storm, moved…
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Port of Oakland ramps up shore power target
The Port of Oakland has set itself a target of having every visiting vessel plugged in to shore power in…
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JP Morgan takes another two capes on subjects
In what Clarkson Research is describing as a “headline deal” JP Morgan has take on two modern sister capes subjects…
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US temporarily waives Jones Act for areas impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey
The US government has waived Jones Act regulations to ensure enough fuel supplies in areas affected by the ongoing Hurricane…
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Phillips 66 cancels request for Jones Act exemption related to Hurricane Harvey
Houston, Texas-based refinery company Phillips 66 has cancelled its request for an exemption from Jones Act rules, which it made…
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Port restrictions ratchet up and offshore rigs are evacuated as Irma heads towards Florida
With Hurricane Irma still on track to make landfall in southern Florida at the weekend, the process of preparation was…
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Congress prepares to hear damning report into US Navy training standards
The dire state of the US Navy’s training set up has been laid bare in a damning report from the…
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All bar four of Texas’ major refineries are at some stage of restarting in wake of Harvey
All but four of Texas’ major refineries are at some stage of restarting following shutdowns caused by the devastating passage…
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Venezuela arrests a PDVSA regional boss and eight other employees
Venezuelan authorities have arrested a top man in state oil firm PDVSA along with eight other executives at the company,…
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MARAD awards $9.8m to small US shipyards
The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced it has awarded $9.8 million to 18 US shipyards through its Small Shipyard Grant…
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Fuel spills into Mississippi River at New Orleans during bulk carrier’s bunkering
More than a ton of high sulphur fuel oil was discharged into the Mississippi River at New Orleans, Louisiana, because…
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US authorities continue investigation into collusion among Box Club members
Almost six months after US authorities raided a Box Club meeting in San Francisco there is no indication of how…
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Grounded drillship successfully moved from Corpus Christi port entrance
The drillship , which had been grounded in the access channel to the Port of Corpus Christi after being dislodged…
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As Hurricane Irma strengthens, Florida starts evacuations
Hurricane Irma strengthened into a Category 5 storm on Tuesday as Florida authorities called up the National Guard and began…
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Chinese consortium joins Brazilian iron ore project
A consortium of Chinese companies has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Brazil state of Bahia and Bahia Mineração…
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Florida and Caribbean on alert for Hurricane Irma
With Tropical Storm Harvey now spent after causing havoc in Texas and Louisiana, a new storm is looming that could…
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Training vessels ordered to join Harvey relief effort, as ports, refineries and offshore rigs begin the recovery
The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) has ordered that two maritime academy training ships be dispatched to the Gulf of Mexico…
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Pacific Drilling faces possible delisting from NYSE over compliance issues
Ultra deep-water offshore drilling firm Pacific Drilling has announced that it faces possible delisting from the New York Stock Exchange…
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Federal court fines bankrupt Black Elk over fatal 2012 platform blast
A Louisiana federal court on Thursday ordered Houston-based Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations to pay a $4.2m fine over the…
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