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President Trump urged to fund harbour dredging
A bi-partisan grouping of US congressmen has written a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to fully fund harbour…
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Weatherford International announces job cuts and sell-offs
NYSE-listed oilfield services provider Weatherford International said on Thursday it is cutting 3,000 more jobs worldwide, according to the Houston…
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Port of Oakland plans $600m upgrade
The Port of Oakland on Friday announced in a release that it, along with its partners, plans to invest $600m…
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Damen takes over management of ship repair yard in Curacao
Damen has taken over management of a ship repair yard on the Caribbean island of Curacao. Dutch company Damen Shipyards…
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Third and final hearing into El Faro disaster to begin Monday
The third and final round of the US Coast Guard’s (USCG) Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) hearings into the El…
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Shipping’s lexicon adds a new term
The lexicon of shipping can add a new term following yesterday’s arrival of the to the port of Haifa. The…
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Garolla: Fleet diversification drive
The company’s last investment was a new bunker vessel to be deployed in southern Italy but for the Naples-based Garolla…
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to spin off yards
Once Japan’s largest private company and the biggest shipyard in the world now faces an uncertain future. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries…
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One-third of shipbreakers in Bangladesh at risk from lung diseases
Bangladesh’s Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHE) has unveiled a shocking study that claims one third of workers in…
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Ezra admits $170m writedown is on the cards
Embattled Ezra Holdings has once again flagged its ability to operate as a going concern as it confessed in a…
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Tankers and gas ships banned from Gadani
Tankers and gas ships will not be allowed to be broken up at Pakistan’s prime ship recycling area, Gadani, until…
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Sinkhole appears at Britain’s newest box terminal
Britain’s newest and most advanced terminal development has suffered an embarrassing setback. Launched in November, a large sinkhole has appeared…
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Caravel snaps up Diana Shipping panamax on charter
Caravel Shipping has snapped up the 2001-built panamax bulker from Greece’s Diana Shipping. The charter is for a period of…
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Greeks take Dong-A aframax resales
In the aframax segment, Korean owners Dong-A Tankers are understood to have committed two aframax resales, Hulls S811” & “S812…
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Seattle port boss’s bonus scheme questioned
Ted Fick, placed on administrative leave last week, resigned yesterday as ceo of the Port of Seattle. The local Puget…
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TechnipFMC wins FEED contract from Energean
TechnipFMC has secured a contract from Energean Oil & Gas to provide the concept and front end engineering design (FEED)…
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Singapore’s millionaires are not best suited to build rigs
The obituary for Singapore’s shipyards has been written many, many times. It’s Indian summer – roughly 2006 to 2012 –…
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DHT Holdings secures $50m credit facility
US-listed tanker owner DHT Holdings has pledged two VLCCs to ABN Amro Bank to secure credit facility, the company said…
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Deep Sea Supply awarded PSV contracts by Apache
John Fredriksen’s Deep Sea Supply has been awarded extensions on the time charter contracts for PSVs Sea Flyer and Sea…
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Atwood Oceanics gets further work in Australia from Woodside
US offshore driller Atwood Oceanics has amended its contract with Woodside Energy in Australia to substitute semisubmersible Atwood Condor for…
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