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U.S. Shipping Corporation appoints new CEO
U.S. Shipping Corp has appointed Albert Bergeron, the company’s chief financial officer, to the role of chief executive officer. Bergeron…
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Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale yields almost $275m
An offshore oil and gas lease sale for an area of the US Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday yielded almost…
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FBI raids Box Club meeting
The FBI busted into a meeting of the Box Club in San Francisco last week and issued a number of…
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New York battles Oslo for over-the-counter deals
The New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX), which debuted the first digital forward freight contract for global container shipping, has announced…
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Crowley Maritime signs contract with Penn Terminals for Puerto Rico container service
Jacksonville, Florida-based Crowley Maritime Corp has signed a stevedoring and terminal services contract with Penn Terminals. The multi-year contract, effective…
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OneSubsea awarded Mad Dog 2 contract by BP
Houston-based OneSubsea, a subsidiary of Schlumberger, has been awarded a contract to work on BP’s Mad Dog 2 deep-water oil…
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Geokinetics awarded seismic contract by Brunei Shell
Offshore seismic service provider Geokinetics has been awarded a contract by Brunei Shell Petroleum to acquire a high resolution 3D…
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Court favours Diamond Offshore over rig contract cancelled by Petrobras
A Brazilian court on Thursday ruled that state oil firm Petrobras did not have the right to cancel a contract…
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GulfMark Offshore fails to make $13.7m bond payment
US OSV owner GulfMark Offshore is at risk of defaulting on a $13.7m interest payment due yesterday for its 6.375% senior…
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USCG reopens Port of Virginia after storm closure
The US Coast Guard (USCG) on Tuesday reopened the Port of Virginia with no restrictions after it was closed on…
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BSEE finds failures of safety practices in oil rig worker’s death
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released its findings from an inquiry into a fatal accident…
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USCG clarifies rules on ballast water extensions
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a clarification over its policy on granting extensions for ship owners to comply…
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US could be global LNG export leader by 2035
The US could become the world’s biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in less than 20 years according to…
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Ezra Holdings served second statutory demand as wind up actions loom
US shipbuilder VT Halter Marine, part of Singapore’s ST Engineering, has pressed ahead with its action against Ezra Holdings, now…
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McDermott International to build advanced offshore fabrication facility in Saudi Arabia
McDermott International has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build technologically advanced offshore production facilities in Saudi Arabia.…
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FMC eases contract rules to help shippers and clients
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced it is changings its rules regarding Service Contracts and NVOCC Service Arrangements,…
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Judge sentences former captain of polluting chemical tanker to time already served
The Filipino former captain of a chemical tanker involved in a US federal water pollution case will be allowed to…
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US to offer 73m acres in Gulf of Mexico at August lease sale
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) will offer 73m acres for oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of…
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SEACOR’s rescue package for International Shipholding approved
SEACOR’s plan to bail out and take over fellow US operator International Shipholding Corporation has been approved by a bankruptcy…
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Ezra Holdings dragged into VT Halter Marine action against Emas Chiyoda Subsea
US shipbuilder VT Halter Marine, part of Singapore’s ST Engineering, has issued Ezra Holdings with a summons related to action…
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