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US Gulf of Mexico lease sale attracts only $18m in bids
The first online-only auction of US Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas blocks went ahead without a hitch on…
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USCG announces electronic fingerprint security for entry to high-risk ports
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued its new rules on seaport security, requiring electronically readable fingerprint identification for seamen…
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BOEM offices picketed ahead of online auction for Gulf of Mexico leases
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) was picketed by green protesters at its offices in New Orleans, Louisiana,…
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MC Seamax pays $80m for two-year-old 9,000 teu ship
Tonnage provider MC Seamax has snapped up a UASC boxship with a decent charter to boot. The American firm is…
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Maran gas carrier first to deliver US LNG cargo to a port in China
, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker to transit the expanded Panama Canal last month, has become the first…
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Lawyer acquitted on charge of making fraudulent Deepwater Horizon damages claims
A lawyer accused of making fraudulent damages claims relating to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf…
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Two VLCCs fixed to export US crude this month
August has so far seen two VLCCs fixed in the spot market to export US crude to Singapore – the…
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Exxon, Chevron and Hess to combine in bid for oil rights in Gulf of Mexico
A trio of US oil companies, including two supermajors, has formed an alliance for the purpose of bidding for oil…
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EPA says Global Partners broke clean-air rules at Port of Albany
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found Global Partners in violation of clean-air regulations in its running of an…
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Herbjorn Hansson in for more NAT shares
Herbjorn Hansson and his son, Alexander, continue to prop up the share price of Nordic American Tankers (NAT). They have…
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Great Lakes operator in default on two loans
Great Lakes bulk freight shipping company Rand Logistics revealed on Tuesday it is in default on two loans. The disclosure…
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Noble cold stacks semi-submersible rig
US offshore driller Noble Corporation has cold stacked another semi-submersible rig amid the depression in the offshore oil and gas…
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Doorae Shipping fined again for breaking anti-pollution law off Hawaii
US authorities on Tuesday fined the South Korean owners of tanker $275,000 for breaking a pollution law off Hawaii. The…
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BOEM pressed to retain three planned leases for drilling offshore Alaska
US Senator for Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, is again pressing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to retain all three…
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NTSB set to begin first phase of examining El Faro’s VDR
The US National Transportation Board (NTSB) on Monday was set to begin examination of the voyage data recorder (VDR) from…
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Chinese bulk carrier being investigated after double grounding
The bulk carrier has suffered a double grounding in the Columbia River in Washington state. The 751-foot vessel originally ran…
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ILWU and PMA agree on talks to extend labour contract for West Coast ports
Longer-term labour peace at US West Coast ports could be in the offing after a majority of delegates to a…
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Hanjin Transportation may buy Hanjin Shipping’s Long Beach terminal
Hanjin Shipping may sell its container terminal at the Port of Long Beach in California to parcel delivery firm Hanjin…
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Engineers admit illegally discharging oily water from d’Amico tanker
Two Italian engineers on Thursday admitted to a US federal court that they dumped oily waste from a tanker into…
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New CEO for Vantage Drilling
Vantage Drilling has appointed Egyptian national Ihab Toma as its next ceo, starting August 29. Toma’s 30-year background in oil…
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