Americas
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SSA Marine inks 25-year container terminal deal at Jaxport
The Jacksonville Port Authority Board has approved a 25-year agreement with Seattle-based terminal operator SSA Marine to create a $238.7m…
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Vale CEO resigns amid ongoing dam collapse investigations
Brazilian mining giant Vale has announced that the company has accepted the temporary resignation of its CEO Fábio Schvartsman and…
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Liberian Registry confirms Bergeron departure
The Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR) has confirmed the departure of Scott Bergeron from the role of CEO.…
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APM Terminals opens Costa Rica port
The inauguration of the delayed APM Terminals Moín yesterday will enable products to be shipped on transatlantic routes to European…
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Casey the Container: Children’s book launches
March 15 sees the launch of a children’s book that follows a new container during its first day in port.…
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American canaries in American coal mines
Jeffrey Landsberg from Commodore Research highlights concerns he’s seeing with US housing data where there’s been 13 straight months of…
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US closes liner collusion investigation
A two-year investigation by the US Department of Justice into collusion among the world’s top liners has closed, without bringing…
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Teekay puts ethylene carriers into Lauritzen pool
Teekay LNG Partners has agreed a deal with Lauritzen Kosan, the gas carrier division of J. Lauritzen, to place its…
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McDermott awarded pair of Marjan contracts by Saudi Aramco
Houston-based offshore services firm McDermott International has been awarded a pair of engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contracts by…
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Authorities investigate Petrobras FPSO spill
Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has started an investigation into an oil spill which occurred…
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Algoma acquires product tanker
Algoma Tankers, the tanker unit of Canadian owner Algoma Central Corporation, has announced the purchase of a 2010-built product tanker.…
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Carnival study claims scrubber washwater is safe
The pro-scrubber lobbying group, Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020), held its first technical conference yesterday in London during which…
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Flexport secures $1bn in new financing
California-based digital forwarder Flexport yesterday announced it has secured $1bn in a funding round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund…
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CSL Group adds handymax for conversion
Handysize specialist CSL Group has snapped up its first ship of the year, adding a 2003-built vintage handymax, sources tell…
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Shareholders approve Ensco’s acquisition of Rowan Companies
Shareholders of both Ensco and Rowan Companies have approved a $12bn all-stock transaction that will see the two companies combine.…
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Ensco awarded series of new contracts
Offshore driller Ensco have secured a series of new contracts and extensions, according to the company’s latest fleet status report.…
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Foremost Group orders kamsarmax pair at CSSC Chengxi
US-based dry bulker owner Foremost Group has placed an order at CSSC Chengxi Shipyard for the construction of two 85,000…
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Oceaneering awarded Trya work by Total
Houston-based Oceaneering International has been awarded a two-year integrity management contract with Total E&P Danmark to support its redevelopment project…
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Canada and US shipping associations join efforts to protect the Salish Sea
Canada’s Chamber of Shipping and the US-based Pacific Merchant Shipping Association has announced their joint support for continued binational federal…
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Vale selling last three ships in owned fleet
Brazilian miner Vale is clearing out its owned fleet by selling off its last three ships. According to shipbroking sources,…
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