Americas
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Diamond Offshore semi-submersible pair contracted by Shell
Houston-headquartered offshore driller Diamond Offshore has revealed a pair of contracts for semi-submersible rigs Ocean Apex and Ocean Valiant with…
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Search for Stellar Daisy starts
US ocean exploration company Ocean Infinity has announced that it has mobilised its survey vessel from Cape Town to begin…
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Bahri clarifies position on Venezuela-bound tanker
One of the Middle East’s largest shipping lines, National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), yesterday clarified that its tanker…
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Woes continue for Vale as terminal closed by authorities
Brazilian miner Vale continues to have an eventful start to the year, with news today that authorities have closed the…
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Ken Bloch Soerensen steps down at Algoma
Canadian dry bulk operator Algoma Central Corporation has announced that Ken Bloch Soerensen has resigned as president and CEO to spend…
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Sanctions on Venezuela create tanker snarl-up
Reuters is reporting that sanctions on Venezuela are creating a sizeable tanker traffic jam off the US Gulf coast. More…
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Praestensgaard appointed NYSHEX chairman
Jesper Praestensgaard has been appointed chairman of the New York Shipping Exchange (NSHEX) in a series of changes to the…
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TechnipFMC awarded Mero 1 contract by Petrobras
Offshore services firm TechnipFMC has been awarded a large engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by Petrobras, on behalf…
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Vale’s production cuts labelled a black swan moment for dry bulk shipping as BDI is chopped in half this year
Brazilian miner Vale declared force majeure yesterday on some iron ore contracts after a court-ordered halt to a mine following…
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Collapsed crane removed from Evergreen boxship
A crane that collapsed on an Evergreen boxship at the port of Vancouver has now been removed and the vessel…
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Port of Savannah outlines 2024 expansion plans
Georgia Ports Authority will upgrade the Port of Savannah so that the east coast facility can simultaneously handle six 14,000…
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McDermott awarded floating production unit contract for Scarborough field
Houston-based offshore services firm McDermott International has been awarded a contract with Australia’s Woodside Energy for the front-end engineering and…
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Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil proceed with Golden Pass LNG export project
Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil have agreed to proceed with a $10bn LNG export project at Golden Pass. Located near the…
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Shell Offshore to pay $2.2m fine for 2016 Green Canyon spill
Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, has agreed to pay a $2.2 million civil fine to settle charges…
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Samsung Heavy terminates three Delos VLEC contracts
South Korean yard Samsung Heavy Industries has announced the termination of shipbuilding contracts with a North American owner for three…
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Rowan awarded jackup contract by Lundin
Rowan Companies has announced that its jackup rig has been awarded a seven-well program by Lundin Norway. The contract is…
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Floating cranes deployed to clear up accident at Vancouver port
Two floating cranes are being deployed at the Port of Vancouver to try and move a crane that collapsed on…
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Ensco and Rowan combination moves a step closer
Offshore driller Ensco has entered into an amendment to the transaction agreement with Rowan Companies which will see the companies…
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Evergreen boxship smashed by falling crane in Vancouver
Canadian investigators are on the scene looking into yet another crane collapse. Early Monday morning, the lifting boom of a…
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McDermott awarded subsea tieback contract for Stonefly Development
US offshore services firm McDermott International has been awarded a contract by LLOG Exploration Company for deepwater subsea pipeline tiebacks…
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