Americas
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Savannah port sets out to double box throughput in the next 10 years
The port of Savannah on the US east coast has outlined a plan to nearly double box volumes in the…
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The curious incident of the tariffs in the nighttime
In the 1930s the wage for an able seaman on a British foreign going ship was £8 ($32, in those…
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Seadrill Partners awarded Canada contract by ExxonMobil
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill Partners has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil Canada for 2009-built semi-submersible rig . The contract will…
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Canadian maritime unions score cabotage rights
Canadian seafaring unions are celebrating an agreement with the national government securing cabotage rights for Canadian seafarers aboard vessels flying…
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Dorian LPG accuses BW of being disingenuous as takeover row escalates
The war of words between Dorian LPG and prospective buyer BW LPG continues. BW has been chasing its rival LPG…
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Team Tankers reappoints Hans Feringa as president and CEO
Chemical tanker operator Team Tankers International has reappointed Hans Feringa as the president and CEO of the company for a…
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Pacific Drilling raising $700m for restructuring
Pacific Drilling has announced that a special purpose wholly owned subsidiary of the company intends to offer $700m of senior…
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Promethean Energy and Subsea 7 collaborate on Gulf of Mexico Projects
US-based oil and gas development and production company Promethean Energy and Norway’s Subsea 7 have signed a memorandum of understanding…
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Airbus orders first ever automated kite for one of its roros
Airbus has placed a firm order with AirSeas during the international maritime trade fair SMM to purchase the first ever…
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Baker Hughes secures Saudi Aramco drilling contract
Saudi Aramco has awarded the first large-scope integrated services contract for its Marjan oilfield to Baker Hughes. Under the contract’s…
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Eagle Bulk to equip scrubbers on 37 ships
Eagle Bulk Shipping has entered into a series of agreements for the purchase of up to 37 scrubbers which are…
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Noble Corporation awarded drillship contract extension by Esso
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has been awarded a contract extension by Esso for its drillship , according to the…
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Port of Rotterdam Authority to buy into Brazilian port
The Municipality of Rotterdam and the Netherlands’ Ministry of Finance have approved the Rotterdam Port Authority’s (RPA) plans to acquire…
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Oaktree makes first supramax play
Shipping investment platform Oaktree Capital Management has done few low-key moves, adding a trio of ships in two new segments…
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Port of Oakland diesel emissions down 81% since 2005
Diesel particulate emissions from Port of Oakland maritime operations are down 81% since 2005. As a result, the port expressed…
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Harvey Gulf orders second LNG bunkering vessel at VT Halter
Quality Liquefied Natural Gas Transport (Q-LNG), which is owned by Harvey Gulf and its CEO Shane Guidry, has executed a…
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Families of Stellar Daisy crew go after the CEO of Vale
The bereaved families of the 22 dead crew from the sunken Stellar Daisy have hit out at Vale, the world’s…
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Maersk asks Brazilian shippers to stop overbooking space
Maersk has warned Brazilian shippers to stop overbooking slots as it is harming exports out of South America’s largest nation.…
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Siem Offshore awarded new PSV contracts
Norway’s Siem Offshore has been awarded new contracts for Brazilian-flagged PSVs Siem Giant and Siem Atlas. The vessels have been…
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POSH awarded accommodation contract by Petrobras
PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has been awarded a contract by Brazil’s Petrobras for semi-submersible accommodation vessel . The 750-person…
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