Americas
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Texas judge rejects challenge to state pilots system
A group of ship pilots in Texas have failed for now in their legal challenge to the “state pilots” system…
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Investigation launched into fluid spill at Suncor rig
The regulatory body for the offshore oil and gas industry in Newfoundland and Labrador has started a formal probe of…
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Petrobras set to be awarded more than a billion barrels of oil in bid to settle dispute
Brazilian authorities are likely to grant troubled state oil firm Petrobras between a billion and two billion barrels of oil…
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Oracle looks at shipping’s blockchain quest with HMM collaboration
South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has started working with California-based software company Oracle in order to move its data…
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Judge overturns Oakland’s ban on coal export terminal
A US federal judge in California on Tuesday overturned a ban by the city of Oakland on coal being transported…
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Early international interest shown in Argentina’s offshore oil rights auction
Argentina is attracting interest from an array of international oil firms about its auction of offshore rights planned for later…
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YieldStreet makes ‘game-changing’ ship finance play
YieldStreet, an alternative investment platform, has debuted marine finance as a new asset class, believed to be a first-of-a-kind investment…
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Ethics agency looking into treatment of Panama Canal tugboat captains
An agency of the Panamanian government charged with probing ethics violations and corruption is looking into the treatment of tugboat…
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Department of Defence calls for restrictions to expanded drilling in Gulf of Mexico
A report submitted by the US Department of Defence (DOD) to two Congressional committees says that planned major expansion of…
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Tote Maritime Alaska pushes back deadlines for LNG conversion of vessels
Shipping line Tote Maritime Alaska has altered its liquefied natural gas (LNG) conversion schedule, including delaying by another year the…
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3D printed ships move a step closer
A 3D printed ship moved a step closer yesterday. Shares in New York-listed 3D Systems rocketed on news it has…
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Japanese line fined $1m in the US
Japan’s Nitta Kisen Kaisha has been fined $1m by the US Department of Justice after one of its ships was…
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McDermott and CB&I complete merger
McDermott International and Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CB&I) have completed a $6bn merger, despite unwanted interest in McDermott from…
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Venezuela fixes shipping service fees in euros and its virtual currency Petro
Venezuela has fixed the price of shipping fees for services rendered to international vessels in euros or the virtual currency…
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Panama Canal increases neopanamax slots to eight per day
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has added an extra reservation slot to its neopanamax locks, making the total eight per…
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Genco secures $460m refinancing
US bulker owner Genco Shipping & Trading has entered into a commitment letter for a five-year $460m senior secured credit…
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McDermott wins Lucius tieback contract from Anadarko
McDermott International has been awarded a contract by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for subsea umbilical and flowline installation to support a…
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Curacao faces potential crisis because of ConocoPhillips and PDVSA dispute
The Prime Minister of Curacao says the Caribbean island could suffer great economic damage if it continues to be the…
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US withdrawal from Iran deal will see sanctions reimposed on Iranian ports and shipping
Tuesday’s decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw the US from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will have ramifications for…
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Trade war between China and the US could hit 2.5% of global box trade
BIMCO’s president Anastasios Papagiannopoulos has called for China and the US to hold off from a trade war as data…
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