Americas
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FMC announces setting up of new Regulatory Reform Task Force
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Monday announced the appointment of Karen V. Gregory as the organization’s Regulatory Reform…
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INTTRA buys European box specialist
INTTRA, the ocean shipping electronic marketplace, has acquired Avantida, the European firm focused on empty container management for ocean carriers.…
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USCG clarifies rules on ballast water extensions
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a clarification over its policy on granting extensions for ship owners to comply…
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Shell cancels plan for Prince Rupert LNG project
Royal Dutch Shell announced it has dropped its plan for constructing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Prince Rupert,…
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Corozal container terminal tender expires with no bidders
The tender for a container terminal at Corozal to serve the Panama Canal has expired because no bids were received…
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US could be global LNG export leader by 2035
The US could become the world’s biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in less than 20 years according to…
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Anadarko makes gas find offshore Colombia
US oil and gas firm Anadarko Petroleum has made a discovery offshore Colombia with a gas find at the Purple…
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Santos Brasil loses ESA container contract at Port of Santos
Brazilian logistics firm Santos Brasil has announced the loss of a contract for work at the major port of Santos,…
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Ezra Holdings served second statutory demand as wind up actions loom
US shipbuilder VT Halter Marine, part of Singapore’s ST Engineering, has pressed ahead with its action against Ezra Holdings, now…
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Regulator wants Petrobras to re-do financial statements
Brazil’s state oil company Petrobras has been asked by the country’s stock market regulator CVM to re-do three years of…
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APM Terminals in court again over Guatemala corruption case
A high profile bribery scandal in Guatemala that involved a former president of the Central American nation and damaged Maersk’s…
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McDermott International to build advanced offshore fabrication facility in Saudi Arabia
McDermott International has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build technologically advanced offshore production facilities in Saudi Arabia.…
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Vigor Industrial closing down shipyard in Everett, Washington
Portland, Oregon-based shipbuilder and service provider Vigor Industrial is closing down its shipyard in Everett, Washington, according to local website…
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Pemex and SSA Mexico to explore potential of an oil terminal at Tuxpan
State oil company Pemex and fellow-Mexican firm SSA Mexico, which operates ports, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to…
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FMC eases contract rules to help shippers and clients
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced it is changings its rules regarding Service Contracts and NVOCC Service Arrangements,…
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Judge sentences former captain of polluting chemical tanker to time already served
The Filipino former captain of a chemical tanker involved in a US federal water pollution case will be allowed to…
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Seaspan’s top names’ $1bn share exit sparks further concern about container shipping prospects
With a number of container shipping’s most respected names suggesting there is no chance for any supply/demand equilibrium in the…
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US to offer 73m acres in Gulf of Mexico at August lease sale
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) will offer 73m acres for oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of…
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SEACOR’s rescue package for International Shipholding approved
SEACOR’s plan to bail out and take over fellow US operator International Shipholding Corporation has been approved by a bankruptcy…
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Ezra Holdings dragged into VT Halter Marine action against Emas Chiyoda Subsea
US shipbuilder VT Halter Marine, part of Singapore’s ST Engineering, has issued Ezra Holdings with a summons related to action…
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