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Excelerate Energy seals 10-year sale and leaseback for FSRU
Excelerate Energy has completed a long-term sale and leaseback with CMB Financial Leasing for the FSRU . The agreement is…
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Elaine Chao promises to protect Jones Act
Donald Trump’s pick to run the transport department, Elaine Chao, has vowed to uphold the Jones Act, the US’s long…
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Panama Canal Authority rejects claims for expansion project
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a statement rejecting the admissibility of some financial claims made recently by contractor…
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Petrotrin strike averted as union accepts compromise pay rise
Strike action by workers of Petrotrin, the state oil firm of Trinidad & Tobago, did not come to pass as…
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Houston Ship Channel hit by fire in pipeline at oil terminal
One person was injured when an out-of-service pipeline at a storage facility along the Houston Ship Channel caught fire, according…
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First attempt to budge grounded bunkering tanker off Canada fails
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) on Tuesday said a first attempt to move a grounded tanker off Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia,…
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Gener8 Maritime commits ‘financial suicide’ with latest sale
While key backers are walking away from Gener8 Maritime, Peter Georgiopoulos has pushed ahead with what has been described as…
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Panama Canal expansion consortium reserves right to claim $2bn in cost overruns
The consortium that built the new third locks of the expanded Panama Canal could be intending to claim as much…
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General cargo ship Ardita sold by Setramar to McKeil Work Boats
The 9-year-old general cargo ship has been sold by the Italian shipping company Armamento Setramar to McKeil Marine Group of…
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USCG and BSEE see no water pollution effects from rig fire off Louisiana
The US Coast Guard (USCG) on Monday said there appeared to be no pollution effects from last week’s fire on…
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MSC’s Seattle port deal questioned
The Port of Seattle has demanded Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) pay a security deposit before it takes over the running…
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BOEM rejects applications for airgun seismic survey permits in the Atlantic
Six applications for airgun seismic survey permits have been turned down by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).…
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Port of Virginia reopens after storm passes on
Commercial vessels are able to enter and depart the Port of Virginia again after the US Coast Guard’s Captain of…
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Petroil Marine tanker runs aground off Canada
Bunkering tanker , operated by Mexican company Petroil Marine, has run aground near Little Pond, Canada while enroute to Sydney…
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Canadian government scraps Arctic offshore drilling extensions
Canada will not offer extensions of existing Arctic offshore oil exploration licences to the companies – including some big-name players…
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Statoil weighs up withdrawal from US Gulf of Mexico exploration
Norwegian multinational Statoil is pondering pulling out of its oil and gas exploration operations in the US Gulf of Mexico,…
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LA Harbor reopened after crashed helicopter found with two bodies on board
Ships were again able to access Los Angeles Harbor through the Angels Gate entrance after US Coast Guard (USCG) ended…
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Port of Virginia shutting down until storm passes
Authorities warned they were closing the Port of Virginia at midnight on Friday ahead of the advancing Winter Storm Helena.…
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Port of Portland sues Monsanto
The Port of Portland is suing agriculture giant Monsanto Corporation for contamination on port property. The port wants the company…
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Aegean acquires German bunkering unit
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has announced the launch of a new service center in Rostock, Germany that will serve all…
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