Americas
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Cadets in servitude and human rights
Barista Uno reports from Manila on how crewing CEOs are using maritime cadets as flunkeys. It tells a lot about…
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Hornbeck Offshore Services to stack majority of its OSVs
Covington, Louisiana-based offshore support vessel (OSV) operator Hornbeck Offshore Services has forecast that it would probably have to stack nearly 80%…
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Pemex JV partner bidding rules changed
Mexico’s oil industry regulator CNH (Comisio Nacional de Hidrocarburos) on Friday announced a few more changes to the bidding rules…
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Former Finance Minister must stand trial in Petrobras affair, says judge
The judge leading the Petrobras corruption probe ruled on Thursday that Brazil’s former Finance Minister Antonio Palocci should stand trial,…
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Canada affirms intention to implement tanker ban
Canada’s Transport Minister Marc Garneau has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to barring oil tankers from the waters of northern British…
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Petrobras seeks to claim up to $20bn refund on offshore blocks
Brazil’s financially struggling state oil firm Petrobras could be in line for a $20bn windfall, according to Reuters. The money…
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YPF and Statoil team up to study possible drilling sites off Argentina
Argentinian energy company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales (YPF) has signed a deal with Norwegian multinational Statoil to team up in studying…
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US West Coast dockworker contract extension talks cut short
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) postponed the scheduled second day of contract…
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Petrobras moves to limit damage from investors’ class-action case
Lawyers for troubled Brazilian oil company Petrobras on Wednesday asked the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York to…
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TraPac expansion at Oakland given the nod
The US Board of Port Commissioners has given the OK for container terminal operator TraPac to go ahead with a…
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Hyperdynamics takes Pacific Drilling drillship
Oil & gas exploration company Hyperdynamics has signed a letter of award with drilling contractor Pacific Drilling to employ the…
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Pacific Radiance wins $73m Mexican charter
Singapore OSV owner Pacific Radiance has won a long term charter for a maintenance work boat worth $73 million including…
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Apache awarded $43.2m in breach-of-contract case
Houston-based oil and gas firm Apache Deepwater was awarded $43.2m in a breach-of-contract lawsuit against fellow Houston firm W&T Offshore, according…
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Petrobras trying to cancel contract for drillship with Grupo Schahin
Petrobras is trying to cancel its contract for hiring a drillship with engineering conglomerate Grupo Schahin, according to Reuters. Brazil’s…
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PortMiami awarded $33m in improvement grants
The state of Florida has awarded PortMiami $33m in grants to be used for port improvements in the next five…
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Green carpet treatment offered by the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority is rolling out a special green carpet, offering quicker transit bookings for its most environmentally friendly…
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Seacor tables bid for bankrupt International Shipholding
Seacor Capital Corp has made a bid for bankrupt fellow American firm International Shipholding. International Shipholding, which sought bankruptcy protection…
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Teekay sells tanker pair to New Shipping
Teekay Tankers has agreed to sell two of its tankers to Adam Polemis led Greek owner New Shipping. One of the…
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Baker Hughes to combine with GE’s oil and gas business
Houston-based global oilfield services giant Baker Hughes is teaming up with the oil and gas business of Boston-based General Electric…
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Emissions show dramatic plunge at Port of Oakland
The Port of Oakland is touting huge drops in diesel emissions from ships and trucks over a 10-year period. Figures…
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