Americas
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US Senators introduce bill to curb damage of future port labour disputes
San Francisco: US senators on Friday put in motion legislation to limit the potential damage of any future labour disputes…
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McDermott awarded offshore contract by Mexico’s Pemex
Houston: McDermott International announced it had been awarded an offshore contract by Mexico’s state-run oil company Pemex for provision and…
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Colombian officials say stolen offshore oil data is useless
Bogotá: Colombian officials on Thursday said that offshore oil exploration data stolen from a government agency last week would have…
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USCG starts civil action against Seattle anti-drillng protesters
Seattle: The US Coast Guard (USCG) has brought a civil case against some anti-drilling activists for allegedly violating a federally…
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Teekay Tankers plans stock offering to raise $80m
Athens: Teekay Tankers plans to issue “from time to time” Class A common stock for sale, which could raise up to…
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German firm hit with another fine for oily water discharge off Alaska
San Francisco: German KG company Herm Dauelsberg has been slapped with a $750,000 fine for a repeat oily discharge offence…
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Maersk and Samsung Heavy among those named in Petrobras corruption case
San Francisco: Brazil’s top prosecutor in the Petrobras corruption case has informed the US Department of Justice about evidence that…
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Electronic rostering to combat drug activity at strike-hampered Callao docks
San Francisco: APM Terminals, the port operators at strike-hit Callao in Peru, say the reason they want an electronic rostering…
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Long Beach upgrades set after big budget approved
Los Angeles: Long Beach port, one of the busiest in the US, could be due for substantial upgrades after harbour…
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Callao dock strike costing Peru’s merchants $100m
San Francisco: The dockworkers action at Callao in Peru has done real dollar damage to the national economy according to…
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Petrobras finds promising oil field off northeast Brazil
San Francisco: Petrobras and a partner firm, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), have found a new oil reservoir in…
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East coast ports get the ball rolling extra early on contract renewal
San Francisco: Employer and worker groups from ports on the US east coast and Gulf of Mexico have made an…
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AML hit with fines and probation for polluting Alaskan waters
San Francisco: A US federal court in Anchorage, Alaska has penalised AML Ship Management GmbH with fines and community service…
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Green and Alaskan groups to renew court challenge to Arctic drilling leases
San Francisco: Environmental and Alaskan groups are renewing a court challenge to the 2008 government sale of Arctic drilling leases…
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Cosco bulker grounded off Texas will need to be lightered
San Francisco: The Cosco HK Shipping bulker that ran aground off Port Arthur, Texas a week ago is still stuck…
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Chevron suspends Big Foot operation after damage to subsea tendons
San Francisco: Chevron is to move the Big Foot tension-leg platform (TLP) away from its deepwater location in the Gulf of…
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Another hurdle seemingly passed for Wang Jing’s Nicaragua Canal plans
San Francisco: The planned Nicaragua Canal looks like it has passed another hurdle with early signs that it has the…
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Pangaea wins extensions for two COAs
Athens: Pangaea Logistics Solutions has received extensions for two contracts of affreightment (COA) for dry bulk materials, which it says will…
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Teekay Offshore to spend $365m on three shuttle tankers
Oslo: Teekay Offshore Partners has entered into new long-term contracts with a consortium of energy companies to provide shuttle tanker services for…
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Ship Finance International sells Horizon stake for $72m
Athens: Ship Finance International (SFI) sold its stake in Horizon Lines to Matson Navigation for a net total of around…
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