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Drilling to resume in vicinity of Deepwater Horizon disaster
San Francisco: Just a few weeks after the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster deep sea drilling is about…
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DSD Shipping indicted in US court for obstructing justice and causing pollution
San Francisco: Norwegian shipping company DSD and several of its officers were indicted in a US court on Wednesday, charged…
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Workers strike at Peru’s Callao port
San Francisco: Dockworkers in the Peruvian port of Callao went on indefinite strike on Wednesday to protest against alleged unfair…
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152 Siem Offshore workers dismissed in Brazil
Oslo: Siem Offshore has reduced its Brazil headcount by 152, including 120 seafarers, as contracts in the South American nation…
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Hafnia Tankers registers with SEC for New York listing
Copenhagen: Making the most of the current tanker bull run, Hafnia Tankers is readying its long awaited New York initial…
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Delta SubSea takes newbuild on charter from Olympic Shipping
Houston: Delta SubSea (DSS) has announced it has an agreement to charter the Olympic Delta, a newly built multipurpose subsea…
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US Department of Energy approves south Texas LNG export operation
The US Department of Energy has given final approval for another liquefied natural gas export operation, this time in south…
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Seattle port bosses want Shell’s Arctic fleet delayed but not barred
San Francisco: One day after Shell’s Arctic drilling hopes received a boost from the US government, Seattle Port Commissioners sent…
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Drilling resumes at Isobel Deep well offshore Falkland Islands
San Francisco: Drilling resumed at the Isobel Deep well offshore Falklands as problems with a blowout preventer (BOP) were fixed…
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Bunker tanks breached of ship on Argentina’s Parana River
Buenos Aires: Argentina’s Parana river has been the scene of a number of shipping accidents in the past few days.…
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigates MOL Precision’s imprecise Vancouver docking
Vancouver: The unfortunately named MOL Precision is in the news again for its less than precise operations. The 2002-built, 6,350…
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Delfin applies for the United States’ first LNG deepwater port
San Francisco: Dallas-based Delfin announced on Monday that it had submitted an application for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater…
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Huge boost for Shell’s Arctic drilling hopes
San Francisco: Shell earned a huge boost towards returning to exploratory offshore oil drilling in the Arctic on Monday when…
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Crowley invests $48.5m in Puerto Rico port
San Francisco: Multinational transportation and logistics player Crowley on Monday inked a $48.5m construction contract for a new pier at…
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Court orders NewLead JMEG to hand over evidence
Athens: NewLead JMEG, a coal mining joint venture with NewLead Holdings; its chief executive Jan Berkowitz and Michael Zolotas, CEO…
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Belize considers relaxation of offshore drilling regulations
San Francisco: Belize’s government has caused consternation among conservationists and the marine biology community by saying it is considering loosening…
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Petrobras set to sue engineering and construction firms to recover graft scheme losses
SanFrancisco: Petrobras plans to sue some engineering and construction firms that were allegedly involved in the bribery and corruption scandal…
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Tacoma and Seattle ports put alliance plan up front in public meeting
Seattle: Commissioners of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma in Washington State went before the public on Friday night to…
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US court backs BP’s right to appeal Deepwater Horizon damages claims
New Orleans: A US court ruling on Friday opened the door for BP to appeal against some Deepwater Horizon damage…
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NewLead accused of fraud as litigation continues
Athens: An ongoing breach of contract litigation in New York has been beset with fraud allegations related to a NewLead Holdings company…
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