Americas
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BOEM offers 40m acres in two US Gulf of Mexico lease sales
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced on Friday it will be offering 40 million acres of oil…
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USCG detains Japanese car carrier in Tacoma for safety violations
The US Coast Guard has detained a car carrier owned by Japan’s Fukunaga Kaiun in the Port of Tacoma, Washington, because…
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Algoma goes to Croatia for three-ship order
Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation has signed contracts with Croatian yard Uljanik to build three 225 m long Seaway Max self-unloading…
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Fifth man arrested in Port of Montreal silver heist, one third of bullion recovered
A fifth man was arrested in the case of last week’s $10m silver heist at the Port of Montreal, and…
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Bill to repeal US oil export ban moves a step closer
A bill to repeal a longstanding ban on the US exporting oil passed another stage on Thursday with the House…
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Intermarine adds to fleet
US heavylift specialist Intermarine has added to its fleet with the acquisition of super heavylifter Industrial Grace (19,450dwt, built 2010).…
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Downgrade of rating signals more difficulties ahead for Petrobras
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has stuck the boot in while Petrobras is down, handing the troubled Brazilian state oil…
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Mexico to reduce state funding for offshore exploration
Mexico’s energy reform programme will manifest itself very clearly in a significant drop-off in its annual oil exploration spending, much…
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Cocaine bust on Teekay VLGC
Spanish-flagged VLGC gas carrier Hispania Spirit (137,814 cam, built 2002) has found itself in the middle of a huge drug…
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Seafarer held captive by pirates takes employer to court in landmark case
A seafarer in the US is suing Edison Chouest Offshore and Galliano Marine Services for injuries suffered during a 2011…
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Vancouver International Maritime Centre: West coast ambition
London: To the Canadian High Commission last night, one of the grandest buildings on Trafalgar Square in London, for the…
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Four arrested in connection with Port of Montreal silver heist
Four men have been arrested in connection with last week’s audacious multimillion dollar theft of silver from the Port of…
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TSA members want exporters on US-Asia routes to pay higher rates
Container shipping firms serving the US-Asia trade want export customers to pay more in their rate of freight. That is…
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Port Performance Act would be relatively cheap to implement, CBO finds
Advocates of the Port Performance Act (PPA) received a boost when the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said it estimated the…
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Brazil’s oilworkers federation teases with another anti-Petrobras strike date
The powerful FUP oil workers federation of Brazil is continuing to tease state-oil giant Petrobras with threats of strike action…
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US Court gives BP shareholders clearance to sue over Deepwater Horizon
BP may have breathed a sigh of relief back in July when it settled federal state and local claims relating…
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Long Beach to eclipse neighbouring LA
The Port of Long Beach, which along with the Port of Los Angeles forms the biggest marine trade hub in…
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Concerns Panama Canal crack fixes may not be so quick
More than a week after the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said its deadlines for the expansion project would not be…
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Caterpillar moves into finance
Caterpillar Oil & Gas has launched Asset Financial Solutions, a financial product that provides 100% financing new offshore or marine…
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Canadian seafarers ready to fight Ottawa over foreign crew
The Seafarers International Union of Canada is readying to take the federal government to court over the use of foreign…
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