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Houston Ship Channel reopens as damaged tanker is removed
Houston: Traffic on the Houston Ship Channel resumed on Thursday morning with the reopening of a section of the waterway…
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South Carolina politician speaks up for Atlantic offshore drilling
New York: A South Carolina US congressman joined pro-drilling campaigners to put the case for Atlantic offshore oil and gas…
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CCNI snaps up tanker pair
Santiago: Shorn of its container fleet Compania Chilena de Navegacion Interoceanica (CCNI) is setting about bolstering other parts of its…
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Aker Philadelphia Shipyard – Crowley product tanker jv secures $325m funding
Oslo: Oslo Børs listed Aker Philadelphia Shipyard has said its jv with Crowley has closed a $325m senior secured term loan…
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Port of Oakland international terminal shut down again
Oakland: February’s deal to resolve the crippling labour dispute at US west coast ports did not prevent another closure at the…
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NYK employee gets 15 months in US jail for price fixing conspiracy
San Francisco: An employee of Japanese shipping giant NYK was sentenced to 15 months in a US prison and fined…
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GSL adds 8,063 TEU container ship to its fleet
New York: Global Ship Lease (GSL) announced on Wednesday that it had taken delivery of an 8,063 TEU 2004-built container…
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Houston Ship Channel could reopen fully on Thursday
Houston: Traffic on the Houston Ship Channel could be fully resumed by Thursday, Port of Houston Authority officials said on Wednesday…
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New Jersey confirms public hearing about offshore Atlantic drilling
New York: New Jersey announced on Wednesday the date for a public hearing on proposals by the US government to…
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Port of LA making slow but sure progress with cargo backlog
Los Angeles: The Port of Los Angeles is making “slow but sure” progress in clearing the cargo backlog from the…
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Former Petrobras executive testifies ruling party members took bribes
San Francisco: A former executive with Petrobras said on Tuesday the country’s ruling Workers Party benefited to the tune of…
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Huge capacity boost for terminal at Canada’s Prince Rupert Port
Vancouver: Prince Rupert Port in northern British Columbia, announced on Tuesday a huge increase in capacity at its Fairview Container…
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Two proposed propane terminals in northwest US suffer setbacks
San Francisco: Commissioners for the Port of Longview in Washington State voted down on Tuesday a proposal for a $300m…
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Backlog at Houston Ship Channel as clean-up continues
Houston: A backlog of ships built up in the Houston Ship Channel on Tuesday while salvage companies worked with the…
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Investment fund scoops up more of Scorpio Bulkers
Monaco: Investment manager Wellington Management has raised its share in New York-listed Scorpio Bulkers by almost 3.45m shares, a US…
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BC protest groups ready to fire up coal station challenge in court
Vancouver: Anti-coal protesters in British Columbia are preparing for a federal court challenge against an approved coal station at Fraser…
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Carbofin fined $2.7m for pollution in the US
Rome: Italian shipowner Carbofin has been fined $2.7m by an American court for illegally discharging oil and waste into US waters.…
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Democrat senators oppose Obama’s Atlantic offshore drilling plans
Washington: A group of 12 US senators from northeast states registered their objections on Monday to President Barack Obama’s proposals…
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Part of Houston Ship Channel closed after second collision in five days
Houston: The Houston Ship Channel was partially shut on Monday after a collision between two vessels, the second such incident in…
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Cause of Port Metro Vancouver fire still unknown
Vancouver: Authorities still had no official answers on Monday as to what caused last week’s 24-hour chemical fire at Port…
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