Americas
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Dorian LPG clinches sale and leaseback deal for VLGC
LPG carrier operator Dorian LPG has entered into a sale and leaseback deal for its 2015-built VLGC . The 84,000…
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Harvey Gulf extends PSV charters, seeks M&A opportunities
New Orleans headquartered offshore vessels owner Harvey Gulf International Marine has signed 18-month contract extensions for two of its platform…
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Hess charters VLCC trio to store 6m barrels of shale oil
New York-headquartered oil and gas driller Hess Corporation has taken the unusual move of chartering three VLCCs to store oil…
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Marinakis tipped to have taken Ridgebury suezmax pair
As is often his way Bob Burke looks to have offloaded a brace of tankers at the latest peak of…
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Dorian LPG completes two financing deals
Dorian LPG has announced that the company has completed two major financing transactions. The company entered into a deal to…
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Near complete Brazilian tanker newbuild sinks at pier
An unfortunate tanker newbuild, named after a Brazilian nun, whose ownership has never been consecrated, is now sitting on the…
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Bluewater taps ex-Morgan Stanley shipping head
Calgary-based maritime investment firm Bluewater Acquisition Corp has appointed Fotis Giannakoulis as a director of the company. Giannakoulis was most…
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CMA becomes first shipping show to reschedule twice this year
CMA Shipping, the flagship maritime gathering in North America, has become the first event in the shipping calendar to reschedule…
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Panama Canal makes temporary changes to help clients during the pandemic
To help mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Panama Canal has announced a temporary adjustment to its…
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Vale stops using converted ore carriers
Brazilian mining giant Vale has let it been known at its quarterly earnings today that it will stop using converted…
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New York court gives Maersk the go-ahead to move terminals
A New York District Court has ruled against Staten Island’s Global Container Terminal’s request for a restraining order regarding Maersk’s…
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Beach Energy and Diamond Offshore go to battle over rig termination
Australia’s Beach Energy, operator of the Victorian Otway Basin Joint Venture, says that it will defend claims brought against it…
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Diamond Offshore Drilling files for chapter 11
US offshore driller Diamond Offshore Drilling filed for chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District Texas…
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New York terminal attempts to put an emergency restraining order on Maersk
Plans for Maersk and subsidiary Hamburg Sud to move to owned terminals in New York have kicked off a legal…
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Beach Energy terminates Diamond Offshore contract for late arrival
Australia’s Beach Energy, operator of the Victorian Otway Basin Joint Venture, has sent notice of termination to Diamond Offshore drilling…
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SeaBird secures work in South America
Offshore seismic specialist SeaBird Exploration has secured a source contract in South America. The contract is scheduled to start in…
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Capes back in breakeven territory despite Vale’s projected production cuts
Just as capesizes had broken even for the first time this year, Brazilian miner Vale has delivered news that could…
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Captain of German boxship killed at Cartagena
Myo Tun Zaw, the 50 year-old captain of 2007-built containership , has been killed at the port of Cartagena. According…
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Port of Virginia closes terminal as pandemic slashes volumes
The Port of Virginia, one of the biggest ports on the US east coast, is taking drastic action and suspending…
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Spire Global and VesselBot form strategic alliance to develop AI-enabled digital products
Global data service provider Spire Global and maritime big data and AI technology firm VesselBot have announced a strategic partnership…
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