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Transocean sends six to scrap
Offshore driller Transocean says it will be retiring six of its ultra-deepwater floaters, all of which are currently cold stacked.…
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Puerto Rico disaster zone must get ports up and running, says governor
Puerto Rico’s governor has declared reopening the island’s ports a priority as it tries to recover from the huge devastation…
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Total subsidiary in deal with Chevron on seven Gulf of Mexico prospects
A subsidiary of French oil supermajor Total has signed a deal with US giant Chevron on offshore exploration in the…
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Tote’s plan for Hawaii service boosted with allocation of piers at planned terminal
US domestic shipping line Tote Maritime’s plan to start a new service between Hawaii and the mainland took a big…
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Greek government tarred by tanker sinking
Toxic substances other than just oil have flooded the Greek environment in dramatic fashion in the 12 days since the…
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BHP to carry out biofuelled shipping experiment
Biofuels are now being touted as a future fuel for shipping. A roundtable this week organised by the Maritime and…
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Pillarstone to present new RBD Armatori rescue plan
A third attempt at a restructuring plan under the ‘concordato preventivo’ procedure of Italian law will be presented next month…
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Malaysia’s transport minister slams liners’ decision to decamp to Singapore
The decision by the world’s newly formed container shipping alliances to concentrate their Southeast Asian transhipment activities in Singapore is…
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One Belt, One Road and the Old Man and the Sea
On a recent trip to China to attend a summit and meetings regarding the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) I…
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ICTSI buys into another Manila terminal
International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI) of the Philippines has bought compatriot’s Petron Corporation’s 34.83% stake in the nation’s domestic…
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Marcura buys Falmor and G-Ports
The Marcura Group, a Dubai-based group of companies focused on providing business solutions to the maritime industry, has acquired UK-based…
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Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers signs COA with JGC Corporation
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers, the specialised vessel unit of China Cosco Shipping, has signed a strategic agreement with Japanese engineering…
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Chartworld: ECDIS for free paying off
Digital chart specialist Chartworld’s recent ECDIS for free initiative is paying off handsomely with the company’s CEO describing uptake as…
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Jiangsu Fanzhou Shipping orders semi-submersible vessel at Nantong Xiangyu
Chinese offshore service and heavy lift shipping company Jiangsu Fanzhou Shipping has placed an order at Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding &…
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Glencore subsidiary ST Shipping faces lawsuit over ship impounded in Venezuela
The shipping subsidiary of commodities and mining multinational Glencore is being sued in federal court in the US state of Connecticut…
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Pemex seeks JV partners for Nobilis-Maximino block in Gulf of Mexico
Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex is seeking a joint venture partner to help it explore and develop the ultra-deepwater Nobilis-Maximino…
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Golar LNG appoints new CEO
Golar LNG has announced the appointment of Iain Ross to replace Oscar Spieler as CEO. Spieler had been the CEO…
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Awilco Drilling awarded semi-sub contract by Alpha Petroleum Resources
Norway’s Awilco Drilling has received a letter of award from Alpha Petroleum Resources to drill 18 development wells on the…
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Aker Solutions wins Statoil FEED contract
Norway’s Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Statoil for front end engineering and design of a module at…
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Songa Bulk readies for more ships
Songa Bulk said today it is contemplating a tap issue with a target amount of $18m from a senior secured…
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