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Maritime security transit corridor formed off the Horn of Africa
The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), a multinational naval partnership founded in 2002, to keep tradelanes safe off the Horn of…
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Petrojet and Rosetti Marino in talks for a new shipyard in Alexandria
Italy’s Rosetti Marino shipyard and Egyptian state-run EPC contractor Petrojet are in advanced discussions with a view to launching a…
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Venezuela arrests a PDVSA regional boss and eight other employees
Venezuelan authorities have arrested a top man in state oil firm PDVSA along with eight other executives at the company,…
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MARAD awards $9.8m to small US shipyards
The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced it has awarded $9.8 million to 18 US shipyards through its Small Shipyard Grant…
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Gothenburg to get LNG bunkering facility
MAN Cryo, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s marine-LNG fuel-gas-system manufacturer, has signed a contract with Swedish infrastructure company, Swedegas, to deliver…
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Dockwise awarded series of new contracts
Dutch offshore and dredging specialist Boskalis has been awarded a series of marine transport contracts via its wholly owned subsidiary…
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Fuel spills into Mississippi River at New Orleans during bulk carrier’s bunkering
More than a ton of high sulphur fuel oil was discharged into the Mississippi River at New Orleans, Louisiana, because…
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US authorities continue investigation into collusion among Box Club members
Almost six months after US authorities raided a Box Club meeting in San Francisco there is no indication of how…
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Triyards becomes latest Singapore offshore concern to enter restructuring
Triyards Holdings, part of Ezra Holdings, has become the latest name in Singapore offshore circles to enter restructuring. The offshore…
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Maersk behind launch of marine insurance blockchain platform
The blockchain revolution sweeping through shipping has made its way to the marine insurance niche. Maersk has teamed up with…
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Cosco Shipping seals charter deal with PIL
Cosco Shipping has announced that it has entered into a time charter agreement with Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) involving…
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NYK places orders for four VLCCs
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is keeping compatriot shipyards busy. The giant shipping line has just inked contracts for four…
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Subsea 7 in for its most high spec reel-lay vessel to date
Subsea 7 has signed a letter of intent with Royal IHC in the Netherlands for the construction of a new…
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Oldendorff resurrects Samjin handysize contracts
Busy Oldendorff Carriers has revealed it has resurrected two handysize bulker newbuild contracts in China, which originally date back to…
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One in five pilot transfers deemed unsafe
Fidra Films, the UK production company behind the recent Be Cyber Aware At Sea campaign, is turning its attention to…
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Grounded drillship successfully moved from Corpus Christi port entrance
The drillship , which had been grounded in the access channel to the Port of Corpus Christi after being dislodged…
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As Hurricane Irma strengthens, Florida starts evacuations
Hurricane Irma strengthened into a Category 5 storm on Tuesday as Florida authorities called up the National Guard and began…
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Gulf Marine Services secures new contracts and extension
Abu Dhabi-based offshore support vessel provider Gulf Marines Services has been awarded two new contracts in the MENA region. The…
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CSC Phoenix share sale falls through
Chinese domestic dry bulk shipping operator CSC Phoenix has announced that its controlling shareholder Tianjin Shunhang Shipping has reached an…
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Berenberg swoops for more RBS loans
Hamburg bank Berenberg together with an unspecified Japanese financial institution has purchased a further $460m shipping performing loan portfolio from…
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