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Port of Charleston operations return to normal after union slowdown
The Port of Charleston’s Wando Welch Terminal in South Carolina was back to normal functioning on the weekend after a…
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NextDecade signs leases for possible LNG export terminal at Texas City
Woodlands, Texas-based NextDecade, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal developer, has signed state and local agreements to lease a…
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Banks set crunch February 28 deadline for Marenave
Troubled German line Marenave Schiffahrts has been given another month to sort itself out by its creditors. Banks have set…
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Cash-strapped PDVSA tankers stranded
State-backed Venezuelan oil and gas concern PDVSA is in dire trouble. Having skirted close to bankruptcy last year, Reuters is now reporting…
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Keppel closes three yards and cuts 2,620 more staff
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has revealed in its full year results that it is in the process of closing…
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Digitisation and the threat to the middleman
At Splash we always enjoy any contributions from the founder of Futurenautics, K D Adamson – whatever she has to…
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Eletson Gas and Evergas join forces to form E3 Pool
Greece’s Eletson Gas and Denmark’s Evergas have formed an alliance, the E3 Pool, which commencing January 30 will trade both…
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Seattle port boss on paid leave pending drink-drive trial
Facing a trial for drink driving in two months time, the CEO of the Port of Seattle Ted Flick has…
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Port of Vancouver offers discount for quieter ships
Canada’s Port of Vancouver has unveiled a new incentive for shipping companies to protect local marine wildlife. Vessels that meet…
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Aegean Shipping appoints new CEO
Greece’s Aegean Shipping Management has appointed Apostolos Poulovassilis as its new chief executive officer with immediate effect. Poulovassilis has more…
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Deep Sea Supply secures AHTS contract
John Fredriksen’s Deep Sea Supply has been awarded a new time charter contract for 1998-built AHTS vessel for operations in Brazil.…
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Brazilian court rules Petrobras can continue sale of offshore fields
A federal court in Brazil has ruled that it is OK for state oil firm Petrobras to go ahead with…
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Florida ports call off plans to sign agreements with Cuba after tweets from Governor
The Governor of Florida, Rick Scott, tweeted warnings to ports in his state that they should not sign memoranda of…
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Rickmers Trust sends another boxship for scrap
Rickmers Trust Management continues to slim down its fleet in order to keep creditors at bay. The 2004-built, 5,100 teu…
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STX ordered to compensate shareholders $4.2m
Struggling South Korean shipyard STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has been told it must pay minority shareholders $4.2m in compensation to…
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X-Press Feeders drops TransAtlantic brand name
X-Press Feeders will drop the TransAtlantic brand name from the start of next month. X-Press Feeders bought three Baltic shortsea…
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Prosafe secures platform contract from Total
Offshore accommodation platform operator Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Total E&P UK for the provision of the semi-submersible…
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Amazon ventures ahead as an ocean freight forwarder
Amazon has started its long held plan to ship goods from Chinese merchants to the US, bypassing freight forwarders, according…
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Seoul warns of more hardships as it tables $5.57bn of more maritime subsidies
The South Korean government offered both carrots and sticks to the local maritime community yesterday, suggesting there will plenty more…
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Victor Restis behind India Steamship foray
Victor Restis’s Enterprises Shipping and Trading has been identified as the taker of the last four ships belonging to India…
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