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Petrobras to sell stake in Libra offshore oil field
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras, wrestling with immense debt obligations, is offering as much as a quarter of its significant…
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Seadrill Partners gets Chevron Thailand tender rigs extension
Seadrill Partners has secured one year contract extensions from Chevron Thailand for the tender rigs T-15 and T-16. The extensions…
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Diana Shipping fixes capesize to SwissMarine, pushes back newbuilds
NYSE-listed Diana Shipping has chartered out its 2011-built capesize to Geneva-based operator SwissMarine Services. The time charter contract is for…
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Sino-Global cancels acquisition of tanker, now has zero vessels
NASDAQ-listed Sino-Global Shipping America has cancelled its acquisition of a small chemical tanker in order to reevaluate its business strategy.…
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Maersk containership runs aground at Brazilian port
A Maersk Line containership, the 8,402 teu , ran aground yesterday afternoon while at the port of Santos in Brazil.…
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Charter extended of NewLead Holdings bitumen carrier
An unnamed charterer has extended its existing charter of , a bitumen carrier owned by NewLead Holdings, by a further…
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Paragon sells three bulkers to pay off loan
Paragon Shipping has sold two panamax bulk carriers and one supramax to an unidentified buyer in order to pay off…
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Consolidated Marine Management orders two more MR tankers
Greece’s Consolidated Marine Management (CMM) has placed orders for two 50,000-dwt chemical/product tankers at Hyundai Vinashin in Vietnam, Splash can…
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Evergas orders four new dual-fuel ethane/LEG carriers
Evergas has ordered four 32,000-cbm carriers for liquefied ethane/ethylene (LEG) gas from China’s JHW Engineering & Contracting (JHW), with options…
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Verifavia: Checking shipping emissions
Paris: With climate change talks ongoing in Paris, one local firm is busy making sure shipping is prepared to whatever…
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Wood Group to work on ConocoPhillips LNG installations in Australia
Wood Group is to provide brownfield engineering services to two of ConocoPhillips’ LNG facilities in Australia under a new multi-year…
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STX yard slashes 30% of workforce
Ailing STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, whose restructuring plan is thought to have won it KRW450bn in new breathing space from…
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Aurora LPG forms JV with Wilhelmsen Ship Management
The increasing trend by shipowners to form management joint ventures with third parties has seen Aurora LPG and Wilhelmsen Ship…
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Valløby Shipping secures $40m loan to acquire chemical fleet
A private equity backed chemical shipping entity has been created. CIT Group has provided new PE-backed owner Valløby Shipping with…
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Another 900 offshore jobs go in Norway
National Oilwell Varco, an American offshore equipment manufacturer, is slashing another 900 jobs at its bases in Norway. NOV has…
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Beijing details ECA plans
China’s ministry of transport has outlined details of its planned emission control areas which will now come into effect on…
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SapuraKencana wins contracts worth $72m
Malaysia’s SapuraKencana Petroleum has announced the award of two new contracts and an extension with a combined value of around…
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ESVAGT to build new vessel for major offshore wind contract
Denmark’s ESVAGT is building a new vessel after winning a 10-year contract to support MHI Vestas Offshore Wind maintaining turbines…
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CMA CGM takeover bid fails to inspire NOL share price
The price of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) shares remained unmoved in the first hour of trading today as they returned…
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Dozens of containers fall off barge into Atlantic off Florida
A number of containers, possible as many as 25, fell overboard from a barge on the Florida coast, according to…
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