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Odebrecht again looking to exit huge river navigability project in Colombia
Brazilian construction and engineering giant Odebrecht is trying to offload its stake in a river navigability project in Colombia, according…
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Panama Canal hit by delays
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced it will reduce the number of booking slots for “super vessels” as a temporary…
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US levelled record $363m in pollution fines on shipping firms in 2016
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) levelled record amounts of fines on shipping firms for pollution offences in 2016. The…
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New insurance rules in place designed to ease crew abandonment cases
Today sees important new rules come into force on crew abandonment. Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) shipowners must…
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Cockett Marine: The return of the leading lube lady
One of the best-known names in marine lubes is back, promising to shake up the sector and offer owners new…
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Project pool formed
Thorco Projects and MC-Schiffahrt have created a new pool called MCT. The preliminary steps to the formation of the pool…
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Oil spill halts shipping at PDVSA’s terminal in Jose
An oil spill has caused shipping operations to be halted at three docks of Venezuela’s main crude exporting port, according…
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Is the answer blowing in the wind?
A study, commissioned by DG Climate Action, focuses on the direct utilisation of wind for the propulsion of commercial ships…
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Vehicle carrier adrift in Gulf of Mexico after fire
A vehicle carrier caught fire and was adrift in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, US Coast Guard (USCG) said.…
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Bunkering vessel refloated one week after grounding off Nova Scotia
A bunkering tanker that lost power and grounded near Sydney Mines Cape Breton, Nova Scotia was successfully refloated after a…
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China Merchants eyes Ethiopia’s top line
The Ethiopian government is selling shares in one of Africa’s top shipping lines. Prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn has revealed shares…
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Date set for third and final round of hearings into El Faro disaster
The US Coast Guard (USCG) announced on Friday that the third and final Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation hearing…
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Greeks fined for oily discharge in Wilmington
Two Greek shipping companies were sentenced yesterday to pay penalties totalling $2.7m after being convicted for obstructing justice, violating the…
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Vietnam shipping salary arrears spiral
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport today named and shamed a number of transport firms including the nation’s top shipping line for…
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Panama Canal Authority rejects claims for expansion project
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a statement rejecting the admissibility of some financial claims made recently by contractor…
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Houston Ship Channel hit by fire in pipeline at oil terminal
One person was injured when an out-of-service pipeline at a storage facility along the Houston Ship Channel caught fire, according…
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First attempt to budge grounded bunkering tanker off Canada fails
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) on Tuesday said a first attempt to move a grounded tanker off Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia,…
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Panama Canal expansion consortium reserves right to claim $2bn in cost overruns
The consortium that built the new third locks of the expanded Panama Canal could be intending to claim as much…
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General cargo ship Ardita sold by Setramar to McKeil Work Boats
The 9-year-old general cargo ship has been sold by the Italian shipping company Armamento Setramar to McKeil Marine Group of…
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Maersk containership runs aground in Southern Italy
9,000 teu containership grounded early this morning while transiting in the Strait of Messina, Southern Italy. According to the local…
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