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Pemex use of nitrogen to restore output at Ku-Maloob-Zaap could prove problematic
After a fire on August 22 that knocked out production at its E-Ku-A2 offshore platform, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is reportedly…
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Gulf of Mexico oil firms shut in 91% of oil, 85% of gas ahead of Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida – upgraded from Tropical Storm Ida since Friday – became a Category 4 storm on Sunday morning, with…
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British Ports Association calls for action on supply chain pressures
The British Ports Association (BPA), the trade organisation for the UK’s port sector, has called on the UK government to…
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Frangou initiates merger of Navios divisions creating 15m dwt giant
Angeliki Frangou is merging her New York-listed dry bulk and tanker companies, Navios Maritime Partners and Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp.…
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Cash-rich owners double containership orderbook in 2021
With freight rates setting new records every week, cash-rich container shipowners have splurged on new tonnage like never before. The…
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Sovcomflot exits dry bulk
Russia’s shipping major Sovcomflot has completed its exit from the dry bulk segment with the sale of its last two…
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Arne Blystad contracts boxship newbuilds in China
Arne Blystad might have sold a box vehicle in June, but he has by no means exited the container sector.…
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Navios Amaryllis captain accused of negligent behaviour in grounding off Maldives
The captain of the Navios Maritime Partners supramax bulker that ran aground on a reef in the Maldives last Thursday…
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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and TotalEnergies set out to develop liquefied CO2 carriers
Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has partnered up with French energy giant TotalEnergies to carry out a feasibility study for the development…
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Shipping urged to share information on abandoned fishing nets
Another sea pollution mapping initiative is launching with a specific focus on so called ghost nets, the thousands of square…
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Saving the planet while ignoring two thirds of it
Bestselling author Ian Urbina, the director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, a Washington DC-based non-profit journalism organisation, writes for Splash today.…
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Study finds offshore drilling rigs open to cyber attacks
An increase in remote monitoring and autonomous control, the internet of things and digitalisation has made offshore drilling rigs much…
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Brazil eyes more rigs as utilisation hits 92%
Competitive rig utilisation for Brazil-based rigs has increased by 9% in six months, reaching 92% in June. Based on the…
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Noble to sell four jackups to ADES for $292m
Offshore driller Noble Corporation has struck a deal to sell four jackups to UAE-based offshore rig operator ADES International for…
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Tropical Storm Ida expected to hit Gulf of Mexico, offshore platforms being evacuated
A tropical depression that formed in the Caribbean has strengthened and been upgraded to Tropical Storm Ida as it moves…
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Dominion Energy to create offshore wind development at Port of Virginia
The Port of Virginia will lease 72 acres of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal to Dominion Energy to use as a…
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Castor Maritime buys one and charters two bulkers
Nasdaq-listed Greek owner Castor Maritime has continued its secondhand spending spree with the acquisition of an eleventh panamax bulker to…
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Diana Shipping fixes panamax to ASL
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has secured a time charter deal with Singapore’s ASL Bulk Shipping for the 2010-built…
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Transocean wins $252m contract for newbuild drillship
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has landed a $252m firm deal with Beacon Offshore Energy for its newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater…
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More than 40 ships waiting outside LA and Long Beach setting new record
The number of ships at anchor, waiting for berth space to open up at America’s two largest boxports has hit…
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