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Porter quits Seaspan
Graham Porter has quit Seaspan, the giant containership leasor he founded with Gerry Wang. He will now focus on his…
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Americas
Canfornav takes Parakou handies
Canadian Forest Navigation (Canfornav) has bought a pair of sister laker ships – and Garganey – that it had been…
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Americas
Spill reported from Husky rig offshore eastern Canada
Canadian oil and gas company Husky Energy has reported a spill of Blowout Preventer (BOP) control fluid from semi-submersible drilling…
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Americas
Charges laid in against owners of ship that spilled bunker fuel in English Bay in 2015
Court charges were laid on Wednesday against the owners of a bulk carrier that spilled thousands of litres of bunker…
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Containers
No longer a Seaspan bear
Container shipowners have been through a very rough patch. Danaos has been under a microscope among listed shares. And Seaspan…
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Americas
Shell cancels plan for Prince Rupert LNG project
Royal Dutch Shell announced it has dropped its plan for constructing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Prince Rupert,…
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Americas
Seaspan’s top names’ $1bn share exit sparks further concern about container shipping prospects
With a number of container shipping’s most respected names suggesting there is no chance for any supply/demand equilibrium in the…
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Americas
Algoma and Nova Marine launch new dry bulk joint venture
Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation and Switzerland’s Nova Marine Carriers are building on their collaboration in cement shipping with a new joint…
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Americas
Petrobras suspends charter payments to Teekay for problematic accommodation rig
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras has not been making charter payments to Teekay Offshore Partners since November for an offshore…
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Americas
Ships calling British Columbia will be given whale guide
Pilots boarding ships in British Columbian waters will hand out booklets identifying where whales are likely to be in the…
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Europe
Seadrill semi-sub finds more work off Canada
Seadrill Partners, the limited liability company part of John Fredriksen’s Seadrill, has been awarded a new contract by Seadrill Canada…
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Americas
Rough seas off Newfoundland prevent towing of Thorco Crown
Plans to tow a disabled cargo ship that’s floating off of Newfoundland, Canada, were hampered by bad conditions on Wednesday,…
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Americas
Thorco vessel hit by fire off Canada
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) was monitoring a disabled cargo ship off of southwestern Newfoundland on Tuesday after being called…
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Americas
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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Americas
Pension fund buys stakes in two Canadian container terminals from DP World
Canadian pension fund manager CDPQ has bought a 45% stake in two Canadian container terminals from the Dubai-based port and…
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Americas
Fred. Olsen and Teekay form offshore wind JV
Fred. Olsen Ocean and Teekay Offshore Partners have formed a joint venture to develop a new vessel design for the…
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Americas
DP World takes over operation of Saint John terminal
Dubai-based DP World, fourth largest container firm in the world, has taken over operating Saint John terminal in New Brunswick,…
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Americas
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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Americas
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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Europe
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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