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Strong negative reaction to CBP withdrawal of Jones Act proposal
US shipbuilders, vessel owners and operators on Thursday voiced strong criticism of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency’s withdrawal…
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Americas
Crowley Maritime extends contract for delivering LNG to Puerto Rico
Florida-based Crowley Maritime Corp has earned a multi-year contract extension to deliver an increased quantity of containerized liquefied natural gas…
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Americas
SEACOR Marine set to be spun off next month
The timing and details regarding the spin-off of American OSV operator SEACOR Marine from SEACOR Holdings have been revealed. The…
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Americas
Paragon Offshore lands three new contracts
Paragon Offshore has announced the award of a new contract and two contract extensions via its latest fleet status report.…
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Americas
Louisiana Parish agrees $45m settlement with BP over Deepwater Horizon spill
Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana and British supermajor BP have come to a $45m financial settlement after years of court disputes…
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Americas
Petrobras planning to sell Texas refinery at a huge loss
Petrobras, the scandal-plagued state oil company of Brazil, is planning to sell an oil refinery in Pasadena, Texas which it…
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Americas
Genco eyes M&As
Genco Shipping & Trading has come out on the warpath for more bulker tonnage. Despite losing $15.6m in the first…
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Asia
Gener8 Maritime sells two VLCCs to AET for $81m each
New York-based Gener8 Maritime has done a deal to sell two of its very large crude carriers (VLCCs) – both built…
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Asia
FMC clears up confusion about its rejection of Japanese containerline merger
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued an update in its decision of last Tuesday to reject the so-called…
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Americas
USCG investigating laser-beam strikes on vessels in Chesapeake Bay
The US Coast Guard (USCG) says it is investigating several incidents from this week of commercial vessels being targeted by…
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Americas
Environmentalists sue to block President Trump’s executive order on Arctic and Atlantic drilling
US President Donald Trump’s attempt to put vast swathes of Arctic and Atlantic waters back in play for oil and…
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Americas
Murphy Oil chief says time ripe to invest again in deep-water exploration
The head of American petroleum and natural gas explorer Murphy Oil says now is the moment to invest in deep-water…
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Americas
Paragon Offshore expects to exit Chapter 11 next month
Paragon Offshore has reached a consensual restructuring agreement between secured and unsecured lenders, establishing a litigation trust for creditors to…
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Americas
ILWU to put labour contract extension proposal to US west coast dockworkers
The proposed extension of the labour contract for US west coast dockworkers has taken a step towards being realized after…
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Americas
Florida passes bill that should see Deepwater Horizon settlement money paid to eight counties
The state of Florida has moved closer to dishing out hundreds of millions in financial assistance to communities hit by…
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Americas
Toisa whacked by the taxman for $304.55m
Just as he thought he might be through the worst of his Chapter 11 purgatory the taxman in the US…
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Americas
Diamond Offshore secures new semi-sub contracts
Drilling contractor Diamond Offshore has secured new contracts for two semi-submersible drilling rigs. The company has executed new contracts for…
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Americas
President Trump signs order to implement “America-first” offshore energy strategy
US President Donald Trump on Friday went ahead with signing his much-flagged executive order on offshore energy, which will revise…
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Americas
Matthew Cox promoted to chairman of Matson
Pacific shipping specialist Matson has appointed president and CEO Matthew Cox as its new chairman, succeeding Walter Dods who has…
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Offshore
Halliburton, Trendsetter and C-Innovations establishes offshore service alliance
Three offshore service companies Halliburton, Trendsetter and C-Innovations have announced the formation of a strategic alliance to provide Gulf of…
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