United States
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Shipyards
ST and Hornbeck dispute heads to arbitration
Singapore Technologies Engineering has announced that its US subsidiary VT Halter Marine has gone into arbitration proceedings with Hornbeck Offshore…
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Americas
BOEM to offer 1.09m acres in oil and gas leases offshore Alaska
US government agency the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it is moving forward with plans to lease more…
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Americas
Helix Energy forces foreclosure of Emas Marine Base in Texas
Emas Chiyoda Subsea, already plagued by multiple legal actions against it for non-payment, has been dealt a further blow by Helix…
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Americas
Wood Group PSN fined $9.5m for safety violations and pollution from Black Elk platform explosion
Houston-based oil industry services firm Wood Group PSN will pay $9.5m for safety violations and for pollution from the 2012…
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Americas
Two Aegean engineers found guilty of illegal waste disposal and cover-up
Two engineers were found guilty in a federal court on charges of falsifying records to hide improper bilge waste disposal…
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Asia
Bibby gets green light for Emas Chiyoda Subsea vessel arrest
Bibby Offshore has advanced in its Texas court case against Emas Chiyoda Subsea, with the judge granting the company permission…
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Americas
US Maritime Alliance disturbed by ILA’s work stoppage talk
The US Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents the employers of thousands of dockworkers in the eastern US, reacted on Wednesday…
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Americas
APM Terminals to boost its investment in Port Elizabeth by $200m
APM Terminals (APMT) announced on Wednesday a significant ramping up of its investment in infrastructure at Port Elizabeth in New…
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Americas
DHT sells older VLCC
DHT Holdings has sold one of its older tankers. Multiple broking sources suggest the New York-listed firm picked up $18.5m…
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Middle East
Bunge and Bahri form dry bulk venture
Agribusiness giant Bunge is teaming up with one of the Middle East’s largest shipowners, Bahri from Saudi Arabia, to form…
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Asia
McDermott acquires Ceona Amazon
McDermott International has acquired the 2014-built pipelay and construction vessel , which has been laid up since Ceona went into…
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Americas
USCG evacuates master from chemical tanker
A US Coast Guard (USCG) helicopter aircrew successfully medevacked a vessel master from a chemical tanker near the Louisiana coast.…
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Americas
Two Mississippi ports sign deals with Cuba
Two ports in Mississippi have signed deals to pave the way for possible improved business relations with Cuba, according to…
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Americas
El Faro hearing concludes on highly emotional note
Emotions ran high on the final day of the US Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) hearings into…
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Americas
El Faro captain was unsure of his future with Tote
The captain of El Faro was uncertain about his future with Tote Services and the company in turn had reservations…
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Americas
Port of Seattle senior management return ‘illegal’ bonuses
Top management at the Port of Seattle are to pay back their annual bonuses which were ruled illegal payments by…
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Americas
Rowan offloads two jackups, stacks another
Offshore driller Rowan Companies has sold jackup rigs Rowan Gorilla II and Rowan Gorilla III for scrap, retiring them from…
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Americas
El Faro hearing told there was no safety training for Polish workers on the ship
A Polish electrician who had worked on El Faro in the past, on Wednesday told the hearing into the cargo…
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Europe
DB Schenker buys into American online trucking startup
The ongoing digitisation of the freight transport industry continues with news German logistics giant DB Schenker has bought a $25m…
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Americas
Vega Reederei facing fine for failing to comply with US ballast water rules
German shipping firm Vega Reederei GmbH & Co. KG is facing possible civil penalties for failing to comply with US…
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