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Exxon, Chevron and Hess to combine in bid for oil rights in Gulf of Mexico
A trio of US oil companies, including two supermajors, has formed an alliance for the purpose of bidding for oil…
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EPA says Global Partners broke clean-air rules at Port of Albany
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found Global Partners in violation of clean-air regulations in its running of an…
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Herbjorn Hansson in for more NAT shares
Herbjorn Hansson and his son, Alexander, continue to prop up the share price of Nordic American Tankers (NAT). They have…
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Great Lakes operator in default on two loans
Great Lakes bulk freight shipping company Rand Logistics revealed on Tuesday it is in default on two loans. The disclosure…
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Noble cold stacks semi-submersible rig
US offshore driller Noble Corporation has cold stacked another semi-submersible rig amid the depression in the offshore oil and gas…
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Asia
Doorae Shipping fined again for breaking anti-pollution law off Hawaii
US authorities on Tuesday fined the South Korean owners of tanker $275,000 for breaking a pollution law off Hawaii. The…
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BOEM pressed to retain three planned leases for drilling offshore Alaska
US Senator for Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, is again pressing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to retain all three…
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NTSB set to begin first phase of examining El Faro’s VDR
The US National Transportation Board (NTSB) on Monday was set to begin examination of the voyage data recorder (VDR) from…
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Chinese bulk carrier being investigated after double grounding
The bulk carrier has suffered a double grounding in the Columbia River in Washington state. The 751-foot vessel originally ran…
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ILWU and PMA agree on talks to extend labour contract for West Coast ports
Longer-term labour peace at US West Coast ports could be in the offing after a majority of delegates to a…
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Asia
Hanjin Transportation may buy Hanjin Shipping’s Long Beach terminal
Hanjin Shipping may sell its container terminal at the Port of Long Beach in California to parcel delivery firm Hanjin…
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Americas
Engineers admit illegally discharging oily water from d’Amico tanker
Two Italian engineers on Thursday admitted to a US federal court that they dumped oily waste from a tanker into…
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Americas
New CEO for Vantage Drilling
Vantage Drilling has appointed Egyptian national Ihab Toma as its next ceo, starting August 29. Toma’s 30-year background in oil…
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Eagle Bulk Shipping completes $88m fund raiser
Eagle Bulk Shipping has announced that it has closed the private placement of its common stock with an aggregate gross…
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Americas
US Senators call for public hearing about proposed Hudson River anchorages
Two members of the US Senate have called on the US Coast Guard (USCG) to hold a public hearing on…
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Americas
VDR of sunken El Faro has been successfully recovered
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced that the Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) of sunken cargo vessel El…
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Dry Cargo
NewLead bulker sold at auction
NewLead Holdings’ disputed bulk carrier has been sold at action in the US for $7.4m to Singapore’s MT Maritime Management.…
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Paragon Offshore gets agreement in principle for revised restructuring plan
Bankrupt Paragon Offshore’s revised restructuring plan has been agreed in principle with its bondholders and banks, which removes the first…
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Americas
Sino-Global Shipping America regains Nasdaq compliance
Sino-Global Shipping America has regained its Nasdaq compliance, which had been in jeopardy because of the low price of its…
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Americas
Oil spill near mouth of Mississippi
An oil spill of as much as 4,200 gallons discharged from a well into the Mississippi River near where it…
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