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Seaman Guard Ohio crew handed five-year hard labour sentences
Fully 27 months since they were first detained in India the 35 men onboard US private security vessel Seaman Guard…
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Jim Miller to return as Philly Shipyard chairman
Philly Shipyard, formerly Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, has announced that Jim Miller will return to the role of chairman of the…
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Fieldwood Energy signs PSC for fields offshore Mexico
A subsidiary of Houston, Texas-based Fieldwood Energy announced that it has signed a production sharing contract to work on an…
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Port of Oakland’s outer harbour terminal open again after modernization works
The Port of Oakland on Thursday announced the reopening of its outer harbour marine terminal to vessel services following renovation…
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Houston Ship Channel’s first post-ban cargo of US oil set for export
A week after Corpus Christi, Texas, became the first port of departure for a US oil cargo since the export…
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Virginia first US port to tie-up in Cuba
The Port Authority of Virginia on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Port of Mariel in Cuba,…
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Japanese-owned bulker detained in Seattle for safety violations
The US Coast Guard (USCG) on Monday detained a Japanese bulk carrier in Seattle for alleged safety violations regarding firefighting…
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DHT Holdings sells suezmax tanker
NYSE-listed DHT Holdings has confirmed the sale of its 15-year-old suezmax tanker to unnamed buyers for $26.5m, incurring a book…
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NTSB shows video and images of sunken El Faro
The first images showing the sunken El Faro lying 15,000ft beneath the sea off the coast of Crooked Island in…
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Production under way at Cheniere’s Sabine Pass terminal, first export shipment is imminent
Houston-based Cheniere Energy has begun production at its Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas terminal in Louisiana, according to Bloomberg. Previously…
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Traffic restricted by more USCG advisories and closures on Mississippi
Barges and other cargo vessels remained unable to access long stretches of one of America’s biggest inland waterways on Thursday…
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USCG closes section of Illinois River to all vessels
The US Coast Guard (USCG) closed a section of the Illinois River on Wednesday, a day after taking similar action…
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ConocoPhillips and NuStar claim to be first to export US oil since ban lifted
Two Texas-based companies claim to have beaten to the punch another firm from the Lone Star State in being the…
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USCG evacuate possible stroke victim from tanker offshore New Jersey
A man suffering a suspected stroke was medevacked from a tanker off Cape May, New Jersey, the US Coast Guard…
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Philly Shipyard secures $150m financing for product tanker quartet
Philly Shipyard, formerly Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, has secured a $150m loan facility from Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation to finance the…
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Traffic hit as USCG closes section of Mississippi River due to floodwaters
The US Coast Guard (USCG) on Tuesday closed a portion of the Upper Mississippi River to all vessel traffic because…
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Taylor Energy holding public forum on slicks from its 11-year oil leak offshore Louisiana
New Orleans-based oil rig owner Taylor Energy has agreed to hold a public meeting next month in Baton Rouge on…
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Enterprise Products Partners likely to be first firm to export US oil since lifting of ban
Houston, Texas-based midstream company Enterprise Products Partners looks likely to become the first firm to export US oil since the…
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Gulf Island Fabrication to acquire LEEVAC Shipyards
Houston-based Gulf Island Fabrication has reached an asset purchase agreement with LEEVAC Shipyards top acquire all of LEEVAC’s assets for…
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California ruling could open door for more port truck drivers to claim employee status
Truck drivers who service California’s seaports could all be eligible to unionize and to receive back payments following a recent…
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