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International Shipholding Corporation continues bulker sell-off
US-based operator International Shipholding Corporation (ISH) has offloaded two dry bulk vessels and reached an agreement to sell its interests…
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Charleston Harbour deepening project nears with Fed office approval
The plan to deepen Charleston Harbour shipping channel has just one more hurdle to clear – in the US Congress…
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Barges hit Mississippi bridges in two separate incidents
Two separate incidents saw barges slam into bridges over the Mississippi River, with some barges sinking. The US Coast Guard…
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BAE Systems lets go of another 300 staff from its Jacksonville yards
BAE Systems will lay off 300 employees from its two Jacksonville shipyards in mid-March, the company said yesterday. “The workforce…
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Hyperdynamics sues foot-dragging partners in offshore Guinea project
Houston, Texas-based E&P company Hyperdynamics is suing its partners in projects offshore Guinea over alleged breaches of contract. It is…
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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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