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Green light for Pasha Group’s acquisition of Horizon Lines’ Hawaiian operations
San Francisco: The Pasha Group is free to complete its acquisition of Horizon Lines’ Hawaiian business after the US Department…
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Canadian bulker runs aground in Michigan waters
San Francisco: A Canadian bulk carrier that ran aground in the St Mary’s River in Michigan on Wednesday will probably…
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Grounded bulker refloated and moved, traffic resumes on St Lawrence Seaway
New York: The bulker Juno, which ran aground in the New York State section of the St Lawrence Seaway on…
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Two New Jersey politicians plan bill banning Atlantic offshore drilling
New York: Two national Democratic politicians from New Jersey are aiming to put the brakes on talk of Atlantic offshore…
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Canadian Coast Guard joins effort to help grounded bulker on US side of St Lawrence Seaway
New York: Canadian Coast Guard tugboats from Montreal on Tuesday came to the aid of the bulker Juno (30,185 dwt,…
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US administration’s five-year plan for offshore drilling could be scaled back in scope
Washington: Sally Jewell, head of the US Department of the Interior, suggested on Monday that the administration’s five-year plan for…
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Traffic halted on St Lawrence Seaway after bulker runs aground
New York: A Polish-owned bulker ran aground near the Thousand Islands Bridge system on Monday morning causing shipping to be halted…
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World’s first LNG-powered containership launched
San Francisco: On Saturday, General Dynamics NASSCO launched the 3,100 teu Isla Bella, the world’s first LNG-powered containership. More than…
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Former treasurer of dockworkers’ union sentenced to six years for extortion
New York: A former treasurer of the dockworkers’ union was sentenced on Friday in Trenton, New Jersey, to six years…
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Schlumberger announces 11,000 further job cuts
Houston: Oil field service giant Schlumberger plans 11,000 extra cuts in its global workforce. The Houston-headquartered firm had already announced…
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US regulator approves west coast ports efficiency-boosting agreement
San Francisco: The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has voted to approve an agreement between west coast ports which should…
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North Carolina governor slams feds’ proposed buffer for offshore Atlantic drilling
San Francisco: North Carolina’s governor Pat McCrory on Wednesday slammed the US government’s proposed 50-mile buffer zone between the coastline…
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Another grounded vessel on the Delaware
San Francisco: In the second accident on its waters in the past fortnight, a bulker ran aground yesterday on the…
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Outlying US lands call again for revision of the Jones Act
San Francisco: US territories Guam and Puerto Rico, plus the non-contiguous states Alaska and Hawaii called again on Tuesday for…
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Owners of vessels damaged on Mississippi start suits against owners of runaway bulk carrier
San Francisco: The owner of a tanker allegedly rammed and damaged on Monday by a runaway bulk carrier on the…
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New regulations set to help prevent future Deepwater Horizon disasters
Washington: The US government will introduce a new regulation covering oil rigs’ blowout preventers The New York Times reported on…
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LNG carriers could rejuvenate US shipbuilding
San Francisco: The US shipbuilding industry could receive a major shot in the arm if it gets ahead of the…
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Container business recovery at Port of Portland ‘could take years’
San Francisco: It could take many months, even years for the Port of Portland to recover the levels of business…
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MT Maritime orders four new chemical tankers
New York: US-based tanker operator MT Maritime Management has signalled its optimism by ordering four new vessels for its fleet.…
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Icebreakers working to release commercial ships stuck in ice on Lake Superior
Duluth: Icebreakers from both the American and Canadian sides were in action on Tuesday trying to help release 15 commercial…
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