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Concordia Removal Team Explains Refloating Phase to the Public

Concordia Removal Team Explains Refloating Phase to the Public

The Commissioner for the Concordia Emergency Franco Gabrielli, the coordinator of the Concordia Removal Project Franco Porcellacchia

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Diana Invests in Newbuild Capesize Bulker

Diana Invests in Newbuild Capesize Bulker

Diana Shipping Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to acquire a new-building Capesize dry bulk vessel from an unaffiliated third party seller.

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ICS Praises Release of Car Carrier Global Spirit

ICS Praises Release of Car Carrier Global Spirit

Release of the car carrier ‘Global Spirit’, which was detained for three weeks by Belgian environmental authorities in the port of Antwerp

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CMV Charters New Cruiser

CMV Charters New Cruiser

British based cruise operator Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV), has revealed plans to introduce the 550 passenger classic cruise ship Azores to its fleet in 2015.

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Brent Set for First Weekly Drop Since Iraq Crisis

Brent Set for First Weekly Drop Since Iraq Crisis

Brent headed for the first weekly drop since violence erupted in Iraq amid speculation that oil output would remain safe in OPEC’s second-biggest producer. West Texas Intermediate was steady in New York.

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UK signs £16.6bn renewable energy contracts in 2013 without price competition: NAO report

UK signs £16.6bn renewable energy contracts in 2013 without price competition: NAO report

The UK Government's decision to award £16.6bn worth of early contracts to eight renewable generation projects without price competition may lead to increased energy costs for consumers, the National Audit Office's (NAO) new report revealed.

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Alstom selected to provide ECO110 wind turbines for Polish wind farm

Alstom selected to provide ECO110 wind turbines for Polish wind farm

Alstom has received a contract from PGE Energia Odnawialna to supply ECO110 wind turbines for the 90MW Lotnisko wind farm.

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ASU Taking Steps to Upgrade Ukrainian Ports

ASU Taking Steps to Upgrade Ukrainian Ports

The Administration of Seaports of Ukraine (ASU) is drafting measures for technical upgrade and development of the water areas of seaports, the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure has announced.

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Irish Ports Face Slight Fall in 2013

Irish Ports Face Slight Fall in 2013

Irish ports handled 46.7 million tonnes of goods in 2013, a fall of 927,000 tonnes (-1.9%) compared to 2012, according to Ireland’s Central Statistics Office.

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Watchkeeper: Why Shipping Is Likely to Cost More?

Watchkeeper: Why Shipping Is Likely to Cost More?

It seems to have taken a very long time coming, but the public is at last being alerted to why their shipping is likely to cost more in the future, according to Watchkeeper.

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US Marine Transportation Capacity Set for 25 Pct Rise

US Marine Transportation Capacity Set for 25 Pct Rise

Petroleum accounts for the largest share of cargo carried on the water, with well over two billion barrels of petroleum and petroleum products

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NSF: Ocean Currents Might Have Caused Ice-Age Prolongation

NSF: Ocean Currents Might Have Caused Ice-Age Prolongation

Climate scientists have long tried to explain why ice-age cycles became longer and more intense some 900,000 years ago, switching from 41,000-year cycles to 100,000-year cycles.

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CMA CGM Danube Ready to Hit High Seas

CMA CGM Danube Ready to Hit High Seas

The maiden voyage of the CMA CGM Danube will begin on June 30, 2014 in China, CMA CGM Group announced.

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Lomar Shipping Takes Delivery of Its Bulker Duo

Lomar Shipping Takes Delivery of Its Bulker Duo

COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered two bulk carriers of 64000DWT,

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UASC Secures Cash for Its Two Giant Box-Ships

UASC Secures Cash for Its Two Giant Box-Ships

United Arab Shipping Company S.A.G. (UASC) has concluded a bilateral facility worth USD 190 million with Burgan Bank’s

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Costa Crociere: Genoa Only Italian Port Fit for Concordia Scrapping

Costa Crociere: Genoa Only Italian Port Fit for Concordia Scrapping

Our company wants to honor a precise commitment: to remove the wreck as soon as possible, in total safety and with the highest environmental standards.

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Port Everglades Maps Future Growth Investments

Port Everglades Maps Future Growth Investments

Port Everglades is planning for the year 2033 with an updated roadmap for future growth over the next 20 years

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EU States Urged to Step Up Harmonization of Reporting for Vessels

EU States Urged to Step Up Harmonization of Reporting for Vessels

The European Commission has called EU Member States to step up efforts for simplification and harmonisation of the current reporting procedures for vessels to become reality.

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Box Carriers Pressured by Lack of Market Consolidation

Box Carriers Pressured by Lack of Market Consolidation

Lack of consolidation in the box carrying segment will resume exerting pressure on shippers, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants.

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Amendments to IMSBC Code Target Cargo Liquefaction Issues

Amendments to IMSBC Code Target Cargo Liquefaction Issues

Liquefaction of mineral ores, resulting in cargo shift and loss of stability, has been a major

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