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BSM: PDVSA Tanker Management Likely Ending

Mar 14, 2019

Maritime contractor Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is considering to stop managing Venezuelan state-oil company PDVSA's tankers by the end of this month or in April following U.S. sanctions against the country, BSM said on Thursday.It…

U.S. Democrats Initially Cool to New NAFTA

Mar 13, 2019

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives gave a cool reception to the replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement on Wednesday as the top U.S. trade negotiator opened a campaign to win broad support for the accord in Congress…

Ven's Blackout Halts Oil Exports From Primary Port

Mar 11, 2019

Venezuela's state-run oil firm PDVSA has been unable to resume crude exports from its primary port since last week's massive power outage, essentially crippling the OPEC nation's principal industry, people familiar with the matter said on Monday…

Senator Debuts Bill to Repeal Jones Act

Mar 11, 2019

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Open America’s Water Act of 2019 last week, according to a press release from the senator, a bill which would repeal the Jones Act and allow all qualified vessels to engage in domestic trade between U.S. ports…

ReCAAP Asia Piracy, Sea Robbery Report

Mar 11, 2019

Piracy and Sea Robbery Situation in Asia in February 2019A total of three incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in February 2019There was no report of abduction of crew in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and waters off Eastern…

GasLog Acquires Glasgow

Mar 10, 2019

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers  operators GasLog Partners and  GasLog announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies and the Conflicts Committee of GasLog Partners have approved entering into an agreement for the Partnership…

PDVSA Insists it's Still Working with BSM

Mar 07, 2019

Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA said on Thursday it has not halted business with maritime firm Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), even after the German firm said it would remove the crews that have been operating 10 of 15 PDVSA vessels over unpaid fees and return the tankers…

Telford Offshore Cuts Share Count

Mar 06, 2019

International offshore services company, Telford Offshore, has unwound the share trust originally set up when it was formed via a corporate restructuring in February 2018.The 2018 restructuring brought the first four of Telford Offshore’s DP3…

DP World Asks Court to Halt Antitrust Probe at Mumbai Port

Mar 04, 2019

Dubai's DP World has asked an Indian court to halt an investigation into alleged antitrust violations at the country's largest container port in Mumbai, saying the regulator was seeking excessive information, a court document seen by Reuters showed…

CMA CGM Begins $1.2B Cost-Cutting Program

Mar 03, 2019

Container shipping goliath CMA CGM announced the implementation of a global plan for 2019 to improve its operational performance with a cost savings objective of $1.2 billion through the optimization of lines and brands, and by further streamlining its processes…

Subsea 7 Buys-back Shares

Mar 03, 2019

With the market looks upbeat, Luxembourg-based subsea services vessel owner Subsea 7 announced a share buy-back programme.'Reflecting Subsea 7’s strong financial and liquidity position and improving market outlook as well as a rebalancing of cash returns to favour share repurchases…

NOIA Applauds Wheeler’s Confirmation

Mar 01, 2019

NOIA President Randall Luthi released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Andrew Wheeler as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator:“NOIA congratulates Andrew Wheeler and applauds the Senate following his confirmation as EPA Administrator…

Höegh LNG Doubles Profit

Feb 27, 2019

Hoegh LNG, a provider of floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) services under long-term contracts, reported a profit after tax of $ 44.98 million for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2018, compared to $ 19.96 million in the same period in 2017…

Port Dover Faces Brexit Heat

Feb 27, 2019

Britain's Port of Dover has the resilience to cope with moderate disruption arising from Brexit and there is latent short sea capacity to absorb significant overflow at the port in the event of capacity constraints, according to an independent study by global shipping consultancy Drewry…

Canadian Legislation Concerns ICS

Feb 26, 2019

The Canadian Senate is giving consideration to legislation that would have the effect of establishing a moratorium on the shipment of crude oil in the waters of Northern British Columbia (Bill C-48: An Act respecting the regulation of vessels…

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