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China Sets Up Maritime Arbitration Centre in Hong Kong

China Sets Up Maritime Arbitration Centre in Hong Kong

The China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC) will set up an arbitration centre in Hong Kong

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TCC Group, K Line Reaffirm Bonds with Capesize Newbuilding

TCC Group, K Line Reaffirm Bonds with Capesize Newbuilding

Shanghai-based Tai Chong Cheang Group (TCC Group) has launched a joint venture with Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha

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Oakland Braces for More Cargo

Oakland Braces for More Cargo

The containerized cargo volume at the Port of Oakland is set to increase, as cargo, originally intended for heavily-congested Los Angeles or Long Beach ports, gets diverted to Oakland.

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LNG Canada under Environmental Review

LNG Canada under Environmental Review

LNG Canada, a project led by Royal Dutch Shell, has formally entered the environmental assessment review stage.

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Hyundai Mipo Bags LPG Duo

Hyundai Mipo Bags LPG Duo

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard said in a Korea exchange filing today that it has secured an order for construction of two LPG carriers.

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Reaction: Vitol Not Involved in MUA Dispute

Reaction: Vitol Not Involved in MUA Dispute

In a statement emailed to World Maritime News, Viva Energy Australia denied the Maritime Union of Australia’s

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PMA: ILWU Now Targeting LA, Long Beach

PMA: ILWU Now Targeting LA, Long Beach

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s (ILWU) job actions, which have already crippled operations at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma

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Finnlines Climbs Profitability Ladder

Finnlines Climbs Profitability Ladder

Finnlines Group’s profitability growth is impressive and the fleet is ready for 2015, Emanuelle Grimaldi, President and CEO of the group said in Q3 report.

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Maersk Line Sets New CO2 Target

Maersk Line Sets New CO2 Target

CEO of the Maersk Group Nils Smedegaard Andersen outlined Maersk Line’s new

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Green Port Hull Project Set in Motion

Green Port Hull Project Set in Motion

Associated British Ports (ABP) has awarded a GBP 100 million (USD 158.3m) contract to carry out

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Suspected Somali Pirates Freed

Suspected Somali Pirates Freed

A court in Mauritius has acquitted twelve Somali men tried for piracy due to insufficient evidence, international news agency

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Council: MV Rena Should Be Left in Place

Council: MV Rena Should Be Left in Place

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has granted the Rena owners’ request to refer the application

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Port Hedland Again Facing Strike

Port Hedland Again Facing Strike

The Australian Institute of Marine & Power Engineers (AIMPE)

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Fincantieri Sets Sights on Chinese Market

Fincantieri Sets Sights on Chinese Market

Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri plans to increase its presence in the Chinese market as the country eyes construction of its first cruise ship.

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Another SOCAR Worker Dies in Platform Accident

Another SOCAR Worker Dies in Platform Accident

One worker died and another is missing after an offshore unit of Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company

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Sea Level Forecast to Rise in Over 95% of Ocean Area

Sea Level Forecast to Rise in Over 95% of Ocean Area

Human influence on the climate system has seen the sea rise and the concentration of carbon dioxide

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COSCO Braces for Rough Fourth Quarter

COSCO Braces for Rough Fourth Quarter

Singapore Exchange mainboard-listed COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited has recorded

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Höegh LNG Lands Two FSRU Deals

Höegh LNG Lands Two FSRU Deals

Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. has signed a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) contract with Sociedad Portuaria El Cayao S.A. E.S.P. (SPEC) for a new LNG import

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US Crude Oil Exports Hike

US Crude Oil Exports Hike

The United States exported 401,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of crude oil in July 2014

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Dunkerque Port Choses LNG Project Partners

Dunkerque Port Choses LNG Project Partners

France’s Dunkerque Port has chosen a consortium of Dunkerque LNG

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