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Sep 28, 1999
Iran has reportedly made its biggest oil find in 30 years, a giant 26 billion barrel field discovered just as the country is attempting to revive exploration activities.
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Sep 28, 1999
Tanker owners organization Intertanko is reportedly testing a system designed to give ship owners greater market clout through increased vessel/cargo information sharing.
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Sep 28, 1999
Privately-owned company Pearl Shipping has reportedly agreed to pay $9.4 million in compensation for an engine fuel spill from one of its tankers off California last year.
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Sep 28, 1999
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. announced it will cut its work force by 5,000 under a new business plan to be drawn up by the end of October. Under the staff-reduction plan,
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Sep 28, 1999
Louis Cruise Lines reportedly acquired its seventh cruise vessel, boosting the total capacity of its fleet to 5,803 passengers. The vessel, the M/S Mermoz, was bought from Prestige Cruises NV,
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Sep 28, 1999
Latvian Shipping has reportedly begun a renewal of its aging fleet by placing an order for six new tankers. According to company officials, the firm had signed
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Sep 28, 1999
NCL has reportedly canceled a cruise on the Norwegian Sky luxury liner after the vessel ran aground in the St. Lawrence River, Canada. The ship, carrying more than 2,
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