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Oct 17, 2006
The Federal Trade Commission has cleared the $455 million purchase of Maritrans Inc. by Overseas Shipholding Group.
New York-based Overseas Shipholding announced
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Oct 17, 2006
Tesoro Expands Relationship with OSG and Charters Two Additional Jones Act Product Tankers
Overseas Shipholding Group announced that time charter agreements
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Oct 17, 2006
More than 40 representatives from the shipping industry attended the inaugural meeting of the ABS Black Sea Technical Advisory Committee in Istanbul last week.
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Oct 17, 2006
Shipbroker and consultant Galbraith's Ltd says that demand for Suezmax tankers is expected to grow strongly in the next five years in line with large-scale
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Oct 17, 2006
Last year, shipowners experienced an average increase of just under four
per cent in their total operating costs, compared to the previous year.
And OpCost 2006,
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Oct 17, 2006
Tiburon Divers, a commercial diving company servicing the inland and offshore sectors, has signed an agreement with CapRock Communications to outfit its entire fleet with a communications package.
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Oct 17, 2006
As a result of recent declines in bunker fuel prices, Matson Navigation Company will lower its fuel surcharge in its Hawaii, Guam/CNMI and Micronesia services by one percentage point, from 19.
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Oct 17, 2006
Jakob Hatteland Display (JHD) has named Tomm-Erik Johannessen, as managing director of its daughter company, Hatteland Technology.
Johannessen, an IT professional
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Oct 17, 2006
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its machine-gun exercises on the Great Lakes.
The coast guard plans to set up 34 live-fire zones in the Great Lakes so its
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Oct 17, 2006
According to CBC, a group of Arctic oil spill experts who recently met in Halifax say they plan to create artificial spills in northern waters to learn how to clean them up.
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Oct 17, 2006
Reports indicate that BAE Systems PLC and VT Group PLC have resumed talks to combine their shipbuilding operations
The assets that are expected to be merged
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Oct 17, 2006
On October 15, 2006 an earthquake impacted the Hawaiian Islands resulting in falling rocks along the coastline. These falling rocks present a safety hazard to users of Kealakekua Bay.
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Oct 17, 2006
According to Di-ve news, Malta’s Ministry for Investment, Industry and Information Technology (MITI) announced that the process for the sale of the Government 73.
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Oct 17, 2006
Ambassadors International, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ambassadors Cruise Group, has acquired the 150-passenger river cruise ship, Columbia Queen.
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Oct 17, 2006
STX Shipbuilding delivered the new product tanker, SKF Neva, to Sovcomflot JSÑ. The first product tanker of the series, the keel was laid on May 30, 2006. The 600 x 106 ft.
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Oct 17, 2006
Bergesen Worldwide Offshore Ltd (BWO) has signed a contract with Peak Petroleum Industries Nigeria Ltd and Equator Exploration Ltd for the use of an FPSO at the Bilabri Field,
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Oct 17, 2006
Aker Kvaerner has recently been awarded contracts for the delivery of advanced mooring systems with a total contract value of $29.5m. The contracts comprise
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Oct 17, 2006
U.S Coast Guard photograph courtesy of Air Station New Orleans
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a collision between two bulk carrier vessels, the 712-ft.
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