Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has delivered the newly-converted barge Commander to Port City Marine Services (PCMS) of Muskegon, Michigan. The Commander is a 495 x 72-ft. freight barge that underwent extensive conversion, including the installation of n...
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USCG Searches for Overboard Cruise Crew Member
The Coast Guard is searching Thursday for an overboard crewmember from the Royal Caribbean Majesty of the Seas cruise ship 37 miles east of Hillsboro Inlet.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Miami received call from the crew of the Majesty of the Seas...
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IRClass Wins Two Indian Navy Contracts
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has secured a contract for the provision of classification services for four large survey vessels for the Indian Navy. These 110 meter vessels, which will be constructed by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Eng...
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Shipbuilding: Damen TSHD for Portuguese Dredging Company
Recently the Jose Duarte started its first mining job in Lisbon. The trailing suction hopper dredger has been built in Portugal for a Portuguese dredging company, to a Spanish design and using Dutch dredging equipment. The European cooperation…
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Magellan: Freeport, Texas Possible Spots for Deepwater Terminal
Magellan Midstream Partners LP is considering Freeport, Texas and other locations along the U.S. Gulf Coast for a crude export terminal it had previously planned for a harbor island off the south Texas city of Corpus Christi, an executive said…
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Libyan Oil Ports Es Sider, Brega Closed, Production Unaffected -NOC
The eastern Libyan oil ports of Es Sider and Brega have been closed due to bad weather but crude production has not been affected, an official from state oil firm NOC said.Storage capacity is sufficient for a few days and the remaining ports were open…
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Tankers: Euronav Signals Strong Start to 2019
Belgian crude oil shipper Euronav NV said on Thursday it saw the return of a strong freight rate market during the fourth quarter, signalling a strong start to 2019.The company's core earnings (EBITDA) rose by 16.5 percent to $102.3 million…
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Root and branch reform: Swedish scientist makes fuel from tree waste
Might tree roots, twigs and branches one day be used to power cars? That's what a Swedish researcher is hoping after developing a pulp byproduct that - on a modest scale - does just that.
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China clones gene-edited monkeys for sleep disorder research
Chinese scientists have made clones of a gene-edited macaque to aid research of circadian rhythm disorders that are linked to sleep problems, depression and Alzheimer's disease, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
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LNG Import: China is World’s No. 2 buyer in 2018
China's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in December soared 25 percent from the same period a year earlier to a monthly record of 6.29 million tonnes, customs data showed on Wednesday.The previous record of 5.99 million tonnes was set in November...
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