Twenty-two oil tankers are scheduled to load this month in Vancouver with crude from the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline, which is running around 80% full with a "little bit" of spot capacity also being used, a Trans Mountain executive said…
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Brazil’s Lula Backs Petrobras Bid to Explore Offshore Equatorial Margin
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday threw his weight behind a push by state-run oil company Petrobras to explore the environmentally sensitive offshore Equatorial Margin, saying Brazil cannot give up such an opportunity.The offshore…
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Taiwan Arrests Former Chinese Navy Captain Whose Speedboat Entered Taipei Harbor
A Chinese man arrested after his speedboat illegally entered a Taipei harbor is a former navy captain who could have been probing the island's defenses, senior Taiwanese officials said on Tuesday.Taiwan's coast guard arrested the man on Sunday…
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Finland’s Icebreaking Season Draws to a Close
Finland's 2023–2024 icebreaking season concluded on May 31, as Arctia icebreaker Otso returned to base in Helsinki.Finnish state-owned Arctia operates a fleet of vessels that provide icebreaking services for the Finnish Transport Agency during winter…
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Hempel Names Barriau Chief Technology Officer
Hempel announced it has hired Emilie Barriau as Chief Technology Officer, a new position in the Executive Group Management, bringing a dedicated focus on innovation. The new Technology Executive Vice President area comprises R&D, Procurement…
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ARC Rolls Out Starlink Across US-flag Fleet
American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group Inc. (ARC), a provider of U.S.-flag roll-on roll-off shipping, has added Starlink satellite internet technology to its entire American-flagged fleet to help mariners stay connected with loved ones while…
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Laborde Products Names Newman VP of Sales
Laborde Products announced it has appointed Lee Newman as its new Vice President of Sales.Newman brings to the company 26 years in the cardiovascular medical device industry."I am excited to join Laborde Products and bring my experience in sales to the...
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Red Sea Ships Attacks Push 47% More Crude Oil, Fuels Around Africa
Global crude oil and oil products shipments taking the long route between Asia, the Middle East and the West is up 47% since attacks began on vessels using the shorter Red Sea route, the Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday.The…
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Russian Warships En Route to Cuba, Hold Missile Drills in Atlantic
A Russian naval frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine conducted missile drills in the Atlantic Ocean while en route to Cuba, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday.The drills by the submarine Kazan and the warship Admiral Gorshkov involved…
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Hapag-Lloyd Sees No Immediate Suez Passage Even if Ceasefire Reached Now
German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd does not anticipate the shipping industry to resume sailing through the Suez Canal anytime soon, even if a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was reached now, a spokesperson for the company told Reuters on…
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