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ClassNK authorized to survey Canadian-flag ships

OCTOBER 10, 2014—Transport Canada has authorized ClassNK to carry out statutory surveys on Canadian-flagged vessels on behalf of the Government of Canada. ClassNK has maintained a presence in Canada since it established

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Coast Guard issues safety alert on barge explosions

OCTOBER 9, 2014—The U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District Prevention Division has developed a safety alert in order to raise awareness regarding the issue and highlight the critical lessons learned from recent barge

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New LNG carrier named in Japan

OCTOBER 9, 2014—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) recently christened the LNG Venus, a new 155,000 m3 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier at the Nagasaki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The vessel

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Deepening of Port of Savannah moves ahead

OCTOBER 9, 2014—The $700-million Savannah Harbor Expansion Project that will allow deep-draft post-Panamax container vessels to call at the port after the completion of the expansion of the Panama Canal is moving

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AMP Chairman responds to Jones Act critic

OCTOBER 8, 2014—When it comes to U.S. domestic shipping policy, the Jones Act inevitably is one of the first things to come up in the discussion. With U.S. crude oil production booming—it

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Vibration specialist celebrates its first century

OCTOBER 8, 2014 —U.K. based Christie & Grey, Ltd. is celebrating a century of developing high performance, cost-effective vibration and shock isolation solutions. Christie & Grey services a diverse customer base with

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Transportation Secretary: Increase investment in ports

OCTOBER 8, 2014—Last month, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that the Port of Seattle had been awarded a $20 million grant under the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery—TIGER for short—program to

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Fredriksen dry bulk companies to merge

OCTOBER 8, 2014 — Two dry bulk companies in the John Fredriksen empire, Golden Ocean Group Limited (OSE: GOGL) and Knightsbridge Shipping Limited (Nasdaq: VLCCF), have entered an agreement that will see