Iranian Navy Ships Arrive in Saudi Port
Fars News Agency
The Iranian Navy dispatched its 18th flotilla of warships to the Gulf of Aden on January 21 to protect the country's cargo ships and oil tankers against Somali pirates. Addressing a ceremony here in Tehran today, Sayyari said the Iranian Navy's fleet ...

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MINOR FLOOD LATEST IN LITTORAL SHIP'S MISHAPS
U-T San Diego
The 378-foot monohull Freedom “suffered a failure of the port shaft mechanical seal” on Wednesday night, said Lt. Jan Shultis, a spokeswoman for the Navy in San Diego. “Some water went into the ship's bilge. Freedom returned to port unassisted.

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Riots and kidnapping force change of plan for Thomson's Red Sea cruise
Mirror.co.uk (blog)
Growing anger over the deaths of 74 fans at a football match in Port Said this week has led to more demonstrations in Cairo. On Friday a government building was set on fire and a demonstrator and a soldier were killed as police fired tear-gas at ...

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Oil risks fuelling flames of Sudan conflict
Reuters
Having failed to reach a deal on transit fees, which must be agreed as part of the 2005 deal to equitably split revenues from the oil that is mostly located in South Sudan, Khartoum started seizing South Sudan's oil and sold one cargo.
Global oil traders nervous as Sudan oil spat dragsAl-Arabiya
Sudan closer to war than peace with south: BashirAFP
South Sudan's Leader Rejects AU Proposal for Oil Deal With SudanBloomberg

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Rotterdam Port Loaded Less Fuel Oil on Supertankers Last Year
Bloomberg
The Port of Rotterdam said 31 supertankers loaded fuel oil from its facilities last year, down from 35 vessels in 2010. A total 7.9 million metric tons of the product were loaded onto very large crude carriers in 2011, or an average 255000 tons per ...
Rotterdam sees fewer VLCCs load fuel oilportworld

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Saudi Arabia Tanker Load Capacity Gains 22%, Ship Data Show
Bloomberg
The carrying capacity of oil tankers that docked at Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia's biggest crude-loading port, gained 22 percent in the latest week, according to ship- tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. Vessels with a combined capacity of 10.1 million ...

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CB&I Awarded Storage Tank Contract
MarketWatch (press release)
... by Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company, LLC (BOSTCO) for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction of storage tanks and associated works for its grassroots black oil storage terminal on the Houston Ship Channel.

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Shell's India Terminal May Get Spot LNG Cargo, Ship Data Show
Bloomberg
Royal Dutch Shell Plc's Hazira terminal in India may receive a spot cargo of liquefied natural gas tomorrow, according to ship-tracking data. Al Utouriya may arrive at Hazira, on India's west coast, carrying a cargo from Qatar, according to ...

Oil spreads from wreck of ship off Italy coast
BusinessWeek
A thin film of oil spread from the Costa Concordia cruise ship as waves battered its wreckage off Italy's coast Wednesday, adding to fears of an environmental disaster in the area's sensitive, pristine waters. Authorities were trying to assess how ...
Oil spreads from wreck of ship off Italian coastCTV.ca
Oil spreads from wrecked ConcordiaIndependent Online
Oil seen leaking from stricken cruise shipNew Zealand Herald
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South Korean oil ship explodes; North not suspected
Los Angeles Times
3 broke the ship in half. The explosion took place several miles off the coast of Incheon, South Korean coast guard officials said. Five crew members aboard the ship were rescued. Ship owners said Sunday that the explosion took place while gas was ...
Five killed in South Korean ship explosionReuters
5 Killed in Unexplained Explosion on Korean Oil ShipArirang News
South Korean tanker explosion kills threeTimes of Oman

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