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<title><![CDATA[OPEC June output up]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Crude exports said to have risen for third straight month, compliance with quotas slipping.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Qatari fund snaps up Polish yards]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The EC reportedly ordered the sale of Polish yards after allegations of illegal state aid to keep them afloat.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:07:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Enterprise and TEPPCO merge]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[To from largest publicly-traded energy partnership with an enterprise value of more $26 billion.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:38:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DP World delays terminal expansion plans]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Economic downturn holds back developments at Jebel Ali port.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:17:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bank loan backs  'environmentally friendly' maritime sector]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Expansion of Piraeus part of a 'modal shift' to more energy-efficient transport.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greek hub prepares for expansion]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Container throughput up in first quarter. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:22:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Russian fuel oil exports via Estonia 'to stop']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Russian official says Ust-Luga terminal will take over.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:41:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sri Lankan supplier predicts surge in demand ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Managing Director of Lanka IOC says port activity is set to grow.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:35:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanese firms set for $10 billion Iraqi deal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Completion could see project eventually supply 15% of total Japanese crude imports.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Huge' oil terminal planned for Maldives]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[$150 million project to build an onshore terminal for crude oil and bunker fuel.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:17:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UK port must 'maintain its strengths' ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Falmouth Harbor Commissioners say funding setback should not stop growth. Bunkering activity has been increasing. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:43:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fuel oil terminal to add new dock]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Upgrade should be ready in less than two years.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:19:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Singapore Shipping Association backs bunker levy to cut emissions]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Taxes on bunkers 'more fair, practical, easier to implement and likely to be more transparent'.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tropical storm halts bunker ops in East Asian port ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tropical storm expected to hit Manila Bay area on Wednesday evening.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Major bunker project in southern China]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Reports say Chimbusco joint venture aims to sell one million mt of bunkers a year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Increase in Chinese oil imports 'due to stockpiling']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA['Players are trying to max their stockpiles before crude spikes again.']]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:19:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Laden Maersk aframax attacked in Gulf of Aden]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[VLCC also attacked in Red Sea as it was under-way with crude cargo.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Storm grounds tanker off Taiwan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Officials worried about risk of fuel oil spill.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:12:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese May oil consumption up 6% year-on-year]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Second consecutive month of year-on-year increases. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Maersk Line changes business model to cut CO2]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Shipping and trucking work together to lessen supply chain impact.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Taiwan shipping lines embroiled in fraud case]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[At least 46 have been indicted for falsifying data to pocket $9.3 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka's bunker terminal plans modest start]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Initial terminal capacity scaled down; Chinese bank pledges $65 million support.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vietnam prepares for 'massive' port developments]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Master Plan drafted to 'integrate' ports into world system.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:32:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil tanker explodes and sinks]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Three crew members missing from vessel which was carrying 11,300 barrels of crude and 10,000 litres of diesel.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:18:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ships queuing as shipments increase at Port Kembla]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[June forecast shipments up 60%, says coal terminal manager.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:03:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canadian ports invited to submit cold ironing applications]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Round two of the Marine Shore Power Program gets underway.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Valdez tax on tankers 'unconstitutional']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[US Supreme Court rules in favour of ConocoPhillips subsidiary.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brightoil to expand its storage capacity ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ambitious plans to acquire stake in oil storage firm and to build more storage tanks.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:09:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Singapore's May port volumes plunge 20%]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Container throughput falls sharply to 2.1 million TEUs.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tanker attacked in the Red Sea]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Somali pirates moving further from Gulf of Aden.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:34:00 -0700</pubDate>
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