Friday, May 27, 2016
Strike at France’s Le Havre Oil Terminal Extended Until Monday
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Strike at France’s Le Havre Oil Terminal Extended Until Monday

By Bate Felix PARIS, May 27 (Reuters) – French CGT union members at the CIM, an oil storage and supply services company which handles about 40 percent of

May 27, 2016
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Thursday, May 26, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Parade of Ships Kicks Off Fleet Week New York
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Ship Photos of the Day – Parade of Ships Kicks Off Fleet Week New York

The 28th annual Fleet Week New York kicked off Wednesday with a parade of ships past the Verrazano Bridge and into New York Harbor. The week long

May 26, 2016
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Maersk’s Chase for Market Share Partly to Blame for Rate Slide

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk Line’s aggressive growth strategy in the first three months of this year was a contributing factor in the 23%

May 26, 2016
Total Views: 25

Trump Pitches Energy Policy: Good for Oil and Coal, Bad for Environment
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Trump Pitches Energy Policy: Good for Oil and Coal, Bad for Environment

By Valerie Volcovici and Emily Stephenson BISMARCK, N.D., May 26 (Reuters) – Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, promised on

May 26, 2016
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Fishing Vessel Comes to Rescue After U.S. Fighter Jets Collide Off Cape Hatteras
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Fishing Vessel Comes to Rescue After U.S. Fighter Jets Collide Off Cape Hatteras

A good samaritan fishing vessel rescued four survivors from the Atlantic Ocean following a collision involving two U.S. Navy fighter jets 25 miles east of

May 26, 2016
Total Views: 28

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Egpyt Hires French Marine Company to Join EgyptAir Black Box Search

CAIRO, May 26 (Reuters) – Egypt’s air accidents chief said on Thursday that a vessel provided by French company ALSEAMAR, which specializes in

May 26, 2016
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Fredriksen’s Seadrill Says Rig Market Has Bottomed

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Seadrill Ltd., the offshore rig operator controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, says the worst market downturn in a

May 26, 2016
Total Views: 33

Labor Strikes Backs Up Tankers at Southern French Port
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Labor Strikes Backs Up Tankers at Southern French Port

PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen vessels were queued outside the French oil import terminal in Fos, southern France on Thursday, held up by a

May 26, 2016
Total Views: 17

For Tanker Owners, Shrinking Oil Glut Is Least of Their Worries
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For Tanker Owners, Shrinking Oil Glut Is Least of Their Worries

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) — Tanker owners hauling the world’s crude were among the few big winners from an oil-price crash that started in

May 26, 2016
Total Views: 74

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SGX Only Gets Posh London Address With Baltic Exchange -Opinion

By David Fickling and Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg) — What does Singapore’s bourse hope to get out of its takeover of the Baltic Exchange? On the face

May 26, 2016
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Royal Caribbean Orders Fifth Oasis-Class Cruise Ship and Two More Luxury Liners
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Royal Caribbean Orders Fifth Oasis-Class Cruise Ship and Two More Luxury Liners

Royal Caribbean International on Wednesday announced plans for a fifth Oasis-class cruise ship as well as two luxury liners for its Celebrity Cruises

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 62

Mariner Fatigue
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Dead Tired

By Jaquelyn Burton (Coeval, Inc.) A person who has been awake for 17 hours faces the same risk of a crash as a person who has a BAC reading

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 200

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China Approval Paves Way for CMA CGM Takeover of NOL

PARIS, May 25 (Reuters) – CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping firm, is to go ahead with its planned acquisition of

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 50

Panama Canal Fever Sweeps Globe Again as New Era in Trade Opens
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Panama Canal Fever Sweeps Globe Again as New Era in Trade Opens

By Alex Nussbaum and Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — A century after transforming global markets, the Panama Canal is about to redraw world trade once

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 78

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Dry Bulk Shipping Firms Struggle to Ride Out Worst Downturn on Record

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) – Shipping companies transporting coal, and iron ore and other commodities are urgently seeking ways to

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 78

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BP, Shell Among Bidders to Run Qatar’s Largest Offshore Oil Field, Currently Operated by Maersk

By Tom Finn DOHA, May 25 (Reuters) – Six international oil firms including BP and Royal Dutch Shell Plc have bid to operate Qatar’s largest

May 25, 2016
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These Photos Perfectly Illustrate the Horrors Faced by Migrants in the Mediterranean Sea
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These Photos Perfectly Illustrate the Horrors Faced by Migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

A wooden fishing boat overcrowded with more than 500 refugees capsized off the coast of Libya on Wednesday, killing at least five people. A series of

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 124

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Baltic Exchange in Exclusive Talks with Singapore Exchange

By Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — The Baltic Exchange Ltd., a London-based publisher of shipping rates that shape the cost of hauling everything from

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 64

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
French Oil Sector Strikes Cause Tanker Backlogs
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French Oil Sector Strikes Cause Tanker Backlogs

By Bate Felix and Amanda Cooper PARIS/LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) – Strikes by French oil sector workers protesting proposed labour reforms spread to all

May 24, 2016
Total Views: 29

Man Overboard from U.S. Coast Guard Sail Training Ship ‘Eagle’ in Ireland
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Man Overboard from U.S. Coast Guard Sail Training Ship ‘Eagle’ in Ireland

A crewman on board the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle reportedly fell overboard during a visit to Ireland Tuesday morning.  The Royal National

May 24, 2016
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