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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
News

Time Running Out for Top Shipbuilder as Lenders Argue

By Abhishek Vishnoi, Kyunghee Park and Jung Park (Bloomberg) — South Korea’s National Pension Service has a decision to make — help the

April 11, 2017
Total Views: 118

Saturday, April 8, 2017
Tomahawk Cruise Missile Navy Ship Launch
Navy

U.S. Navy Practiced Missile Strike Before Trump Gave Go-Ahead

by Anthony Capaccio (Bloomberg) Sailing in the eastern Mediterranean, a pair of U.S. destroyers twice rehearsed firing a fusillade of million-dollar missiles

April 8, 2017
Total Views: 66

Friday, April 7, 2017
auger tension leg platform
News

Trump Said to Ready Order to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump is preparing to issue an executive order with the goal of giving oil companies more

April 7, 2017
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, April 5, 2017
seadrill falls
Maritime News

Seadrill at the Mercy of Day Traders as Biggest Funds Dump Stock

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Seadrill Ltd., once the crown jewel of billionaire John Fredriksen’s business empire, is now at the mercy of

April 5, 2017
Total Views: 89

maersk line
Maritime News

Global Shipping Fleet Braces for Chaos of $60 Billion Fuel Shock

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) — Little more than 2 1/2 years from now, the global fleet of merchant ships will have to reduce drastically how much

April 5, 2017
Total Views: 29

Tuesday, April 4, 2017
News

Tidal Turbine Maker Bids to Turn U.K. Into Green Energy Leader

By Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) — A British developer is bidding to build power turbines under the sea in Scotland in a contest for government

April 4, 2017
Total Views: 14

Even a Thriving French Shipyard Town Falls Under Le Pen’s Spell
News

Even a Thriving French Shipyard Town Falls Under Le Pen’s Spell

By Gregory Viscusi (Bloomberg) — The heart of Saint-Nazaire’s economy can be seen from almost anywhere in town: The MSC Meraviglia cruise ship towers

April 4, 2017
Total Views: 33

seadrill drillship
Maritime News

Seadrill Drops to Record Low After Warning on Shareholder Losses

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Seadrill Ltd., the offshore driller controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, fell 38 percent after warning its

April 4, 2017
Total Views: 40

Monday, April 3, 2017
DSME Shipyard South Korea
Maritime News

Opinion: Zombie Companies (Like DSME) Threaten to Eat Asia’s Future

By Michael Schuman (Bloomberg View) — Any horror aficionado knows that the only good zombie is a dead zombie. Don’t risk trying to bring one back to

April 3, 2017
Total Views: 8

Qatar to Drill in Biggest Gas Field After 12-Year Freeze
Maritime News

Qatar to Drill in Biggest Gas Field After 12-Year Freeze

By Mohammed Aly Sergie (Bloomberg) — Qatar Petroleum plans to start a new development in the offshore North Field, ending a 12-year ban on new projects

April 3, 2017
Total Views: 4

Saturday, April 1, 2017
Floating Farm on Shipping Barge
Blog

Public Foraging Farms Are Sprouting Up On Barges Along The Coast

by Nikki Ekstein (Bloomberg) If you always thought Central Park needed more edible plants, you’re in luck. Come April, a farm full of fruit trees and

April 1, 2017
Total Views: 87

Wednesday, March 29, 2017
How Putin’s Pursuit of Stalin’s Arctic Dream Lost Global Appeal
Maritime News

How Putin’s Pursuit of Stalin’s Arctic Dream Lost Global Appeal

By Dina Khrennikova and Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) — Vladimir Putin wanted to remake Josef Stalin’s quest for a greater foothold in the Arctic into a

March 29, 2017
Total Views: 13

Monday, March 27, 2017
Singapore Efficiency Even Extends to Its Bankruptcy Laws
Maritime News

Singapore Efficiency Even Extends to Its Bankruptcy Laws

By Christopher Langner (Bloomberg Gadfly) — When it comes to matters legal or bureaucratic, Singapore is swift to act. Bankruptcy, sometimes, can be even

March 27, 2017
Total Views: 48

Thursday, March 23, 2017
offshore wind turbine installation
News

Oil Majors Plunge Into Industry That May Hurt Fossil Fuel

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Big oil is starting to challenge the biggest utilities in the race to erect wind turbines at sea. Royal Dutch

March 23, 2017
Total Views: 48

Energy Hedge Fund Run by Former `Big Wolf’ Trader Delivers 46% Return
Maritime News

Energy Hedge Fund Run by Former `Big Wolf’ Trader Delivers 46% Return

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Two former associates of billionaire shipping and rig tycoon John Fredriksen are delivering out-sized returns by snapping

March 23, 2017
Total Views: 134

Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Maritime News

A Sea of Trouble Testing BP’s Mettle Draws $10 Billion ONGC Bet

By Debjit Chakraborty and Saket Sundria (Bloomberg) — India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corp. is wading into deep waters where energy giants BP Plc

March 22, 2017
Total Views: 7

Monday, March 20, 2017
offshore oil rig Statoil
News

Oil Drops as U.S. Drilling Growth Threatens to Counter OPEC Cuts

By Mark Shenk (Bloomberg) — Oil fell as a U.S. drilling revival undermines the potential for OPEC output curbs to rebalance the market. Futures

March 20, 2017
Total Views: 11

Rival Drilling Tycoons Place Bets on Offshore Oil Rig Recovery
Maritime News

Rival Drilling Tycoons Place Bets on Offshore Oil Rig Recovery

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Billionaire John Fredriksen and his former top adviser Tor Olav Troim may not see eye to eye anymore, but they agree

March 20, 2017
Total Views: 54

Sunday, March 19, 2017
Fishing Net Tangled With Hawser
Finance

Fredriksen’s Fish Stocks Need Filleting Says Norway Fund

by Jonas Cho Walsgard (Bloomberg) Fish farmers will need to get more kroner out of every fish to provide the next lift for the Oslo exchange’s

March 19, 2017
Total Views: 41

Friday, March 17, 2017
EU NAVFOR naval anti pirate ops Somalia
Maritime Security Incidents

Somali Piracy Risk Still High, Warns UN

The hijacking of a tanker off Somalia’s coast shows the threat pirates still pose to one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, a risk that may also

March 17, 2017
Total Views: 12
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