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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Oil and Gas Norway
Finance

Norway Companies Cut Offshore Investments

by Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) Oil and gas companies operating in Norway, western Europe’s biggest producer, cut investment forecasts further for this year and

August 24, 2016
Total Views: 93

Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Navy

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile From Sub

by  Jiyeun Lee (Bloomberg) North Korea launched a ballistic missile from a submarine off its east coast early Wednesday, in a move that comes as South

August 23, 2016
Total Views: 34

yushin maru whaling japanese cetacean research sea shepherd
Interesting

Sea Shepherd Claims It Will Stay Away From Japan Whaling Ships

(Bloomberg) Japan’s Institute of Cetacean Research and Kyodo Senpaku, which conduct the nation’s whale hunts, say they reached a mediation agreement with

August 23, 2016
Total Views: 124

Monday, August 22, 2016
Blog

You Can Scuba Dive For Diamonds But…

Wynand Hendrikse is a diamond diver. For 20 years, he’s spent his days sailing off the western coast of South Africa, exploring a private offshore

August 22, 2016
Total Views: 276

Sunday, August 21, 2016
Port Of Vancouver, Canada
Ports

Vancouver Port Traffic Falls as Canadian Economy Struggles

by Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) Traffic through Canada’s biggest port fell during the first half of the year, hit by weak industrial activity

August 21, 2016
Total Views: 117

Saturday, August 20, 2016
Offshore

Singapore & Malaysia Are Drowning In Oil Debt

by David Yong & Denise Wee (Bloomberg) Singaporean companies struggling to meet debt obligations as oil prices slump may get more support from the

August 20, 2016
Total Views: 58

Friday, August 19, 2016
Glut of Floating Crude Clears
Offshore

Glut of Floating Crude Clears

The glut of crude oil stored in ships on the North Sea is finally starting to dissipate. Demand for the commodity has increased as traders take advantage of

August 19, 2016
Total Views: 77

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Offshore

Deepwater Mexico: Exxon, Chevron & Hess Bid To Drill Oil

by Adam Williams (Bloomberg) Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and Hess Corp. have agreed to bid together for rights to drill for crude in

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 48

Tropical Storm Fiona Builds Strength In Atlantic
Marine Weather

Tropical Storm Fiona Builds Strength In Atlantic

by Brian K Sullivan (Bloomberg) Tropical Storm Fiona, which formed more than 900 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands, is forecast to track across

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 39

Environment

China Is Hungry & Her Oceans Are Empty

  By Adam Minter (Bloomberg) On Wednesday, Indonesia celebrated its Independence Day with a bang — blowing up several

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 31

msc-navy-green-ship
Environment

Where Is The US Navy Going to Get Enough BioFuel To Power Half The Fleet? Australian

by Brian Parkin (Bloomberg) The U.S. accepted Australia’s offer to supply biofuel for its Asia-Pacific fleet, advancing the U.S. Navy’s goal of getting

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Environment

The $100 Billion Nightmare For Offshore Oil: Louisiana’s Sinking Coast

by Catherine Traywick (Bloomberg) From 5,000 feet up, it’s difficult to make out where Louisiana’s coastline used to be. But follow the skeletal remains of

August 17, 2016
Total Views: 120

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Shipping News

Indonesian President Vows To Fund ‘Massive’ Maritime Infrastructure Program

President Joko Widodo vowed Tuesday to develop all of Indonesia’s frontier areas, including the Natuna Islands close to where it is embroiled in

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 68

NOAA Weather Data
NOAA

Supercomputer To Help Predict Dangerous River Flooding

by Brian K Sullivan (Bloomberg) In a week when heavy rains in Louisiana led to eight deaths and forced more than 20,000 people from their homes, the

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 33

offshore wind turbine
Environment

Could Offshore Wind Replace Nuclear Power?

by Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) Britain could scrap the 18 billion-pound ($23 billion) nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point and get the same amount of

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 154

Environment

Deepwater Wind Readies For First Blow

by Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) Deepwater Wind LLC is on the verge of completing the first U.S. wind farm off the coast of the U.S., a milestone for an industry

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 77

DSME Shipyard South Korea
Shipping News

Ailing Shipbuilder DSME Posts Worse-Than-Expected Loss

By Kyunghee Park and Shinhye Kang (Bloomberg) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, posted a

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 39

Monday, August 15, 2016
Eugen Maersk ship
News

Shipping Giant Shows Why We’re in Deep Water on Deflation

By Chris Bryant (Bloomberg Gadfly) — It’s a sign of stunted investor expectations when an 89 per cent slide in quarterly profit triggers a 3

August 15, 2016
Total Views: 49

Why China’s Plan to Build a Nautical Silk Road Runs Through Singapore
News

Why China’s Plan to Build a Nautical Silk Road Runs Through Singapore

As the son of a man who journeyed from China to Singapore and founded a shipping business a half century ago, Teo Siong Seng sees his life as one

August 15, 2016
Total Views: 101

News

Mining the Ocean Floor: Good Idea?

By Adam Minter (Bloomberg) While commodities traders still work their way out of a historic slump, Japan is looking ahead to the next boom. According to

August 15, 2016
Total Views: 95