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Sunday, March 1, 2015
Friday, February 27, 2015
Durban Digs Deep to Lure Large Container Ships From Suez Canal
The South African port of Durban has started an excavation project to triple its capacity to handle large container ships, encouraging more vessels to sail
Somali Pirates Free Thai Sailors After Four Years in Captivity
Somali pirates released four Thai nationals who were held captive for more than four years, an anti-piracy official
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Berenberg in $1.1 Billion Shipping Push With New Debt Fund
Joh. Berenberg Gossler & Co. KG will boost lending to the maritime industry by as much as 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) through a new shipping fund for
Maersk CEO Announces Plan to Order New Ships
The world’s biggest container line will order new ships for the first time in four years as the industry shakes off its worst crisis in four
CGG to Cut Jobs and Fleet Size in 2015
CGG SA, the oil field seismic surveyor that rejected a takeover approach by Technip SA, reported a net loss of $1.2 billion in 2014 after a writedown for
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
UK North Sea Oil’s 1,500 Job Cuts Is Just Tip of Iceberg
The world’s biggest oil and gas producers, already cutting hundreds of jobs a week from the U.K.’s North Sea, are just warming
Going Small is the Next Big Thing in the LNG Business
Slumping energy prices are crimping the ability of suppliers to finance new export terminals, giving small, highly- focused efforts the edge over the
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Petrobras Cut to Junk by Moody’s as Probe Hobbles Oil Producer
Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s descent into junk- bond status may be far from
Monday, February 23, 2015
West Coast Ports Work to Clear Biggest Backlog Since 2004
“Our focus now is getting cargo moving,” Chad Lindsay, PMA’s vice president said at the news conference. “There have been significant impacts to many
West Coast Ports Revive as Dockworkers Take on Two-Month Backlog
Ports are coming back to life along the U.S. West Coast after dockworkers resolved a nine-month labor standoff, though the cargo backlog from ships waiting
Saturday, February 21, 2015
West Coast Ports Employers, Dockworkers Reach Tentative Five-Year Contract Deal
West Coast dockworkers and their employers ended their nine-month standoff with a five-year contract deal, averting a shutdown of 29 ports that could have cost
Friday, February 20, 2015
West Coast Port Talks Said to Intensify as Labor Secretary Raises Pressure
Negotiators in the nine-month standoff at U.S. West Coast ports are ratcheting up discussions as Labor Secretary Tom Perez seeks to move talks to Washington if
Thursday, February 19, 2015
LNG Shipping Rates Fall to Lowest Since 2010 in Boon for Traders
Rates seen potentially sinking to $40,000 per day...
Rigs Running Hot in Gulf of Mexico as Shale Scales Back
While U.S. drilling on land has fallen along with the price of crude, the risky and expensive drive to pull oil from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico is
Crisis Brews (Again) on the West Coast Docks: What’s Going On?
The West Coast ports of the U.S. are headed for paralysis as a contract dispute between management and unionized dockworkers spills onto the docks from San
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
India Approves $16 Billion Naval Expansion Plan -Source
India is tripling its fleet of nuclear submarines in the country’s priciest naval expansion in five years, a move that comes as China increases naval
Transocean’s 80% Dividend Cut Won’t Be Enough
Transocean Ltd. will have to do more than slash its dividend by 80 percent for the owner of the world’s largest fleet of offshore rigs to weather the oil
World’s Largest Oil Exporter Said to Seek $10 Billion Loan
Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest oil exporter, is expanding into refining and petrochemicals and seeking to boost ties with
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Oil Rises as OPEC Producers Signal Optimism Over Market Recovery
Oil extended three consecutive weekly gains in London as OPEC ministers signaled their confidence that the market can sustain its
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