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Thursday, August 28, 2014
Gulf Marine Pays First Dividend as Demand Boosts Profit
Offshore

Gulf Marine Pays First Dividend as Demand Boosts Profit

Gulf Marine Services, a provider of support vessels for offshore oil exploration, is to pay its first dividend after interim profit rose amid strong

August 28, 2014
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New Ship Rules Come Amid Worst Barge Spills Since 2008
Maritime News

New Ship Rules Come Amid Worst Barge Spills Since 2008

Tighter regulation of U.S. ships carrying record exports of diesel and gasoline is coming amid the worst year for oil spills from barges since

August 28, 2014
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
skeena river prince rupert canada
Maritime News

Canadian Ports Win as Boxships Divert on U.S. Labor Concerns

Prince Rupert, a remote port luring tourists with the slogan “Where Canada’s Wilderness Begins,” may want to consider a new motto: “Asia’s Gateway to

August 27, 2014
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Canada Ports Win as Container Ships Divert on Labor Concern
Maritime News

Canada Ports Win as Container Ships Divert on Labor Concern

Traffic at Canada's Port of Prince Rupert soared 49 percent in July from a year earlier as container ships try to avoid delays from a possible strike by U.S.

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 15

Monday, August 25, 2014
Hyundai Heavy Industries
News

Time to Buy as Korean Shipbuilders Hit Rock Bottom

South Korean shipbuilders, this year’s worst-performing industry group, are attracting buy recommendations from three of the nation’s biggest brokerages

August 25, 2014
Total Views: 13

Sunday, August 24, 2014
maersk
Maritime News

World’s Biggest Shipping Firm Drops Bond Bonus for Owner Rewards

Debt holders in A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S are looking on as the world’s biggest shipping company uses its excess cash to enrich shareholders in a strategy

August 24, 2014
Total Views: 9

Thursday, August 21, 2014
Oceanografia Ships Sit Idle Amid Losses -Source
News

Oceanografia Ships Sit Idle Amid Losses -Source

Mexico’s takeover of Oceanografia SA is proving anything but a rescue for the oil services

August 21, 2014
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
newlands coal complex glencore
Maritime News

Glencore Starts $1 Billion Buyback as CEO Says Commodities Boom Isn’t Over

Glencore Plc’s billionaire Chief Executive Officer, Ivan Glasenberg, underscored his belief in the longevity of the global commodities boom by beating his

August 20, 2014
Total Views: 60

Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Qinhuangdao Coal Port Seen as Economic Barometer, Set for Record Supply
Maritime News

Qinhuangdao Coal Port Seen as Economic Barometer, Set for Record Supply

Qinhuangdao, home to China’s largest coal port that’s been called an indicator of Asia’s biggest economy, is set for record commodity deliveries over the

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 11

Port of Hamburg Adds Jobs As Volumes Surge
Ports

Port of Hamburg Adds Jobs As Volumes Surge

The port of Hamburg, Germany’s gateway to the Baltics and China, is adding jobs as a surge in sea freight boosted cargo handling to record levels in the

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 16

Maersk Raises 2014 Profit Forecast as Container Volume Grows
Maritime News

Maersk Raises 2014 Profit Forecast as Container Volume Grows

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S raised its full-year profit forecast after the company’s container-shipping line, the world’s largest, said earnings are rising

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 15

Monday, August 18, 2014
Tugs support a bulk carrier arriving at an iron ore terminal. File image: Shutterstock/tcly
Ports

Tugboat Crews Threaten Biggest Iron Ore Port Trade

Tugboat crews, including deckhands paid more than some New York bankers, are threatening to disrupt shipments from the world’s biggest iron ore port as they

August 18, 2014
Total Views: 53

Sunday, August 17, 2014
India Commissions Its Largest Ever Domestically-Built Warship
Maritime News

India Commissions Its Largest Ever Domestically-Built Warship

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned the nation’s largest indigenously built warship as he strives to modernize the armed forces and counter

August 17, 2014
Total Views: 14

Friday, August 15, 2014
Illawarra Coal australia bhp
Maritime News

BHP May Announce $12 Billion Spinoff of Billiton Assets

BHP Billiton Ltd. may announce a spinoff of assets estimated to be worth as much as $12 billion next week, as the world’s biggest mining company casts aside

August 15, 2014
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Thursday, August 14, 2014
Panama Says a $5.3 Billion Canal Expansion May Not Be Big Enough
Maritime News

Panama Says a $5.3 Billion Canal Expansion May Not Be Big Enough

A century after the U.S. steamship Ancon first sailed through the Panama Canal, a $5.3 billion expansion delayed by bickering contractors and angry workers is

August 14, 2014
Total Views: 30

grain elevators
Maritime News

Dry Bulk: Commodities Fall to Six-Month Low as Gains for Year Evaporate

Commodities fell to a six-month low, erasing almost all of this year’s gains, as oil and grains declined on signs of ample supplies and slower economic

August 14, 2014
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Norway Oil Services Risking Arctic Chances on Russian Sanctions
Maritime News

Norway Oil Services Risking Arctic Chances on Russian Sanctions

Aker Solutions ASA, the offshore engineering company controlled by billionaire Kjell Inge Roekke, could miss opportunities to expand into Russia’s Arctic

August 12, 2014
Total Views: 5

Sunday, August 10, 2014
Chris Finlayson BG
News

Former BG CEO to Help InterOil Develop LNG Project as Chairman

InterOil Corp., Total SA’s partner in Papua New Guinea, named former BG Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Chris Finlayson as chairman to help the company

August 10, 2014
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Friday, August 8, 2014
rio tinto capesize iron ore bulk carrier cape lambert
Maritime News

Iron Ore Shipping Set to Top 1.3 Billion Tons as Australia and Brazil Kick into Gear

Australia’s plans to export more iron ore this year than any nation ever is driving up shipping costs by 80 percent. Increased sales from Brazil before

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 166

west alpha drilling rig
News

ExxonMobil’s Drilling Campaign in Russian Arctic Shows Sanctions Lack Bite

Sanctions, what

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 54
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