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Thursday, July 3, 2014
Acajutla Thermal Power Plant El Salvador
Maritime News

EDP to Sign LNG Import Deal as El Salvador Seeks to Cut Oil Use

By Isis Almeida July 3 (Bloomberg) — Energia del Pacifico SA, the winner of a tender to build a power plant in El Salvador, plans to sign this month

July 3, 2014
Total Views: 59

China Seeks Great Maritime Power Status After Centuries of Retreat
Maritime News

China Seeks Great Maritime Power Status After Centuries of Retreat

Almost a century before Christopher Columbus discovered America, Zheng in 1405 embarked on a series of voyages with ships of unrivaled size and technical

July 3, 2014
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, July 2, 2014
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Finance

KKR’s Turkish Ferry Sale Said to Lure Offers From DFDS, Esas

KKR & Co.’s Turkish ferry unit, its sole investment in the country, has attracted binding bids from Danish shipping company DFDS Group A/S and an alliance of

July 2, 2014
Total Views: 24

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News

The Idle Goliath Off Aruba is Quietly Making Millions for Bondholders

Drifting five miles off the Aruba coast, the 591-foot-long oil-servicing ship OSA Goliath has no projects to work on or contracts to fulfill. Yet in its idle

July 2, 2014
Total Views: 628

Tuesday, July 1, 2014
manifesto lpg carrier petredec

U.S. Shale to Drive LPG Ship Market, Latsco Shipping Says

By Paul Tugwell July 1 (Bloomberg) — Increased U.S. exports of liquefied petroleum gas amid higher shale oil production will boost demand for ships that

July 1, 2014
Total Views: 64

Costly Shutdown Threatening West Coast Ports Spurs Talks
Ports

Costly Shutdown Threatening West Coast Ports Spurs Talks

Twelve years after a labor dispute closed West Coast ports and cost the U.S. economy $1 billion a day, negotiators on both sides want to avoid a repeat that

July 1, 2014
Total Views: 4

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Maritime News

Australia’s Port Hedland Joins With Dampier Under Enlarged Group

By Phoebe Sedgman July 1 (Bloomberg) — The authority that oversees Australia’s Port Hedland, the world’s biggest bulk-export port, merged with nearby

July 1, 2014
Total Views: 100

Monday, June 30, 2014
Tugs support a bulk carrier arriving at an iron ore terminal. File image: Shutterstock/tcly
Maritime News

Dry Bulk Shippers Stand to Gain as China Closes Mines

Iron ore prices, heading for a second straight quarterly loss, will rebound as the daily closure of mines supplying high-cost output in China boosts demand for

June 30, 2014
Total Views: 12

Thursday, June 26, 2014
iron ore loading
News

Dry Bulk Ship Rates Poised for Record Low on Indonesian Ore Ban

Freight rates for the biggest vessels to navigate the Panama canal are poised to slump to a record because of Indonesia’s ban on exports of nickel and

June 26, 2014
Total Views: 31

China: Second Oil Rig Starts Drilling in South China Sea
Offshore

China: Second Oil Rig Starts Drilling in South China Sea

China said one of its oil rigs has arrived in its drilling location in the South China Sea, more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) off the coast of

June 26, 2014
Total Views: 24

MSC_FRANCESCA with tug

Billionaire Kuehne Applauds China ‘Wisdom’ in P3 Alliance Veto

China’s veto of a three-way alliance between the world’s biggest shipping lines is good for the logistics industry as it preserves competition among

June 26, 2014
Total Views: 14

Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Obama Administration Seen Widening Exports for Shale Oil
Maritime News

Obama Administration Seen Widening Exports for Shale Oil

The U.S. Commerce Department opened the door to more U.S. oil exports as long as the crude is lightly processed, tempering the impact of a law that’s banned

June 25, 2014
Total Views: 1

Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Kawasaki Heavy Industries to Build LNG Carriers in China
News

Kawasaki Heavy Industries to Build LNG Carriers in China

Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to construct gas carriers abroad as it strives to lower costs and take market share from Korean

June 24, 2014
Total Views: 18

Nautilus Holdings Files for Bankruptcy in New York
Maritime News

Nautilus Holdings Files for Bankruptcy in New York

Nautilus Holdings Ltd., owner of a 16-vessel container shipping fleet, filed for bankruptcy protection in New York, citing a drop in charter

June 24, 2014
Total Views: 5

El Golfo bay Western Lanzarote Canary islands
News

Repsol Gets Support for Drilling Campaign Off Canary Islands

By Todd White June 24 (Bloomberg) — Repsol SA’s plans to explore for oil off the Spanish Canary Islands in a $10 billion project won backing from the

June 24, 2014
Total Views: 4

Monday, June 23, 2014
port of oakland container cranes at sunrise
Maritime News

Longshoremen Contract Talks Threaten U.S. West Coast Ports

Business groups are urging longshoremen and their employers to avoid a dispute that could cripple ports along the West Coast and affect billions of dollars in

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 2

Friday, June 20, 2014
transocean spitsbergen rig greenpeace
Offshore

Greenpeace Cheers as Statoil Comes Up Dry in the Northern Barents

By Mikael Holter June 20 (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA failed to find oil in the northernmost site ever drilled off Norway’s Arctic tip. The Apollo well,

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 5

Thursday, June 19, 2014
cma cgm marco polo

China Scuttling P3 Pact Seen to Hurt Shippers, Including Its Own

China rejected a global shipping alliance to protect companies navigating a choppy market. The decision will probably hurt cargo firms’ earnings, including

June 19, 2014
Total Views: 2

cameron lng ship facility
News

U.S. Approves LNG Exports from Sempra’s Cameron LNG Terminal

Sempra Energy’s plan to export liquefied natural gas from its Cameron LNG terminal in Louisiana has been granted final U.S. approval, becoming the second

June 19, 2014
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Maersk Explores Plan B After P3 Alliance Block
Maritime News

Maersk Explores Plan B After P3 Alliance Block

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S said it is working on alternative plans to cut costs and address overcapacity in the freighter market after Chinese regulators

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 3
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