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Monday, April 14, 2014
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Maritime News

Record Iron-Ore Production from Rio Tinto’s Australian Mines

April 15 (Bloomberg) — Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-largest mining company, said first-quarter iron-ore production rose to a record after

April 14, 2014
Total Views: 28

Friday, April 11, 2014
Australia Narrows ‘Pinger’ Search for MH370 to Within Kilometers
Maritime News

Australia Narrows ‘Pinger’ Search for MH370 to Within Kilometers

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he’s confident crews hunting for the missing Malaysian jet have narrowed down the location of its black box to

April 11, 2014
Total Views: 18

Thursday, April 10, 2014
Eagle Ford Exports Spurs Corpus Christi Port Construction Boom
Maritime News

Eagle Ford Exports Spurs Corpus Christi Port Construction Boom

America’s newest energy hub just got a little

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 7

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Maritime News

U.S. Gulf Coast Piling Up With Crude Oil

Houston and the rest of the U.S. Gulf Coast have more crude oil than the region can

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 2

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Maritime News

Australian Plane Hears Signal After Ship Captures Pings

An Australian search plane picked up a transmission around the area where a ship previously heard pings, a day after investigators expressed optimism they can

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 20

Wednesday, April 9, 2014
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Navy

U.S. Navy LCS – Fit For Service Or ‘Incredible Failure’?

by Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) U.S. Navy officers in the Pacific fleet say the service’s Littoral Combat Ship may lack the speed, range and electronic warfare

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 27

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U.S. West Gasoline Output Surges

By Lynn Doan (Bloomberg) – Gasoline output in the western U.S. jumped to a record as refiners and blenders boosted production to meet stricter

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 2

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Maritime News

Iron Ore Bear Market Deepens as Aussie Mines Expand

By Phoebe Sedgman April 10 (Bloomberg) — The world is mining more iron ore than steelmakers need. Australia, the largest supplier, sent 504 ships from

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 8

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Weather

El Nino Odds High As Pacific Ocean Warms

By Phoebe Sedgman (Bloomberg) – An El Nino weather pattern, which can parch parts of Australia and Asia while bringing rains to South America, will

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 17

Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Black Box Pinger’s Signature Is Unmistakable to Trained Ears
Maritime News

Black Box Pinger’s Signature Is Unmistakable to Trained Ears

Alan Levin and Thomas Black April 8 (Bloomberg) — Aircraft black-box pingers, like those from the missing Malaysian jetliner lying somewhere in the

April 8, 2014
Total Views: 34

South China Sea – Indonesia Seeking Clarity (or butting heads?) with China
Maritime News

South China Sea – Indonesia Seeking Clarity (or butting heads?) with China

by Neil Chatterjee (Bloomberg) – Indonesia is seeking clarity on China’s intent behind its maritime claims in the South China Sea to avoid the risk

April 8, 2014
Total Views: 6

Monday, April 7, 2014
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Incidents

Submarine Hunters Lead Search For Malaysian Airliner

By David Stringer (Bloomberg) – Leaning on a window ledge of a Boeing Co. (BA) P-8A Poseidon, U.S. Navy aircrewman David Everly peered over the Indian

April 7, 2014
Total Views: 7

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Finance

Overseas Shipholding Approved to Sign $300 Million Equity Deal

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. won court permission to sign a deal with its lenders that would raise $300 million from a share sale as part of the company’s

April 7, 2014
Total Views: 1116

Alfa Laval Buys Norwegian Pump Maker Frank Mohn for $2.2 Billion
Maritime News

Alfa Laval Buys Norwegian Pump Maker Frank Mohn for $2.2 Billion

By Andrew Noel and Veronica Ek April 7 (Bloomberg) — Alfa Laval AB agreed to buy Norwegian pumpmaker Frank Mohn AS, the manufacturer of Framo

April 7, 2014
Total Views: 67

BG Group to Move LNG and Oil Marketing to Singapore
News

BG Group to Move LNG and Oil Marketing to Singapore

By Chou Hui Hong April 7 (Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc, Britain’s third- largest natural gas producer, will move its global headquarters for marketing LNG

April 7, 2014
Total Views: 62

Sunday, April 6, 2014
Singapore to Become Asian LNG Hub by 2018 -Government
News

Singapore to Become Asian LNG Hub by 2018 -Government

By Chou Hui Hong April 7 (Bloomberg) — Singapore’s political neutrality and English-speaking workforce will help the city-state become an Asian hub for

April 6, 2014
Total Views: 20

Australian Natural Gas Industry Wants to Curb Pay
Offshore

Australian Natural Gas Industry Wants to Curb Pay

By James Paton April 7 (Bloomberg) — The Australian government should act to rein in rising labor costs that threaten a potential A$180 billion ($167

April 6, 2014
Total Views: 2

Friday, April 4, 2014
Houston Ship Channel Spill Exposes Risks in Busy Shipping Lane
Maritime News

Houston Ship Channel Spill Exposes Risks in Busy Shipping Lane

By Harry R. Weber and Dan Murtaugh April 4 (Bloomberg) — By the time the ships’ pilots realized they were on a crash course, it was too late. The

April 4, 2014
Total Views: 18

Search for MH370 Extends Beneath the Surface
Maritime News

Search for MH370 Extends Beneath the Surface

By Jason Scott April 5 (Bloomberg) — Crews hunting for the missing Malaysian jet are extending the search to beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean,

April 4, 2014
Total Views: 4

Thursday, April 3, 2014
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Maritime News

China Outlines Steps to Support Growth With GDP Target at Risk

April 3 (Bloomberg) — China outlined a package of measures including railway spending and tax relief to support the economy and create jobs after a

April 3, 2014
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