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Friday, December 18, 2015
U.S. Reverses Decades-Old Crude Export Ban With Obama’s Backing
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U.S. Reverses Decades-Old Crude Export Ban With Obama’s Backing

With the stroke of a pen, President Barack Obama on Friday ended 40 years of U.S. crude oil export limits by signing off on a repeal passed by Congress earlier

December 18, 2015
Total Views: 89

Congress Passes U.S. Spending Bill to End Crude Oil Export Ban
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Congress Passes U.S. Spending Bill to End Crude Oil Export Ban

By Billy House and Erik Wasson (Bloomberg) — Congress passed a $1.1 trillion spending measure that averts a U.S. government shutdown and ends a 40-

December 18, 2015
Total Views: 48

Thursday, December 17, 2015
USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) during sea trials
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U.S. Defense Secretary Orders Fewer Ships, More Jets

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter has ordered U.S. Navy leaders to buy fewer ships so the service can spend more on jets such

December 17, 2015
Total Views: 19

With Lifting of Crude Ban, Shale Drillers Will Be Free to Export U.S. Oil Into Global Glut
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With Lifting of Crude Ban, Shale Drillers Will Be Free to Export U.S. Oil Into Global Glut

By Joe Carroll (Bloomberg) — U.S. shale drillers will soon be able to sell their oil all over the world. Too bad no one needs it right now. A

December 17, 2015
Total Views: 22

Wednesday, December 16, 2015
New Rolls-Royce CEO Picks Top Management Amid Profit Warnings
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New Rolls-Royce CEO Picks Top Management Amid Profit Warnings

By Andrea Rothman and Benjamin Katz (Bloomberg) — Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Warren East culled senior managers including the heads

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 50

Shell Seeks to Preserve U.S. Drilling Rights in Arctic Ocean
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Shell Seeks to Preserve U.S. Drilling Rights in Arctic Ocean

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc is fighting to preserve U.S. drilling rights in Arctic waters three months after halting

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 23

U.S. Poised to Lift 40-Year-Old Crude Oil Export Ban
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U.S. Poised to Lift 40-Year-Old Crude Oil Export Ban

By Brian Wingfield and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The U.S. is poised to reverse an energy policy that has helped define its relations with the

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 74

Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Plummets to New All-Time Low – 471 Points!
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Baltic Dry Index Plummets to New All-Time Low – 471 Points!

Update: The Baltic Dry Index slid further Wednesday, closing at 471 points – its new all-time low. By Manisha Jha (Bloomberg) — The shipping

December 15, 2015
Total Views: 55

Monday, December 14, 2015
China Shipping Reform Fails to Enthuse Investors
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China Shipping Reform Fails to Enthuse Investors

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s biggest shipping reform failed to enthuse investors as two major companies lost more than $850 million in total

December 14, 2015
Total Views: 47

Shell to Cut 2,800 Jobs After BG Deal
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Shell to Cut 2,800 Jobs After BG Deal

By Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it would cut about 2,800 jobs to meet a pledge of reducing operating costs by $3.5 billion

December 14, 2015
Total Views: 19

Saturday, December 12, 2015
U.S. Senators Near Deal to Lift Oil Export Ban
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U.S. Senators Near Deal to Lift Oil Export Ban

By Brian Wingfield and Billy House (Bloomberg) — Senate negotiators are nearing a deal to allow unfettered U.S. crude oil exports for the first time in

December 12, 2015
Total Views: 64

Friday, December 11, 2015
uss fort worth
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Littoral Combat Ships’ Mine-Hunting Drones Can’t Find Mines, Pentagon Finds

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ship would be ineffective at hunting for mines because an underwater drone made by

December 11, 2015
Total Views: 108

Oil Traders Aren’t Dancing the Crude ‘Contango’ This Time Around
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Oil Traders Aren’t Dancing the Crude ‘Contango’ This Time Around

By Naomi Christie and Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — Back when the global recession trashed oil demand and prices, the likes of BP Plc and Vitol Group

December 11, 2015
Total Views: 47

It’s Official: China Confirms COSCO, China Shipping Merger
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It’s Official: China Confirms COSCO, China Shipping Merger

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China announced plans to reorganize two major shipping groups with combined revenue of more than $40 billion, paving the

December 11, 2015
Total Views: 156

Thursday, December 10, 2015
Ahoy, the Navy’s New $4 Billion Experiment
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Ahoy, the Navy’s New $4 Billion Experiment

(Bloomberg View) — The U.S. Navy’s newest destroyer did something amazing this week: It floated. As absurd as it sounds, it was worth finding out

December 10, 2015
Total Views: 37

An oil painting of the explosion of the San José during a 1708 battle off Cartagana, Colombia. Image: Creative Commons
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A Shipwreck Possibly Containing $17 Billion Worth of Lost Gold Has Been Found Off Colombia, And Everyone Wants a Piece

By Charles Penty (Bloomberg) — In 1708, the Spanish flagship San Jose was sunk by a British squadron near the port of Cartagena, in what is modern-day

December 10, 2015
Total Views: 3500

Does Shipping Tell the Real Story of China? You Should Hope Not
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Does Shipping Tell the Real Story of China? You Should Hope Not

By Manisha Jha (Bloomberg) — Investors betting that China’s near- insatiable appetite for industrial raw materials will drive global economic growth

December 10, 2015
Total Views: 38

Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Offshore Supply Vessel Owners Face Bankruptcy with Drop in Drilling Rigs
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Offshore Supply Vessel Owners Face Bankruptcy with Drop in Drilling Rigs

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — The relatively unheralded corner of the oil sector that sends supply boats out to offshore oil rigs may see bankruptcies as

December 8, 2015
Total Views: 128

Neptune Orient Lines Sale Boosts Singapore’s Hub Ambitions
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Neptune Orient Lines Sale Boosts Singapore’s Hub Ambitions

By Kyunghee Park and Joyce Koh (Bloomberg) — CMA CGM SA’s S$3.38 billion ($2.4 billion) takeover of Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. offers two advantages for

December 8, 2015
Total Views: 44

Saturday, December 5, 2015
Turkey, Russia Fallout Over Downed Warplane Deepens at Two Ports
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Turkey, Russia Fallout Over Downed Warplane Deepens at Two Ports

By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) — Turkey released three of four Russian ships that it detained this month at a Black Sea port for maritime safety

December 5, 2015
Total Views: 42