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Thursday, March 6, 2014
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News

America’s Cup Shrinks Boats to Cut Costs as Safety Becomes Issue

The catamarans used in the next America’s Cup will shrink about 16 percent and incorporate new safety and cost controls after last year’s regatta claimed

March 6, 2014
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News

Ukraine Crisis May Spur Demand for European Floating LNG Re-Gas Terminals

March 6 (Bloomberg) — Liquefied natural gas suppliers are readying for increased demand from European countries seeking to diversify access to the fuel

March 6, 2014
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, March 5, 2014
ExxonMobil’s Vast Russian Prospects at Risk With Putin’s Ukraine Push
News

ExxonMobil’s Vast Russian Prospects at Risk With Putin’s Ukraine Push

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s biggest international exploration opportunity may be imperiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Ukrainian

March 5, 2014
Total Views: 29

Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Ukraine Ports, Shipping Run Normally as Russia Occupies Crimea
Maritime News

Ukraine Ports, Shipping Run Normally as Russia Occupies Crimea

Cargo movements out of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have not yet been affected by the escalation, according to Western Bulk ASA, which operates more than 120

March 4, 2014
Total Views: 21

Ukraine Crisis Boosts Support for U.S. Natural Gas Exports
News

Ukraine Crisis Boosts Support for U.S. Natural Gas Exports

March 4 (Bloomberg) — Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine bolsters the case for easing restrictions on exports of the U.S.’s booming natural

March 4, 2014
Total Views: 5

Monday, March 3, 2014
Ports Seek Hedge Against Congress Gridlock in Dredging Bill
News

Ports Seek Hedge Against Congress Gridlock in Dredging Bill

Congress has run aground and Port Everglades doesn’t want

March 3, 2014
Total Views: 8

LNG carrier Cheikh el Mokrani
Maritime News

Algeria to Boost Gas Shipments to Asia on Expanded LNG Capacity

March 3 (Bloomberg) — Algeria plans to increase natural gas shipments to Asia where the fuel costs more than in Europe, the Sahara nation’s traditional

March 3, 2014
Total Views: 6

Sunday, March 2, 2014
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Maritime News

Hot Money Exiting Emerging Assets Is Buy Trigger for Maersk CEO

March 3 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, Denmark’s biggest company, is using a slump in emerging markets as an opportunity to invest, Chief

March 2, 2014
Total Views: 5

Friday, February 28, 2014
Navy Cuts 2015 LCS Plan to Three Ships -Official
Navy

Navy Cuts 2015 LCS Plan to Three Ships -Official

No decision has been made on which of the two companies building different versions -- Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal Ltd. -- will see one of its ships

February 28, 2014
Total Views: 11

Panama Canal Authority Reaches Deal With Sacyr on Expansion
Maritime News

Panama Canal Authority Reaches Deal With Sacyr on Expansion

Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) — The Panama Canal Authority agreed with a group of builders led by Sacyr SA on a deal to end a two- month dispute over expansion

February 28, 2014
Total Views: 8

Thursday, February 27, 2014
Maersk Line 2013 Net Surges
Press Releases

Maersk Line 2013 Net Surges

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S’s container- shipping line, the world’s largest, reported a tripling in 2013 profit after spending reductions countered a decline

February 27, 2014
Total Views: 11

MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller
Maritime News

Maersk Line Profit Drops as Rates to Ship Containers Fall to Historic Lows

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S’s container- shipping line, the world’s largest, said fourth-quarter profit fell 6.6 percent as

February 27, 2014
Total Views: 13

Tuesday, February 25, 2014
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Interesting

Rolls-Royce Testing Drone Technology for Unmanned Cargo Ships

In an age of aerial drones and driver-less cars, Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is designing unmanned cargo

February 25, 2014
Total Views: 217

Singapore Plans Second LNG Terminal In Pursuit of Regional Hub Role
Maritime News

Singapore Plans Second LNG Terminal In Pursuit of Regional Hub Role

Singapore plans to build a second liquefied natural gas receiving terminal as it pursues a long- term strategy to become Asia’s LNG trading

February 25, 2014
Total Views: 100

Monday, February 24, 2014
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Maritime News

Pilots Do Texas Chicken as Houston Ship Channel Chokes on Oil Traffic

It takes an expert pilot to pull off the Texas

February 24, 2014
Total Views: 1202

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Offshore

Arctic Oil Production Decades Away as Costs Limit Commercial Viability

Lundin Petroleum AB, the Swedish explorer focused on Norway, said there won’t be any new oil output in the ice-filled waters of the Arctic for at least 15

February 24, 2014
Total Views: 2

Friday, February 21, 2014
qatargas Q-Flex class LNG vessel Al-Gharrafa
Maritime News

China’s LNG Imports Rise 77 Percent as New Terminal Comes on Line

Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — China’s imports of liquefied natural gas rose to a record for a second month in January as new terminals and winter heating

February 21, 2014
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News

New Norwegian Taxes Put $13 Billion in Projects at Risk

Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — Norwegian efforts to raise oil and gas recovery from its offshore fields are being jeopardized as higher taxes threaten $13 billion

February 21, 2014
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Genco Taps Blackstone After Missing Bond Payment

Genco Taps Blackstone After Missing Bond Payment

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. hired Blackstone Advisory Partners LP to explore a debt restructuring after the operator of dry-bulk cargo ships missed a $3.1

February 19, 2014
Total Views: 12

Tuesday, February 18, 2014
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Finance

Private-Equity Funds Bet $5 Billion on Shipping Rebound

Private-equity and hedge funds are accumulating shipping debt at the fastest pace since they began buying the risky loans from banks two years ago, raising

February 18, 2014
Total Views: 1170
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