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Thursday, May 23, 2013
edith maersk
News

Maersk CEO: “As Long as There’s Overcapacity, There Will be Price Wars”

(Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Chief Executive Officer Nils Smedegaard Andersen said he’ll be forced to prolong cost cuts at the

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 93

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
INTERTANKO: Tanker Owners Face Crew Retention and Ship Maintenance Issues
News

INTERTANKO: Tanker Owners Face Crew Retention and Ship Maintenance Issues

(Bloomberg) — Oil-tanker owners will struggle to retain crews and maintain ships after losing the most money in four decades, according to the

May 22, 2013
Total Views: 188

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News

Maersk CEO: United States to Surpass China as Biggest Driver of Growth

May 22 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. will overtake Asia as the biggest driver of global growth this year while Europe’s turmoil is hurting trade flows,

May 22, 2013
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
US Navy Freedom Class LCS
Navy

House Panel Backs U.S. Navy Plan Calling for 4 More LCS’ Next Year

A House defense panel has agreed with the U.S. Navy’s request to buy four additional Littoral Combat Ships in the fiscal year starting Oct.

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 15

Carnival Declines Most in 16 Months on Lowered Forecast

Carnival Declines Most in 16 Months on Lowered Forecast

The lower forecast demonstrates the continuing fallout from several incidents at sea involving ships operated by Miami-based Carnival that attracted news

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 20

EU Tightens Offshore Oil Regulation
Offshore

EU Tightens Offshore Oil Regulation

The European Union tightened safety rules for offshore oil and natural-gas exploration to curb the risk of a major accident after BP Plc’s 2010 spill in

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 33

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News

Exmar Predicts Record Year for LPG Carriers

May 21 (Bloomberg) — Costs to ship liquefied petroleum gas will exceed the 2008 record as the U.S. expands exports amid rising demand in Latin America

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 212

Monday, May 20, 2013
norden logo
Finance

Norden Bets on Ship Rally After Worst Market Since ’02

(Bloomberg) — D/S Norden A/S, Europe’s biggest owner of ships hauling iron ore and coal, is making its first bet in three years that rates for

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 98

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News

Nippon Yusen Soars as LPG Rates Rise Most on Record

Nippon Yusen K.K., the world’s largest publicly traded operator of liquefied petroleum gas ships, surged the most in more than four years in Tokyo after

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 21

wilbur ross
Finance

Wilbur Ross Plans More Investments in Shipping, Anticipates Recovery in 2014

Wilbur Ross said he intends to add to his shipping investments as slowing growth of the merchant fleet spurs an industry recovery as soon as next

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 18

Sunday, May 19, 2013
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News

Gas Export Approval Not Seen Signaling Flood of U.S. Permits

May 18 (Bloomberg) — The conditional approval of a natural gas export terminal in Texas doesn’t necessarily open the floodgates for overseas sales

May 19, 2013
Total Views: 13

Friday, May 17, 2013
transocean
News

Transocean Investors Reject Icahn Dividend, 32 Year-Old Merksamer Voted to Board

Transocean Ltd. shareholders voted in favor of one of billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s three board nominees, while rejecting his proposal for a

May 17, 2013
Total Views: 35

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News

LPG Carrier Rates Could See Biggest Weekly Gain Ever

The cost of shipping LPG headed for the biggest weekly gain on record as surging U.S. exports of the cooking fuel and chemicals feedstock sap vessel

May 17, 2013
Total Views: 60

Thursday, May 16, 2013
Gas Carriers Seen Expanding Share of Shipbuilding – Clarkson
Shipbuilding

Gas Carriers Seen Expanding Share of Shipbuilding – Clarkson

Gas carriers accounted for the highest share of total shipping investment last year since 2005, according to Clarkson Plc, the world’s largest

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 35

iron ore
News

Capesize Rates Fall as China Uses Existing Stockpiles of Iron Ore

(Bloomberg) — Rates for iron-ore carriers fell for a sixth day on speculation Chinese steel mills are drawing on stockpiles instead of imports, according

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 39

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News

Hapag-Lloyd First-Quarter Loss Narrows, “Competition Remains Extremely Challenging”

May 15 (Bloomberg) — Hapag-Lloyd AG, Europe’s fourth- largest container-shipping line, said its first-quarter loss almost halved as freight rates

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 20

lng libra Hoegh
News

Day Rates for LNG Carriers Approach 2-Year Low

(Bloomberg) — Rates to ship liquefied natural gas fell to the lowest in almost two years as the opportunity to profit from shifting cargoes to Asia

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 111

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
neptune orient lines nol shipping
News

14 New Ships to be Added to Neptune Orient Lines’ Containership Fleet

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., Southeast Asia’s biggest container-shipping company, said it will add more fuel-efficient ships this year to pare costs as a

May 15, 2013
Total Views: 155

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
stealth gas sir ivor lpg carrier
News

Day Rates for LPG Carriers Hit 7-Month High as U.S. Cargoes Expand

(Bloomberg) — Earnings for the largest ships hauling liquefied petroleum gases such as propane rose to the highest in seven months as the U.S. expands

May 14, 2013
Total Views: 43

golar lng carrier tanker
News

LNG Ship Owners Gaining as Obama Signals Export Support

Owners are reaping the benefits of President Barack Obama’s suggestions that he will back plans for liquefied natural gas exports equal to 17 percent of

May 14, 2013
Total Views: 49