Djibouti to Raise $5.9 Billion From Investors for Port Infrastructure
Projects include a doubling of capacity at the Doraleh container port to 3 million containers a year by 2015, which would rank it as the Africa's biggest
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Projects include a doubling of capacity at the Doraleh container port to 3 million containers a year by 2015, which would rank it as the Africa's biggest
The 33,000 containers handled at JadeWeserPort since opening for business in September are a far cry from the annual 2.7 million forecast when project began a
Singapore LNG Corp. received its first contract cargo of liquefied natural gas from BG Group Plc today, signaling the start of commercial operations at the
U.S. Navy leaders were warned last year that a $37 billion program to build Littoral Combat Ships can’t meet its promised mission because the vessels
President Barack Obama saying the country will probably become a net exporter of natural gas signals that new volumes will add demand for ships hauling the
CSCL orders five 18,400 teu containerships from
Marathon Petroleum Corp. is unable to load oil from a barge dock on the Mississippi River at Wood River, Illinois, which may depress Canadian oil prices if
(Bloomberg) — A slump in the price of iron ore may be the catalyst for China to start importing more of the steelmaking raw material and for shipping
(Bloomberg) — HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA is expecting results this week from a well off Namibia’s Skeleton Coast that may revive interest in
(Bloomberg) — The owners of Scandlines, 3i Group Plc and Allianz Capital Partners GmbH, received three bids for the Danish-German ferry operator in a
(Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc, the U.K.’s third-largest oil and gas producer, rose the most in almost a year after reporting production and liquefied
April 30 (Bloomberg) — State-backed Oil & Natural Gas Corp. and Oil India Ltd. are the leading joint bidders for the stake in a Mozambique gas field
Shell to name Ann Pickard as head of its Arctic operations, moving her from the helm of the company's Australian
Greek shipping companies are ordering the most new iron-ore carriers since 2008, betting the five-year rout in charter rates may be nearing an
(Bloomberg) — Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia’s second-largest oil producer, signed an initial accord with Royal Dutch Shell Plc to enable the
(Bloomberg) Costs to haul iron ore and coal on Capesize ships, the largest carriers of the commodities, rose for a third session to a one-month high after more
(Bloomberg) Two Syrian sailors were killed and another eight are missing after a cargo ship carrying fertilizer collided with a container vessel early today
(Bloomberg) — Escalating costs to build liquefied natural gas plants on land in Australia, where energy workers earn the highest salaries in the world,
A growing shortage of shallow-water rigs in the Gulf of Mexico is providing an unexpected profit boost for Hercules Offshore Inc. and Ensco Plc as customers
(Bloomberg) — Rates for dry bulk carriers hauling grains and minerals fell the most in a single session this year as demand for cargoes slowed. Day rates
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