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Wednesday, March 27, 2019
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Shipping News

Oil Traders Wait to Assess Impact of IMO Regulations – Kemp

By John Kemp LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) – If oil traders and consumers are worried about the impact of new maritime fuel regulations from the start of

March 27, 2019
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
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BP: Refiners Invest $1 Billion to Meet Shift to Low Sulphur Marine Fuel

FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates, March 26 (Reuters) – R efiners around the world have invested about $1 billion so far to produce low-sulphur marine fuel

March 26, 2019
Total Views: 46

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UK P&I Club Gets Green Light for Dutch Brexit Hub

LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – British ship insurer UK P&I Club has received approval from the Dutch regulator for a new subsidiary in Rotterdam to

March 26, 2019
Total Views: 16

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U.S. Supreme Court Backs Sudan in USS Cole Bombing Lawsuit

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday prevented American sailors injured in the deadly 2000 al Qaeda bombing

March 26, 2019
Total Views: 246

Monday, March 25, 2019
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Petrochemical Disaster Creates Houston Shipping Bottleneck

HOUSTON, March 25 (Reuters) – The backlog of vessels waiting to move through the Houston Ship Channel grew on Monday while it remained closed to traffic

March 25, 2019
Total Views: 36

Sunday, March 24, 2019
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Interesting

Viking Sky Cruise Ship Arrives in Port After Near Disaster at Sea

By Terje Solsvik OSLO, March 24 (Reuters) – A luxury cruise ship that had set sail with almost 1,400 passengers and crew aboard arrived at a port in

March 24, 2019
Total Views: 255

Saturday, March 23, 2019
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Interesting

Cruise Ship with 1,300 People On Board in Distress Off Norway

Update: Viking Sky cruise ship arrives in port after near disaster at sea.  A Viking Ocean Cruises cruise ship with about 1,300 people on board is in

March 23, 2019
Total Views: 733

Friday, March 22, 2019
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Petrochemical Fire Halts Ship Traffic on Houston Ship Channel

By Gary McWilliams HOUSTON, March 22 (Reuters) – A petrochemical fire re-ignited Friday afternoon at a fuel storage facility outside Houston, adding to

March 22, 2019
Total Views: 123

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Hapag-Lloyd Charts Course to Strong 2019 Earnings

By Vera Eckert HAMBURG, March 22 (Reuters) – German container group Hapag-Lloyd is on course to achieve better earnings and further reduce debts this

March 22, 2019
Total Views: 31

Thursday, March 21, 2019
texas petrochemical fire
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Mitsui Petrochemical Unit Probed After Texas Fire Rages for Days

Update: Residents of Deer Park in the Houston-area were issued a shelter-in-place advisory Thursday after the petrochemical plant fire that burned for days

March 21, 2019
Total Views: 45

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Australia Clears Iron Ore Ports as Cyclone Approaches

MELBOURNE, March 21 (Reuters) – The operator of Australia’s key iron ore exporting ports said it was clearing ships from the sites as a severe

March 21, 2019
Total Views: 70

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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Offshore

Low Prices Spark Interest in Latest U.S. Gulf Lease Sale

By Nichola Groom March 20 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s fourth major auction for oil and gas leases in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico received

March 20, 2019
Total Views: 38

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Ports

Britain’s Peel Ports Expands Amid Brexit Trade Uncertainty

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – Privately owned Peel Ports is expanding its workforce mostly in Liverpool and plans acquisitions this year,

March 20, 2019
Total Views: 61

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How Iran fuel Oil Exports Beat U.S. Sanctions in Tanker Odyssey to Asia

By Roslan Khasawneh, Ahmed Rasheed and Ahmed Elumami SINGAPORE/BAGHDAD/TRIPOLI, March 20 (Reuters) – At least two tankers have ferried Iranian fuel oil

March 20, 2019
Total Views: 110

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
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Euronav Ships First 2020-Compliant Fuel to Oceania Megatanker Parked Off Malta -Ship Tracking

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – Euronav has chartered a tanker to bring a 30,000 tonne cargo of low-sulphur fuel oil from northwest Europe

March 19, 2019
Total Views: 98

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Petrochemical Fire Along Houston Ship Channel Spreads to More Tanks

By Gary McWilliams and Erwin Seba HOUSTON, March 19 (Reuters) – Houston officials and environmental groups raced to expand air monitoring after a

March 19, 2019
Total Views: 53

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Shipowners Fret IMO 2020 as Ports Ban Open-Loop Scrubbers

By Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – More ports around the world are banning ships from using a fuel cleaning system that

March 19, 2019
Total Views: 137

Monday, March 18, 2019
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Shipping News

U.S. Interior Official Suggests Trump’s Drilling Proposal Will Include Parts of Atlantic

By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – The Trump administration is likely to open up portions of the Atlantic to oil and gas drilling despite opposition from East

March 18, 2019
Total Views: 88

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Tank Fire Along Houston Ship Channel Could Burn for Days -Official

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, March 18 (Reuters) – A massive fire at a fuels storage company along the Houston Ship Channel may burn for two more days, an

March 18, 2019
Total Views: 187

Sunday, March 17, 2019
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U.S. Suspends Review on Trafigura Oil Export Project -Official

HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. maritime officials have suspended their review of Swiss trader Trafigura AG’s application for a Gulf Coast

March 17, 2019
Total Views: 39