Oil Storage at Sea Approaching 2009’s Record Levels
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) – Oil traders are storing as much as 80 million barrels of oil on tankers at sea, with further ships being
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By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) – Oil traders are storing as much as 80 million barrels of oil on tankers at sea, with further ships being
March 31 (Reuters) – A Dutch cruise ship that has been in limbo since cases of the coronavirus were confirmed onboard faces an uncertain welcome at its
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – The captain of the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, in a blunt letter confirmed
DUBAI, March 31 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with its syndicate of banks to
By Stephanie Kelly and Daniel Trotta NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) – In a hopeful image that captured the spirit of a national mobilization against the
By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, March 30 (Reuters) – Supertanker freight rates are on the rise for a second time this month as producers, refiners and
By Elida Moreno and Dave Graham PANAMA CITY, March 28 (Reuters) – A cruise ship stuck off Panama’s Pacific coast after four passengers died and
PANAMA CITY, March 27 (Reuters) – Four passengers have died on board the MS Zaandam, a cruise ship currently off the coast of Panama with dozens of
A 334-meter containership has run aground on the Lower Mississippi River near Poydras, Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that watch standers at
By John Kemp LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) – Global oil storage is filling up rapidly as the coronavirus pandemic reduces consumption by tens of millions of
LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) – Britain has suspended checks on ships for compliance with low sulphur fuel regulations as part of wider measures that cut
LAGOS, March 26 (Reuters) – Nigeria will only allow cargo vessels that have been at sea for more than two weeks to dock in its ports to prevent the
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) – All 5,000 personnel aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt will be tested for the coronavirus after the number
By Helen Reid and Zandi Shabalala JOHANNESBURG/LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – South Africa’s main export terminals will close to mineral exports from
By Kirsty Needham and Kate Lamb SYDNEY, March 25 (Reuters) – Greg Butler was rushed to hospital with COVID-19 within days of getting home to self-isolate
By Nerijus Adomaitis and Terje Solsvik OSLO, March 25 (Reuters) – Norwegian oil firm Equinor plans to cut investments, exploration drilling and operating
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 24 (Reuters) – Cargo shipping companies will be exempt from antitrust rules against anti-competitive agreements for a
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – Three U.S. sailors on board the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier in the Pacific tested positive for the coronavirus,
By Jonathan Saul and Elisa Anzolin LONDON/MILAN, March 24 (Reuters) – Ships and their crews must be able to trade freely with minimal port restrictions
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – As the retail industry across Europe and North America begins to effectively shut down as governments enforce
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