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Thursday, February 21, 2019
Russian Navy guided missile cruiser Varyag
Defense

Despite Putin’s Swagger, Russian Navy Struggles To Modernize

by Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin calls improving the Russian navy’s combat capabilities a priority. The unfinished husks of three

February 21, 2019
Total Views: 210

Maersk Shares Sink As Trade War Looms
Finance

Maersk Shares Sink As Trade War Looms

by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen (Reuters) – The world’s largest container shipping company, A.P. Moller-Maersk, warned trade headwinds would slow growth

February 21, 2019
Total Views: 716

Rio-Arauca-tanker
Ports

Crews To Abandon Two Venezuelan Tankers Stuck On Portugal

by Catarina Demony (Reuters) – The crew of Venezuelan oil tanker, the Rio Arauca, that has been stuck in the middle of the river Tagus in Lisbon for

February 21, 2019
Total Views: 95

Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Ship and Marine Finance Image
Shipping News

Hedge Funds Hunt for Shipping Debt in New Market Push

By Jonathan Saul and Maiya Keidan LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – A growing number of hedge funds are moving into shipping debt, an asset class few have

February 20, 2019
Total Views: 55

p&o ferry spirit of france
Shipping News

DP World Buys Back Britain-Based P&O Ferries for $421 Million

DUBAI, Feb 20 (Reuters) – DP World has bought back British ferry and shipping freight operator P&O Ferries for 322 million pounds ($421 million),

February 20, 2019
Total Views: 95

UAE Eases Qatar Shipping Ban Amid Continuing Dispute
Shipping News

UAE Eases Qatar Shipping Ban Amid Continuing Dispute

By Alexander Cornwell, Lisa Barrington and Eric Knecht DUBAI/DOHA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has eased a ban on the shipping of goods

February 20, 2019
Total Views: 77

Tuesday, February 19, 2019
bulk carrier ballast water
Shipping News

Dry Bulk Market Prospects Worsen After Brazil Dam Disaster, Golden Ocean Says

OSLO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The prospects of dry bulk shippers carrying iron ore from mines to smelters have worsened due to the accident at Vale’s

February 19, 2019
Total Views: 39

Monday, February 18, 2019
Spanish patrol vessel Tornado
Shipping News

Spain and Gibraltar Offer Differing Accounts of Warship Incident

LONDON/MADRID, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Authorities in Madrid and Gibraltar gave differing versions on Monday of an incident in which a Spanish warship told

February 18, 2019
Total Views: 69

gibraltar
Shipping News

Spanish Warship Ordered Ships to Leave British Waters Near Gibraltar

LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) – A Spanish warship tried to order commercial shipping to leave anchorages in British waters near Gibraltar but was challenged

February 18, 2019
Total Views: 57

Friday, February 15, 2019
Police Hit Drug Smuggling Gang on High Seas
Shipping News

Police Hit Drug Smuggling Gang on High Seas

By Catarina Demony LISBON, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Authorities seized more than three tonnes of cocaine and arrested 11 people off Portugal’s Atlantic

February 15, 2019
Total Views: 73

offshore wind turbines rendering
Offshore

Big Firms Weigh in as France Looks to Revive Offshore Wind

By Geert De Clercq PARIS, Feb 15 (Reuters) – A French wind power tender has attracted interest from a slew of international energy heavyweights,

February 15, 2019
Total Views: 29

offshore wind farm
Shipping News

Equinor, Joint Ventures Vie for Offshore Wind Power Park in New York

OSLO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – New York State said on Thursday it had received proposals from Norway’s Equinor and three joint ventures to build its

February 15, 2019
Total Views: 82

Thursday, February 14, 2019
ship at sunset
Shipping News

Finnish Seafarers Threaten to Strike From March 1

HELSINKI, Feb 14 (Reuters) – The Finnish Seafarers’ Union threatened on Thursday it would call its members out on strike from March 1, stopping all

February 14, 2019
Total Views: 31

singapore supply vessel sinks
Shipping News

Supply Vessel Sinks in Singapore Shipping Lane

SINGAPORE, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said on Thursday that a small supply and personnel vessel with three

February 14, 2019
Total Views: 67

semisubmersible drilling rig
Shipping News

Abide By the Claw: Norway’s Arctic Snow Crab Ruling Boosts Claim to Oil

By Alister Doyle and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Feb 14 (Reuters) – A court delivered a painful nip to European Union fishermen on Thursday by tightening

February 14, 2019
Total Views: 18

Wednesday, February 13, 2019
A hapag-lloyd ship at dock
Shipping News

Trade Spats Could Dampen Shipping Growth in 2019 -Hapag Lloyd CEO

FRANKFURT, Feb 13 (Reuters) – An escalation of tariff wars between China and the United States could dampen growth in international container shipping as

February 13, 2019
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
cma cgm container ship
Shipping News

CMA CGM Aims for Ceva Logistics Breakeven in 2019 as it Takes Control

PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) – CMA CGM is aiming for Ceva Logistics to break even this year, its finance chief said on Tuesday, as the French shipping group

February 12, 2019
Total Views: 58

Monday, February 11, 2019
tanker
Shipping News

Sentinel Plans U.S. Oil Export Terminal Off Freeport, Texas

HOUSTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Sentinel Midstream on Monday became the latest contender in the race to build a crude export terminal off the U.S. Gulf

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 32

Saturday, February 9, 2019
p&o ferry spirit of france
Shipping News

UK Government Scraps Seaborne Freight’s No-Deal Ferry Contract

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The British government has terminated a contract with Seaborne Freight to provide extra ferries in the event of a no-deal

February 9, 2019
Total Views: 35

Thursday, February 7, 2019
ship emissions
Shipping News

Woodmac Makes IMO 2020 Predictions

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Research firm Woodmac sees a rise in the use on ships of “scrubbers”, the equipment to clean up sulphur emissions,

February 7, 2019
Total Views: 53