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Friday, February 7, 2020
The cruise ship Diamond Princess is docked at the port of Yokohama.
News

Coronavirus Cases on Cruise Ship Stuck Off Japan Rise to 61

By Ju-min Park and Elaine Lies TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Dozens more people onboard a cruise ship quarantined in the port of Yokohama, Japan, tested

February 7, 2020
Total Views: 58

Thursday, February 6, 2020
Coronavirus Disrupts Global Container Shipping
Interesting

Coronavirus Disrupts Global Container Shipping

By Jonathan Saul and Lisa Baertlein – LONDON/LOS ANGELES, Feb 6 (Reuters) – China’s fast-spreading coronavirus is throwing the global

February 6, 2020
Total Views: 236

liquefied natural gas tanker
Shipping News

China’s Biggest LNG Importer Suspends Some Contracts as Virus Spreads

By Jessica Jaganathan and Chen Aizhu – SINGAPORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) – China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), the country’s biggest

February 6, 2020
Total Views: 76

Wednesday, February 5, 2020
port of los angeles
News

U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows for First Time in Six Years

By Lucia Mutikani – WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit fell for the first time in six years in 2019 as the White

February 5, 2020
Total Views: 122

geared bulk carrier
Shipping News

Record Cocaine Haul from Ship Off Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s navy has seized a record amount of cocaine plastic-wrapped in small bundles bearing the tattered

February 5, 2020
Total Views: 108

Cruise Ship Passengers Test Positive for Coronavirus in Japan
News

Cruise Ship Passengers Test Positive for Coronavirus in Japan

By Ju-min Park and David Dolan – TOKYO, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Around 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on a cruise liner

February 5, 2020
Total Views: 35

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
offshore rig north sea
News

Norway to Set New Limit for Arctic Offshore Drilling

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Norway may restrict oil firms’ access to offshore resources in the Arctic by moving the so-called

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 66

Japan Screens 3,700 on Quarantined Cruise Ship after Coronavirus Case
News

Japan Screens 3,700 on Quarantined Cruise Ship after Coronavirus Case

By Sakura Murakami and Naomi Tajitsu TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Health screening began on Tuesday for some 3,700 passengers and crew aboard a cruise liner

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 53

Monday, February 3, 2020
Japanese Warship Departs for Gulf of Oman to Patrol Oil Lifeline
Shipping News

Japanese Warship Departs for Gulf of Oman to Patrol Oil Lifeline

By Tim Kelly – YOKOSUKA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – A Japanese destroyer left for the Gulf of Oman on Sunday amid simmering Middle East tension to guard sea

February 3, 2020
Total Views: 116

vlcc tanker u-turn
Shipping News

VLCC Rates Slump as Coronavirus Hits China Oil Demand

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February 3, 2020
Total Views: 131

Friday, January 31, 2020
brexit
Shipping News

Brexit: Britain Casts Off From EU

By Kate Holton and Guy Faulconbridge – LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday with a mixture of joy,

January 31, 2020
Total Views: 43

Ship Scrubbers
News

Coronavirus Seen Slowing Scrubber Installs in China

TOKYO/SINGAPORE, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Shipping companies may face delivery delays of vessels fitted with exhaust gas filtering equipment that

January 31, 2020
Total Views: 132

cosco tanker
Shipping News

U.S. Lifts Sanctions on COSCO Tanker Unit

By Humeyra Pamuk and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday lifted sanctions on one of two units of the giant Chinese

January 31, 2020
Total Views: 133

Thursday, January 30, 2020
Costa Smeralda quarantined
Shipping News

Passenger on Blocked Italian Cruise Ship Tests Negative for Coronavirus – Health Ministry

ROME, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Tests on a passenger from Macau aboard a cruise liner blocked in an Italian port confirmed on Thursday she did not have

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 26

fishing vessel
Shipping News

The French Fishermen Who Could Sink Britain’s Post-Brexit Ambitions

By Richard Lough BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France, Jan 30 (Reuters) – For the British government, a successful Brexit means re-asserting economic sovereignty and

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 75

container ship underway at sea
Shipping News

Credit Suisse, Others Back Initiative to Factor CO2 Cuts into Shipping Finance

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas and French public investment bank Bpifrance are the latest lenders to join an

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 35

Delaware SSN 791
Navy

General Dynamics Tops Profit Estimates On Shipyard Backlog

By Mike Stone (Reuters) – General Dynamics on Wednesday reported a 28% jump in its backlog due to a shipyard order for US Navy submarines. Shares fell

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 140

teekays navion britannia
Offshore

Teekay Denies Wrongdoing After Norway Office Raided

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Norway’s national economic crime unit raided the local office of international shipping company Teekay

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 163

bulk ship
Shipping News

Capesize Rates Slump to All-Time Low

By Anjishnu Mondal Jan 30 (Reuters) – The capesize component of the Baltic sea freight index plunged to an all-time low on Thursday, hurt by high fuel

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 82

The Costa Smeralda cruise ship is docked at the Italian port of Civitavecchia
Shipping News

Thousands Kept on Costa Cruise Ship Amid Coronavirus Scare

ROME, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Some 6,000 people are being kept on board an Italian cruise ship as tests are carried out on a passenger from Macau to see

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 54