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Thursday, August 30, 2018
Cosco container ship
Finance

Profit Falls 98 Percent For Cosco

by Brenda Goh (Reuters) – China’s COSCO Shipping Holdings Co Ltd on Thursday said first-half profits fell 97.8 percent as it grappled with higher costs

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 35

Shipping News

Franco-British Scallop Dispute Flares Up

by Geert De Clercq (Reuters) – French and British fisherman pledged talks to quell a high-seas dispute over access to the scallop-rich seabed in the

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, August 29, 2018
M/V Meganisi
Collision

Venezuela’s Main Oil Port Partially Operating After Tanker Allision

by Marianna Parraga (Reuters) – Venezuela’s main oil port of Jose is operating partially after a tanker collided with a dock at the weekend, curtailing

August 29, 2018
Total Views: 70

MAersk Drill-Ship
Offshore

Maersk Drilling Is Ready To Stand On Its Own Says CEO

By Nerijus Adomaitis (Reuters) – Drilling rig contractor Maersk Drilling will provide strong competition for its peers when it is spun off from the

August 29, 2018
Total Views: 60

el-venizelo-ferry-fire-greece
Ship Fires

Ferry Ignites With 1,016 POB In Greece

by Alkis Konstantinidis (Reuters) – A passenger ferry with 1,016 people onboard returned safely to the port of Piraeus in the early hours on Wednesday

August 29, 2018
Total Views: 55

Tuesday, August 28, 2018
oil and gas refinery
Environment

Refiners Struggle As Low Sulphur Upgrade Costs Approach $1 Billion Per Plant

by Toby Sterling (Reuters) – Global energy trader Gunvor Group has put on hold plans to upgrade its Rotterdam refinery that intended to make the plant

August 28, 2018
Total Views: 113

Greek Shipowner Olympiakos Piraeus
Finance

Greek Shipowner Denies Drug Trafficking Charges

by Constantinos Georgizas (Reuters) – Greek shipping tycoon Vangelis Marinakis, the owner of Olympiakos Piraeus and Nottingham Forest soccer

August 28, 2018
Total Views: 91

Monday, August 27, 2018
bulk coal
Shipping News

M/V Underdog Rerouted Amid U.S./China Trade Spat

by Collin Eaton (Reuters) – A vessel hauling a shipment of coal from the United States switched its destination on Friday to South Korea from China,

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 23

Maersk Container Overbookings Delay Brazilian Exports
Ports

Maersk Container Overbookings Delay Brazilian Exports

by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) – Brazilian exporters are facing delays shipping goods transported in containers, including coffee and cotton, due to

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 36

us oil exports
Shipping News

What Caused A Fall In U.S. Crude Exports? Money or Politics?

by Clyde Russell (Reuters) – One of the side effects of President Donald Trump’s escalating trade dispute with China is that U.S. exports of crude

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 24

u.s. withdraws from iran nuclear deal
News

Iran Says It Has Full Control Of Gulf, U.S. Navy Does Not Belong There

by Babak Dehghanpisheh (Reuters) Tehran has suggested it could take military action in the Gulf to block other countries’ oil exports in retaliation for

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 29

Friday, August 24, 2018
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping News

China’s Unipec to Resume U.S. Oil Purchases After Tariff Policy Change -Sources

By Florence Tan and Meng Meng SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Aug 24 (Reuters) – China’s Unipec will resume purchases of U.S. crude oil in October after a

August 24, 2018
Total Views: 30

Pantelena chemical tanker
Shipping News

Missing Tanker Docks in Togo After Suspected Hijacking

By Marta Ardashelia TBILISI, Aug 24 (Reuters) – A tanker with 19 crew members on board has docked at a port in Togo after going missing for over a

August 24, 2018
Total Views: 31

Maersk Sends First Containership Through Arctic Route
Shipping News

Maersk Sends First Containership Through Arctic Route

For Maersk, the trip the Northern Sea Route is a one-off trial for now. But, as climate change makes the Arctic route more accessible, there’s growing

August 24, 2018
Total Views: 66

Thursday, August 23, 2018
tankers at anchor
News

Coffee Exporters Struggle to Find Ships for Brazil’s Bumper Crop

By Marcelo Teixeira and Marcy Nicholson SAO PAULO/NEW YORK, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Brazilian coffee exporters are struggling to find shipping capacity to

August 23, 2018
Total Views: 22

Hurricane Lane Approaching Hawaiian Islands as Category 4 Hurricane
Shipping News

Hurricane Lane Approaching Hawaiian Islands as Category 4 Hurricane

By Jolyn Rosa HONOLULU, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Hurricane Lane churned toward Hawaii on Thursday, dumping torrential rain on the Big Island and threatening

August 23, 2018
Total Views: 18

Stock photo of a tanker at sea
News

Saudi-Led Coalition Foils Houthi Attacks on Merchant Vessels -Spokesman

RIYADH, Aug 23 (Reuters) – A Saudi-led military coalition foiled attacks by explosives-laden speedboats deployed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi

August 23, 2018
Total Views: 19

Congressman Duncan Hunter, a Champion of the U.S. Maritime Industry, Pleads Not Guilty to Misuse of Campaign Funds
Shipping News

Congressman Duncan Hunter, a Champion of the U.S. Maritime Industry, Pleads Not Guilty to Misuse of Campaign Funds

U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) has been a major champion of the U.S. maritime industry, writing several op-eds, hosting roundtables, and leading Congressional

August 23, 2018
Total Views: 22

Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Major Hurricane Lane Barrels Toward Hawaii
Shipping News

Major Hurricane Lane Barrels Toward Hawaii

By Jolyn Rosa HONOLULU, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Hawaii residents already reeling from months of explosive eruptions from Kilauea volcano braced on

August 22, 2018
Total Views: 20

Shipping News

Record Low Water Levels on the Danube Hinders Shipping in Hungary

BUDAPEST, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Water levels on the Danube dropped to record lows on three sections of the river in Hungary on Wednesday due to a recent

August 22, 2018
Total Views: 89