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Friday, December 9, 2016
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Hyundai Merchant Marine’s 2M Alliance Membership in Doubt

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Joyce Lee COPENHAGEN/SEOUL, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Doubts about the future of Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd surfaced on Friday

December 9, 2016
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Thursday, December 8, 2016
Trump Taps Oil Industry Ally and Climate Change Skeptic Scott Pruitt to Head EPA
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Trump Taps Oil Industry Ally and Climate Change Skeptic Scott Pruitt to Head EPA

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, a critic of federal environmental

December 8, 2016
Total Views: 65

Risking Beijing’s Ire, Vietnam Begins Dredging on South China Sea Reef
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Risking Beijing’s Ire, Vietnam Begins Dredging on South China Sea Reef

By Lincoln Feast and Greg Torode SYDNEY/HONG KONG, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite

December 8, 2016
Total Views: 3

Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Cruise Lines Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Get Cuba Go-Ahead
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Cruise Lines Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Get Cuba Go-Ahead

Dec 7 (Reuters) – U.S cruise operators Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday they had got approval from

December 7, 2016
Total Views: 3

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Owners Say Worst Over for Dry Bulk Shipping, But Recovery Still Fragile

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – The worst is over for the dry bulk shipping sector, after years when too many ships chased too little cargo,

December 7, 2016
Total Views: 26

On 75th Anniversary, U.S. Veterans Recall Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
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On 75th Anniversary, U.S. Veterans Recall Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

By Dana Feldman and Hugh Gentry LOS ANGELES/HONOLULU, Dec 7 (Reuters) – It has been 75 years, but U.S. Navy veteran James Leavelle can still recall

December 7, 2016
Total Views: 18

Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Liverpool Port Eyes Transatlantic Expansion to Overcome Shipping Turmoil
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Liverpool Port Eyes Transatlantic Expansion to Overcome Shipping Turmoil

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Liverpool’s new container terminal expects to ramp up transatlantic shipping as British companies look

December 6, 2016
Total Views: 7

Monday, December 5, 2016
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Maritime News

Houston Ship Channel Temporarily Closed After Tanker Fire

HOUSTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The Houston Ship Channel, which links the busiest U.S. petrochemical port to the Gulf of Mexico, reopened on Monday afternoon

December 5, 2016
Total Views: 49

Kemp: After Two Years, Why an OPEC Deal Now?
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Kemp: After Two Years, Why an OPEC Deal Now?

By John Kemp LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – OPEC has finally agreed to cut production, but only after two years of fruitless negotiations. So what changed to

December 5, 2016
Total Views: 4

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Boskalis Trims Holding in Fugro, Causing Shares to Sink

AMSTERDAM, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Shares in Dutch deep-sea prospector Fugro fell 4.5 percent on Monday after larger rival Boskalis announced that it had

December 5, 2016
Total Views: 9

Sunday, December 4, 2016
U.S. Navy Shipbuilders Ready for Trump’s 350-Ship Expansion Plan
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U.S. Navy Shipbuilders Ready for Trump’s 350-Ship Expansion Plan

By Andrea Shalal and Mike Stone SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Dec 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. arms industry is ready and capable of boosting production of new ships if

December 4, 2016
Total Views: 102

Friday, December 2, 2016
Russian Cargo Ship Runs Aground Off Istanbul
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Russian Cargo Ship Runs Aground Off Istanbul

STANBUL, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Heavy winds forced a Russian ship to run aground off the coast of Istanbul on Friday, Turkey’s Dogan news agency

December 2, 2016
Total Views: 7

Samsung Heavy Industries Shipbuilding (Geoje, South Korea)
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Samsung Heavy Says $776 Million order for FPSO Facility Cancelled

SEOUL, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd said on Friday that a 907.6 billion won ($776.8 million) order for a substructure for a

December 2, 2016
Total Views: 9

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VLCCs Rates Set to Slide Ahead of Holidays

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which are hovering close to the multi-month highs hit

December 2, 2016
Total Views: 1

Thursday, December 1, 2016
Rolls-Royce to Cut Another 800 Jobs from Marine Unit
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Rolls-Royce to Cut Another 800 Jobs from Marine Unit

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – British engineering company Rolls-Royce said it would cut a further 800 jobs in its marine business to save an extra 50 million

December 1, 2016
Total Views: 49

hamburg sud
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Maersk Buys German Rival Hamburg Süd

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Maersk Line, the world’s biggest shipping company, is to buy smaller rival Hamburg Süd,

December 1, 2016
Total Views: 89

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Hit That Iceberg: China Group Readies Titanic Simulation
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Hit That Iceberg: China Group Readies Titanic Simulation

DAYING COUNTY, China, Nov 30 (Reuters) – You too may soon be able to feel what it was like to hit an iceberg on the Titanic. Construction of a

November 30, 2016
Total Views: 81

cargo ship
Maritime News

Fitch: Deals, Defaults Ahead as Shipping Outlook Stays Negative

The following statement was released by the rating agency LONDON, November 30 (Fitch) Muted demand growth will exacerbate overcapacity for the shipping sector

November 30, 2016
Total Views: 32

Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Trump Said to Nominate Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao for Transportation Post
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Trump Said to Nominate Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao for Transportation Post

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to head the

November 29, 2016
Total Views: 13

Type 26 Global Combat Ship
Maritime News

Britain Should Speed Up Military Shipbuilding to Create Jobs

LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Britain needs to speed up shipbuilding for the Royal Navy and spread work more widely across companies and shipyards to help

November 29, 2016
Total Views: 60
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