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Monday, December 17, 2018
BORIS SOKOLOV tanker
Shipping News

Arc5 Tanker Heads to Yamal LNG to Fetch Gas Condensate Via Northern Sea Route

MOSCOW, Dec 17 (Reuters) – A new Arc5 ice-class tanker, Boris Sokolov, is heading to the Russian port of Sabetta on the Northern Sea Route along the

December 17, 2018
Total Views: 73

Friday, December 14, 2018
offshore wind farm
Shipping News

Europeans Sweep Record U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Auction

By Nichola Groom Dec 14 (Reuters) – A U.S. government auction for three wind leases off the coast of Massachusetts ended on Friday with

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 67

noka ship drug bust
Shipping News

Greece Seizes $113 Million Worth of Drugs from Libya-Bound Ship

ATHENS, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Greece has seized drugs worth more than 100 million euros ($113 million) after intercepting a Syrian ship sailing for Libya,

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 247

Johan Castberg FPSO
Shipping News

Norway Postpones Decision on Arctic Oil Terminal to Serve Johan Castberg Offshore Field

OSLO, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The Norwegian government has postponed a decision on whether to mandate the construction of an oil processing terminal near the

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 75

port of corpus christi
Shipping News

Carlyle Group Names Manager for U.S. Crude Export Terminal in Corpus Christi

By Collin Eaton HOUSTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Lone Star Ports LLC will lead development and operation of a Carlyle Group-backed crude export terminal in

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 76

Thursday, December 13, 2018
deepwater wind block island wind farm
Shipping News

U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Bids at $285 Million, Bidding to Continue Friday

By Nichola Groom Dec 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. government auction for three wind leases off the coast of Massachusetts was on track to blow through a

December 13, 2018
Total Views: 78

soybeans
Shipping News

U.S. Confirms China Soybean Purchase, But No Clarity Over More Sales

By Julie Ingwersen and Humeyra Pamuk CHICAGO/WASHINGTON Dec 13 (Reuters) – U.S. government officials on Thursday hailed China’s first meager

December 13, 2018
Total Views: 26

Wednesday, December 12, 2018
semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
Shipping News

Norway Tells Offshore Drillers to Fix Lifeboat Safety

OSLO, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has told Transocean , Maersk Drilling and Odfjell Drilling to beef up emergency

December 12, 2018
Total Views: 65

Tuesday, December 11, 2018
seismic survey vessel
Shipping News

Conservation Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Atlantic Seismic Surveying

By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec 11 (Reuters) – Environmental groups opposed to offshore drilling sued the federal government on Tuesday to

December 11, 2018
Total Views: 77

nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping News

Arctic Posts Second Warmest Year On Record in 2018 -NOAA

By Richard Valdmanis Dec 11 (Reuters) – The Arctic had its second-hottest year on record in 2018, part of a warming trend that may be dramatically

December 11, 2018
Total Views: 32

Monday, December 10, 2018
china cosco ship
Shipping News

China’s Cosco Plans $200 Million Abu Dhabi Container Terminal Expansion

By Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI, Dec 10 (Reuters) – China’s Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd plans to expand its container terminal in Abu Dhabi in the

December 10, 2018
Total Views: 75

a ship passes below a bridge on the Rhine River
Shipping News

Rhine River Shipping Returns to Normal as Water Levels Rise

HAMBURG, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Freight shipping on the river Rhine in Germany has returned to normal after heavy rain in the past week raised water levels,

December 10, 2018
Total Views: 48

Friday, December 7, 2018
susie goodell rescue
Accidents

British Golden Globe Yachtswoman Rescued by Cargo Ship in South Pacific

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – British solo round-the-world yachtswoman Susie Goodall was rescued by a cargo ship on Friday after her boat capsized and lost

December 7, 2018
Total Views: 119

cosco shipping
Shipping News

China’s COSCO Shipping Considers London Listing – Sources

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – China’s largest shipping group, COSCO Shipping, is considering raising capital for the first time

December 7, 2018
Total Views: 54

Thursday, December 6, 2018
uscg icebreaker polar star
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Optimistic About Icebreaker Funding

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – The United States may soon get funding for a new heavy icebreaker ship, the head of the U.S. Coast Guard

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 312

LNG tanker
Shipping News

Nordea Bank to Boost Shipping Finance for Booming LNG Industry

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Nordea Bank aims to increase shipping finance activities to the growing liquefied natural gas (LNG)industry,

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 90

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
tanker underway at sea from the bridge
Shipping News

China’s Unipec to Buy U.S. Oil After Xi-Trump Tariff Truce

By Meng Meng and Florence Tan BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Chinese oil trader Unipec plans to resume U.S. crude shipments to China by March after

December 5, 2018
Total Views: 24

sea of azov port
Shipping News

Caught in Russia-Ukraine Storm: A Cargo Ship and Tonnes of Grain

By Polina Ivanova BERDYANSK, Ukraine, Dec 5 (Reuters) – When the Island Bay cargo ship arrived from Beirut at the Kerch Strait, gateway to the Azov

December 5, 2018
Total Views: 130

Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Awassi Express live export ship
Shipping News

Australian Sheep Exporters to Stop Shipments to Middle East During Summer Months

SYDNEY, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Australia’s livestock exporters will stop shipping live sheep to the Middle East for three months each year from 2019, an

December 4, 2018
Total Views: 42

sea of Azov grain port
Shipping News

Ukraine Resumes Grain Shipments from Sea of Azov

KIEV, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Tuesday it had resumed grain shipments from the Azov Sea, blocked for around 10 days after a military standoff

December 4, 2018
Total Views: 96