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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Oil Tanker Ship Passes Under San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
Maritime News

Oil Traders Rush To Dispatch Tankers To U.S. Ports

By Catherine Ngai (Reuters) A rare opening of an export window for crude moving from the U.S. Gulf to Western Europe has caused a flurry of interest among oil

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 56

M/V FIVE_STARS_FUJIAN stranded crew
Incidents

Hong Kong Group To Help Abandoned Crew

By Keith Wallis (Reuters) The Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) on Thursday called on the city’s authorities to provide assistance to the crew of

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 10

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Caribbean Fantasy ferry vessel life-rafts
Fire Incidents

500+ Rescued From Puerto Rico Ferry Inferno

by Laila Kearney (Reuters) Hundreds of people were rescued from a smoldering passenger ferry ship Caribbean Fantasy that caught fire off Puerto Rico

August 17, 2016
Total Views: 56

Google To Track Commercial Fishing Vessels
Environment

Google To Track Commercial Fishing Vessels

By Alex Whiting (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Anyone with internet access and a passion for seafood will soon be able to track commercial fishing

August 17, 2016
Total Views: 95

tanker vier harmoni
Incidents

Mutiny – Malaysian Tanker Seized By Crew

by Rozanna Latiff (Reuters) An oil tanker which was first reported to have been taken by pirates and sailed into Indonesian waters, was likely taken over

August 17, 2016
Total Views: 20

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
World’s most dangerous cruise? 1,070-Passenger Ship To Enter Northwest Passage
Interesting

World’s most dangerous cruise? 1,070-Passenger Ship To Enter Northwest Passage

by Ethan Lou (Reuters) The first commercial cruise ship to sail through Canada’s Northwest Passage was set to depart on Tuesday, part of a growing Arctic

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 89

HMS Richmond's Lynx
Interesting

Can The U.S. Can Learn From The Death Of The Royal Navy?

By David Axe (Reuters) Britain used to boast the most powerful navy in the world. No more. That’s a serious problem for allies like the

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 137

Monday, August 15, 2016
Maersk Drilling Looking to Avoid Laying Up Rigs
News

Maersk Drilling Looking to Avoid Laying Up Rigs

COPENHAGEN, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Maersk Drilling expects the weak market to continue in the short and medium term but still hopes to avoid laying up or

August 15, 2016
Total Views: 32

Saturday, August 13, 2016
Japan_Coast_Guard_Cutter
Defense

Japan To Deliver Coast Guard Cutters To Philippines

by Manuel Mogato (Reuters) Japan and the Philippines have begun talks for the transfer of two large coast guard ships to Manila, to help patrol the disputed

August 13, 2016
Total Views: 66

Majuro and Arno Atolls of the Marshall Islands
Offshore

Why Is The Marshall Islands Now A Top U.S. Crude Export Destination?

By Henning Gloystein (Reuters) Long a shipping registry but best known for diving, lagoons and the island that gave the world the name for the bikini swimsuit,

August 13, 2016
Total Views: 26

Friday, August 12, 2016
mv hamal drug bust
Maritime News

Tugboat Captain, Chief Mate Sentenced to 20-Years Each in UK’s Biggest Drug Bust

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Two Turkish sailors were jailed for a total of 42 years on Friday after their attempt to smuggle a huge haul of cocaine into

August 12, 2016
Total Views: 100

Maersk Cost Cuts Ease Pain of Gloomy Shipping Forecast
Maritime News

Maersk Cost Cuts Ease Pain of Gloomy Shipping Forecast

By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk’s progress in cutting costs reassured investors on Friday after the Danish

August 12, 2016
Total Views: 6

maersk ship
Maritime News

Maersk Group Net Profit Lags Forecasts

COPENHAGEN, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk kept its downbeat 2016 profit forecast on Friday as the Danish shipping and oil giant reported net

August 12, 2016
Total Views: 4

Thursday, August 11, 2016
cascade spirit
Maritime News

BP Loads Rare Alaskan North Slope Crude Cargo for Export

By Liz Hampton HOUSTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – British oil company BP Plc has loaded a cargo of Alaskan North Slope (ANS) crude for export, according to two

August 11, 2016
Total Views: 52

troll a
Maritime News

IEA: Oil Markets to Tighten Slowly After Months of Oversupply

By Dmitry Zhdannikov MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Oil markets will begin to tighten in the second half of 2016 but at a slow pace as global demand growth

August 11, 2016
Total Views: 0

RBS Puts Turkish Shipping Loans Up for Sale in Exit from Sector
Maritime News

RBS Puts Turkish Shipping Loans Up for Sale in Exit from Sector

By Jonathan Saul and Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Scotland has put its portfolio of Turkish shipping loans up for sale, in

August 11, 2016
Total Views: 13

Italy Heightens Security Level at Tourist Ports
Maritime News

Italy Heightens Security Level at Tourist Ports

ROME, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Italy raised the security level at its tourist ports on Thursday, a coastguard spokesman said, meaning intensified controls of

August 11, 2016
Total Views: 1

Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Brasa shipyard FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela
Maritime News

SBM Offshore Axing More Jobs Due to Weak Oil

By Alan Charlish Aug 10 (Reuters) – SBM Offshore’s first-half results lagged analysts’ expectations on Wednesday as challenging conditions

August 10, 2016
Total Views: 52

hapag-lloyd containership
Maritime News

Hapag-Lloyd Reports First Half Operating Loss as Freight Rates Slump

FRANKFURT, Aug 10 (Reuters) – German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said it dropped to a first-half operating loss as disappointing freight rates

August 10, 2016
Total Views: 3

Piraeus Port
Maritime News

China COSCO Shipping Acquires Majority Stake in Piraeus Port

By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS, Aug 10 (Reuters) – China’s COSCO Shipping , owner of the world’s fourth largest container fleet, took a 51

August 10, 2016
Total Views: 8
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