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Monday, August 20, 2018
Italy Allows Docking of Ship with Migrants, Ends Standoff with Malta
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Italy Allows Docking of Ship with Migrants, Ends Standoff with Malta

By Steve Scherer ROME, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Italy will let its coastguard ship carrying 177 migrants it rescued five days ago dock in Sicily, ending a

August 20, 2018
Total Views: 28

Friday, August 17, 2018
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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Fuel Markets Confirm Global Growth Slowdown: Kemp

By John Kemp LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – If the global economy starts to grow more slowly, the impact will show up first in the price of refined

August 17, 2018
Total Views: 26

maersk drilling rig
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Maersk to Spin Off Drilling Unit, Hand Total Shares to Investors

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Aug 17 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Friday it would spin off its offshore

August 17, 2018
Total Views: 556

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
BP Offloads Last 2 Stranded Oil Cargoes to Shandong Refiner – Sources
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BP Offloads Last 2 Stranded Oil Cargoes to Shandong Refiner – Sources

BEIJING, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Oil major BP on Tuesday offloaded about 1 million barrels of Angolan crude from supertanker ‘Olympic Light’ to an

August 15, 2018
Total Views: 38

El Coquí arrives in Puerto Rico
Shipping News

New Fuel Rules Push Shipowners to Go Green with LNG

By Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Tough new rules on marine fuel are forcing shipowners to explore liquefied natural gas

August 15, 2018
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, August 14, 2018
ship emissions
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More Ships Installing Scrubbers Ahead of 2020 – JBC

SINGAPORE, Aug 14 (Reuters) – An increase in the number of ships adding cleaning systems to their smokestacks will mean vessels will continue to burn a

August 14, 2018
Total Views: 167

Monday, August 13, 2018
Defense

Alaska Commercial Fishermen Brace For China Tariff Pain

By Yereth Rosen (Reuters) – Alaska fishermen are used to coping with fickle weather and wild ocean waves. Now they face a new challenge: the United

August 13, 2018
Total Views: 29

A dead a West Indian manatee, also known as sea cow
Environment

Mysterious Manatee Deaths Baffle Scientists

by Suman Naishadham (Reuters) – In the swampy wetlands of southern Mexico, officials and researchers are struggling to explain the deaths of dozens of

August 13, 2018
Total Views: 158

Palestinian fisherman mends his nets
Maritime Security

Gaza Fishing Vessels Challenge Israeli Blockade

by Nidal al-Mughrabi (Reuters) – A group of Palestinian fishing boats that sailed off the shore of Gaza to challenge an Israeli naval blockade of the

August 13, 2018
Total Views: 109

Migrants are seen resting on board the MV Aquarius rescue ship
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Italy Refuses Safe Harbor To Migrant Ship M/V Aquarius

Antonio Denti (Reuters) – Italy on Monday denied safe harbor to 141 people rescued by the humanitarian ship M/V Aquarius off the coast of Libya last

August 13, 2018
Total Views: 130

Sunday, August 12, 2018
U.S. Soybean Cargo Docks in Chinese Port After Weeks at Sea
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U.S. Soybean Cargo Docks in Chinese Port After Weeks at Sea

BEIJING, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A ship carrying soybeans from the United States docked in the port of Dalian on Saturday, more than a month after it arrived

August 12, 2018
Total Views: 61

Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
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Cheniere Signs 25-Yeara LNG Deal with Taiwan’s CPC

Aug 11 (Reuters) – U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Cheniere Energy Inc said on Friday it had signed a 25-year deal to supply Taiwan’s CPC

August 12, 2018
Total Views: 25

Friday, August 10, 2018
u.s. withdraws from iran nuclear deal
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Iran Test-Fired Anti-Ship in Strait of Hormuz Last Week -U.S. Official

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Iran test-fired a short-range anti-ship missile in the Strait of Hormuz during naval drills last week that Washington

August 10, 2018
Total Views: 33

China’s State Firms Cementing Lucrative Role in South China Sea, New Research Shows
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China’s State Firms Cementing Lucrative Role in South China Sea, New Research Shows

By Greg Torode and Brenda Goh HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Beijing’s giant state-owned enterprises are playing an increasing role in

August 10, 2018
Total Views: 57

A hapag-lloyd ship at dock
Shipping News

Hapag Lloyd Deepens Cost Cut Drive After H1 Loss Widens

FRANKFURT, Aug 10 (Reuters) – German shipping company Hapag Lloyd said it accelerated cost cuts in the first half of 2018 to offset higher operational

August 10, 2018
Total Views: 24

Thursday, August 9, 2018
Italy Uncovers Massive Load of Hash in Ship’s Fuel Tanks
Interesting

Italy Uncovers Massive Load of Hash in Ship’s Fuel Tanks

ROME, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Italian police said on Thursday they found 20 tonnes of hash worth as much as 200 million euros ($232 million) in the fuel tanks

August 9, 2018
Total Views: 136

lng carrier
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EU Touts U.S. LNG Imports to Woo Trump on Trade

BRUSSELS, Aug 9 (Reuters) – The European Union said it was delivering on a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump to buy more U.S. liquefied natural gas

August 9, 2018
Total Views: 26

maersk blockchain
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Maersk, IBM Say 94 Organizations Have Joined Blockchain Trade Platform

COPENHAGEN, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Shipping group Maersk said on Thursday 94 companies and organizations have so far joined a blockchain platform developed

August 9, 2018
Total Views: 70

Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Qatar LNG Tanker
News

PetroChina, Qatar Holding Advanced Talks on LNG Supply Deals, Sources Say

By Chen Aizhu and Meng Meng BEIJING, Aug 8 (Reuters) – PetroChina Ltd is in advanced discussions with Qatar to purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG)

August 8, 2018
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
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Venezuela Dodges Oil Asset Seizures with Export Transfers at Sea

By Marianna Parraga and Mircely Guanipa HOUSTON/PUNTO FIJO, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has limited the damage from

August 7, 2018
Total Views: 37