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Thursday, May 26, 2016
Labor Strikes Backs Up Tankers at Southern French Port
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Labor Strikes Backs Up Tankers at Southern French Port

PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen vessels were queued outside the French oil import terminal in Fos, southern France on Thursday, held up by a

May 26, 2016
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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China Approval Paves Way for CMA CGM Takeover of NOL

PARIS, May 25 (Reuters) – CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping firm, is to go ahead with its planned acquisition of

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 39

dry bulk ship
Maritime News

Dry Bulk Shipping Firms Struggle to Ride Out Worst Downturn on Record

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) – Shipping companies transporting coal, and iron ore and other commodities are urgently seeking ways to

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 63

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Maritime News

BP, Shell Among Bidders to Run Qatar’s Largest Offshore Oil Field, Currently Operated by Maersk

By Tom Finn DOHA, May 25 (Reuters) – Six international oil firms including BP and Royal Dutch Shell Plc have bid to operate Qatar’s largest

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
French Oil Sector Strikes Cause Tanker Backlogs
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French Oil Sector Strikes Cause Tanker Backlogs

By Bate Felix and Amanda Cooper PARIS/LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) – Strikes by French oil sector workers protesting proposed labour reforms spread to all

May 24, 2016
Total Views: 9

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Maritime News

Hyundai Merchant Marine Creditors Agree to $570 Million Swap

SEOUL, May 24 (Reuters) – Creditors of struggling South Korean shipper Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd have agreed to a 680 billion won ($570.27 million)

May 24, 2016
Total Views: 1

Monday, May 23, 2016
Slow Response to Past Sea Crashes Could Hinder EgyptAir Search, Experts Say
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Slow Response to Past Sea Crashes Could Hinder EgyptAir Search, Experts Say

By Tim Hepher and Ahmed Aboulenein PARIS/CAIRO, May 23 (Reuters) – Teams searching for the black box flight recorders of a missing EgyptAir jet that

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 40

China to Base Advanced Search and Rescue Ship at Disputed South China Sea Island
Maritime News

China to Base Advanced Search and Rescue Ship at Disputed South China Sea Island

BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) – A Chinese government bureau is planning a base station for an advanced rescue ship in the disputed Spratly Islands, state

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 4

South Africa Arrests Chinese Squid Poaching Ships
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South Africa Arrests Chinese Squid Poaching Ships

CAPE TOWN, May 23 (Reuters) – South Africa’s navy has detained three Chinese ships with around 100 crew on board on suspicion of illegal squid

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 39

Sunday, May 22, 2016
Egypt Begins Subsea Hunt for EgyptAir Flight 804
Maritime News

Egypt Begins Subsea Hunt for EgyptAir Flight 804

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Amina Ismail CAIRO, May 22 (Reuters) – Egypt has sent a robot submarine to join the hunt for an EgyptAir plane which crashed in

May 22, 2016
Total Views: 8

Friday, May 20, 2016
keppel shipyard
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Keppel in Russian Partnership

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) – Conglomerate Keppel Corp’s offshore and marine unit signed a shareholders’ agreement with Russian oil firm

May 20, 2016
Total Views: 24

cma cgm ship
Maritime News

CMA CGM Targets $1 Billion Savings in ‘Very Difficult’ Market

PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) – France’s CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping firm, reported a first-quarter net loss on Friday

May 20, 2016
Total Views: 6

Thursday, May 19, 2016
keppel shipyard
Maritime News

Shipyards Named in Petrobras Suit

May 19 (Reuters) – Investment management firm EIG Management Co added Brazil’s engineering conglomerate Odebrecht SA and a few other shipyards in

May 19, 2016
Total Views: 38

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NATO Agrees to Bigger Mediterranean Mission to Stop Smugglers

By Robin Emmott and Lesley Wroughton BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) – NATO agreed on Thursday to broaden its operations in the Mediterranean to help the

May 19, 2016
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Israel to Use New Sea-Borne Missile Defense to Guard Offshore Gas Fields
Maritime News

Israel to Use New Sea-Borne Missile Defense to Guard Offshore Gas Fields

JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) – Israel’s military said on Wednesday it had developed a version of its Iron Dome missile interceptor system that can

May 18, 2016
Total Views: 24

Monday, May 16, 2016
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Maritime News

Captain of Doomed El Faro Thought He Could Avoid Hurricane, Investigation Board Hears

By Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla., May 16 (Reuters) – U.S. Coast Guard investigators on Monday resumed a probe of last year’s deadly sinking of the El

May 16, 2016
Total Views: 44

Friday, May 13, 2016
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Maritime News

Hapag-Lloyd Unveils Container Shipping’s Newest Mega-Alliance

By Jonathan Saul and Vera Eckert LONDON/FRANKFURT, May 13 (Reuters) – German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd has formed a new alliance with five

May 13, 2016
Total Views: 30

Thursday, May 12, 2016
UN Removes Libyan Oil Tanker from Blacklist
Maritime News

UN Removes Libyan Oil Tanker from Blacklist

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday removed from a U.N. blacklist an Indian-flagged

May 12, 2016
Total Views: 21

As Korean Shipyards Founder, Central Bank Dragged Into Rescue Bid
Maritime News

As Korean Shipyards Founder, Central Bank Dragged Into Rescue Bid

By Christine Kim SEOUL, May 12 (Reuters) – They are South Korea’s “too-big-to-fail” firms – the world’s largest

May 12, 2016
Total Views: 22

Wednesday, May 11, 2016
dry bulk ship, bulker
Maritime News

Baltic Exchange Says Talks Still Ongoing with Potential Buyers

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) – Talks between the Baltic Exchange and a number of suitors are continuing, but any potential buyer of the

May 11, 2016
Total Views: 26
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