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Tuesday, October 2, 2018
oil tanker at anchor
Shipping News

Venezuelan Oil Port Repairs Delayed, Crude Exports Fall -Sources

By Marianna Parraga Oct 2 (Reuters) – Repairs to a dock at Venezuela’s main oil export port will take at least another month to complete following

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 37

Stock photo of an lng carrier at sunset
Shipping News

Shell’s LNG Canada Seen as Tip of the LNG Mega-Project Iceberg

By Sabina Zawadzki LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – The launch of a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Canada has finally fired the starting

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 72

regina seaways
Shipping News

DFDS Ferry with 335 People On Board Loses Power in Baltic Sea

Update: A representative of Danish ferry operator DFDS said the Regina Seaways has a technical problem, but it is not on fire. The ferry is expected to be

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 129

Monday, October 1, 2018
Italy’s Closure to Rescue Ships Drives Up Sea Deaths -Think Tank
Shipping News

Italy’s Closure to Rescue Ships Drives Up Sea Deaths -Think Tank

By Steve Scherer ROME, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Italy’s closing of its ports to rescued migrants is driving up deaths at sea, an Italian think tank said

October 1, 2018
Total Views: 46

offshore oil rig Statoil
Shipping News

Equinor Acquires a 40% Stake in Undeveloped Rosebank Project in UK Waters

Norwegian energy giant Equinor has signed an agreement to acquire Chevron’s 40% operated interest in the Rosebank project, one of the largest undeveloped

October 1, 2018
Total Views: 55

SEVASTOPOL
News

Russia Calls On South Korea to Release Tanker Held at Busan Port

MOSCOW, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned South Korea’s ambassador in Moscow on Monday and demanded that Seoul

October 1, 2018
Total Views: 44

lng carrier
Shipping News

Golar, Hoegh Give Stolt-Nielsen’s LNG Venture Investment Boost

LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping and terminal operators Golar and Hoegh said on Monday they would invest about $50 million

October 1, 2018
Total Views: 32

container ship
Shipping News

U.S. Seen Being a ‘Strong Supplier’ of 2020-Compliant Fuel Thanks to Shale Boom

SINGAPORE, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Owing to its booming shale industry, the United States is likely to become an important supplier of low-sulphur marine fuels

October 1, 2018
Total Views: 22

Sunday, September 30, 2018
U.S. Destroyer Sails Near Disputed South China Sea Islands
Shipping News

U.S. Destroyer Sails Near Disputed South China Sea Islands

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Sunday, a U.S.

September 30, 2018
Total Views: 65

Friday, September 28, 2018
petrobras carwash probe
Shipping News

Petrobras to Pay $853 Million U.S. Fine in Car Wash Probe

By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Petróleo Brasileiro SA will pay an $853.2 million fine to settle charges that former executives and

September 28, 2018
Total Views: 45

oil tanker
Shipping News

China’s Sinopec Halves Iran Oil Loadings Under U.S. Pressure -Sources

By Chen Aizhu and Florence Tan BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Sept 28 (Reuters) – China’s Sinopec Corp is halving loadings of crude oil from Iran this month,

September 28, 2018
Total Views: 42

Thursday, September 27, 2018
north sea oil rig
Offshore

U.S. Interior Department Relaxes Offshore Drilling Safety Rules

WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday eased safety rules on offshore oil and gas production put in place after the deadly

September 27, 2018
Total Views: 37

China’s Nexen Plans Gulf of Mexico Oil Exit Amid Trade War -Sources
Offshore

China’s Nexen Plans Gulf of Mexico Oil Exit Amid Trade War -Sources

By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Ron Bousso NEW YORK/LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Nexen Petroleum, a unit of China’s CNOOC Ltd, plans to exit the United

September 27, 2018
Total Views: 55

Japanese Carrier Drills with British Warship Heading to Contested South China Sea
Shipping News

Japanese Carrier Drills with British Warship Heading to Contested South China Sea

By Tim Kelly ABOARD THE KAGA, Indian Ocean, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with

September 27, 2018
Total Views: 62

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
barge mississippi river st louis
Shipping News

Mississippi River Vessel Traffic Halted Due to Breakaway Barges North of St. Louis -Army Corps

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Sept 26 (Reuters) – The Mississippi River closed to vessel traffic north of St. Louis on Wednesday after barges carrying loads

September 26, 2018
Total Views: 133

Garden Reach Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding

India State-Owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders IPO Shows Weak Response

Sept 26 (Reuters) – State-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd’s initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to 3.45 billion rupees

September 26, 2018
Total Views: 162

Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Portugal, Spain, France, Germany Agree to Take in Aquarius Ship Migrants
Shipping News

Portugal, Spain, France, Germany Agree to Take in Aquarius Ship Migrants

By Michel Rose PARIS/LISBON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – France, Portugal, Spain and Germany struck a deal on Tuesday to take in migrants from the Mediterranean

September 25, 2018
Total Views: 34

uss wasp
Interesting

China Denies Hong Kong Port Visit for U.S. Navy Ship Amid Trade Tensions

HONG KONG/BEIJING, Sept 25 (Reuters) – China has denied a request for a U.S. warship to visit Hong Kong, the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city said on

September 25, 2018
Total Views: 92

maersk ship
Shipping

IMO Says There Will Be No Delay in Implementing Shipping’s 2020 Global Sulphur Cap

By Roslan Khasawneh and Jonathan Saul SINGAPORE/LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will not delay

September 25, 2018
Total Views: 31

Monday, September 24, 2018
400-Year-Old Shipwreck ‘Discovery of Decade’ for Portugal
Shipping News

400-Year-Old Shipwreck ‘Discovery of Decade’ for Portugal

By Catarina Demony CASCAIS, Portugal, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Archaeologists searching Portugal’s coast have found a 400-year-old shipwreck believed to

September 24, 2018
Total Views: 107