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Friday, June 15, 2018
Rolls-Royce CEO Sets Ambitious Goals
Engineering News

Rolls-Royce CEO Sets Ambitious Goals

by Sarah Young (Reuters) – Rolls-Royce said it would exceed its 2020 guidance as it announced new ambitious mid-term goals, sending its shares to

June 15, 2018
Total Views: 170

Thursday, June 14, 2018
Migrants are seen after being rescued by MV Aquarius in the central Mediterranean Sea
News

Migrant Rescue Ship Blocked From Italian Port: Pope Francis Steps In To Patch Relations With France

by Steve Scherer (Reuters) – Italy and France tried to patch up a row over immigration on Thursday as Pope Francis urged politicians everywhere to work

June 14, 2018
Total Views: 55

Silver Cloud Cruise Ship London
Shipping News

Royal Caribbean Adds Ultra-Luxury Cruises with $1 Billion Stake in Silversea

by Aishwarya Venugopal (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Cruises said on Thursday it would buy a 66.7 percent stake in privately owned Silversea Cruises for

June 14, 2018
Total Views: 68

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
yemen port of Hodeidah
News

Saudi Arabia and UAE Announce Plan to Protect Shipping Lane to Yemen’s Hodeidah Port

RIYADH/DUBAI, June 14 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced a five-point aid plan for Yemen’s Hodeidah port and

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 81

FILE PHOTO - People walk past a ship docked at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah
Shipping News

Yemen War’s Biggest Battle Underway Over Control of Main Port

By Mohammed Ghobari and Mohamed Mokhashef ADEN, June 13 (Reuters) – A Saudi-led alliance of Arab states launched an attack on Yemen’s main port

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 64

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Saudi-Led Alliance Set for Battle Over Yemen’s Biggest Port
Shipping News

Saudi-Led Alliance Set for Battle Over Yemen’s Biggest Port

By Mohamed Mokhashef and Mohammed Ghobari ADEN, June 12 (Reuters) – A Saudi-led coalition geared up on Tuesday for a military assault on

June 12, 2018
Total Views: 124

Monday, June 11, 2018
lng carrier
Shipping News

LNG Trade Grows 10 Percent in 2017 as U.S. and Australia Boost Exports

June 11 (Reuters) – Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade grew by 10 percent last year due primarily to growing liquefaction capacity in the Australia

June 11, 2018
Total Views: 19

Italy Cries ‘Victory’ as Spain Opens Port to Rescued Migrants
Shipping News

Italy Cries ‘Victory’ as Spain Opens Port to Rescued Migrants

By Steve Scherer and Isla Binnie ROME/MADRID, June 11 (Reuters) – Spain offered on Monday to take in a humanitarian ship stranded in international waters

June 11, 2018
Total Views: 56

hapag-lloyd ship
News

Hapag-Lloyd Scaling Back Iran Business

FRANKFURT, June 11 (Reuters) – German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has stopped one of two feeder services to Iran and will decide on the remaining one

June 11, 2018
Total Views: 49

Sunday, June 10, 2018
Italy Shuts Ports to Humanitarian Boat Carrying Hundreds of Migrants
Shipping News

Italy Shuts Ports to Humanitarian Boat Carrying Hundreds of Migrants

By Crispian Balmer ROME, June 10 (Reuters) – Italy will refuse to let a humanitarian ship carrying more than 600 migrants dock at its ports and has

June 10, 2018
Total Views: 46

Friday, June 8, 2018
Greek Shipowners Say EU Tax Pressure Could Make Brexit ‘Not a Bad Thing’
Shipping News

Greek Shipowners Say EU Tax Pressure Could Make Brexit ‘Not a Bad Thing’

ATHENS, June 8 (Reuters) – Greek shipowners could relocate to Britain after it leaves the European Union if European regulators demand changes to

June 8, 2018
Total Views: 49

Thursday, June 7, 2018
tanker aerial
News

Venezuela’s PDVSA Takes First Step to Ease Huge Oil Export Backlog

  By Marianna Parraga and Mircely Guanipa HOUSTON/PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela, June 7 (Reuters) – Venezuela has begun testing seaborne oil transfers

June 7, 2018
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, June 6, 2018
oil tanker photo
News

Venezuela Faces Hurdles Clearing 24 Million Barrel Backlog at Ports

By Marianna Parraga June 6 (Reuters) – Venezuela is nearly a month behind in shipping crude to customers from its main oil export port, according to

June 6, 2018
Total Views: 67

YM Efficiency Docks in Sydney with Stacks of Collapsed Containers
News

YM Efficiency Docks in Sydney with Stacks of Collapsed Containers

By Nicholas Ford SYDNEY, June 6 (Reuters) – A Taiwan-owned cargo ship docked safely in Sydney on Wednesday after losing 83 containers off the coast of

June 6, 2018
Total Views: 131

Tuesday, June 5, 2018
mooring line ops US Navy
Navy

U.S. Navy Weighs Passage Through Taiwan Strait

by Phil Stewart (Reuters) – The United States is considering sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait, U.S. officials say, in a move that could

June 5, 2018
Total Views: 94

Monday, June 4, 2018
china u.s. trade
Shipping News

Free Trade Puts Republican Megadonors on Collision Course with Trump

The Koch-backed groups also said that Congress should repeal the Jones Act, which requires goods shipped between U.S. ports to be transported on vessels that

June 4, 2018
Total Views: 30

vos theia
Interesting

World Food Programme Vessel ‘VOS Theia’ Attacked Off Yemen

GENEVA, June 4 (Reuters) – Unidentified forces attacked a U.N. aid vessel off the main Yemeni port of Hodeidah at the weekend and started a fire in the

June 4, 2018
Total Views: 226

Sunday, June 3, 2018
Tanker Scrappage To Hit Multi-Year High
Environment

Tanker Scrappage To Hit Multi-Year High

by Jessica Jaganathan (Reuters) – The shipping industry will this year scrap the largest number of oil tankers in over half-a-decade, driven by weak

June 3, 2018
Total Views: 73

With Ports, Ships and Promises, India Asserts Role in Southeast Asia
News

With Ports, Ships and Promises, India Asserts Role in Southeast Asia

By Raju Gopalakrishnan SINGAPORE, June 3 (Reuters) – Almost lost in the din of the upcoming U.S-North Korea summit and fresh tension between Washington

June 3, 2018
Total Views: 43

Saturday, June 2, 2018
Cargo Washes Ashore in Australia After 83 Containers Tumble from Ship
News

Cargo Washes Ashore in Australia After 83 Containers Tumble from Ship

By Alison Bevege SYDNEY, June 2 (Reuters) – A cargo ship lost 83 containers over-board during heavy seas off Australia and items including

June 2, 2018
Total Views: 120