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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
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Maritime News

Coast Guard Wraps First Day of Testimony in El Faro Hearing

By Barbara Liston Feb 16 (Reuters) – The captain of the U.S. cargo ship that sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane last fall, killing all 33 people on

February 16, 2016
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Maersk to Change Freight Rate Announcements After EU Probe
Maritime News

Maersk to Change Freight Rate Announcements After EU Probe

COPENHAGEN, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, said on Tuesday it would change the way it publishes

February 16, 2016
Total Views: 18

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Maritime News

Fred. Olsen Energy Says Drilling Rates to Stay at Loss-Making Levels

OSLO, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Global offshore drilling rig rates will remain at loss-making levels as the market continues to suffer from overcapacity,

February 16, 2016
Total Views: 19

Baltic Index Climbs Above 300
Maritime News

Baltic Index Climbs Above 300

Feb 16 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Tuesday, on gains

February 16, 2016
Total Views: 6

Monday, February 15, 2016
Baltic Dry Index Edges Up Again
Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Edges Up Again

Feb 15 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged higher for a second

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 37

Sunday, February 14, 2016
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Maritime News

Kremlin Considers Privatizing Sovkomflot

By Denis Dyomkin and Lidia Kelly (Reuters) The Kremlin is considering reducing state stakes in shipping firm Sovkomflot as well as the oil

February 14, 2016
Total Views: 4

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Maritime News

Foreign Tanker Seized By Libyan Navy

(Reuters) Libyan naval forces have seized a Sierra Leone-flagged tanker on suspicion of illegally entering Libyan waters in an attempt to smuggle gasoline,

February 14, 2016
Total Views: 54

Saturday, February 13, 2016
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Blog

New Film ‘Fire at Sea’ shows horror of refugee crossings

(Reuters)Images shot in the hold of a boat where dozens of people died of asphyxiation after five hours in the Mediterranean brought home the horror of the

February 13, 2016
Total Views: 74

Friday, February 12, 2016
Maersk Moves to Scrap Ships at Alang Shibreakers, Angering NGO
Maritime News

Maersk Moves to Scrap Ships at Alang Shibreakers, Angering NGO

By Sabina Zawadzki and Robert-Jan Bartunek COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Maersk Line said on Friday it had chosen four shipbreaking yards along

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 439

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Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Logs First Gain of 2016

Feb 12 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for the first time

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 59

Thursday, February 11, 2016
NATO Launches Aegean Sea Mission to Combat Migrant Smugglers
Maritime News

NATO Launches Aegean Sea Mission to Combat Migrant Smugglers

By Robin Emmott and Phil Stewart BRUSSELS, Feb 11 (Reuters) – NATO ships are on their way to the Aegean Sea to help Turkey and Greece crack down on

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 43

Baltic Index Ends Flat, Pausing 12 Day Losing Streak
Maritime News

Baltic Index Ends Flat, Pausing 12 Day Losing Streak

Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, ended flat on Thursday

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 0

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Maritime News

Maersk Drilling Sees Rig Overcapacity Lasting for ‘Foreseeable Future’

OSLO, Feb 11 (Reuters) – As much as one third of the global offshore fleet of oil drilling rigs could be idled in 2016 as energy firms scale back

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 9

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
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SBM Offshore Says U.S. Re-Opens Bribery Probe

By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM, Feb 10 (Reuters) – SBM Offshore, the world’s top oil production ship leasing company, said on Wednesday that U.S.

February 10, 2016
Total Views: 3

Shipping Containers Stacked Tall
Maritime News

Container Shipping Lines Offer to Settle EU Pricing Probe

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Leading shipping container groups Maersk, MSC and 13 other firms have offered to change their pricing

February 10, 2016
Total Views: 22

Maersk’s $2.5 Billion Loss in Q4 2015 Worse Than Expected
Maritime News

Maersk’s $2.5 Billion Loss in Q4 2015 Worse Than Expected

By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk tumbled to a loss of $2.5 billion in the last three months of 2015

February 10, 2016
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
North Korean Shipping Firm Skirts UN Sanctions to Gain Port Access
News

North Korean Shipping Firm Skirts UN Sanctions to Gain Port Access

By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Feb 9 (Reuters) – A U.N.-blacklisted North Korean shipping company continues to evade sanctions

February 9, 2016
Total Views: 49

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Maritime News

Europe Calls Time on Ship Navigation Scheme Despite Risks at Sea

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – A British-led initiative to create a back-up to satellite navigation systems for ships has been pulled after

February 9, 2016
Total Views: 102

Monday, February 8, 2016
bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
Maritime News

Baltic Index Down Again on Muted Vessel Demand

Feb 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, registered a new

February 8, 2016
Total Views: 3

Saturday, February 6, 2016
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Environment

Environmental Group Halts Offshore Fracking In California

(Reuters) A conservation group said the federal government must stop approving offshore fracking from oil platforms in California’s Santa Barbara Channel

February 6, 2016
Total Views: 59
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