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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
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News

Curacao Faces ‘Potential Crisis’ from Venezuela-Conoco Row, Prime Minister Says

CARACAS, May 8 (Reuters) – A legal dispute between ConocoPhillips and Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA could leave Curacao’s economically important

May 8, 2018
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News

Iran Oil Exports to Europe, Asia At Risk with Trump’s Decision

By Jessica Resnick-Ault, Jane Chung and Osamu Tsukimori NEW YORK/SEOUL/TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) – Iran’s exports of oil to China, Europe and other

May 8, 2018
Total Views: 36

u.s. withdraws from iran nuclear deal
Multimedia

President Trump is Withdrawing the United States from the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday pulled the United States out of an international agreement aimed at

May 8, 2018
Total Views: 127

Monday, May 7, 2018
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
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Iran Says New Sanctions Would Not Stifle its Oil Industry

By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA, May 7 (Reuters) – The Iranian oil industry will continue to develop even if the United States pulls out of the 2015 nuclear

May 7, 2018
Total Views: 38

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Abu Dhabi Ports Signs 30-Year Deal with MSC to Build Terminal

By Alexander Cornwell ABU DHABI, May 7 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to

May 7, 2018
Total Views: 149

Saturday, May 5, 2018
sanchi tanker fire
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Split Verdict Over ‘Sanchi’ Tanker Collision with Chinese Freighter -Iran TV

DUBAI, May 5 (Reuters) – A committee investigating a collision between an Iranian tanker and a Chinese freighter has come to diverging conclusions over

May 5, 2018
Total Views: 130

argentine grain exports
News

Ship Runs Aground Causing Delays on Argentina’s Parana River Near Rosario

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, May 4 (Reuters) – Around 60 ships faced delays on Friday near Argentina’s grains hub of Rosario after a vessel on

May 5, 2018
Total Views: 70

Friday, May 4, 2018
KARMATE
Collision

Greek Naval And Turkish Cargo Ship Collide

by Michele Kambas (Reuters) – A Greek gunboat was nudged by a Turkish cargo vessel early on Friday while on patrol for unauthorized migrant crossings in

May 4, 2018
Total Views: 54

Thursday, May 3, 2018
China Installs Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles on South China Sea Outposts -Report
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China Installs Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles on South China Sea Outposts -Report

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) – China has installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three of its outposts in the South

May 3, 2018
Total Views: 52

Peak Pegasus
Shipping News

Ship Carrying U.S. Sorghum to China Changes Course to South Korea

BEIJING, May 3 (Reuters) – A vessel carrying 58,503 tonnes of sorghum from the United States switched its destination from China to South Korea early on

May 3, 2018
Total Views: 50

thunder horse platform
News

In U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Robots and Drones Take on Dangerous Offshore Oil and Gas Work

By Liz Hampton HOUSTON, May 3 (Reuters) – At BP’s massive Thunder Horse oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, a dog-sized robot called Maggie

May 3, 2018
Total Views: 235

Wednesday, May 2, 2018
dry bulk vessel
News

Trade Rows Spell Gain, and Pain, for U.S. Grain Exporters

By Karl Plume and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, May 2 (Reuters) – Global grain marketers have seized upon trade tensions between the United States and

May 2, 2018
Total Views: 31

cargo containers
News

Turkmenistan Seeks to Tap into East-West Cargo Flows with New Caspian Sea Port

TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan, May 2 (Reuters) – Turkmenistan on Wednesday opened a new $1.5 billion cargo and passenger seaport on the Caspian Sea aiming

May 2, 2018
Total Views: 53

Monday, April 30, 2018
Marathon oil texas city refinery. Photo: Marathon Petroleum
Offshore

Marathon to Become Top U.S. Refiner with $23 Billion Acquisition of Andeavor

By John Benny – April 30 (Reuters) – Marathon Petroleum Corp agreed to buy rival Andeavor for more than $23 billion in a deal creating one of

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 108

Tug Towing Iceberg
Interesting

The Guy Who Raised the Costa Concordia Wants to Wrangle Icebergs to Help Cape Town’s Water Crisis

By Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG, April 30 (Reuters) – Marine salvage experts are floating a plan to tug icebergs from Antarctica to South Africa’s

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 239

Thwaites Glacier.Credit: NSF photo
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Scientists Study Antarctic Glacier, Hoping to Crack Sea Level Risks

OSLO, April 30 (Reuters) – Britain and the United States launched a $25 million project on Monday to study the risks of a collapse of a giant glacier in

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 51

offshore wind turbines
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Taiwan Emerging as Battleground to Expand Offshore Wind in Asia

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, April 30 (Reuters) – Taiwan is becoming the next battleground for the world’s top offshore wind developers as

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 77

Saturday, April 28, 2018
Australia And Canada To Monitor North Korean Ships
Defense

Australia And Canada To Monitor North Korean Ships

By Alison Bevege SYDNEY, April 28 (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Saturday the country will send a military patrol

April 28, 2018
Total Views: 63

Friday, April 27, 2018
Ships at anchor off Singapore.
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Singapore Extends Compulsory Use of Flow Meters to Distillate Barges

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) – Singapore will extend the mandatory use of mass-flow-meters to bunker barges delivering

April 27, 2018
Total Views: 47

Thursday, April 26, 2018
baltic exchange
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Baltic Exchange to Launch New Container Shipping Index

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) – London’s Baltic Exchange is developing a container shipping index with Hong Kong-headquartered group Freightos in

April 26, 2018
Total Views: 104