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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: 55

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

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: 56

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: 51

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: 111

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: 244

Thwaites Glacier.Credit: NSF photo
News

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: 52

offshore wind turbines
News

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: 78

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: 70

Friday, April 27, 2018
Ships at anchor off Singapore.
News

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
News

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: 105

Ship-to-ship bunkering off Singapore.
News

Singapore to Announce Mandatory Flow Meters for Bunkering Vessels -Source

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, April 26 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Maritime Port Authority (MPA) is set to announce it is making use of

April 26, 2018
Total Views: 56

bulk-ship-loading-grain
Shipping News

Another Bulker Is Stranded As Grain War Heats Up

by Josephine Mason (Reuters) – A vessel carrying 70,223 tonnes of sorghum from the United States to Asia switched its destination on Thursday, data

April 26, 2018
Total Views: 173

Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Incident Video: Bulk Carrier Crashes Into Dock at Argentine Grain Hub
News

Incident Video: Bulk Carrier Crashes Into Dock at Argentine Grain Hub

Update: Shipping agent Marítima Heinlein S.A. has issued the following statement on the incident: Regret to inform you that on 24th/April around 2315 hrs, the

April 25, 2018
Total Views: 279

Singapore Awards $1.1 Billion Contract for Phase 2 of Tuas Mega-Port Project
News

Singapore Awards $1.1 Billion Contract for Phase 2 of Tuas Mega-Port Project

By Aradhana Aravindan and Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, April 25 (Reuters) – Singapore on Wednesday announced a $1.1 billion plan to expand and modernise

April 25, 2018
Total Views: 416

Singapore Bunker Fuel Market Rallies on Tight Supplies, Quality Issues
News

Singapore Bunker Fuel Market Rallies on Tight Supplies, Quality Issues

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, April 25 (Reuters) – The Singapore fuel oil market has rallied this week as inventories have dropped at the same time that

April 25, 2018
Total Views: 28

baltic exchange offices
News

Baltic Exchange Sets Course Towards Grains, Gas and Even Air Freight

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange, owned by Singapore Exchange, plans to launch new indexes for grains, gas and

April 25, 2018
Total Views: 103

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
bulk carrier
News

China-Bound U.S. Sorghum Cargoes Diverted to Saudi Arabia, Japan

By Maha El Dahan and Karl Plume DUBAI/CHICAGO, April 24 (Reuters) – Four U.S. sorghum shipments initially bound for China have been diverted to other

April 24, 2018
Total Views: 38