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Thursday, January 25, 2018
keppel shipyard
Offshore

Keppel Posts First Quarterly Loss in 14 Years on Bribery Fine

SINGAPORE, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp swung to its first quarterly net loss in 14 years, after accounting for a huge fine

January 25, 2018
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News

Gunvor Gets Go-Ahead for Bunker Fuel Refinery Upgrade in Port of Rotterdam

LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The Netherlands has given provisional approval to Gunvor to add a fuel upgrading unit at its Rotterdam refinery, according to

January 25, 2018
Total Views: 101

cssc Guangzhou Shipyard
Shipping News

China to Inject New Capital Into State-Owned Shipyards

SINGAPORE, Jan 25 (Reuters) – China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s listed units CSSC Holdings and CSSC Offshore & Marine plan to bring in

January 25, 2018
Total Views: 139

fisherman protest in French fishermen block the port of Calais halting shipping movements at France's busiest passenger port and a major entry point to Europe for British goods, in protest at losses inflicted by the practice of electric pulse fishing in Calais, France
News

Protesting Fisherman Paralyze France’s Port of Calais

LILLE, France, Jan 25 (Reuters) – French fishermen blockaded Calais throughout Thursday, halting shipping movements at France’s busiest passenger

January 25, 2018
Total Views: 49

sanchi tanker fire
Shipping News

China Agrees to Joint Tanker Collision Probe with Panama, Iran, Hong Kong

BEIJING, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The maritime authorities of China, Panama, Iran and Hong Kong on Thursday signed an agreement to jointly investigate a

January 25, 2018
Total Views: 31

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
north korea ship sanctions
News

U.S. Slaps New Sanctions on Entities, People and Ships Connected to North Korea

By David Brunnstrom and David Alexander WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The United States announced new sanctions aimed at stopping North Korea’s

January 24, 2018
Total Views: 119

LNG carrier gaselys
News

Commentary: A Tale of a Tanker, Russian Gas, Sanctions and Energy Politics

By Agnia Grigas Jan 24 (Reuters) – After months of President Donald Trump’s promises to bring about a new era of American “energy dominance,”

January 24, 2018
Total Views: 91

sanchi tanker response
News

Officials Open Sanchi Tanker’s Black Box

BEIRUT, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The black boxes for the tanker Sanchi and the freighter CF Crystal, the two vessels that collided in the worst oil ship

January 24, 2018
Total Views: 58

North korean tanker sanctions
News

Japan Tells UN of North Korean Tanker Suspected of Sanctions Busting

TOKYO, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Japan has told the United Nations about a North Korean tanker spotted in the East China Sea that it suspects was engaged in a

January 24, 2018
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, January 23, 2018
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News

Private Firm Kicks Off Search for Malaysia’s Flight MH370

SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Reuters) – A U.S.-based company has begun searching for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Malaysia said on Tuesday, as it

January 23, 2018
Total Views: 68

Danish Inventor Charged with Abusing Journalist Before Killing Her Aboard Homemade Submarine
Shipping News

Danish Inventor Charged with Abusing Journalist Before Killing Her Aboard Homemade Submarine

By Julie Astrid Thomsen COPENHAGEN, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Danish inventor Peter Madsen tied up and abused Swedish journalist Kim Wall before murdering

January 23, 2018
Total Views: 74

Monday, January 22, 2018
Team vestas 11th hour racing
News

Vestas Team Withdraws from Volvo Ocean Race Leg After Fatal Collision with Fishing Boat

Jan 20 (Reuters) – Vestas 11th Hour Racing withdrew from the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday after a fatal collision with a fishing boat

January 22, 2018
Total Views: 174

tanker at anchor
News

Tanzania President Bans Registration of Foreign Ships, Orders Probe

By Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday put a temporary ban on the registration of

January 22, 2018
Total Views: 83

Saturday, January 20, 2018
uss hopper.Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexander Ventura II/Released)
News

China Accuses U.S. Warship of Violating Its Sovereignty

SHANGHAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near a disputed territory claimed by China in the South China Sea earlier in the week, U.S.

January 20, 2018
Total Views: 96

Friday, January 19, 2018
sanchi tanker response
Shipping News

China Says Sunken Iranian Tanker May Be Leaking Heavy Oil

China’s Ministry of Transportation announced on January 17 that the wreck of Sanchi has been located at a depth of 115 meters (377 ft).   By Chen

January 19, 2018
Total Views: 31

maersk ship
News

France Says No to ‘Far-Fetched’ English Channel Bridge Idea

By Guy Faulconbridge and Brian Love LONDON/PARIS, Jan 19 (Reuters) – France on Friday politely rejected Boris Johnson’s idea of building a

January 19, 2018
Total Views: 55

dry bulk vessel
News

Baltic Index Falls, Capesizes Post Biggest Weekly Drop in 2 Years

Jan 19 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell on Friday and continued to linger around five month lows as the capesize

January 19, 2018
Total Views: 35

Thursday, January 18, 2018
Hapag-Lloyd Container-ship BOSTON EXPRESS
News

Hapag-Lloyd Sees Shipping Demand Up, More Mergers in 2018

HAMBURG, Jan 18 (Reuters) – German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd sees demand for transport growing 4 percent in 2018 and expects more shipping firms to

January 18, 2018
Total Views: 31

singapore-anchorage
Piracy

The Tankship Triangle: Southeast Asia’s Illegal Oil Market

by Henning Gloystein (Reuters) – An alleged oil heist in Singapore that has already led to 20 arrests, the seizure of at least one tanker and

January 18, 2018
Total Views: 190

Wednesday, January 17, 2018
sanchi oil spill
News

Sanchi Tanker Wreck Produces Two Oil Slicks in East China Sea

BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – An Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea has left two oil slicks covering a combined 109 square km (42 square

January 17, 2018
Total Views: 88