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Wednesday, February 7, 2018
oil platform southern california
News

California Move Meant to Challenge Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb 7 (Reuters) – California will block the transportation through its state of petroleum from new offshore oil

February 7, 2018
Total Views: 48

Nigeria’s Thirst for Gasoline Draws Rare Suezmax Cargo to West Africa
News

Nigeria’s Thirst for Gasoline Draws Rare Suezmax Cargo to West Africa

By Libby George and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s push to keep its citizens stocked with fuel is drawing close to a

February 7, 2018
Total Views: 53

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News

Panama Canal Sees LNG Carrier Traffic Rising 50%

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Feb 7 (Reuters) – The number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers traversing the Panama Canal is expected to jump 50

February 7, 2018
Total Views: 67

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
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News

Senior COSCO Shipping Exec Shot Dead in Pakistan

By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan, Feb 6 (Reuters) – A senior Chinese shipping company executive was shot dead in the violence-plagued Pakistani

February 6, 2018
Total Views: 64

Philippines President Duterte Bans Foreign Research Ships
Shipping News

Philippines President Duterte Bans Foreign Research Ships

By Manuel Mogato MANILA, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all foreign scientific research off the country’s

February 6, 2018
Total Views: 63

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Interesting

North Korean Olympics Ferry Sails Past Sanctions with Karaoke, Ice Cream

By Hyonhee Shin and Elaine Lies SEOUL/MUKHO PORT, Feb 6 (Reuters) – A North Korean ferry arrived in South Korea on Tuesday carrying a 140-strong

February 6, 2018
Total Views: 148

offshore wind turbine
News

British Offshore Wind Project Draws Investment Heavyweights

By Nina Chestney and Christoph Steitz LONDON/FRANKFURT, Feb 6 (Reuters) – British offshore wind project Triton Knoll has attracted the interest of

February 6, 2018
Total Views: 55

Monday, February 5, 2018
thai fishing boat
Shipping News

Many in Thai Fishing Industry Fail to See Conditions as Slavery – Research

By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thai fishing boat owners who trap workers on board ships and withhold wages often do not

February 5, 2018
Total Views: 111

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News

Greenpeace Appeals After Losing Norwegian Arctic Drilling Lawsuit

By Alister Doyle and Terje Solsvik OSLO, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Environmental groups launched an appeal on Monday after an Oslo court rejected their

February 5, 2018
Total Views: 64

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News

Livestock Carrier Escapes Brazil’s Live Animal Export Ban

by José Roberto Gomes (Reuters) – A Brazilian federal court late on Sunday lifted an injunction blocking the shipment of around 25,000 cattle from

February 5, 2018
Total Views: 258

A LNG tanker is tugged towards a thermal power station in Futtsu
Ports

New LNG Terminals Get Smaller

by Julie Gordon (Reuters) – The liquefied natural gas market is growing every year, but the LNG terminals that ship and receive the fuel are shrinking.

February 5, 2018
Total Views: 71

Saturday, February 3, 2018
FILE PHOTO: Migrants on a dinghy are rescued by "Save the Children" NGO crew from the ship Vos Hestia in the Mediterranean sea off Libya coast
Incidents

Migrant Rescue Ships In New EU Mission Are Not Obliged To Bring Migrants to Italy

By Steve Scherer (Reuters) – The European Union’s border agency Frontex launched a new Mediterranean operation called Themis on Thursday, removing

February 3, 2018
Total Views: 77

Friday, February 2, 2018
Italian Shipbuilder Fincantieri Takes Control of STX France
News

Italian Shipbuilder Fincantieri Takes Control of STX France

MILAN, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri said on Friday it had bought a 50 percent share in STX shipyards from France, in a deal expected

February 2, 2018
Total Views: 86

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Shipping News

Noble Group Says Proposed Deals to Sell Four Ships Fall Through

SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Crisis-wracked commodity trader Noble Group said on Friday said proposed agreements to sell four dry bulk carrier vessels

February 2, 2018
Total Views: 15

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News

Baltic Index Falls 10% This Week; Capesize Index Down 17%

Feb 2 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, ended the week over 10 percent lower on Friday, as rates fell across all vessel

February 2, 2018
Total Views: 22

Sanchi Oil Spill East China Sea
Oil Spill

Sanchi Oil Spill Drifts Toward Japan

by Osamu Tsukimori (Reuters) – Clumps of oil have washed up on the shores of southern Japan and there are fears they may be leaking from an Iranian crude

February 2, 2018
Total Views: 58

Thursday, February 1, 2018
Singapore Arrests Former Keppel Execs in Brazil Bribery Probe
News

Singapore Arrests Former Keppel Execs in Brazil Bribery Probe

SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Several former executives of Keppel Corp have been arrested by Singaporean authorities in a probe related to charges its

February 1, 2018
Total Views: 45

bulk carrier at anchor
Shipping News

Baltic Dry Index to Become Tradable After Benchmark Changes

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Changes to the Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index has created the possibility of it becoming a

February 1, 2018
Total Views: 103

sanchi tanker response
Shipping News

Chinese Salvage Team Trying to Remove Bunker Fuel from Sunken Sanchi Oil Tanker

BEIJING, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Chinese salvage crews are still trying to remove 1,900 tonnes of bunker fuel, the heavy oil used in ship engines, from a

February 1, 2018
Total Views: 68

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Finance

Baltic Index Approaches 6-Month Low

by Arpan Varghese (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index extended its slide to a fourth straight session to touch a near six-month

February 1, 2018
Total Views: 35