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Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Italy Moves to Force Big Cruise Ships to Take Back Route to Venice
Shipping News

Italy Moves to Force Big Cruise Ships to Take Back Route to Venice

ROME, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Gondolas and water taxis will never again have to vie with big cruise ships for space in front of Venice’s iconic St.

November 7, 2017
Total Views: 124

By Sheila Fitzgerald
Finance

Maersk Steers Shipping Forecasts Lower

by Stine Jacobsen (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk , the world’s largest container shipping group, cut the profit forecast for its core business on

November 7, 2017
Total Views: 83

Monday, November 6, 2017
U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross ‘Likely’ to Divest Stake in Russia-Linked Navigator Holdings
News

U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross ‘Likely’ to Divest Stake in Russia-Linked Navigator Holdings

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday he probably would not keep his holdings in a shipping company with

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 24

uss nimitz in singapore strait
News

Three U.S. Aircraft Carriers to Stage Drill as Trump Visits Asia

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups will exercise together in the Western Pacific

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 27

NORBE VIII drillship
Offshore

Petrobras Seeks Halt to Drillship Operations After Accident

By Aluisio Alves and Marta Nogueira SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 116

Nicaragua Climate Politics in Hot Water Over $50 Billion Canal Plan
Shipping News

Nicaragua Climate Politics in Hot Water Over $50 Billion Canal Plan

By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Nov 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Shaking off its climate change “pariah” status alongside the United

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 102

Echoes of Cold War as NATO Mulls New North Atlantic Command
News

Echoes of Cold War as NATO Mulls New North Atlantic Command

By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, Nov 6 (Reuters) – NATO needs to establish a new regional base for protecting the North Atlantic against increased Russian naval

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 50

Billionaire Cash
Finance

Got Billions? Credit Suisse Will Make You A Shipping Magnate

by Jonathan Saul (Reuters) The leap in assets at Credit Suisse’s private bank to a record high this year has been aided by a key plank of the bank’s

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 135

Sunday, November 5, 2017
Tian-Kun-dredge-ship
Shipbuilding

China Tests New “Island Builder” Dredge

MANILA, Nov 6 (Reuters) – The Philippines expressed concern on Monday about China’s testing of a massive dredging ship, saying it would track its

November 5, 2017
Total Views: 382

Friday, November 3, 2017
nuclear icebreaker convoy
News

U.S. Government Report Says ‘Extremely Likely’ that Humans Are Causing Global Temperatures to Rise

By Emily Flitter WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The rapid pace of global climate change is almost certainly driven by human activity, like burning

November 3, 2017
Total Views: 86

Liaoning aircraft carrier
News

China Hopes U.S. Can “Help, Not Cause Problems” in South China Sea

By Michael Martina BEIJING, Nov 3 (Reuters) – China hopes the United States can “help and not cause problems” in the disputed South China

November 3, 2017
Total Views: 60

Thursday, November 2, 2017
uss John mccain
Shipping News

U.S. Navy Orders Back-to-Basics Reforms After Deadly Collisions

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy announced a series of systemic reforms on Thursday aimed at restoring basic naval skills and

November 2, 2017
Total Views: 127

Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Glory Amsterdam grounding
News

Towing of Grounded Bulk Carrier Off Germany Could Take Until Friday

BERLIN, Nov 1 (Reuters) – It may take until Friday to free the grounded freighter “Glory Amsterdam” from a sand bar near the North Sea island

November 1, 2017
Total Views: 107

turkish ship bilal bal sinks
News

Turkish Cargo Ship Sinks in Black Sea, 10 Missing

ISTANBUL, Nov 1 (Reuters) – A Turkish cargo ship with 10 crew on board sank in the Black Sea near the Asian side of Istanbul early on Wednesday morning,

November 1, 2017
Total Views: 746

Tuesday, October 31, 2017
floating offshore nuclear power plant
News

China Close to Completing First Offshore Nuclear Reactor

By David Stanway SHANGHAI, Oct 31 (Reuters) – China’s first offshore nuclear reactor is set to be completed soon, engineers involved in the project

October 31, 2017
Total Views: 247

oil refinery
News

UN Predicts Greenhouse Gas Emissions Set to Bust Paris Agreement by 30 Percent

By Tom Miles GENEVA, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Greenhouse gas emissions are on course to be about 30 percent above the level needed to keep global warming to an

October 31, 2017
Total Views: 73

daewoo shipbuilding
Shipping News

DSME Warship Blueprints Stolen in North Korea Hack -S.Korea Lawmaker

By Haejin Choi SEOUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) – North Korea probably stole South Korean warship blueprints after hacking into Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine

October 31, 2017
Total Views: 106

Monday, October 30, 2017
euro
News

HSH Nordbank Privatization Attracts Private Equity Offers -Sources

FRANKFURT, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The owners of Germany’s HSH Nordbank received binding offers from private equity groups Apollo, Cerberus and J.C.

October 30, 2017
Total Views: 1222

U.S. Oil Export Boom Putting Infrastructure to the Test
Shipping News

U.S. Oil Export Boom Putting Infrastructure to the Test

By Catherine Ngai and Bryan Sims NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Tankers carrying record levels of crude are leaving in droves from Texas and

October 30, 2017
Total Views: 44

freighter aground in germany
Grounding Incidents

Bulk Carrier Goes Aground During Deadly Storm in Germany

BERLIN, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Shallow waters off a North Sea island complicated efforts on Monday to dislodge a large freighter that ran aground as Germany

October 30, 2017
Total Views: 298