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Monday, November 6, 2017
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

Sunday, October 29, 2017
Supertankers filling at Al Barah Oil Terminal (ABOT), Iraq
Ports

Iraq Boosts Oil Export Capacity

by Ahmed Rasheed (Reuters) Iraq has increased oil export capacity from its southern ports by 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 4.6 million bpd after adding a

October 29, 2017
Total Views: 140

Saturday, October 28, 2017
ROYAL NAVY submarine HMS Astute ready for operations
Defense

Royal Navy Sacks Coked-Up Submariners

(Reuters) – Britain’s navy has fired nine sailors serving on a nuclear-armed submarine after they tested positive for using cocaine, the country’s

October 28, 2017
Total Views: 281

Friday, October 27, 2017
offshore oil rigs
News

U.S. EPA to Review How Clean Air, Water Laws Affect Energy Sector Jobs

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it will review how bedrock laws like the

October 27, 2017
Total Views: 65

Thursday, October 26, 2017
norwegian rescue
News

Norway Says May Have Located Sunken Russian Helicopter in Barents Sea

By Terje Solsvik and Gleb Stolyarov OSLO/MOSCOW, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Norwegian rescuers believe they may have located the sunken wreckage of a Russian

October 26, 2017
Total Views: 57

Drillship Offshore Brazil
News

Brazil vs Mexico: Latin America’s Fight for Big Oil’s Money

By Marianna Parraga and Alexandra Alper HOUSTON/RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Brazil and Mexico are competing for a diminishing resource: the

October 26, 2017
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Offshore drilling rig photo via Shutterstock / James Jones Jr
News

Report on U.S. Marine Sanctuary Oil Drilling Sent to White House, Not Released to Public

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross sent a report to the White House on Wednesday

October 25, 2017
Total Views: 127