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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Canada’s Offshore Oil Interest Grows as Pipeline Woes Sink Alberta Prices
Offshore

Canada’s Offshore Oil Interest Grows as Pipeline Woes Sink Alberta Prices

By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Canada’s offshore oil industry, a sliver of the country’s crude sector, is drawing

December 20, 2017
Total Views: 137

Korea Coast Guard Fires Warning Shots to Fend Off Swarming Chinese Fishing Boats
Shipping News

Korea Coast Guard Fires Warning Shots to Fend Off Swarming Chinese Fishing Boats

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, Dec 20 (Reuters) – South Korea’s coast guard said it fired 249 warning shots over a group of Chinese fishing boats

December 20, 2017
Total Views: 131

ship bottleneck
News

Ships Bottleneck: China, Australia Ports Clogged as Coal, Iron Ore Demand Soars

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Dec 20 (Reuters) – More than 300 large dry cargo ships are having to wait outside Chinese and Australian ports in a

December 20, 2017
Total Views: 127

port of Hodeidah, Yemen
Ports

Yemen Port To Stay Open Despite Deadly Missile Strikes

by Mohammed Mukhashaf (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday it would keep Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Hodeidah port

December 20, 2017
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Dense Fog Halts Shipping Across Houston Area
Offshore

Dense Fog Halts Shipping Across Houston Area

HOUSTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Dense fog halted vessel traffic along the Houston Ship Channel, idling at least 50 vessels in or near the 53-mile (85-km)

December 19, 2017
Total Views: 52

U.S. Asks U.N. to Blacklist 10 Ships Over Banned North Korea Cargo
News

U.S. Asks U.N. to Blacklist 10 Ships Over Banned North Korea Cargo

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (Reuters) – The United States has proposed that the United Nations Security Council blacklist 10 ships for

December 19, 2017
Total Views: 55

HMS Queen Elizabeth
Defense

Britain’s New £3 Billion Warship Has Sprung a Leak

LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest ever warship, the new 3.1 billion pound ($4.2 billion) aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, has a

December 19, 2017
Total Views: 115

Monday, December 18, 2017
shell enchilada platform
Offshore

Oil Workers Sue Shell Over ‘Enchilada’ Platform Fire in Gulf of Mexico

HOUSTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Three offshore oil workers filed a lawsuit against units of Royal Dutch Shell and Enbridge, seeking $1 million in damages for

December 18, 2017
Total Views: 128

French Skipper Shatters Round-the-World Solo Sailing record
Shipping News

French Skipper Shatters Round-the-World Solo Sailing record

PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Frenchman Francois Gabart set a world record for sailing around the world alone on Sunday, completing his journey in 42 days and 16

December 18, 2017
Total Views: 86

Sunday, December 17, 2017
tianjin port
Ports

China Lavishes Aid On Pakistan Town In Hope To Build Deepwater Port

By Drazen Jorgic (Reuters) – China is lavishing vast amounts of aid on a small Pakistani fishing town to win over locals and build a commercial

December 17, 2017
Total Views: 125

Saturday, December 16, 2017
missing ara san juan sub
Lifesaving Incidents

Argentina Fires Top Admiral After Submarine Tragedy

by Nicolas Misculin (Reuters) – Argentina fired the head of its navy a month after a submarine disappeared in the South Atlantic with 44 crew members

December 16, 2017
Total Views: 72

Friday, December 15, 2017
submarine cable map
Shipping News

Britain Says West Must Defend Undersea Cables from Russian Navy

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Britain and its NATO allies must defend deep sea cables against a potentially catastrophic attack by the Russia navy that

December 15, 2017
Total Views: 94

Thursday, December 14, 2017
Liaoning aircraft carrier
Shipping News

With Focus on North Korea, China Continues its South China Sea Buildup

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – While attention in Asia has been distracted by the North Korean nuclear crisis in the past year, China

December 14, 2017
Total Views: 95

Tuesday, December 12, 2017
EL FARO NTSB Board Meeting
Accidents

Overconfident Captain Ignored Storm Reports Before EL FARO Sinking -NTSB

Update: Captain’s Decisions, Shipping Company’s Poor Safety Oversight Determined as Probable Cause of EL FARO Sinking By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON,

December 12, 2017
Total Views: 158

offshore platform
News

UK North Sea’s Biggest Oil and Gas Pipeline Could Be Shut for ‘Weeks’

By Ron Bousso, Amanda Cooper and Alex Lawler LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest pipeline from its North Sea oil and gas fields is

December 12, 2017
Total Views: 91

EL Faro
News

NTSB Panel Reviewing Final Report of El Faro Investigation

Update: Captain’s Decisions, Shipping Company’s Poor Safety Oversight Determined as Probable Cause of EL FARO Sinking By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON,

December 12, 2017
Total Views: 48

Monday, December 11, 2017
Offshore oil rigs. Photo: By Lukasz Z / Shutterstock
Interesting

Trump to Open Door for Oil Drilling Off U.S. East Coast -Sources

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is preparing to unveil as soon as this week an expansive offshore oil plan that would open

December 11, 2017
Total Views: 65

Sunday, December 10, 2017
P&O ferry runs aground
Interesting

Dover-Bound P&O Ferry Runs Aground in Calais

LILLE, France, Dec 10 (Reuters) – A P&O ferry with more than 300 people on board which had run aground in Calais harbour in northern France has been

December 10, 2017
Total Views: 201

Friday, December 8, 2017
Panama, China Set Date to Start Free Trade Negotiations
News

Panama, China Set Date to Start Free Trade Negotiations

PANAMA CITY, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Panama and China will begin negotiations in June 2018 to sign a free-trade deal, the two countries’ trade ministers

December 8, 2017
Total Views: 42

Thursday, December 7, 2017
barge on ohio river
Shipping News

Low Water Halts Shipping on Lower Ohio River

By Karl Plume Dec 7 (Reuters) – A stretch of the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky, was closed to shipping traffic after a barge tow ran aground in the

December 7, 2017
Total Views: 155