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Thursday, October 26, 2017
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

Tuesday, October 24, 2017
arctic ice
News

Arctic Sea Ice May Be Declining Faster Than Expected -Study

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Arctic sea ice may be thinning faster than predicted because salty snow on the surface of the ice skews the accuracy

October 24, 2017
Total Views: 202

Titanic Victim’s Letter Sells for Record $166,000
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Titanic Victim’s Letter Sells for Record $166,000

LONDON (Reuters) – A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic sold at auction on Saturday for 126,000 pounds

October 24, 2017
Total Views: 79

Six Crew Kidnapped from German-Owned Containership Off Nigeria
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Six Crew Kidnapped from German-Owned Containership Off Nigeria

BERLIN, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Six crew from a German container vessel have been kidnapped in Nigerian waters, a shipping company said on Tuesday. Four of

October 24, 2017
Total Views: 73

Monday, October 23, 2017
Save the Children Suspends Mediterranean Migrant Rescues
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Save the Children Suspends Mediterranean Migrant Rescues

By Steve Scherer ROME, Oct 23 (Reuters) – International humanitarian group Save the Children said on Monday it had suspended migrant rescues in the

October 23, 2017
Total Views: 107

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Marine Weather

Typhoon Lan Heads Out To Sea, Three Dead In Japan

by Elaine Lies (Reuters) A rapidly weakening typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides and flooding that prompted evacuation orders

October 23, 2017
Total Views: 121

Sunday, October 22, 2017
Search Suspended for Missing Barge Crew Members Suspended Off Texas
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Search Suspended for Missing Barge Crew Members Suspended Off Texas

HOUSTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – A sea and air search was suspended on Sunday for two crew members who went missing after an oil barge caught fire early on

October 22, 2017
Total Views: 68

Saturday, October 21, 2017
EU NAVFOR naval anti pirate ops Somalia
Maritime Security

Yemeni PM Claims Fishermen Have Seized Iranian Ship

DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian vessel with 19 sailors on board has been seized near a Yemeni island by local fishermen, Yemen’s prime minister said on

October 21, 2017
Total Views: 123

Friday, October 20, 2017
Qatar Diplomatic Crisis Delays Sale of Gulf Shipping Firm, Sources Say
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Qatar Diplomatic Crisis Delays Sale of Gulf Shipping Firm, Sources Say

By Jonathan Saul and Tom Arnold LONDON/DUBAI, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Qatar’s diplomatic crisis is holding up the sale of a shipping company it

October 20, 2017
Total Views: 38

Thursday, October 19, 2017
panama canal cruise ship
News

Panama Breaks Ground on New Cruise Terminal

PANAMA CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) – A group including China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) has started building a $165 million port in Panama for

October 19, 2017
Total Views: 118

Wednesday, October 18, 2017
U.S., South Korea Conduct Joint Navy Drills to Counter North’s Threat
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U.S., South Korea Conduct Joint Navy Drills to Counter North’s Threat

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States began week-long joint Navy drills in the waters around the Korean peninsula on Monday, amid high

October 18, 2017
Total Views: 61

Tuesday, October 17, 2017
vlcc tanker
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Newest Outpost for U.S. Crude Exports: India

By Julia Simon and Nidhi Verma NEW YORK/NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (Reuters) – India is set to emerge as a key market for American crude exports in coming months,

October 17, 2017
Total Views: 48

shipping containers
News

China to Take 70 Percent Stake in Strategic Port in Myanmar – Official

By Yimou Lee and Thu Thu Aung YANGON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – China has agreed take a 70 percent stake in a strategically important sea port in Myanmar,

October 17, 2017
Total Views: 100

Monday, October 16, 2017
ophelia hits ireland
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Three Dead as Ophelia Batters Ireland

By Clodagh Kilcoyne LAHINCH, Ireland, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Three people died as Tropical Storm Ophelia battered Ireland’s southern coast on

October 16, 2017
Total Views: 76

Thursday, October 12, 2017
Trump Nominates White House Aide Kirstjen Nielsen to Head Homeland Security
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Trump Nominates White House Aide Kirstjen Nielsen to Head Homeland Security

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will nominate Kirstjen Nielsen, who as top aide to his White House chief of

October 12, 2017
Total Views: 64

Wednesday, October 11, 2017
U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Disputed South China Islands
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U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Disputed South China Islands

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three U.S.

October 11, 2017
Total Views: 89

In Blocking Arms to Yemen, Saudi Blockade Squeezes a Starving Population
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In Blocking Arms to Yemen, Saudi Blockade Squeezes a Starving Population

By Selam Gebrekidan and Jonathan Saul DJIBOUTI, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Late last year, the Kota Nazar, a Singaporean ship with 636 containers of steel,

October 11, 2017
Total Views: 45

Navy Relieves USS John S. McCain Commander, Executive Officer Over ‘Preventable’ Collision
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Navy Relieves USS John S. McCain Commander, Executive Officer Over ‘Preventable’ Collision

TOKYO Oct 11 (Reuters) – The collision of the USS John S.McCain guided missile destroyer with a merchant ship near Singapore in August that killed 10

October 11, 2017
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
north korea ship ban
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U.N. Imposes Global Ban for Ships Caught Carrying North Korean Contraband

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council has banned four ships from ports globally for carrying

October 10, 2017
Total Views: 67