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Sunday, May 31, 2015
Pentagon Pledges $18 million To Hanoi For Metal Shark Patrol Boats
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Pentagon Pledges $18 million To Hanoi For Metal Shark Patrol Boats

(Reuters) May 31 U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter pledged $18 million on Sunday to help Vietnam buy U.S. patrol boats, shortly after touring a Vietnamese

May 31, 2015
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Migrant Refuges in Sicilian
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Over 5,000 Rescued In Mediterranean Migrant Crisis, 17 Die

(Reuters) The corpses of 17 migrants were brought ashore in Sicily aboard an Italian naval vessel on Sunday along with 454 survivors as efforts intensified to

May 31, 2015
Total Views: 10

Saturday, May 30, 2015
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U.S. Navy Destroyer Responds “Aggressively” To Russian Fighter Flyby

Jason Bush (Reuters) Russian military aircraft were scrambled to head off a U.S. warship that was acting “aggressively” in the Black Sea,

May 30, 2015
Total Views: 11

Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands
Navy

Beijing Angered By U.S. Defense Secretary’s Comments

BY DAVID ALEXANDER AND RACHEL ARMSTRONG (Reuters) U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Saturday that China’s island-building in the South China Sea

May 30, 2015
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Friday, May 29, 2015
Great Barrier Reef Kept Off UNESCO ‘Danger’ List
Maritime News

Great Barrier Reef Kept Off UNESCO ‘Danger’ List

A heritage committee of the UNESCO cultural agency stopped short on Friday of placing Australia's Great Barrier Reef on an "in danger" list, but raised

May 29, 2015
Total Views: 7

Tanker Owner Frontline Beats Forecasts
Maritime News

Tanker Owner Frontline Beats Forecasts

Crude oil tanker firm Frontline posted first-quarter operating profit above expectations on Friday and said it had renegotiated its relationship with

May 29, 2015
Total Views: 21

Thursday, May 28, 2015
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Petrobras Cancels Offshore Vessel Leases – Schahin

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras canceled leases with Schahin Petroleo e Gas SA for five offshore oil drilling and production vessels after a cash

May 28, 2015
Total Views: 72

Dockworkers End Two-Day Strike at Israel’s Busiest Ports – UPDATE
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Dockworkers End Two-Day Strike at Israel’s Busiest Ports – UPDATE

Striking Israeli dockworkers defied a court order on Thursday and shut down the country's two main seaports for a second day in protest at the creation of two

May 28, 2015
Total Views: 8

Golden Ocean – Dry Bulk Market Has Gone From ‘Bad to Worse’
Maritime News

Golden Ocean – Dry Bulk Market Has Gone From ‘Bad to Worse’

Dry bulk shipping firm Golden Ocean reported first-quarter earnings below forecasts on Thursday and said its market had gone from "bad to worse" with market

May 28, 2015
Total Views: 23

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Environmentalists Cite Santa Barbara Oil Spill in Fight Against New Offshore Drilling Plan
Maritime News

Environmentalists Cite Santa Barbara Oil Spill in Fight Against New Offshore Drilling Plan

Environmentalists urged California regulators on Wednesday to reject a proposed expansion of the only offshore drilling operation still permitted in state

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 7

Monday, May 25, 2015
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Navy

South China Sea – Philippines seeks stronger U.S. commitment

by Manuel Mogato (Reuters) The Philippines is seeking a “stronger commitment” from the United States to help its ally, the defense minister said on

May 25, 2015
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China Buildup South China Sea
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South China Sea – Maritime Build-up Accelerates

(Reuters) Southeast Asian nations are prioritizing spending on their navies and coastguards amid rising tensions in the South China Sea, but as their

May 25, 2015
Total Views: 11

Sunday, May 24, 2015
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Maritime News

Libyan Warplanes Attack Oil Tanker Off Coast

Warplanes from Libya's official government attacked an oil tanker off the coast near the city of Sirte on Sunday, wounding two people, officials

May 24, 2015
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Possible Criminal Charges In California Oil Spill
Oil Spill

Possible Criminal Charges In California Oil Spill

BY TIM REID [contextly_sidebar id=”yJq4yctHPJVrEXwzB4yvXnoYmzyRrPA9″](Reuters)Government prosecutors are investigating the company at the center of

May 24, 2015
Total Views: 15

Saturday, May 23, 2015
Santa Barbara – Spill May Hamper Big California Oil Projects
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Santa Barbara – Spill May Hamper Big California Oil Projects

by Rory Carroll [contextly_sidebar id=”QWF15ijZkaKlgIo1hM08QgRAYs7Ffy18″]May 22, San Francisco (Reuters) Hundreds of barrels of oil that gushed

May 23, 2015
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Five Tunisian Migrants Die In Wreck

By Jonathan Saul [contextly_sidebar id=”yJq4yctHPJVrEXwzB4yvXnoYmzyRrPA9″]London, May 22 (Reuters) by Tarek Amara (Reuters) At least five Tunisian

May 23, 2015
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Friday, May 22, 2015
Iran Aid Ship Docks in Djibouti Without Incident
Maritime News

Iran Aid Ship Docks in Djibouti Without Incident

An Iranian aid ship docked on Friday in Djibouti, where its cargo will be inspected by the United Nations before being moved to conflict-torn Yemen, Iran's

May 22, 2015
Total Views: 16

Container Freight Rates Fell Over 32% This Week on Key Route
Maritime News

Container Freight Rates Fell Over 32% This Week on Key Route

Shipping freight rates on the world's busiest route, from Asia to Northern Europe, fell by the largest percentage amount since 2008, reflecting wild volatility

May 22, 2015
Total Views: 46

chevron south america ulcc jurong shipyard drydock
Maritime News

Looking Back at a Real Supertanker, the ULCC Chevron South America

The largest Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC) ever to visit Singapore, the Chevron South America, sits in Jurong Shipyard in Singapore in this July 23, 1996

May 22, 2015
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Santa Barbara Oil Spill is SoCal’s Worst Since 1969
Oil Spill

Santa Barbara Oil Spill is SoCal’s Worst Since 1969

Cleanup teams labored on Thursday for a third day to remove patches of crude petroleum that stained a California beach and fouled offshore waters from a

May 21, 2015
Total Views: 40
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