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Friday, April 6, 2018
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Offshore

U.S. Interior Secretary Sees “Little” Demand for New Offshore Drilling

PRINCETON, NJ, April 6 (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said on Friday that he sees little demand from oil and gas companies for new

April 6, 2018
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Shipping News

Trump Threatens Additional Tariffs on $100 Billion More of Chinese Goods

By Michael Martina and Steve Holland BEIJING/WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) – China warned on Friday it was fully prepared to respond with a

April 6, 2018
Total Views: 34

Thursday, April 5, 2018
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News

K-Line Now Second to Admit to Cartel Conduct in Australian Court

By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY, April 5 (Reuters) – Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) has pleaded guilty to criminal cartel conduct in the transport of vehicles,

April 5, 2018
Total Views: 103

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Shipping News

Indonesia Blames Ship’s Anchor for Massive Oil Spill

By Wilda Asmarini and Bernadette Christina Munthe JAKARTA, April 5 (Reuters) – A coal ship that dropped anchor off the coast of the Indonesian port city

April 5, 2018
Total Views: 97

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News

Norway Targets IMO to Halve Global Shipping Emissions by 2050

OSLO, April 5 (Reuters) – Global shipping should set a goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Norway’s government and shipowners’

April 5, 2018
Total Views: 30

Wednesday, April 4, 2018
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News

U.S. Floats Talks After China Strikes Back in Trade Fight

By David Lawder and Michael Martina WASHINGTON/BEIJING, April 4 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration signaled on Wednesday that

April 4, 2018
Total Views: 47

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News

Saudi Arabia Expects No Oil Supply Impact from Houthi Tanker Attack

By Stephen Kalin and Rania El Gamal RIYADH/DUBAI, April 4 (Reuters) – An attack on a Saudi tanker by Yemen’s Houthis will not hit oil

April 4, 2018
Total Views: 76

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Shipping News

Tit-for-Tat: China Retaliates with Duties on American Imports

By Michael Martina and David Lawder BEIJING/WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) – China hit back quickly on Wednesday against U.S. plans to impose tariffs

April 4, 2018
Total Views: 49

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Shipping News

Bahrain Says Offshore Discovery Contains an Estimated 80 Billion Barrels of Tight Oil

MANAMA, April 4 (Reuters) – A new discovery off the coast of Bahrain is estimated to contain at least 80 billion barrels of tight oil, the

April 4, 2018
Total Views: 45

Tuesday, April 3, 2018
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News

Saudi Oil Tanker Hit in Houthi Attack Off Yemen -Coalition

Update: Saudi Supertanker Attacked in Southern Red Sea; Tanker Reported Safe After ‘Explosion’ By Sami Aboudi and Stephanie Nebehay DUBAI/GENEVA,

April 3, 2018
Total Views: 47

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Shipping News

COSCO Shipping’s Takeover of OOCL to Close by End-June, Vice Chairman Says

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, April 3 (Reuters) – COSCO Shipping’s planned acquisition of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is on track to be

April 3, 2018
Total Views: 115

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News

China Warns U.S. Not to Open Pandora’s Box, Unleash Trade Ills on World

By Se Young Lee and Yawen Chen BEIJING, March 29 (Reuters) – China warned the United States on Thursday not to open Pandora’s Box and spark a

April 3, 2018
Total Views: 38

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News

Indonesia to Postpone New Protectionist Shipping Rules for Coal and Palm Oil to 2020, Minister Says

JAKARTA, April 3 (Reuters) – Indonesia will postpone until 2020 trade rules requiring exporters of coal and crude palm oil to use only Indonesian-flagged

April 3, 2018
Total Views: 32

Monday, April 2, 2018
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Offshore

Latin American Nations Compete for Capital in Surge of Offshore Oil Auctions

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, April 2 (Reuters) – For decades, many Latin America’s oil-producing nations have often shunned investment from

April 2, 2018
Total Views: 66

China Hammers U.S. Goods with Tariffs as “Sparks” of Trade War Fly
Shipping News

China Hammers U.S. Goods with Tariffs as “Sparks” of Trade War Fly

By Ben Blanchard and Tony Munroe BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) – China has increased tariffs by up to 25 percent on 128 U.S. products, from frozen pork

April 2, 2018
Total Views: 37

Friday, March 30, 2018
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Shipping News

U.N. Blacklists Dozens of Ships and Shipping Companies Over North Korea Smuggling

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, March 30 (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council blacklisted dozens of ships and shipping companies on Friday

March 30, 2018
Total Views: 84

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News

Japan’s Sumitomo Eyes Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Tokyo Bay

OKYO (Reuters) – Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp says it signed a memorandum with Uyeno Transtech Ltd and Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corp

March 30, 2018
Total Views: 160

Thursday, March 29, 2018
container ship terminal
News

Female Dockworkers in U.S. Accuse Shippers, Union of Pregnancy Discrimination

By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO, March 29 (Reuters) – Four women dockworkers have filed federal discrimination claims against the shippers’

March 29, 2018
Total Views: 47

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Shipping News

Firms Complain of Contaminated Crude from U.S. Strategic Reserve

By Catherine Ngai NEW YORK, March 29 (Reuters) – Three firms that bought crude oil last year from U.S. emergency stockpiles raised concerns about

March 29, 2018
Total Views: 156

cosco developement
Shipping News

COSCO Shipping Says Container Shipping Demand to Remain Buoyant in 2018

SHANGHAI, March 29 (Reuters) – COSCO Shipping Holdings Co Ltd said it expects further growth in container shipping demand thanks to a continued recovery

March 29, 2018
Total Views: 104