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Thursday, July 20, 2017
Russia Says Greenpeace Boat Seizure Ruling Encourages Illegal Protests
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Russia Says Greenpeace Boat Seizure Ruling Encourages Illegal Protests

MOSCOW, July 20 (Reuters) – Russia rejected a ruling by an international arbitration court which said Moscow must pay damages for seizing a Dutch-flagged

July 20, 2017
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First Cargo of U.S. Strategic Reserve Arrives in China

SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) – PetroChina is this week unloading the first Chinese purchase of crude oil from U.S. strategic petroleum reserves at a port

July 20, 2017
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Maersk Applies New IT Security Systems After Cyber Attack
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Maersk Applies New IT Security Systems After Cyber Attack

COPENHAGEN, July 20 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Thursday its anti-virus software was not effective against a new type of malware that hit the

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 78

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Keppel Posts Lower Q2 Profit, Says Rig Market Outlook Muddy

SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) – Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp posted a 21 percent drop in its quarterly profit and warned it did not expect a

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, July 19, 2017
MH370 Search Data Unveils Fishing Hotspots, Ancient Geological Movements
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MH370 Search Data Unveils Fishing Hotspots, Ancient Geological Movements

By Tom Westbrook and Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY, July 19 (Reuters) – Detailed sea-floor maps made during the unsuccessful search for missing Malaysia

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 83

Qatar Seeks to Open New LNG Markets with Floating Terminals
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Qatar Seeks to Open New LNG Markets with Floating Terminals

LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) – Qatar Gas Transport Company and Norwegian shipping business Hoegh LNG have embarked on a joint project to open new markets

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 111

Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Russia Told to Pay Dutch $6 Million Over Greenpeace ‘Arctic Sunrise’ Seizure
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Russia Told to Pay Dutch $6 Million Over Greenpeace ‘Arctic Sunrise’ Seizure

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, July 18 (Reuters) – Russia must pay the Netherlands more than 5 million euros ($5.79 million)in damages for seizing a

July 18, 2017
Total Views: 137

China Says It’s Done Taking Our Garbage
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China Says It’s Done Taking Our Garbage

By Tom Miles GENEVA, July 18 (Reuters) – China notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday that it would stop accepting shipments of rubbish

July 18, 2017
Total Views: 48

Friday, July 14, 2017
VLCC very large crude carrier oil tanker
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VLCC Rates Under Pressure as Spare Tonnage Builds

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, July 14 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) are coming under pressure from a build up in ships

July 14, 2017
Total Views: 118

Thursday, July 13, 2017
Trump Administration Approves Eni Plan to Drill Offshore Alaska
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Trump Administration Approves Eni Plan to Drill Offshore Alaska

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) – Eni US will become the first energy company allowed to explore for oil in federal waters off Alaska

July 13, 2017
Total Views: 168

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German Billionaire Klaus-Michael Kuehne Raises Hapag-Lloyd Stake to 17.15 Percent

FRANKFURT, July 13 (Reuters) – Logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kuehne has raised his shareholding in German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd to

July 13, 2017
Total Views: 156

Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
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U.S. on Track to Be World’s No.2 LNG Exporter by End-2022 -IEA

By Nina Chestney LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) – The United States is on track to have capacity to become the world’s second largest exporter of

July 13, 2017
Total Views: 62

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Turkey Sends Ships and Submarine to Monitor Drillship Near Cyprus

ISTANBUL, July 13 (Reuters) – Turkey has sent two ships and a submarine to monitor a drilling vessel in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the military said

July 13, 2017
Total Views: 111

Ship-to-ship bunkering off Singapore.
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Denmark Charges OW Bunker Singapore Head with Fraud

COPENHAGEN, July 13 (Reuters) – Denmark’s state prosecutor charged the former manager of OW Bunker’s Singapore subsidiary with fraud on

July 13, 2017
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Trillion Tonne Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica
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Trillion Tonne Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica

By Nina Chestney LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday,

July 12, 2017
Total Views: 51

Dutch Competition Watchdog Investigating Possible Bunker Fuel Cartel
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Dutch Competition Watchdog Investigating Possible Bunker Fuel Cartel

By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM, July 12 (Reuters) – The Dutch competition watchdog said on Wednesday it was investigating a possible illegal, price-fixing

July 12, 2017
Total Views: 77

Tuesday, July 11, 2017
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U.S. Navy Temporarily Relieves USS Fitzgerald Commander

By Tim Kelly TOKYO, July 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said on Tuesday it has temporarily relieved, for medical reasons, the commander of a

July 11, 2017
Total Views: 175

Monday, July 10, 2017
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TUI Sheds its Stake in Hapag-Lloyd

FRANKFURT, July 10 (Reuters) – Europe’s largest tourism group TUI Group said on Monday it had sold its stake in container shipper Hapag-Lloyd,

July 10, 2017
Total Views: 85

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Iranian Tanker Company NITC Says Oil Shipments to Europe Increasing

By Can Sezer ISTANBUL, July 10 (Reuters) – NITC, Iran’s leading oil tanker operator, said on Monday its shipments to Europe were increasing daily

July 10, 2017
Total Views: 121

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COSCO Shipping to Buy OOCL for $6.3 Billion

By Brenda Goh and Matthew Miller SHANGHAI/BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) – COSCO Shipping Holdings Co Ltd has offered to buy Orient Overseas International Ltd

July 10, 2017
Total Views: 213