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Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Hapag-Lloyd Container-ship BOSTON EXPRESS
Finance

Hapag-Lloyd Outpaces Maersk In 2017 Outlook

By Vera Eckert and Christoph Steitz (Reuters) German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd kept its outlook for the current year after its nine-month operating profit

November 15, 2017
Total Views: 118

LNG TANKER - Sunrise
Finance

Qatar’s Empty LNG Tanks Pose Risk For Asian Gas Prices

LONDON (Reuters) – Gas exporting giant Qatar has all but sold out of winter supply after committing its spare output to China and South Korea, a

November 15, 2017
Total Views: 38

Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Offshore drilling rig photo via Shutterstock / James Jones Jr
News

Norway Environmental Lawsuit Says Arctic Oil Plan Violates Constitution

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Norway’s plan for Arctic oil exploration is unconstitutional because it violates the right to a

November 14, 2017
Total Views: 47

Monday, November 13, 2017
jera-energy-gordon-project-lng-terminal
Offshore

Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG Exports First LNG Cargo To Japan

(Reuters) – Japan’s JERA Co, the fuel-buying joint venture of Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, said it received the first liquefied

November 13, 2017
Total Views: 180

Sunday, November 12, 2017
U.S. Department Of Justice
Environment

U.S. DOJ Pledges To Prosecute Activists Who Damage Ships, Rigs & Pipelines

by Timothy Gardner (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday pledged to prosecute protesters who damage oil pipelines and other energy

November 12, 2017
Total Views: 51

Friday, November 10, 2017
Blooming U.S. Business Interest in Cuba Wilts Under Trump
News

Blooming U.S. Business Interest in Cuba Wilts Under Trump

By Sarah Marsh HAVANA, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Packed into a remote corner of a pavilion, just 13 U.S. companies took stands at Cuba’s sprawling trade

November 10, 2017
Total Views: 51

ships at anchor singapore
News

Japan to Build Radar Stations for Philippines to Counter Piracy Threat

By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Japan will build four coast guard radar stations on islands in the Sulu and Celebes Seas

November 10, 2017
Total Views: 70

asia vision lng carrier
Shipping News

China Deal Seen as No Guarantee for Massive Alaska LNG Export Project

By Julie Gordon Nov 9 (Reuters) – A preliminary agreement with China for the development of a massive liquefied natural gas export project in Alaska

November 10, 2017
Total Views: 47

Thursday, November 9, 2017
Offshore oil rigs. Photo: By Lukasz Z / Shutterstock
Offshore

Peak Oil? Majors Aren’t Buying Into Threat from Renewables

By Ernest Scheyder and Ron Bousso HOUSTON/LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Two decades ago, BP set out to transcend oil, adopting a sunburst logo to convey its

November 9, 2017
Total Views: 79

Wednesday, November 8, 2017
commercial fishing vessel
News

Danish Fishermen Could Be Hit Hard by Brexit -Report

By Teis Jensen COPENHAGEN, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Danish fishermen could be hit hard by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union if it leads

November 8, 2017
Total Views: 72

commerce secretary wilbur ross
Shipping News

U.S. Commerce Chief Ross Divesting Shipping Interests, Starting with Diamond S.

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has divested his interests in oil tanker company Diamond S Shipping and is in the

November 8, 2017
Total Views: 75

High Water Halts Paducah Shipping
Marine Weather

High Water Halts Paducah Shipping

by Karl Plume (Reuters) – The lower Ohio River was closed to navigation on Tuesday at locks and dam 52 in Paducah, Kentucky, due to rising

November 8, 2017
Total Views: 139

Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Italy Moves to Force Big Cruise Ships to Take Back Route to Venice
Shipping News

Italy Moves to Force Big Cruise Ships to Take Back Route to Venice

ROME, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Gondolas and water taxis will never again have to vie with big cruise ships for space in front of Venice’s iconic St.

November 7, 2017
Total Views: 125

By Sheila Fitzgerald
Finance

Maersk Steers Shipping Forecasts Lower

by Stine Jacobsen (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk , the world’s largest container shipping group, cut the profit forecast for its core business on

November 7, 2017
Total Views: 83

Monday, November 6, 2017
U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross ‘Likely’ to Divest Stake in Russia-Linked Navigator Holdings
News

U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross ‘Likely’ to Divest Stake in Russia-Linked Navigator Holdings

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday he probably would not keep his holdings in a shipping company with

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 29

uss nimitz in singapore strait
News

Three U.S. Aircraft Carriers to Stage Drill as Trump Visits Asia

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups will exercise together in the Western Pacific

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 27

NORBE VIII drillship
Offshore

Petrobras Seeks Halt to Drillship Operations After Accident

By Aluisio Alves and Marta Nogueira SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 118

Nicaragua Climate Politics in Hot Water Over $50 Billion Canal Plan
Shipping News

Nicaragua Climate Politics in Hot Water Over $50 Billion Canal Plan

By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Nov 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Shaking off its climate change “pariah” status alongside the United

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 105

Echoes of Cold War as NATO Mulls New North Atlantic Command
News

Echoes of Cold War as NATO Mulls New North Atlantic Command

By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, Nov 6 (Reuters) – NATO needs to establish a new regional base for protecting the North Atlantic against increased Russian naval

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 51

Billionaire Cash
Finance

Got Billions? Credit Suisse Will Make You A Shipping Magnate

by Jonathan Saul (Reuters) The leap in assets at Credit Suisse’s private bank to a record high this year has been aided by a key plank of the bank’s

November 6, 2017
Total Views: 139