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Friday, October 21, 2016
Huntington Ingalls Looking to Diversify with Bid for Services Company Camber, Sources Say
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Huntington Ingalls Looking to Diversify with Bid for Services Company Camber, Sources Say

By Mike Stone Oct 21 (Reuters) – Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc is in talks to buy government services contractor Camber Corp for nearly $400 million

October 21, 2016
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VLCC Rates to Stay firm on High Cargo Volumes

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) could dip but are likely to remain firm next week on

October 21, 2016
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U.S. Carries Out Freedom-of-Navigation Operation in South China Sea

By Idrees Ali and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – A U.S. navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on

October 21, 2016
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Thursday, October 20, 2016
Hanjin Shipping in Talks to Sell Long Beach Terminal to MSC
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Hanjin Shipping in Talks to Sell Long Beach Terminal to MSC

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd is in talks to sell its stake in the Long Beach Terminal in California to Geneva-based

October 20, 2016
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CMA CGM Has Already Paid Down Half of NOL Takeover Loan

PARIS, Oct 20 (Reuters) – CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping firm, has already reimbursed half of a $1.6 billion bank loan taken

October 20, 2016
Total Views: 241

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Keppel Profit Hit by Weak Rig Orders

SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp reported a 38 percent fall in its third-quarter profit as low oil prices resulted in a

October 20, 2016
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Capesize Rates to Fall as Too Much Tonnage Stalks Market

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo ships on key Asian routes will continue to fall next week as too

October 20, 2016
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Baltic Exchange Takeover Approved by UK Regulator
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Baltic Exchange Takeover Approved by UK Regulator

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved Singapore Exchange’s 87 million pound

October 19, 2016
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
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Hyundai Merchant Marine May Bid for Hanjin’s Asia-U.S. Business

By Joyce Lee and Keith Wallis SEOUL/SINGAPORE, Oct 18 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd said on Tuesday it may submit a

October 18, 2016
Total Views: 38

Japan’s MHI Scuttles Cruise Shipbuilding Plans After Losses on Carnival Ships
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Japan’s MHI Scuttles Cruise Shipbuilding Plans After Losses on Carnival Ships

TOKYO, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd has abandoned its ambition to build European cruise liners and will stick to

October 18, 2016
Total Views: 229

Monday, October 17, 2016
Pentagon Voices Caution on Latest Yemen Missile Incident
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Pentagon Voices Caution on Latest Yemen Missile Incident

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – The Pentagon declined to say on Monday whether the USS Mason destroyer was targeted by

October 17, 2016
Total Views: 28

Hyperloop One Aims for Full-Scale Test with $50 Million Investment from DP World
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Hyperloop One Aims for Full-Scale Test with $50 Million Investment from DP World

Oct 13 (Reuters) – Los Angeles-based company Hyperloop One, which is developing technology for a futuristic transit system, said it had raised an

October 17, 2016
Total Views: 72

Maersk Defends Controversial Use of Alang Shipbreaking Yards
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Maersk Defends Controversial Use of Alang Shipbreaking Yards

By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Monday it was striving to improve workers’

October 17, 2016
Total Views: 116

Sunday, October 16, 2016
U.S. Navy Destroyer (Allegedly) Fired On Again Off Yemen
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U.S. Navy Destroyer (Allegedly) Fired On Again Off Yemen

Update (Oct. 17, 2016): The Pentagon declined on Monday to say whether the USS Mason destroyer was targeted by multiple inbound missiles fired from Yemen

October 16, 2016
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Friday, October 14, 2016
Germany to Spend 1.5 Billion Euros on More Navy Ships
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Germany to Spend 1.5 Billion Euros on More Navy Ships

BERLIN, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Germany has agreed to spend 1.5 billion euros to buy five more corvettes for the navy, the navy said on Friday, and Die Welt

October 14, 2016
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Freight Futures Market Avoids Tougher EU Information Disclosures

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – The European Union’s securities markets regulator has dropped proposals to make participants in the

October 14, 2016
Total Views: 26

Thursday, October 13, 2016
Yemen Rebel Group Says Ready to Help Investigate Attacks on International Shipping
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Yemen Rebel Group Says Ready to Help Investigate Attacks on International Shipping

SANAA, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Yemen’s dominant Houthi group denied any role in missile strikes on U.S. warships in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and

October 13, 2016
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Hanjin Shipping Puts Asia-U.S. Shipping Network Up for Sale

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd is selling major businesses, including its Asia to U.S. route network,

October 13, 2016
Total Views: 25

U.S. Strikes Yemen After Missile Attacks on U.S. Navy Ship
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U.S. Strikes Yemen After Missile Attacks on U.S. Navy Ship

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. military launched cruise missiles on Thursday against three coastal radar sites in areas of Yemen

October 13, 2016
Total Views: 76

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
U.S. Navy Destroyer Targeted Again in Missile Attack Off Yemen
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U.S. Navy Destroyer Targeted Again in Missile Attack Off Yemen

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer was targeted on Wednesday in a failed missile attack from territory

October 12, 2016
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