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Wednesday, September 6, 2017
China's aircraft carrier Liaoning sails into Hong Kong
Defense

China’s Navy Practices ‘Surprise Attack’ Near Korea

by Christian Shepherd (Reuters) – China’s navy and air force has carried out exercises near the Korean peninsula, practicing to defend against a

September 6, 2017
Total Views: 133

Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Oil Markets Dip As Irma Approaches United States
Offshore

Oil Markets Dip As Irma Approaches United States

Henning Gloystein (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as crude demand remained subdued on the back of refinery closures following Hurricane Harvey

September 5, 2017
Total Views: 30

type-26-global-combat-ship-dsei-03
Defense

Britain To Build Five Navy Frigates To Boost Domestic Shipbuilding

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will buy five new frigates as part of a new shipbuilding strategy aimed at boosting the navy and exports following decades of

September 5, 2017
Total Views: 100

maersk freight cargo
News

Maersk and Partners to Deploy Blockchain-Based Marine Insurance Platform in January

By Jemima Kelly LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Consultancy EY, data security firm Guardtime, Microsoft and ship operator Maersk have joined to build a

September 5, 2017
Total Views: 87

‘Potentially Catastrophic’ Irma Barrels Toward Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
News

‘Potentially Catastrophic’ Irma Barrels Toward Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

By Scott Malone SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Highly dangerous Category 5 Hurricane Irma rolled toward the Caribbean and southern United

September 5, 2017
Total Views: 30

Houston Quickens Pace of Harvey Recovery as ‘Irma’ Threatens U.S.
Shipping News

Houston Quickens Pace of Harvey Recovery as ‘Irma’ Threatens U.S.

By Gary McWilliams and Daniel Trotta HOUSTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Houston area residents picked up the pace of their recovery from Hurricane Harvey on

September 5, 2017
Total Views: 8

Hamad port
News

Qatar Says New Port Will Help Circumvent Arab Sanctions

HAMAD PORT, Qatar, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Qatar inaugurated a new $7.4 billion port along its Gulf coast on Tuesday that officials said would become a

September 5, 2017
Total Views: 77

Friday, September 1, 2017
oil tanker
News

VLCC Rates Continue to Sink On Tonnage Oversupply

By Keith Wallis Sept 1 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) on Asian routes continue to sink on a glut of available

September 1, 2017
Total Views: 48

Thursday, August 31, 2017
Corpus Christi’s Storm-Ravaged Energy Industry Begins Slow Recovery
News

Corpus Christi’s Storm-Ravaged Energy Industry Begins Slow Recovery

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Oil refiners and port facilities in Corpus Christi, Texas, are making strides resuming operations but

August 31, 2017
Total Views: 61

Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
Shipping News

Commentary: A Win for Trump’s Gas Diplomacy

By Agnia Grigas Aug 30 (Reuters) – Last week, American liquefied natural gas (LNG) made its way to the somewhat unlikely market of Lithuania. The former

August 31, 2017
Total Views: 36

Johan Sverdrup jacket installation
News

Future of Oil Takes Center Stage in Norwegian Election

By Gwladys Fouche STAVANGER, Norway, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The future of Norway’s oil sector is emerging as a key issue for voters in a Sept. 11

August 31, 2017
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, August 30, 2017
tianjin port
Ports

China’s War On Smog Shakes Up Ports

By Josephine Mason and Meng Meng BEIJING, Aug 30 (Reuters) – China’s war on smog is shaking up the country’s busiest ports, which handle

August 30, 2017
Total Views: 41

China Cosco Shipping containership
News

COSCO Shipping Books $288 Profit in First-Half of 2017

SHANGHAI, Aug 30 (Reuters) – China’s COSCO Shipping Holdings Co Ltd reported a first-half profit on Wednesday and forecast that improved demand in

August 30, 2017
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Traders Rush to Ship Oil from Louisiana Ahead of Harvey
Shipping News

Traders Rush to Ship Oil from Louisiana Ahead of Harvey

By Catherine Ngai and Marianna Parraga NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Oil traders were scrambling on Tuesday to move crude and fuel supplies

August 29, 2017
Total Views: 24

News

Russia Planning Sale of Sovcomflot By End of Year

By Leigh Thomas PARIS, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Russia still aims to go ahead this year with the sale of a stake in shipping company Sovcomflot, its economy

August 29, 2017
Total Views: 106

Outflanked Sea Shepherd Calls Off Southern Ocean Anti-Whaling Missions
Interesting

Outflanked Sea Shepherd Calls Off Southern Ocean Anti-Whaling Missions

TOKYO, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Japan will not lower its guard over its whaling even though its biggest foe – the Sea Shepherd conservation group –

August 29, 2017
Total Views: 296

Harvey Threatens More U.S. Gulf Refineries as Others Remain Underwater
Shipping News

Harvey Threatens More U.S. Gulf Refineries as Others Remain Underwater

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Record rains and flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey triggered more oil refining outages in Texas on Tuesday,

August 29, 2017
Total Views: 57

A hapag-lloyd ship at dock
News

Hapag-Lloyd Swings to First-Half Operating Profit as Shipping Markets Improve

FRANKFURT, Aug 29 (Reuters) – German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said its merger with Arab peer UASC and an improved market could allow it to

August 29, 2017
Total Views: 33

Monday, August 28, 2017
hurricane harvey flooding
News

Houston Crippled By Catastrophic Flooding with More Rain On the Way

By Ruthy Munoz and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Houston is facing worsening historic flooding in the coming days as Tropical Storm Harvey

August 28, 2017
Total Views: 141

Sunday, August 27, 2017
USS McCain's Lost Sailors
Collision

Navy Recovers Remains of All Missing USS John S. McCain Sailors

By Fathin Ungku (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Monday confirmed recovery of the remains of all 10 sailors killed after the warship USS John S. McCain

August 27, 2017
Total Views: 114