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Sunday, February 25, 2018
U.S. Preparing High-Seas Crackdown on North Korea Sanctions Evaders -Sources
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U.S. Preparing High-Seas Crackdown on North Korea Sanctions Evaders -Sources

By Matt Spetalnick, Phil Stewart and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The Trump administration and key Asian allies are preparing to

February 25, 2018
Total Views: 44

Friday, February 23, 2018
oil tanker at anchor
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U.S. Sues to Block Wilhelmsen’s Acquisition of Rival Drew Marine

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday it would challenge in court the Norwegian company Wilhelmsen Maritime

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 56

saipem 12000 drillship
News

Cyprus Says Turkey Blocking Drillship in Eastern Mediterranean Drilling Standoff

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Cyprus accused Turkey on Friday of threatening to use force against a drillship chartered by Italy’s

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 103

global fishing map
News

Scientists Use AIS Data to Map Global Fishing Activity in Extraordinary Detail

Using satellite tracking, machine learning and common ship-tracking technology, scientists from UC Santa Barbara teamed up with colleagues at Global Fishing

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 176

U.S. Targets Shipping Companies, Vessels in ‘Largest-Ever’ Sanctions Against North Korea
Shipping News

U.S. Targets Shipping Companies, Vessels in ‘Largest-Ever’ Sanctions Against North Korea

By Steve Holland and Christine Kim WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was imposing its largest package of

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 50

Thursday, February 22, 2018
cargo ship at sea
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British Ship Insurer Steamship to Set Up Dutch Subsidiary as Brexit Hedge

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) – British ship insurer Steamship Mutual plans to set up a new Dutch subsidiary to ensure continued access

February 22, 2018
Total Views: 67

jack-up rig
Offshore

Borr Drilling to Acquire Paragon Offshore in Push to Consolidate Jack-Up Rig Market

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Offshore rig firm Borr Drilling , controlled by Norwegian investor Tor Olav Troeim, is proposing to

February 22, 2018
Total Views: 141

Sanchi Oil Spill East China Sea
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Oil from Sunken Sanchi Tanker Washes Up in Japan

By Osamu Tsukimori TOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Oil that reached islands in southern Japan earlier this month is highly likely to have come from the

February 22, 2018
Total Views: 93

Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Cyprus to Pursue Exploratory Drilling in Mediterranean Amid Standoff with Turkey
Shipping News

Cyprus to Pursue Exploratory Drilling in Mediterranean Amid Standoff with Turkey

ATHENS, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Cyprus said on Wednesday it would press ahead with oil and gas exploration, signalling resolve in a standoff with Turkey over

February 21, 2018
Total Views: 74

Novorossiisk port
Shipping News

Russian Oil Product Exports from Black Sea Port ‘Collapse’ Due to Managerial Conflict -Transneft

LONDON/MOSCOW, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Shipments of oil products from a Russian Black Sea port, hit by a managerial conflict, have “collapsed”,

February 21, 2018
Total Views: 89

Tuesday, February 20, 2018
ert platform a fatality
Offshore

Oil Worker Killed on Talos Energy Platform in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is conducting an investigation into the fatality of a third-party construction worker in an area of the Gulf

February 20, 2018
Total Views: 315

Maersk Energy Boss Sees Uptick in Offshore Oil Drilling But Profit Still Squeezed
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Maersk Energy Boss Sees Uptick in Offshore Oil Drilling But Profit Still Squeezed

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Prospects for the offshore oil drilling market are improving but profits for drillers are still under

February 20, 2018
Total Views: 45

Reshaped Maersk Looking to Compete Directly with UPS, Fedex
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Reshaped Maersk Looking to Compete Directly with UPS, Fedex

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk plans to compete directly with package delivery companies UPS and

February 20, 2018
Total Views: 65

golden ocean ship
Shipping News

Golden Ocean Boosts Dividend Amid Improving Dry Bulk Market

By Joachim Dagenborg OSLO, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Dry bulk shipper Golden Ocean proposed a bigger than expected dividend for the fourth quarter on the back

February 20, 2018
Total Views: 32

Monday, February 19, 2018
cargo ship
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Australia, U.S., India and Japan in Talks to Establish Alternative to China’s Belt and Road -Report

SYDNEY, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Australia, the United States, India and Japan are talking about establishing a joint regional infrastructure scheme as an

February 19, 2018
Total Views: 48

ship at anchor
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All Aboard for Hedge Funds as Trade Tide Lifts Shipping

By Jonathan Saul and Maiya Keidan LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Forced to abandon ship after mistiming their investments five years ago, hedge funds

February 19, 2018
Total Views: 99

Sunday, February 18, 2018
Norwegian-born shipping tycoon Fredriksen
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Fredriksen ‘Close’ Seadrill Debt Restructuring Deal

OSLO, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Seadrill’s main owner, billionaire John Fredriksen, is close to reaching a final agreement with banks, bondholders and

February 18, 2018
Total Views: 34

Friday, February 16, 2018
offshore drilling rig brazil
Offshore

Trump Administration Sets March Date for Largest Oil and Gas Lease Auction in U.S. History

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday said it would offer the largest oil and gas offshore auction in U.S. history on March

February 16, 2018
Total Views: 51

seadrill drillship
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Seadrill Close to Restructuring Deal with Bondholders, Sources Say

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Tom Hals OSLO/WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Seadrill’s main owner, billionaire John Fredriksen, is close

February 16, 2018
Total Views: 1165

port of rotterdam
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Port of Rotterdam CEO “Preparing for the Worst” with Brexit

By Toby Sterling ROTTERDAM, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The Port of Rotterdam is bracing for a British exit from the European Union without any deal on

February 16, 2018
Total Views: 64