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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Hanjin Lost in ‘Game of Chicken’, Chairman Says
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Hanjin Lost in ‘Game of Chicken’, Chairman Says

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The collapsed Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd could not compete against global rivals that were supported by their

October 4, 2016
Total Views: 41

Monday, October 3, 2016
Yemeni Rebels Destroy UAE Military Logistics Ship in Red Sea
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Yemeni Rebels Destroy UAE Military Logistics Ship in Red Sea

DUBAI (Reuters) – Arab coalition forces have launched operations against militia boats of Yemen’s Houthi group that struck a civilian logistics

October 3, 2016
Total Views: 212

Piraeus port
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COSCO Looking to Double Piraeus Port Cruise Passengers

By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS, Oct 3 (Reuters) – China’s biggest shipping company wants to more than double the number of cruise passengers using

October 3, 2016
Total Views: 52

Category 4 Hurricane Matthew Intensifies in Caribbean
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Category 4 Hurricane Matthew Intensifies in Caribbean

By Makini Brice and Joseph Guyler Delva LES CAYES/PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew intensified en route to Haiti on Monday, bringing

October 3, 2016
Total Views: 82

Saturday, October 1, 2016
Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipyard
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Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries May Pull Out of Shipbuilding

TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd said it would consider a drastic revision of its shipbuilding business due to its

October 1, 2016
Total Views: 81

Friday, September 30, 2016
sovcomflot tanker in sea ice
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Russian Shipping Company Sovcomflot Puts Large Stake Up for Sale

By Katya Golubkova and Kira Zavyalova MOSCOW, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The privatisation of a 25 percent stake in Russian state shipping firm Sovcomflot may

September 30, 2016
Total Views: 84

Capesize Rates to Hold Firm During China Holiday
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Capesize Rates to Hold Firm During China Holiday

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo shippers on key Asian routes, which hit the highest in about a

September 30, 2016
Total Views: 26

oil tanker
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VLCC Rates to Soar On Growing West Africa, Middle East cargoes

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) are set to rise further next week, fuelled by a raft

September 30, 2016
Total Views: 92

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Hanjin Collapse May Help Fuel Tech Start-Ups
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Hanjin Collapse May Help Fuel Tech Start-Ups

By Jeremy Wagstaff SINGAPORE, Sept 29 (Reuters) – The global shipping industry, ravaged by collapsing revenues, defensive mergers and the failure of

September 28, 2016
Total Views: 70

U.S. West Coast Dockworkers to Talk Contract Extension with Shippers
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U.S. West Coast Dockworkers to Talk Contract Extension with Shippers

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Shipping companies and a powerful dockworkers union have agreed to discuss a possible extension to a

September 28, 2016
Total Views: 14

Tuesday, September 27, 2016
The LNG carrier Ineos Insight arrives in the U.K. with the first cargo of American shale gas in Sept. 2016. Photo: Ineos
Shipping News

First American Shale Gas Arrives in Stormy UK

By Russell Cheyne GRANGEMOUTH, Scotland, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Britain’s first shale gas delivery from the United States sailed into a heated

September 27, 2016
Total Views: 62

At Least Four Killed as Chevron Helicopter Crashes En Route to Platform
Offshore

At Least Four Killed as Chevron Helicopter Crashes En Route to Platform

LUANDA, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Four people died and two were missing after a helicopter crashed en route to a Chevron oil platform off the Angolan coast,

September 27, 2016
Total Views: 125

bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
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Baltic Exchange Succumbs to Succumbs to Singapore as Shipping Turmoil Deepens

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The crisis in global shipping and a tax exodus by big Greek vessel owners have helped finally seal the fate

September 27, 2016
Total Views: 36

Monday, September 26, 2016
BP Tanker Carrying US Crude Discharged at Curacao After 100-day Wait
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BP Tanker Carrying US Crude Discharged at Curacao After 100-day Wait

HOUSTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – A tanker carrying over 1 million barrels of U.S. light crude finished discharging on Monday after a 100-day wait related to

September 26, 2016
Total Views: 57

Several Mississippi River Locks Likely to close Due to Flooding
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Several Mississippi River Locks Likely to close Due to Flooding

Sept 26 (Reuters) – Flooding on the Mississippi River is likely to close three locks on the grain shipping waterway from southern Iowa to northern

September 26, 2016
Total Views: 45

Aboard Majestic Maersk, Megaship Dreams Obscure Cloudy Future for Shipping
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Aboard Majestic Maersk, Megaship Dreams Obscure Cloudy Future for Shipping

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, Sept 26 (Reuters) – For Captain Dick S. Danielsen, the childhood dream has been to sail the world’s biggest ships. The

September 26, 2016
Total Views: 97

dry bulk ship, bulker
Shipping News

Baltic Exchange Shareholders Approve Takeover

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Baltic Exchange shareholders approved on Monday an 87 million pound ($112 million) takeover by Singapore

September 26, 2016
Total Views: 43

Sunday, September 25, 2016
Massive Fire Engulfs Pemex Oil Tanker in Gulf of Mexico -PHOTOS
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Massive Fire Engulfs Pemex Oil Tanker in Gulf of Mexico -PHOTOS

MEXICO CITY, Sept 24 (Reuters) – A fire broke out on an oil tanker of Mexican state oil company Pemex in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, forcing all

September 25, 2016
Total Views: 195

Friday, September 23, 2016
Hanjin Containership In Port
Shipping News

Hanjin Tells U.S. Judge that Cargo Owners are Withholding Payments

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Failed South Korean container carrier Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd told a U.S. judge on Friday that cargo

September 23, 2016
Total Views: 37

Port of Antwerp Opens Awe-Inspiring New Headquarters -PHOTOS
Shipping News

Port of Antwerp Opens Awe-Inspiring New Headquarters -PHOTOS

By Marilyn Haigh ANTWERP, Belgium, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Europe’s second-biggest port has cut a distinct new shape into its skyline. Architect Zaha

September 23, 2016
Total Views: 174