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Saturday, June 17, 2017
USS Fitzgerald Sailors’ Remains Found
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USS Fitzgerald Sailors’ Remains Found

by Tim Kelly (Reuters) The bodies of a number of sailors who were missing after the USS Fitzgerald, a U.S. Navy destroyer, collided with a container

June 17, 2017
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Friday, June 16, 2017
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald, damaged by colliding with a Philippine-flagged merchant vessel, is seen next to a tugboat off Shimoda, Japan
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Seven Missing, Three Injured After U.S. Navy destroyer Collides With Containership Off Japan

By Idrees Ali and Tim Kelly (Reuters) Seven sailors are missing and three injured after a U.S. Navy destroyer collided early on Saturday morning with a

June 16, 2017
Total Views: 162

UPDATE: US Navy Destroyer Collides With Container Ship
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UPDATE: US Navy Destroyer Collides With Container Ship

by Phil Stewart (Reuters) The U.S. Navy said in a statement the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel at about 2:30 a.m. local time (1730 GMT), some

June 16, 2017
Total Views: 371

Fire On The Horizon book Cover
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Exxon, CNOOC, Hess Partner On $4.4 Billion Mega Oil Project In Guyana

By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) Exxon Mobil Corp said on Friday it and partners would spend $4.4 billion to develop part of the Liza oilfield off the coast of

June 16, 2017
Total Views: 165

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Fredriksen Expects Rise In Storage Of Oil On Tankers

by Ole Petter Skonnord (Reuters) Tanker firm Frontline, controlled by billionaire investor John Fredriksen, expects a growing number of supertankers to be used

June 16, 2017
Total Views: 40

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In Latest Sign of Crude Glut, Ageing Supertankers Used to Store Unsold Oil

By Keith Wallis and Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, June 16 (Reuters) – Traders are increasingly storing oil in ageing supertankers in Southeast Asia

June 16, 2017
Total Views: 35

Thursday, June 15, 2017
FBI to Probe False ‘Dirty Bomb’ Threat Aboard Maersk Memphis
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FBI to Probe False ‘Dirty Bomb’ Threat Aboard Maersk Memphis

By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C., June 15 (Reuters) – The FBI on Thursday said it was investigating a false threat that a “dirty bomb” was

June 15, 2017
Total Views: 181

Gulf Crisis a “Blessing in Disguise” for Qatar Seaport
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Gulf Crisis a “Blessing in Disguise” for Qatar Seaport

By John Davison HAMAD PORT, Qatar, June 15 (Reuters) – Qatar’s main seaport shows all the signs of having weathered the storm. Workers in hard

June 15, 2017
Total Views: 194

One Wounded in Missile Attack on UAE Ship Off Yemen, SPA Reports
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One Wounded in Missile Attack on UAE Ship Off Yemen, SPA Reports

DUBAI, June 15 (Reuters) – One crew member was wounded when Yemen’s Houthis fired a missile at a United Arab Emirates ship in the Red Sea, the

June 15, 2017
Total Views: 54

Port of Charleston Terminal Reopened After ‘Dirty Bomb’ Threat
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Port of Charleston Terminal Reopened After ‘Dirty Bomb’ Threat

June 15 (Reuters) – A terminal at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina will reopen and the safety zone has been lifted, the U.S. Coast Guard said on

June 15, 2017
Total Views: 67

Wednesday, June 14, 2017
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Baltic Exchange Exploring New Freight Indexes for Grain, LNG Shipping

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange is looking into launching freight indexes for grains and liquefied natural gas (LNG) as

June 14, 2017
Total Views: 75

Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Lawless Waters Test Southeast Asian Nations in Fight Against Islamic State
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Lawless Waters Test Southeast Asian Nations in Fight Against Islamic State

By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE, June 14 (Reuters) – Militants, pirates, drug traffickers, gun runners – the waters between Borneo and the southern

June 13, 2017
Total Views: 82

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Qatar Petroleum Signs LNG Bunkering Agreement with Shell

DUBAI, June 13 (Reuters) – Qatar Petroleum and Shell signed a framework agreement to develop global LNG bunkering facilities on Tuesday, Qatar Petroleum

June 13, 2017
Total Views: 41

Eighty-Six Fishermen Missing in Bangladesh After Cyclone
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Eighty-Six Fishermen Missing in Bangladesh After Cyclone

DHAKA, June 13 (Reuters) – Three bodies were recovered on Tuesday from the Bay of Bengal, where 86 fishermen remain missing after a cyclonic storm in the

June 13, 2017
Total Views: 20

Monday, June 12, 2017
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Tanker Rates from Qatar Set to Rise on Port Ban

By Jessica Jaganathan and Florence Tan SINGAPORE, June 12 (Reuters) – The costs to ship fuel and crude oil from Qatar are expected to rise after the

June 12, 2017
Total Views: 71

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COSCO Shipping Teams Up with Greece’s Piraeus Port to Boost Container Traffic

ATHENS, June 12 (Reuters) – Piraeus Port, operator of Greece’s biggest port and majority-owned by China’s COSCO Shipping, has agreed to team

June 12, 2017
Total Views: 80

Shipping Routes via Oman Opened to Give Qatar Food Lifeline
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Shipping Routes via Oman Opened to Give Qatar Food Lifeline

By John Davison and Jonathan Saul DOHA/LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) – Qatar and container lines have launched new shipping services via Oman in an effort to

June 12, 2017
Total Views: 62

Saturday, June 10, 2017
Update 2: Canada Launches Rescue Mission as Weather System Hits Trans-Atlantic Sailing Race
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Update 2: Canada Launches Rescue Mission as Weather System Hits Trans-Atlantic Sailing Race

Update 2 (June 10) – Below is an update provided by the Royal Western Yacht Club, which is hosting the trans-Atlantic race event. All sailors in

June 10, 2017
Total Views: 100

Friday, June 9, 2017
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VLCC Rates Face Uncertain Direction on Qatar Tensions, Middle East Cargo Program

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, June 9 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) face an uncertain week, possibly coming under pressure

June 9, 2017
Total Views: 77

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Petrobras Reports Explosion Aboard Drillship in Brazil

SAO PAULO, June 9 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA on Friday reported an explosion on the NS 32 drill ship,

June 9, 2017
Total Views: 62