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Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Glory Amsterdam grounding
News

Towing of Grounded Bulk Carrier Off Germany Could Take Until Friday

BERLIN, Nov 1 (Reuters) – It may take until Friday to free the grounded freighter “Glory Amsterdam” from a sand bar near the North Sea island

November 1, 2017
Total Views: 128

turkish ship bilal bal sinks
News

Turkish Cargo Ship Sinks in Black Sea, 10 Missing

ISTANBUL, Nov 1 (Reuters) – A Turkish cargo ship with 10 crew on board sank in the Black Sea near the Asian side of Istanbul early on Wednesday morning,

November 1, 2017
Total Views: 765

Tuesday, October 31, 2017
floating offshore nuclear power plant
News

China Close to Completing First Offshore Nuclear Reactor

By David Stanway SHANGHAI, Oct 31 (Reuters) – China’s first offshore nuclear reactor is set to be completed soon, engineers involved in the project

October 31, 2017
Total Views: 265

oil refinery
News

UN Predicts Greenhouse Gas Emissions Set to Bust Paris Agreement by 30 Percent

By Tom Miles GENEVA, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Greenhouse gas emissions are on course to be about 30 percent above the level needed to keep global warming to an

October 31, 2017
Total Views: 84

daewoo shipbuilding
Shipping News

DSME Warship Blueprints Stolen in North Korea Hack -S.Korea Lawmaker

By Haejin Choi SEOUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) – North Korea probably stole South Korean warship blueprints after hacking into Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine

October 31, 2017
Total Views: 115

Monday, October 30, 2017
euro
News

HSH Nordbank Privatization Attracts Private Equity Offers -Sources

FRANKFURT, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The owners of Germany’s HSH Nordbank received binding offers from private equity groups Apollo, Cerberus and J.C.

October 30, 2017
Total Views: 1232

U.S. Oil Export Boom Putting Infrastructure to the Test
Shipping News

U.S. Oil Export Boom Putting Infrastructure to the Test

By Catherine Ngai and Bryan Sims NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Tankers carrying record levels of crude are leaving in droves from Texas and

October 30, 2017
Total Views: 55

freighter aground in germany
Grounding Incidents

Bulk Carrier Goes Aground During Deadly Storm in Germany

BERLIN, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Shallow waters off a North Sea island complicated efforts on Monday to dislodge a large freighter that ran aground as Germany

October 30, 2017
Total Views: 334

Sunday, October 29, 2017
Supertankers filling at Al Barah Oil Terminal (ABOT), Iraq
Ports

Iraq Boosts Oil Export Capacity

by Ahmed Rasheed (Reuters) Iraq has increased oil export capacity from its southern ports by 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 4.6 million bpd after adding a

October 29, 2017
Total Views: 153

Saturday, October 28, 2017
ROYAL NAVY submarine HMS Astute ready for operations
Navy

Royal Navy Sacks Coked-Up Submariners

(Reuters) – Britain’s navy has fired nine sailors serving on a nuclear-armed submarine after they tested positive for using cocaine, the country’s

October 28, 2017
Total Views: 290

Friday, October 27, 2017
offshore oil rigs
News

U.S. EPA to Review How Clean Air, Water Laws Affect Energy Sector Jobs

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it will review how bedrock laws like the

October 27, 2017
Total Views: 76

Thursday, October 26, 2017
norwegian rescue
News

Norway Says May Have Located Sunken Russian Helicopter in Barents Sea

By Terje Solsvik and Gleb Stolyarov OSLO/MOSCOW, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Norwegian rescuers believe they may have located the sunken wreckage of a Russian

October 26, 2017
Total Views: 69

Drillship Offshore Brazil
News

Brazil vs Mexico: Latin America’s Fight for Big Oil’s Money

By Marianna Parraga and Alexandra Alper HOUSTON/RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Brazil and Mexico are competing for a diminishing resource: the

October 26, 2017
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Offshore drilling rig photo via Shutterstock / James Jones Jr
News

Report on U.S. Marine Sanctuary Oil Drilling Sent to White House, Not Released to Public

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross sent a report to the White House on Wednesday

October 25, 2017
Total Views: 137

Tuesday, October 24, 2017
arctic ice
News

Arctic Sea Ice May Be Declining Faster Than Expected -Study

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Arctic sea ice may be thinning faster than predicted because salty snow on the surface of the ice skews the accuracy

October 24, 2017
Total Views: 221

Titanic Victim’s Letter Sells for Record $166,000
News

Titanic Victim’s Letter Sells for Record $166,000

LONDON (Reuters) – A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic sold at auction on Saturday for 126,000 pounds

October 24, 2017
Total Views: 96

Six Crew Kidnapped from German-Owned Containership Off Nigeria
Shipping News

Six Crew Kidnapped from German-Owned Containership Off Nigeria

BERLIN, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Six crew from a German container vessel have been kidnapped in Nigerian waters, a shipping company said on Tuesday. Four of

October 24, 2017
Total Views: 81

Monday, October 23, 2017
Save the Children Suspends Mediterranean Migrant Rescues
Shipping News

Save the Children Suspends Mediterranean Migrant Rescues

By Steve Scherer ROME, Oct 23 (Reuters) – International humanitarian group Save the Children said on Monday it had suspended migrant rescues in the

October 23, 2017
Total Views: 123

japan-typhoon-ocean-storm
Marine Weather

Typhoon Lan Heads Out To Sea, Three Dead In Japan

by Elaine Lies (Reuters) A rapidly weakening typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides and flooding that prompted evacuation orders

October 23, 2017
Total Views: 134

Sunday, October 22, 2017
Search Suspended for Missing Barge Crew Members Suspended Off Texas
Shipping News

Search Suspended for Missing Barge Crew Members Suspended Off Texas

HOUSTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – A sea and air search was suspended on Sunday for two crew members who went missing after an oil barge caught fire early on

October 22, 2017
Total Views: 76