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Sunday, April 23, 2017
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 28, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) participate in a photo exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matt Brown/Released)
Navy

Carrier Group Heads For Korean Waters As Trump Calls Leaders

By Ju-min Park (Reuters) South Korea said on Monday it was in talks about holding joint drills with a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group, as U.S. President

April 23, 2017
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News

North Korea Threatens to Strike U.S. Aircraft Carrier

By James Pearson and Ju-min Park SEOUL, April 23 (Reuters) – North Korea said on Sunday it was ready to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier to demonstrate its

April 23, 2017
Total Views: 74

Saturday, April 22, 2017
aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson
Navy

Japanese Warships Join U.S. Carrier As It Approaches North Korea

By Nobuhiro Kubo (Reuters) Two Japanese destroyers on Sunday began an exercise with the U.S. Carl Vinson carrier strike group in the Western Pacific as it

April 22, 2017
Total Views: 81

Russian Navy guided missile cruiser Varyag
Defense

Russian Warship Visits Manila As Duterte Tightens Ties With U.S. foes

by Manuel Mogato (Reuters) Russian navy vessels arrived in the Philippines on Thursday for joint exercises as part of a drive for new security ties under

April 22, 2017
Total Views: 144

Friday, April 21, 2017
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Shipping News

Troubled Shipping Line Yang Ming Cuts Iran Service

By Jonathan Saul and Faith Hung LONDON/TAIPEI, April 21 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s troubled Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp is halting its container

April 21, 2017
Total Views: 137

Shanghai Port, World’s Busiest, Grapples with Traffic Congestion
News

Shanghai Port, World’s Busiest, Grapples with Traffic Congestion

SHANGHAI, April 21 (Reuters) – The world’s busiest container port, Yangshan in China’s business hub of Shanghai, is battling severe

April 21, 2017
Total Views: 95

News

Baltic Dry Index Falls Almost 4%, Biggest Loss Since Mid-December

April 21 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index marked its biggest percentage decline since mid-December on Friday as rates for

April 21, 2017
Total Views: 71

Thursday, April 20, 2017
Killer Robots: Commercial Fishing ROVs Hunt For Venomous Predator Fish
Blog

Killer Robots: Commercial Fishing ROVs Hunt For Venomous Predator Fish

By Ben Gruber (Reuters) As it turns out, some of the best cooks in the world think lionfish, a venomous predatory fish which is breeding out of control and

April 20, 2017
Total Views: 119

oil tanker
News

New York-Bound Tanker Changes Course as Gasoline Prices Dip

By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) – A tanker of gasoline en route to New York Harbor from Europe has been diverted to a Caribbean

April 20, 2017
Total Views: 94

keppel shipyard
Shipping News

Keppel’s Profit Weighed Down by Sluggish Offshore Business

SINGAPORE, April 20 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Keppel Corp posted its first year-on-year rise in quarterly profits since early 2015, helped by

April 20, 2017
Total Views: 78

BW Utik vlcc supertanker tanker
Shipping News

U.S. Court Rejects Frontline’s Last-minute Bid to Stop BW-DHT Deal

OSLO, April 20 (Reuters) – A U.S. court has rejected a last-minute effort by billionaire investor John Fredriksen’s Frontline to prevent BW Group

April 20, 2017
Total Views: 93

Wednesday, April 19, 2017
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News

Capesizes Sent Packing After Accident at Brazil Iron Ore Terminal

By Alberto Alerigi and Gustavo Bonato SAO PAULO, April 19 (Reuters) – The loading of iron ore at Brazil’s Itaguaí terminal operated by mining and

April 19, 2017
Total Views: 46

White House, Defense Secretary Attempt to Clear the Air Over Carrier Confusion
Interesting

White House, Defense Secretary Attempt to Clear the Air Over Carrier Confusion

By Jeff Mason and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday denied being misleading about

April 19, 2017
Total Views: 24

Geroi Arsenala cargo ship
News

Eleven Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Crimea

MOSCOW, April 19 (Reuters) – A cargo ship heading from Russia to Turkey sunk off the coast of Crimea early on Wednesday morning and 11 of the crew are

April 19, 2017
Total Views: 71

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
U.S. Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Supposedly Sent to Deter North Korea Spotted 3,500 Miles Away, Heading in Opposite Direction
News

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Supposedly Sent to Deter North Korea Spotted 3,500 Miles Away, Heading in Opposite Direction

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) – When U.S. President Donald Trump boasted early last week that he had sent an “armada” as a

April 18, 2017
Total Views: 67

Rhine River shipping
News

Low Water Hinders Shipping Rhine and Danube Rivers in Germany

HAMBURG, April 18 (Reuters) – Water levels on the Rhine and Danube in Germany remain low despite recent rain and freight vessels cannot sail fully loaded

April 18, 2017
Total Views: 47

The oil tanker Caspian Galaxy sits anchored near Amuay beach, in Punto Fijo
Interesting

Banned at Sea: Venezuela’s Crude-Stained Oil Tankers

By Marianna Parraga and Mircely Guanipa HOUSTON/PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela, April 18 (Reuters) – In the scorching heat of the Caribbean Sea, workers in scuba

April 18, 2017
Total Views: 160

daewoo shipbuilding bailout
Interesting

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Unlocks $2.6 Billion Bailout

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, April 18 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd has won near unanimous agreement from

April 18, 2017
Total Views: 62

Monday, April 17, 2017
daewoo shipbuilding
News

Daewoo Shipbuilding Bondholders Accept Bailout Plan Following Pension Fund Agreement

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, April 17 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd on Monday won near unanimous approval

April 17, 2017
Total Views: 1138

Saturday, April 15, 2017
Migrant RIB Boat Rescue
Lifesaving Incidents

Largest Rescue In 19 Years With 2,074 Migrants Plucked From The Mediterranean

More than 2,000 migrants trying to reach Europe were plucked from the Mediterranean on Friday in a series of dramatic rescues and one person was found dead,

April 15, 2017
Total Views: 103