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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Hapag-Lloyd CEO: IPO Not a Priority After Merger
Maritime News

Hapag-Lloyd CEO: IPO Not a Priority After Merger

German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd, which is merging with Chile's Compania SudAmericana de Vapores, is in no rush to list its share on the stock

December 3, 2014
Total Views: 12

Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Mercuria Hires Ex-OW Bunker Staff to Expand Bunker Fuel Position
News

Mercuria Hires Ex-OW Bunker Staff to Expand Bunker Fuel Position

Swiss trading house Mercuria has moved to become a significant player in the marine fuel market by hiring a team of close to 40 former employees from the

December 2, 2014
Total Views: 7

Weather Hampers Search for Survivors from Sunken Fishing Trawler
News

Weather Hampers Search for Survivors from Sunken Fishing Trawler

More than 50 people remain missing a day after a South Korean fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea off the coast of Russia's far eastern Chukotka region as

December 2, 2014
Total Views: 12

hapag-lloyd
Maritime News

Regulators Clear Way for Merger of Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV

Germany's Hapag-Lloyd said on Tuesday it had received the last outstanding regulatory approvals for its planned merger with Chilean shipper Compania

December 2, 2014
Total Views: 52

Monday, December 1, 2014
vlcc tanker crude oil shipping
Maritime News

U.S. Crude Exports to Asia Stall on Flood of Mideast Oil

U.S. crude exports to Asia are grinding to a halt just four months after they began, in a sign of how an aggressive strategy by Gulf producers to defend their

December 1, 2014
Total Views: 5

Fishing vessel offshore
Incidents

Dozens Missing After Commercial Fishing Trawler Sinks in the Bering Sea

UPDATE: Weather Hampers Search for Survivors MOSCOW/SEOUL, Dec 1 (Reuters) – One person was killed and the fate of more than 50 others was unknown after

December 1, 2014
Total Views: 37

Friday, November 28, 2014
Russian Warships Enter English Channel
Defense

Russian Warships Enter English Channel

A squadron of Russian warships entered the English Channel on Friday but a NATO official dismissed a Russian media report that they were there to conduct

November 28, 2014
Total Views: 73

Cash, Asset-Rich Marine Fuel Traders to Gain Singapore Market Share in OW’s Absence
Maritime News

Cash, Asset-Rich Marine Fuel Traders to Gain Singapore Market Share in OW’s Absence

The downfall of a leading marine fuel supplier that prompted sellers to tighten credit terms in Singapore is skewing the post-OW Bunker jostle for market share

November 28, 2014
Total Views: 29

Thursday, November 27, 2014
maersk broker
Finance

Maersk Broker May Look at Mergers as Other Shipbrokers do Deals

Major ship brokerage firm Maersk Broker is looking into possible mergers and joint ventures after a spate of deals in the broking industry which is gearing up

November 27, 2014
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Maritime News

Nigeria Parliament Says Shell Should Pay $4 Billion for 2011 Bonga Oil Spill

Nigeria's National Assembly said on Wednesday oil major Shell should pay $3.96 billion for a 2011 spill at its offshore Bonga oilfield in the latest assessment

November 26, 2014
Total Views: 17

OW Bunker’s Fleet-Owning Unit Taken Over
Maritime News

OW Bunker’s Fleet-Owning Unit Taken Over

OW Tanker, a unit of bankrupt OW Bunker and owner of its marine fuel supply ships, has been taken over by a newly-created company, the fleet manager told

November 26, 2014
Total Views: 50

capesize bulk carrier
Maritime News

New Suez Canal May Speed Invasion of Species Into Mediterranean

HERZLIYA, Israel, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Some surprising traffic passes through the Suez Canal each day. Beneath the decks of the giant cargo ships that flow

November 26, 2014
Total Views: 3

european union
Maritime News

EU Adopts Law to Require Ships to Measure CO2 Emissions

The shipping sector will for the first time have to monitor its carbon emissions under a law agreed by the European Union on Wednesday, intended as a step

November 26, 2014
Total Views: 24

seadrill rig west gemini
Finance

Seadrill Shares Tumble as Dividend is Cut

"Having a dividend cut is a concrete sign that things are as bad as people fear ... it's another confirmation to how hard it is out there to be an offshore

November 26, 2014
Total Views: 4

Tuesday, November 25, 2014
France Suspends Delivery of Russian Warships
Defense

France Suspends Delivery of Russian Warships

France suspended indefinitely on Tuesday delivery of the first of two Mistral helicopter carrier warships to Russia, citing conflict in eastern Ukraine where

November 25, 2014
Total Views: 8

Greek Coast Guard Responding to Disabled Freighter Carrying Hundreds of Migrants
Maritime News

Greek Coast Guard Responding to Disabled Freighter Carrying Hundreds of Migrants

Greece has sent a frigate to rescue a container ship believed to carrying hundreds of undocumented migrants and in distress off its southern island of Crete,

November 25, 2014
Total Views: 5

cargo ship containers
Maritime News

Clarksons Seeking $441 Million Acquisition of RS Platou

Top ship broker Clarkson is seeking to acquire Norwegian brokerage and investment bank RS Platou for 281.2 million pounds ($441 million) in a deal that would

November 25, 2014
Total Views: 18

Front Warrior Frontline Tankers Suezmax
Finance

Frontline Posts Deeper Third-Quarter Loss

Frontline, once the world's biggest crude oil tanker company, reported a bigger than expected third-quarter loss on Tuesday and said it is still considering

November 25, 2014
Total Views: 4

Monday, November 24, 2014
edith maersk
Maritime News

Egypt Aims to Renegotiate Suez Canal Container Port Deal

Egypt is trying to renegotiate an extension of an agreement worth $1.5 billion with Suez Canal Container Terminal which has a concession to run a port near the

November 24, 2014
Total Views: 3

Friday, November 21, 2014
One Dead After Explosion on GoM Production Platform
Incidents

One Dead After Explosion on GoM Production Platform

An explosion at oil and gas operator Fieldwood Energy's Echo Platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday killed one person and injured at least one, but no

November 21, 2014
Total Views: 16
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