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Thursday, April 27, 2017
Russian Spy Ship Sinks in Black Sea After Collision
News

Russian Spy Ship Sinks in Black Sea After Collision

STANBUL, April 27 (Reuters) – A Russian naval intelligence ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast on Thursday after colliding with a vessel

April 27, 2017
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
baltic exchange offices
News

Baltic Exchange Unveils Plan for Bigger Role in Maritime Industry

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, April 26 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange said on Wednesday it will offer new products and services to enhance its role in

April 26, 2017
Total Views: 55

frontline tanker
News

Frontline Launches New Offer for Rival DHT

OSLO, April 26 (Reuters) – Frontline has made a fifth offer for tanker operator DHT Holdings and given its rival 24 hours to reconsider a deal which

April 26, 2017
Total Views: 46

china home-built aircraft carrier
Defense

China Launches First Home-Built Aircraft Carrier

By Michael Martina BEIJING, April 26 (Reuters) – China launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier on Wednesday amid rising tension over

April 26, 2017
Total Views: 51

Tuesday, April 25, 2017
arctic ice
Shipping News

Quickening Arctic Thaw Could Cost Trillions, International Study Says

By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, April 25 (Reuters) – The Arctic’s quickening thaw is melting the permafrost under buildings and

April 25, 2017
Total Views: 49

News

Tanker Market May Face Difficult Q2, Q3 on Oversupply, Euronav Says

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, April 25 (Reuters) – The tanker market may face a “difficult” second and third quarter this year after a

April 25, 2017
Total Views: 31

Monday, April 24, 2017
littoral combat ship
News

Trump-Backed Navy Shipbuilding Plan Would Boost Costs Some $400 Billion Over 30 Years

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – Expanding the U.S. Navy to 355 ships as recommended by military leaders and backed by President Donald Trump would cost

April 24, 2017
Total Views: 93

barents sea drilling
Shipping News

Statoil Plays Down Risks of Arctic Drilling

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, April 24 (Reuters) – Norway’s Statoil on Monday played down concerns that drilling in the Arctic is risky, days before

April 24, 2017
Total Views: 21

Sunday, April 23, 2017
Mattis boards a U.S. Air Force C-17 for a day trip to a U.S. military base in Djibouti from Doha
Maritime Security

No U.S. Military Response To Surge In Piracy, Says Mattis

By Idrees Ali (Reuters) The United States is closely watching a recent increase in piracy off the coast of Somalia, a senior U.S. military official said on

April 23, 2017
Total Views: 120

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
Total Views: 37

uss carl vinson
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: 79

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: 82

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
yang ming
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: 138

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: 120

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: 79

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