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Sunday, November 16, 2014
Norovirus Sickens 172 Aboard Princess Cruise Ship
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Norovirus Sickens 172 Aboard Princess Cruise Ship

A cruise ship with about 170 passengers and crew members suffering from a gastrointestinal ailment caused by norovirus was met by public health officials when

November 16, 2014
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Friday, November 14, 2014
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Maritime News

Asia-Europe Freight Rates Record Biggest Weekly Decline Ever

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell 20.5 percent to $934 per 20-foot container (TEU) in the week

November 14, 2014
Total Views: 7

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Venezuelan Oil Ports Struggle to Handle Tanker Arrivals
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Venezuelan Oil Ports Struggle to Handle Tanker Arrivals

Venezuelan oil ports are struggling to load and unload cargoes on time amid an increase in fuel imports prompted by trouble at PDVSA's 1.3

November 13, 2014
Total Views: 15

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Maritime News

Sewol Crew File for Appeal

Eight of the 15 surviving crew members of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April have filed for appeal against their convictions on negligence charges in

November 13, 2014
Total Views: 8

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CNOOC Gas and Power Executive Under Probe for Suspected Graft

A senior official of China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) is under investigation suspected of having received

November 13, 2014
Total Views: 8

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Shipping Lines, Union Blame Each Other for West Coast Port Congestion
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Shipping Lines, Union Blame Each Other for West Coast Port Congestion

Tension over prolonged labor talks between maritime shippers and the union representing 20,000 West Coast dockworkers has erupted in public as the two sides

November 12, 2014
Total Views: 19

Maritime News

Ship Arrested, Four More Firms File Claim Against Bankrupt OW Bunker

Oil firms stepped up legal action against the Singapore units of bankrupt ship fuel trader OW Bunker with the arrest of a ship fuel delivery barge Laguna on

November 12, 2014
Total Views: 24

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
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Maritime News

Maersk CEO Says Company is Ready to Invest in Oil Fields

"We are very pleased with the results. It is better than what we have hoped for and cash flow is so strong we feel further confirmed that we are very well

November 11, 2014
Total Views: 8

Monday, November 10, 2014
China to Make ‘Mind Blowing’ Investment to Expand Clout Along New Silk Road
Maritime News

China to Make ‘Mind Blowing’ Investment to Expand Clout Along New Silk Road

China plans to spend billions of dollars to revive intercontinental land routes and develop maritime links to expand commerce and give it more weight in a

November 10, 2014
Total Views: 3

Bunker Fuel Market in Turmoil After OW Bunker Files for Bankruptcy
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Bunker Fuel Market in Turmoil After OW Bunker Files for Bankruptcy

Ship fuel prices rose on Monday and buyers scrambled for new stocks after the bankruptcy of the world's biggest supplier, Denmark's OW Bunker, due to a

November 10, 2014
Total Views: 34

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Fugro Looks to Discuss Subsea Partnership, Shares Bounce

Shares in Dutch oil services company Fugro NV jumped on Monday as the purchase of a stake by rival Boskalis fuelled talk of a possible bid for the troubled

November 10, 2014
Total Views: 12

Sunday, November 9, 2014
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Oil Services Firms Squeezed Hard as Energy Majors Reduce Capital Spend

By Lionel Laurent and Blaise Robinson LONDON/PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Belt-tightening by big energy majors faced with plunging oil prices is battering

November 9, 2014
Total Views: 6

Saturday, November 8, 2014
China to Establish $40 Billion ‘Silk Road’ Infrastructure Fund
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China to Establish $40 Billion ‘Silk Road’ Infrastructure Fund

China will contribute $40 billion to set up a Silk Road infrastructure fund to boost connectivity across Asia, President Xi Jinping announced on Saturday, the

November 8, 2014
Total Views: 2

Friday, November 7, 2014
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Vale Opens $1.4 Billion Malaysia Terminal

Brazil's Vale SA on Friday inaugurated a $1.4 billion port in Malaysia able to receive and blend iron ore from its mega-ships, an important step in the miner's

November 7, 2014
Total Views: 102

OW Bunker Scandal Sends Traders Scrambling, Investors Eye Lawsuits
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OW Bunker Scandal Sends Traders Scrambling, Investors Eye Lawsuits

Traders and shipping companies scrambled to source fuel and take over supply contracts on Friday after Danish marine fuel supplier OW Bunker said a suspected

November 7, 2014
Total Views: 6

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Engineering News

High Fuel Costs and New Emissions Regs are Pushing the Boundaries of Naval Architecture

Paint inspired by the skin of a tuna fish and automated drone ships that don't need crews: such ideas could revolutionise the next generation of ocean vessels

November 7, 2014
Total Views: 228

Thursday, November 6, 2014
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Maritime News

Shippers, Traders Scramble In Wake of OW Bunker Fraud Revelation

Shipping companies and bunker oil traders scrambled to source fuel and take over supply contracts on Thursday after OW Bunker, one of the world's biggest

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 8

OW Bunker at Risk of Bankruptcy After Uncovering Fraud
Maritime News

OW Bunker at Risk of Bankruptcy After Uncovering Fraud

Danish ship fuel supplier OW Bunker said it may go bankrupt after discovering fraud by unnamed senior employees in its Singapore-based subsidiary which will

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 36

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Maritime News

U.S. Crude Export Controls are Crumbling -Kemp

In the three months ending in August, the United States and Canada swapped a record amount of crude oil with each other, one of the more bizarre consequences

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 1

Wednesday, November 5, 2014
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Maritime News

COSCO’s Chairman Sees Shipping Slump Persisting for Next 2 years

The global shipping market is unlikely to see a recovery in the next two years due to continuing oversupply of vessels, the chairman of China's largest

November 5, 2014
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