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Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Container Shipping Companies Ordered to Testify in U.S. Antitrust Probe
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Container Shipping Companies Ordered to Testify in U.S. Antitrust Probe

By Jonathan Saul and Keith Wallis LONDON/SINGAPORE, March 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has ordered top executives from several container

March 22, 2017
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Statoil Confirms Johan Sverdrup Oilfield Cost Estimate as Project Moves to Phase 2
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Statoil Confirms Johan Sverdrup Oilfield Cost Estimate as Project Moves to Phase 2

OSLO, March 21 (Reuters) – Statoil confirmed on Tuesday its cost estimate for developing Norway’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield, the largest North Sea

March 21, 2017
Total Views: 20

Regional Anti-Piracy Chief in Somalia Says He’s Been Fired Over Illegal Fishing Comments
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Regional Anti-Piracy Chief in Somalia Says He’s Been Fired Over Illegal Fishing Comments

By Abdiqani Hassan BOSASSO, Somalia, March 21 (Reuters) – The head of anti-piracy operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia said he

March 21, 2017
Total Views: 68

Monday, March 20, 2017
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Somali Security Forces Urge NATO for More Action on Piracy

By Abdiqani Hassan BOSASSO, March 19 (Reuters) – Somali officials whose forces freed a hijacked oil tanker and its eight Sri Lankan crew said on Sunday

March 20, 2017
Total Views: 51

Ezra Bankruptcy Adds to Singapore’s Sorry Offshore Marine Story
Shipping News

Ezra Bankruptcy Adds to Singapore’s Sorry Offshore Marine Story

By Aradhana Aravindan and Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE, March 20 (Reuters) – Oilfield services provider Ezra Holdings Ltd’s decision to file for U.S.

March 20, 2017
Total Views: 310

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Robust Capesize Rates Buoy Baltic Dry Index

March 20 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for the 14th

March 20, 2017
Total Views: 72

Sunday, March 19, 2017
FILE PHOTO - People walk past a ship docked at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah
Maritime Security Incidents

Saudi Arabia Asks U.N. to Supervise Yemen Port

by William Maclean (Reuters) A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen called on Sunday for the United Nations to place a strategic port under its supervision

March 19, 2017
Total Views: 52

South Korea Starts Sewol Ferry Salvage Ops
Lifesaving Incidents

South Korea Starts Sewol Ferry Salvage Ops

By Suyeong Lee (Reuters) South Korea prepared on Sunday to raise the Sewol ferry that sank nearly three years ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them

March 19, 2017
Total Views: 138

Saturday, March 18, 2017
Bankrupt: Singapore’s Ezra Holdings Files Chapter 11
Finance

Bankrupt: Singapore’s Ezra Holdings Files Chapter 11

by Tom Hals (Bloomberg) Oilfield services firm Ezra Holdings Ltd (EZRA.SI) of Singapore filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Saturday, blaming a prolonged

March 18, 2017
Total Views: 96

Friday, March 17, 2017
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U.S. Shipyards Point Out Major Flaw in Trump’s 350-Ship Navy Plan

By Mike Stone (Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to build dozens of new warships in one of the biggest peace-time expansions of the U.S. Navy.

March 17, 2017
Total Views: 125

Thursday, March 16, 2017
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Somali Pirates Release Hijacked Tanker

(Reuters) Somali pirates who seized a Comoros-flagged oil tanker have released the ship and its eight Sri Lankan crew, bringing the first hijacking since 2012

March 16, 2017
Total Views: 161

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Maritime Security Incidents

Weapons And Anger Ignite New Wave Of Piracy

By Abdiqani Hassan (Reuters) A volatile buildup of weapons and resentment along the northern Somali coast culminated in the hijack of an oil freighter this

March 16, 2017
Total Views: 201

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Maritime Security Incidents

Pirates Exchange Gunfire Aboard Hijacked Vessel

By Abdiqani Hassan (Reuters) Somali maritime forces have exchanged gunfire with the hijackers of an oil tanker in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland,

March 16, 2017
Total Views: 62

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Huge Scandal Continues To Rock US Navy
Navy

Huge Scandal Continues To Rock US Navy

By Marty Graham (Reuters) A retired U.S. Navy admiral appeared in federal court in San Diego on Tuesday on charges that he took bribes, including expensive

March 15, 2017
Total Views: 157

Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Somali Pirates Hijack First Commercial Ship Since 2012
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Somali Pirates Hijack First Commercial Ship Since 2012

By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI, March 14 (Reuters) – Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew on board, Somali authorities said on

March 14, 2017
Total Views: 149

Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos, Brazi
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Terminal Gives Timely Boost to Brazil’s Soy, Sugar Shipping Capacity

By Gustavo Bonato SANTOS, March 14 (Reuters) – A new terminal near completion in Latin America’s largest port in Santos, Brazil, is expected to add

March 14, 2017
Total Views: 178

Monday, March 13, 2017
Iran’s Biggest Cargo Line IRISL Looks at London IPO; Thwarted So Far -Sources
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Iran’s Biggest Cargo Line IRISL Looks at London IPO; Thwarted So Far -Sources

By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi LONDON/ANKARA, March 13 (Reuters) – Iran’s top cargo shipping company has held meetings in London to discuss a

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 137

Billionaire Fredriksen Buys ‘West Mira’ Rig, Ending Hyundai Dispute
Offshore

Billionaire Fredriksen Buys ‘West Mira’ Rig, Ending Hyundai Dispute

OSLO, March 13 (Reuters) – Billionaire investor John Fredriksen has agreed to buy an oil drilling vessel from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 304

North Korean Cargo Ship Sinks Off China, All Crew Rescued
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North Korean Cargo Ship Sinks Off China, All Crew Rescued

BEIJING, March 13 (Reuters) – A North Korean cargo vessel called Kum San sank off the east coast of China early on March 9 after colliding with a Chinese

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 71

Friday, March 10, 2017
CMA CGM Containership. Photo credit: CMA CGM
Shipping News

CMA CGM Returns to Profit in Q4

PARIS, March 10 (Reuters) – CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container line, swung back to a net profit in the fourth quarter of last year,

March 10, 2017
Total Views: 153