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Wednesday, August 9, 2017
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Maersk Family Holding Company Launches Africa Infrastructure Fund

COPENHAGEN, Aug 9 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller Holding, which controls Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, said Wednesday it has launched a new fund

August 9, 2017
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017
USS Fitzgerald to Be Hauled Back to U.S. for Repairs
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USS Fitzgerald to Be Hauled Back to U.S. for Repairs

By Tim Kelly TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said it will haul the guided missile destroyer severely damaged in a collision with a

August 8, 2017
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China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Shares Hit Six-Year High as Q2 Profit Jumps

SINGAPORE, Aug 8 (Reuters) – China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd reported a 73 percent increase in second-quarter net profit, helped by

August 8, 2017
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Hong Kong Closes Beaches as Stinking Palm Oil Washes Ashore Days After Ship Collision
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Hong Kong Closes Beaches as Stinking Palm Oil Washes Ashore Days After Ship Collision

HONG KONG, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Hong Kong has closed more than a dozen beaches after a palm oil spill washed foul-smelling, Styrofoam-like clumps ashore,

August 8, 2017
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Qatar Navigation (Milaha)
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Qatar Navigation Shifting Regional Hub to Oman Amid Diplomatic Rift

DUBAI, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Qatar Navigation (Milaha), a top Doha-based shipping and logistics group, said it was shifting its regional trans-shipment hub

August 8, 2017
Total Views: 146

Monday, August 7, 2017
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Citing National Interests, Jakarta Port Workers End Strike Early

JAKARTA, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Workers at one of the operators of Indonesia’s busiest ports ended their strike on Monday, sooner than planned, out of

August 7, 2017
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Australia Finds U.S. Military Aircraft that Crashed Off Coast
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Australia Finds U.S. Military Aircraft that Crashed Off Coast

By James Regan SYDNEY, Aug 7 (Reuters) – An Australian Navy survey ship has located a U.S. military aircraft that crashed off the Australian northeast

August 7, 2017
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Cyber Threats Prompt Return of Radio for Ship Navigation

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) – The risk of cyber attacks targeting ships’ satellite navigation is pushing nations to delve back

August 7, 2017
Total Views: 162

Friday, August 4, 2017
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Shell Mulling Using German Refinery to Meet 2020 IMO Low Sulphur Fuel Rules

LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell is considering expanding the capacity of one of its German refineries to make oil products that meet an

August 4, 2017
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Middle East VLCC Rates Set to Fall to New 2017 Low in Over Tonnaged Market

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) on Asian routes from the Middle East could fall to a new

August 4, 2017
Total Views: 106

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Jakarta Port Strike Hits Biggest Terminal Operator

JAKARTA, Aug 4 (Reuters) – More than 600 workers at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port have gone on strike and could extend the action until Aug. 10,

August 4, 2017
Total Views: 162

Thursday, August 3, 2017
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Cochin Shipyard’s $231 Million IPO Showing Signs of ‘Strong Interest’

Aug 3 (Reuters) – Cochin Shipyard Ltd’s initial public offering, which aims to raise up to 14.68 billion rupees ($231 million), was subscribed more

August 3, 2017
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Baltic Dry Index Tops 1,000 Points

Aug 3 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Thursday, boosted

August 3, 2017
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Wednesday, August 2, 2017
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Corporate Earnings Show Impacts of NotPetya Cyber Attack

By Jim Finkle and Eric Auchard TORONTO/FRANKFURT, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The cyber attack that crippled Ukraine businesses and spread worldwide to shut down

August 2, 2017
Total Views: 129

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US-Based Subsea Exploration Company Offers to Resume MH370 Search, Families Say

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (Reuters) – A U.S. seabed exploration firm has offered to take on the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, families of

August 2, 2017
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Italy Seizes NGO Rescue Boat in Lampedusa
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Italy Seizes NGO Rescue Boat in Lampedusa

By Wladimiro Pantaleone PALERMO, Italy, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Italian coastguards seized a migrant rescue boat operated by a German aid group in the

August 2, 2017
Total Views: 105

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Global Trade Recovery Lifts Diesel Demand

By John Kemp LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – World trade is growing again which will give a big boost to middle distillates such as diesel used in the

August 2, 2017
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017
France, Italy Want Solution for STX Shipyard by End September
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France, Italy Want Solution for STX Shipyard by End September

By Gwénaëlle Barzic and Giulia Segreti ROME/MILAN, Aug 1 (Reuters) – France and Italy want to find a solution for Italian shipbuilder

August 1, 2017
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Russia in Talks to Privatize Sovcomflot, Its Largest Shipping Company -Report
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Russia in Talks to Privatize Sovcomflot, Its Largest Shipping Company -Report

MOSCOW, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Russia is in talks with Asian investors on the privatisation of state shipping company Sovcomflot, the RIA news agency cited

August 1, 2017
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Monday, July 31, 2017
Panama Canal Wins Arbitration Over $193 Million in Expansion Project Overruns
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Panama Canal Wins Arbitration Over $193 Million in Expansion Project Overruns

PANAMA CITY, July 31 (Reuters) – The head of the Panama Canal Authority said on Monday a Miami-based arbitration board rejected a demand by Spanish-led

July 31, 2017
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