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Thursday, July 31, 2014
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Kurdish Oil Cargo Unloaded at Sea, Destination a Mystery

Part of a Kurdish oil cargo has been offloaded from a Greek-managed tanker into another tanker in the South China Sea, but mystery surrounds the identity of

July 31, 2014
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Ship Loads First U.S. Condensate Export Cargo In 40 Years -Sources

Ship Loads First U.S. Condensate Export Cargo In 40 Years -Sources

An oil tanker has started loading a cargo of condensate, or ultra-light oil, the first such export from the United States since the easing of a 40-year-old ban

July 30, 2014
Total Views: 10

Tuesday, July 29, 2014
3-Hour Whale Watching Cruise Strands Passengers Overnight
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3-Hour Whale Watching Cruise Strands Passengers Overnight

A planned three-hour whale watching cruise off the Massachusetts coast turned into an all-night affair for 163 people aboard a boat that limped back into

July 29, 2014
Total Views: 20

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U.S. Judge Signs Order to Seize Kurdish Oil From Tanker Off Texas

Acting on a request from the central government in Iraq, a U.S. judge has signed an order telling the U.S. Marshals Service to seize a cargo of oil from Iraqi

July 29, 2014
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U.N. Blacklists Operator of North Korean Ship Seized in Panama

A U.N. Security Council committee on Monday blacklisted the operator of a North Korean ship, which was seized near the Panama Canal last year for smuggling

July 29, 2014
Total Views: 14

Monday, July 28, 2014
Teen Survivors Testify At Sewol Ferry Trial
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Teen Survivors Testify At Sewol Ferry Trial

Six teenagers who survived South Korea's worst maritime disaster in 44 years told on Monday how classmates helped them float free as water flooded their cabins

July 28, 2014
Total Views: 35

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Maritime News

China Needs to Import More Food to Ease Water and Energy Shortages

China should boost imports of food so it can dedicate more of its scarce water supplies to energy production, especially in arid but coal-rich regions like

July 28, 2014
Total Views: 10

Sunday, July 27, 2014
Costa Concordia Arrives Safely in Genoa, Completing Historic Salvage Operation
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Costa Concordia Arrives Safely in Genoa, Completing Historic Salvage Operation

The wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner limped into its last port on Sunday, when it was towed to the northern Italian city of Genoa to be broken up for

July 27, 2014
Total Views: 520

Friday, July 25, 2014
Delta Airlines’ Refining Arm Charters Jones Act Tanker
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Delta Airlines’ Refining Arm Charters Jones Act Tanker

Delta Air Lines Inc's refining unit has chartered a U.S.-flagged oil tanker for the first time, allowing it to tap directly into cheap Texas shale oil as the

July 25, 2014
Total Views: 49

Kenyan Police Kill Two Men Suspected of Plotting Ferry Attack
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Kenyan Police Kill Two Men Suspected of Plotting Ferry Attack

Kenyan police said on Friday they shot and killed two armed men suspected of planning an attack on a ferry in the port city of Mombasa after one of them tried

July 25, 2014
Total Views: 71

Notorious Drug Smuggling Freighter Headed for Scrapyard
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Notorious Drug Smuggling Freighter Headed for Scrapyard

A freighter seized off the coast of Washington state nearly four decades ago in one of the largest marijuana busts in the region's history was moved to Seattle

July 25, 2014
Total Views: 279

Asia Tankers – VLCC Rates Could Nudge Higher on More Vessel Charters
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Asia Tankers – VLCC Rates Could Nudge Higher on More Vessel Charters

Rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) on key Asian freight routes could hold steady or gain next week as charterers seek to complete their vessel

July 25, 2014
Total Views: 16

Thursday, July 24, 2014
Royal Caribbean Raises Forecast; Profit Sails Past Estimates

Royal Caribbean Raises Forecast; Profit Sails Past Estimates

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd's quarterly profit beat analysts' average estimate as demand for its European and Chinese cruises increased and passengers spent

July 24, 2014
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Strong Jackup Market Helps Boost Profit at Singapore’s Keppel Corp

Keppel Corporation Ltd , the world's largest builder of jackup rigs, reported on Thursday a 17 percent increase in its second-quarter net profit, propelled by

July 24, 2014
Total Views: 3

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Maritime News

Capesize Market Seen Flat to Higher as Owners Resist Lower Rates

Rates for capesize bulk carriers on key Asian routes could remain flat or show marginal improvement next week as ship owners resist attempts by cargo owners to

July 24, 2014
Total Views: 12

Wednesday, July 23, 2014
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At 2 Knots, Costa Concordia Heads to the Scrapyard

Maneouvres began early on Wednesday to remove the rusty hulk of the Costa Concordia cruise liner from the Italian island where it struck rocks and capsized two

July 23, 2014
Total Views: 35

Tuesday, July 22, 2014
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Maritime News

Portland, Maine Bans Oil Loading as Canada Seeks Export Options

City councilors in South Portland, Maine, voted late Monday night to ban the loading of crude oil onto tankers along its

July 22, 2014
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Maritime News

Maersk’s APM Terminals to Sell Container Terminal in Virginia

Port operator APM Terminals, a unit of Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, said it would sell a big U.S. container terminal to infrastructure investor Alinda Capital

July 22, 2014
Total Views: 42

Monday, July 21, 2014
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Decomposed Body of South Korean Ferry Owner Found

South Korean police said on Tuesday that a body found last month in the south of the country was that of a fugitive businessman who headed the family that

July 21, 2014
Total Views: 391

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ExxonMobil-Contracted Rig Enters Uncharted Waters of Russian Political Storm

An ordinary, long-scheduled journey of an oil drilling rig into Arctic waters is turning into a major political exercise, attracting international scrutiny and

July 21, 2014
Total Views: 32
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