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Monday, January 23, 2017
Shipping Bank HSH Nordbank Invites Indicative Bids from Potential Buyers
Shipping News

Shipping Bank HSH Nordbank Invites Indicative Bids from Potential Buyers

FRANKFURT, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Shipping finance provider HSH Nordbank has launched its planned sale, inviting expressions of interest from potential

January 23, 2017
Total Views: 45

Friday, January 20, 2017
RBS Sells $600 Million of Shipping Loans -Sources
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RBS Sells $600 Million of Shipping Loans -Sources

LONDON/TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Scotland has concluded agreements to sell at least $600 million worth of shipping loans from its portfolio

January 20, 2017
Total Views: 1133

Orient Overseas Says It’s Not Aware of Any Bids for OOCL
Shipping News

Orient Overseas Says It’s Not Aware of Any Bids for OOCL

SHANGHAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Hong Kong-listed shipper Orient Overseas International Ltd said on Friday it had not received any bids for its subsidiary

January 20, 2017
Total Views: 79

Shipowners Avoid New “Pirate Hotspot” in Waters West of the Philippines
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Shipowners Avoid New “Pirate Hotspot” in Waters West of the Philippines

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) – A surge in piracy to the west of the Philippines is forcing shipowners to divert vessels through other

January 20, 2017
Total Views: 326

Thursday, January 19, 2017
Norwegian Shipping Company Denies Illegal Shipment Accusation
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Norwegian Shipping Company Denies Illegal Shipment Accusation

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – A Norwegian shipping firm on Thursday denied a tanker it manages had violated a European court ruling after Western

January 19, 2017
Total Views: 103

capesize bulk carrier
Shipping News

Capesize Rates to Hold Steady or Slip in “Good Market”

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo ships on key Asian routes could hold steady or slip slightly

January 19, 2017
Total Views: 22

Wednesday, January 18, 2017
U.S. Judge Approves Hanjin Terminal Sale
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U.S. Judge Approves Hanjin Terminal Sale

By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Bankrupt South Korean shipping line Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd won U.S. court approval at a hearing on

January 18, 2017
Total Views: 79

U.S. Commerce Nominee Ross Says NAFTA is Trump’s First Trade Priority
Shipping News

U.S. Commerce Nominee Ross Says NAFTA is Trump’s First Trade Priority

By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico will be the Trump

January 18, 2017
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
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Shipping News

Trump Commerce Pick Wilbur Ross to Keep Interests in Shipping

By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Wilbur Ross, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Commerce Secretary, has pledged to sell his

January 17, 2017
Total Views: 107

Rolls-Royce Jumps on Profit Upgrade and Bribery Settlement
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Rolls-Royce Jumps on Profit Upgrade and Bribery Settlement

By Sarah Young and Kirstin Ridley LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Shares in Rolls-Royce jumped as much as 7 percent on Tuesday after the British maker of

January 17, 2017
Total Views: 69

iranian crude supertanker
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Ship Insurers to Resume Near Full Coverage for Iran Oil Exports

By Osamu Tsukimori and Keith Wallis TOKYO/SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Global shipping insurers have devised a way to ensure nearly full coverage for

January 17, 2017
Total Views: 38

Subsea Search for MH370 Ends Without a Trace
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Subsea Search for MH370 Ends Without a Trace

By Tom Westbrook and Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY, Jan 17 (Reuters) – The deep-sea search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 ended on Tuesday without

January 17, 2017
Total Views: 89

Monday, January 16, 2017
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Damen Headquarters Raided Amid Foreign Bribery Investigation

AMSTERDAM, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Dutch investigators have raided the Netherlands’ biggest ship builder, Damen Shipyards, as part of a criminal

January 16, 2017
Total Views: 87

Australia ‘Deeply Disappointed’ by Japan’s Continued Whale Hunt in Southern Ocean
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Australia ‘Deeply Disappointed’ by Japan’s Continued Whale Hunt in Southern Ocean

SYDNEY, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Australia said on Monday it was “deeply disappointed” Japan had continued whaling in the Southern Ocean after

January 16, 2017
Total Views: 36

Friday, January 13, 2017
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VLCC Rates to Hold Steady as Ship Supply Matches Demand

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) are expected to remain stable next week as buoyant

January 13, 2017
Total Views: 162

cargo ship
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Pirates Attacking Bigger Ships Off Philippines for Ransom Money

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Asian pirates are focusing more of their attacks on larger merchant ships near the Philippines, hoping for

January 13, 2017
Total Views: 66

Thursday, January 12, 2017
As Smog Lifts, China’s Ports Grapple with Huge Backlog of Ships
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As Smog Lifts, China’s Ports Grapple with Huge Backlog of Ships

By Keith Wallis and Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Jan 13 (Reuters) – A huge traffic jam of hundreds of ships carrying coal and iron ore into China has

January 12, 2017
Total Views: 37

china cosco
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China’s COSCO Secures $26 Billion Financing Pledge

SHANGHAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – COSCO Shipping Corporation said policy lender China Development Bank has pledged to provide it with 180 billion yuan ($26

January 12, 2017
Total Views: 39

Crew Rescues as North Korean Cargo Ship Sinks Off Japan
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Crew Rescues as North Korean Cargo Ship Sinks Off Japan

TOKYO, Jan 12 (Reuters) – A North Korean cargo vessel carrying rice sank off the west coast of Japan’s westernmost major island of Kyushu on

January 12, 2017
Total Views: 59

Insurance Gaps Leave Shipping Exposed to Growing Cyber Threats
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Insurance Gaps Leave Shipping Exposed to Growing Cyber Threats

By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Shipping companies grappling with the threat of cyber attacks on vessels are finding

January 12, 2017
Total Views: 54