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Sunday, November 13, 2016
Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Open for Business With Arrival of First Chinese Ship
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Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Open for Business With Arrival of First Chinese Ship

GWADAR, Pakistan, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s prime minister and army chief welcomed on Sunday the first large shipment of Chinese goods through

November 13, 2016
Total Views: 180

Friday, November 11, 2016
Aframax Freight Rates in Mediterranean Jump on Shortage of Ships
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Aframax Freight Rates in Mediterranean Jump on Shortage of Ships

MOSCOW, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Freight rates for Aframax tankers on Black Sea-Mediterranean and cross Mediterranean routes almost doubled on Friday to their

November 11, 2016
Total Views: 75

Gunmen Seize Six Crew from Bulk Carrier in Philippines
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Gunmen Seize Six Crew from Bulk Carrier in Philippines

MANILA, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Gunmen abducted six Vietnamese sailors and shot another on Friday when a bulk carrier was intercepted in Philippine waters off

November 11, 2016
Total Views: 93

Thursday, November 10, 2016
IEA Sees Global Oil Glut in 2017 if No OPEC Cut
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IEA Sees Global Oil Glut in 2017 if No OPEC Cut

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The oil market surplus may run into a third year in 2017 without an output cut from OPEC, while escalating

November 10, 2016
Total Views: 23

Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Bank of Ireland Still Winding Down Shipping Loan Business
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Bank of Ireland Still Winding Down Shipping Loan Business

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Bank of Ireland said it is still winding down its shipping business, among a number of banks looking to cut

November 9, 2016
Total Views: 911

loaded containership
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Trump Victory Could Spell Defeat for Transatlantic Trade Deal

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Nov 9 (Reuters) – A protectionist U.S. president and increased European suspicion of a Trump-led America undermine the

November 9, 2016
Total Views: 85

Anxious World Leaders React to Trump Presidency Win
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Anxious World Leaders React to Trump Presidency Win

By Angus MacSwan LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – World leaders offered to work with Donald Trump when he takes over as U.S. president, but expressed anxiety

November 9, 2016
Total Views: 107

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
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Bank of Ireland Joins Others in Shipping Loan Wind Down

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Bank of Ireland said it is winding down its shipping business, joining other banks looking to cut non-core

November 8, 2016
Total Views: 869

First Somali Pirate Attack in Years Raises Risks for Ships
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First Somali Pirate Attack in Years Raises Risks for Ships

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Merchant vessels sailing through busy shipping lanes between Somalia and Yemen may be underestimating the risk

November 8, 2016
Total Views: 106

bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
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Singapore Exchange Seals Takeover of Baltic Exchange

LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Singapore Exchange has completed its takeover of the privately-owned Baltic Exchange, sealing an 87 million pound ($108

November 8, 2016
Total Views: 73

Monday, November 7, 2016
Canada Announces $1.1 Billion Marine Safety Plan
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Canada Announces $1.1 Billion Marine Safety Plan

By Catherine Ngai VANCOUVER, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal government on Monday vowed to toughen its response to oil spills at sea, a move

November 7, 2016
Total Views: 66

Prospect of Offshore Oil Offers Mixed Blessing for Somalia
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Prospect of Offshore Oil Offers Mixed Blessing for Somalia

By Ed Stoddard CAPE TOWN, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Somalia looks more likely to strike oil than gas in its long pursuit of offshore riches, making it easier for

November 7, 2016
Total Views: 79

Cargo Owners in ‘Flight to Safe Havens’ After Hanjin Collapse
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Cargo Owners in ‘Flight to Safe Havens’ After Hanjin Collapse

By Brenda Goh and Faith Hung SHANGHAI/TAIPEI, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Cargo owners are becoming more concerned about risks and are shifting their business to

November 7, 2016
Total Views: 61

Low Sulphur Fuel Switch to Upend Refining and Threaten OPEC Crudes
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Low Sulphur Fuel Switch to Upend Refining and Threaten OPEC Crudes

By Libby George LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – A switch to cleaner fuels in the world’s ships in 2020 could double the profits of the world’s most

November 7, 2016
Total Views: 56

Friday, November 4, 2016
Canada to Implement Northern B.C. Tanker Ban This Year -Report
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Canada to Implement Northern B.C. Tanker Ban This Year -Report

TORONTO, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal government will this year deliver on its pledge for a moratorium on oil tanker traffic along the

November 4, 2016
Total Views: 54

Type 26 Global Combat Ship mock up
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BAE Systems: Construction on UK’s Type 26 Warships to Start Summer 2017

LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Britain’s BAE Systems said on Friday it had agreed with the UK government that the manufacturing of eight new

November 4, 2016
Total Views: 80

KKR’s Pillarstone Set to Snap Up Europe Shipping Loans After Appointing Industry Vet
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KKR’s Pillarstone Set to Snap Up Europe Shipping Loans After Appointing Industry Vet

By Steve Slater LONDON, Nov 4 (IFR) – Pillarstone, the platform set up by US private equity firm KKR to buy non-core bank assets in Europe, looks set to

November 4, 2016
Total Views: 203

Four Shipbuilders Enter Bids for STX Offshore, STX France Sale
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Four Shipbuilders Enter Bids for STX Offshore, STX France Sale

SEOUL, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Four parties have expressed interest in buying one or both of South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co Ltd and a

November 4, 2016
Total Views: 71

Thursday, November 3, 2016
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Teekay Says Gas Carrier Attackers Carried ‘Substantial Amount of Explosives’

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Unknown assailants who opened fire on a gas tanker last week off the coast of Yemen were also carrying a

November 3, 2016
Total Views: 120

keppel shipyard
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Keppel Throws Lifeline to Struggling Oil Explorer KrisEnergy

SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Rig builder Keppel Corp said on Thursday it would subscribe to a bond offer by KrisEnergy Ltd, potentially increasing its

November 3, 2016
Total Views: 51