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Thursday, June 23, 2016
Migrant Boat Rescues Surge as Calm Seas Return to Mediterranean
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Migrant Boat Rescues Surge as Calm Seas Return to Mediterranean

By Darrin Zamit Lupi ABOARD THE TOPAZ RESPONDER, June 23 (Reuters) – Ships manned by humanitarian organisations, the Italian navy and coast guard helped

June 23, 2016
Total Views: 77

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Maersk Names New CEO Raising Prospect of Restructuring

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Teis Jensen COPENHAGEN, June 23 (Reuters) – Danish shipping and oil group A. P. Moller-Maersk could split up into separate

June 23, 2016
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
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Shipping News

RBS Receives Bids for Greek Shipping Business, Sources Say

By Jonathan Saul, Sophie Sassard and Andrew MacAskill LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) – The Royal Bank of Scotland has received bids for its Greek ship finance

June 22, 2016
Total Views: 22

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
European Central Bank Hones In on Shipping Loans
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European Central Bank Hones In on Shipping Loans

By Andreas Kröner FRANKFURT, June 21 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is taking a hard look at lenders’ ship financing portfolios amid a

June 21, 2016
Total Views: 47

China COSCO Shipping Planning Cruise Route in Disputed South China Sea
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China COSCO Shipping Planning Cruise Route in Disputed South China Sea

SHANGHAI, June 21 (Reuters) – State-owned China COSCO Shipping Corp plans to launch cruise trips in the South China Sea next month, with the first route

June 21, 2016
Total Views: 144

Maersk Battles to Stay On Top as Container Shipping Downturn Deepens
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Maersk Battles to Stay On Top as Container Shipping Downturn Deepens

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Maersk Line is fighting to remain the world’s no.1 container shipping carrier as a

June 21, 2016
Total Views: 84

Monday, June 20, 2016
Southeast Asia Nations Create Shipping Corridor in Battle Against Piracy
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Southeast Asia Nations Create Shipping Corridor in Battle Against Piracy

MANILA, June 20 (Reuters) – Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on Monday agreed to designate a transit corridor for commercial vessels crossing a

June 20, 2016
Total Views: 90

Fishing vessel offshore
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Fishermen Held Over Killing of Captain, Engineer Off South Korea

SEOUL, June 20 (Reuters) – Two Vietnamese crewmen on a South Korean fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean have allegedly stabbed and killed the ship’s

June 20, 2016
Total Views: 31

Sunday, June 19, 2016
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U.S. Navy Will Stay In Black Sea Despite Russian Warning

by Steve Scherer, Reuters – The United States will maintain its presence in the Black Sea despite a Russian warning that a U.S. destroyer patrolling

June 19, 2016
Total Views: 32

Friday, June 17, 2016
Poland Receives First Commercial LNG Cargo from Qatar
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Poland Receives First Commercial LNG Cargo from Qatar

WARSAW, June 17 (Reuters) – Poland received its first supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar on Friday, part of a wider plan to cut its

June 17, 2016
Total Views: 69

Thursday, June 16, 2016
U.S. Navy First: “Green Fleet” Fills Up With Italian-Made Biofuel
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U.S. Navy First: “Green Fleet” Fills Up With Italian-Made Biofuel

By Steve Scherer ABOARD THE USS MASON, June 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. warship took its first delivery of Italian-made biofuel on Thursday as part of the

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 96

Fincantieri Signs $4.5 Billion Deal to Build Qatar Warships in Italy
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Fincantieri Signs $4.5 Billion Deal to Build Qatar Warships in Italy

ROME, June 16 (Reuters) – Fincantieri has signed a deal worth almost 4 billion euros ($4.47 billion) to build seven ships for Qatar, the Italian

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 100

Cockpit Voice Recorder from Crashed EgyptAir Plane Retrieved
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Cockpit Voice Recorder from Crashed EgyptAir Plane Retrieved

By Lin Noueihed and Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) – The cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir flight MS804 has been retrieved by search teams

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 22

Baltic Dry Index Dips Below 600
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Baltic Dry Index Dips Below 600

June 16 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, slipped Thursday as

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 24

Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Search Vessel Finds EgyptAir Wreckage in Mediterranean
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Search Vessel Finds EgyptAir Wreckage in Mediterranean

Update: Cockpit Voice Recorder from Crashed EgyptAir Plane Retrieved CAIRO, June 15 (Reuters) – The “main locations” of wreckage from the

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 38

Chinese Spy Ship Shadows U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier During Drills in Western Pacific
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Chinese Spy Ship Shadows U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier During Drills in Western Pacific

By Nobuhiro Kubo OKINAWA, Japan, June 15 (Reuters) – A Chinese observation ship shadowed the U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis in the Western Pacific

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 139

Tuesday, June 14, 2016
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Dry Bulk Shipping Facing Slow Recovery, Dreyfus Says

PARIS, June 14 (Reuters) – The dry bulk shipping industry may not emerge from a protracted downturn for another two years and some smaller firms will be

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 32

Monday, June 13, 2016
Second U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Mediterranean
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Second U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Mediterranean

By Andrea Shalal BERLIN, June 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the Mediterranean late on Monday, the U.S. Navy

June 13, 2016
Total Views: 113

CMA CGM to Delist NOL, But Support Singapore as Shipping Hub
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CMA CGM to Delist NOL, But Support Singapore as Shipping Hub

PARIS, June 13 (Reuters) – French container shipping firm CMA CGM plans to delist Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) following its takeover of the Singaporean

June 13, 2016
Total Views: 73

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Maersk Heir Takes Top Post in Holding Company

COPENHAGEN, June 13 (Reuters) – The grandson of Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, who transformed A.P. Moller-Maersk into an international conglomerate, was on

June 13, 2016
Total Views: 127