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Friday, May 27, 2016
Strike at France’s Le Havre Oil Terminal Extended Until Monday
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Strike at France’s Le Havre Oil Terminal Extended Until Monday

By Bate Felix PARIS, May 27 (Reuters) – French CGT union members at the CIM, an oil storage and supply services company which handles about 40 percent of

May 27, 2016
Total Views: 154

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Trump Pitches Energy Policy: Good for Oil and Coal, Bad for Environment
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Trump Pitches Energy Policy: Good for Oil and Coal, Bad for Environment

By Valerie Volcovici and Emily Stephenson BISMARCK, N.D., May 26 (Reuters) – Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, promised on

May 26, 2016
Total Views: 101

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Egpyt Hires French Marine Company to Join EgyptAir Black Box Search

CAIRO, May 26 (Reuters) – Egypt’s air accidents chief said on Thursday that a vessel provided by French company ALSEAMAR, which specializes in

May 26, 2016
Total Views: 36

Labor Strikes Backs Up Tankers at Southern French Port
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Labor Strikes Backs Up Tankers at Southern French Port

PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen vessels were queued outside the French oil import terminal in Fos, southern France on Thursday, held up by a

May 26, 2016
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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China Approval Paves Way for CMA CGM Takeover of NOL

PARIS, May 25 (Reuters) – CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping firm, is to go ahead with its planned acquisition of

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 58

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Dry Bulk Shipping Firms Struggle to Ride Out Worst Downturn on Record

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) – Shipping companies transporting coal, and iron ore and other commodities are urgently seeking ways to

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 88

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BP, Shell Among Bidders to Run Qatar’s Largest Offshore Oil Field, Currently Operated by Maersk

By Tom Finn DOHA, May 25 (Reuters) – Six international oil firms including BP and Royal Dutch Shell Plc have bid to operate Qatar’s largest

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 89

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
French Oil Sector Strikes Cause Tanker Backlogs
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French Oil Sector Strikes Cause Tanker Backlogs

By Bate Felix and Amanda Cooper PARIS/LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) – Strikes by French oil sector workers protesting proposed labour reforms spread to all

May 24, 2016
Total Views: 37

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Hyundai Merchant Marine Creditors Agree to $570 Million Swap

SEOUL, May 24 (Reuters) – Creditors of struggling South Korean shipper Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd have agreed to a 680 billion won ($570.27 million)

May 24, 2016
Total Views: 21

Monday, May 23, 2016
Slow Response to Past Sea Crashes Could Hinder EgyptAir Search, Experts Say
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Slow Response to Past Sea Crashes Could Hinder EgyptAir Search, Experts Say

By Tim Hepher and Ahmed Aboulenein PARIS/CAIRO, May 23 (Reuters) – Teams searching for the black box flight recorders of a missing EgyptAir jet that

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 69

China to Base Advanced Search and Rescue Ship at Disputed South China Sea Island
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China to Base Advanced Search and Rescue Ship at Disputed South China Sea Island

BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) – A Chinese government bureau is planning a base station for an advanced rescue ship in the disputed Spratly Islands, state

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 31

South Africa Arrests Chinese Squid Poaching Ships
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South Africa Arrests Chinese Squid Poaching Ships

CAPE TOWN, May 23 (Reuters) – South Africa’s navy has detained three Chinese ships with around 100 crew on board on suspicion of illegal squid

May 23, 2016
Total Views: 77

Sunday, May 22, 2016
Egypt Begins Subsea Hunt for EgyptAir Flight 804
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Egypt Begins Subsea Hunt for EgyptAir Flight 804

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Amina Ismail CAIRO, May 22 (Reuters) – Egypt has sent a robot submarine to join the hunt for an EgyptAir plane which crashed in

May 22, 2016
Total Views: 40

Friday, May 20, 2016
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Keppel in Russian Partnership

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) – Conglomerate Keppel Corp’s offshore and marine unit signed a shareholders’ agreement with Russian oil firm

May 20, 2016
Total Views: 99

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CMA CGM Targets $1 Billion Savings in ‘Very Difficult’ Market

PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) – France’s CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping firm, reported a first-quarter net loss on Friday

May 20, 2016
Total Views: 33

Thursday, May 19, 2016
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Shipyards Named in Petrobras Suit

May 19 (Reuters) – Investment management firm EIG Management Co added Brazil’s engineering conglomerate Odebrecht SA and a few other shipyards in

May 19, 2016
Total Views: 72

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NATO Agrees to Bigger Mediterranean Mission to Stop Smugglers

By Robin Emmott and Lesley Wroughton BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) – NATO agreed on Thursday to broaden its operations in the Mediterranean to help the

May 19, 2016
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Israel to Use New Sea-Borne Missile Defense to Guard Offshore Gas Fields
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Israel to Use New Sea-Borne Missile Defense to Guard Offshore Gas Fields

JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) – Israel’s military said on Wednesday it had developed a version of its Iron Dome missile interceptor system that can

May 18, 2016
Total Views: 57

Monday, May 16, 2016
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Captain of Doomed El Faro Thought He Could Avoid Hurricane, Investigation Board Hears

By Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla., May 16 (Reuters) – U.S. Coast Guard investigators on Monday resumed a probe of last year’s deadly sinking of the El

May 16, 2016
Total Views: 70

Friday, May 13, 2016
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Hapag-Lloyd Unveils Container Shipping’s Newest Mega-Alliance

By Jonathan Saul and Vera Eckert LONDON/FRANKFURT, May 13 (Reuters) – German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd has formed a new alliance with five

May 13, 2016
Total Views: 54