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Friday, May 20, 2016
keppel shipyard
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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
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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
keppel shipyard
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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

Thursday, May 12, 2016
UN Removes Libyan Oil Tanker from Blacklist
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UN Removes Libyan Oil Tanker from Blacklist

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday removed from a U.N. blacklist an Indian-flagged

May 12, 2016
Total Views: 56

As Korean Shipyards Founder, Central Bank Dragged Into Rescue Bid
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As Korean Shipyards Founder, Central Bank Dragged Into Rescue Bid

By Christine Kim SEOUL, May 12 (Reuters) – They are South Korea’s “too-big-to-fail” firms – the world’s largest

May 12, 2016
Total Views: 55

Wednesday, May 11, 2016
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Baltic Exchange Says Talks Still Ongoing with Potential Buyers

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) – Talks between the Baltic Exchange and a number of suitors are continuing, but any potential buyer of the

May 11, 2016
Total Views: 45

UK Court Ruling in OW Bunker Case May Mean Double Payments for Shippers
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UK Court Ruling in OW Bunker Case May Mean Double Payments for Shippers

By Roslan Khasawneh May 11 (Reuters) – The UK Supreme Court ruled in favour of bankrupt marine fuel supplier OW Bunker Malta in a dispute over payment

May 11, 2016
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
China Scrambles Fighter Jets as U.S. Navy Tests Freedom of Navigation Near Chinese-Claimed Reef
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China Scrambles Fighter Jets as U.S. Navy Tests Freedom of Navigation Near Chinese-Claimed Reef

By Michael Martina, Greg Torode and Ben Blanchard BEIJING/HONG KONG, May 10 (Reuters) – China scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday as a U.S. navy ship

May 10, 2016
Total Views: 21

Monday, May 9, 2016
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Hyundai Heavy Industries to Axe More Jobs Amid Shrinking Orders

SEOUL, May 9 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd, the world’s biggest shipbuilder by revenue, will slash more jobs and

May 9, 2016
Total Views: 96

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Maersk Oil to Cut 40 Staff Amid Slumping Oil Price

COPENHAGEN, May 9 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Maersk Oil will cut 40 jobs in Copenhagen, Aberdeen and Stavanger due to the low oil price, it said on

May 9, 2016
Total Views: 31

Sunday, May 8, 2016
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Pressure Builds on Shipping Industry to Set Carbon Targets

By Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Disagreement among nations means no carbon emissions targets have been set for international

May 8, 2016
Total Views: 97

Saturday, May 7, 2016
17 Missing After Cargo Ship Collides With Fishing Vessel in East China Sea
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17 Missing After Cargo Ship Collides With Fishing Vessel in East China Sea

SHANGHAI, May 7 (Reuters) – Seventeen people were missing after a Chinese fishing boat collided with a Maltese cargo ship and sank in the East China Sea

May 7, 2016
Total Views: 55

Friday, May 6, 2016
Boaty McBoatface Given Real Name (But Will Still Forever Be Known as Boaty McBoatface)
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Boaty McBoatface Given Real Name (But Will Still Forever Be Known as Boaty McBoatface)

LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) – A new 200 million pound ($290 million) polar research ship is to be named after veteran BBC naturalist David Attenborough but

May 6, 2016
Total Views: 170

NTSB Aims to Recover El Faro Data Recorder in Next Few Months
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NTSB Aims to Recover El Faro Data Recorder in Next Few Months

BOSTON, May 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board hopes to recover the voyage data recorder from the cargo ship El Faro, which sank

May 6, 2016
Total Views: 45

Thursday, May 5, 2016
Austal Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Design
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Australia Awards Austal $208 Million Pacific Patrol Boats Contract

SYDNEY, May 5 (Reuters) – Australia signed a A$280 million ($208.8 million) contract with naval shipbuilder Austal Ships Pty on Thursday for 21 patrol

May 5, 2016
Total Views: 51

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Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia to Coordinate Against Militant Pirates

By Budi Satriawan YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia, May 5 (Reuters) – Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed on Thursday to conduct coordinated maritime

May 5, 2016
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