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Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Shipping Containers Stacked Tall
News

Container Shipping Lines Offer to Settle EU Pricing Probe

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Leading shipping container groups Maersk, MSC and 13 other firms have offered to change their pricing

February 10, 2016
Total Views: 90

Maersk’s $2.5 Billion Loss in Q4 2015 Worse Than Expected
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Maersk’s $2.5 Billion Loss in Q4 2015 Worse Than Expected

By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk tumbled to a loss of $2.5 billion in the last three months of 2015

February 10, 2016
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
North Korean Shipping Firm Skirts UN Sanctions to Gain Port Access
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North Korean Shipping Firm Skirts UN Sanctions to Gain Port Access

By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Feb 9 (Reuters) – A U.N.-blacklisted North Korean shipping company continues to evade sanctions

February 9, 2016
Total Views: 72

Ship Radar ECDIS Console
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Europe Calls Time on Ship Navigation Scheme Despite Risks at Sea

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – A British-led initiative to create a back-up to satellite navigation systems for ships has been pulled after

February 9, 2016
Total Views: 187

Monday, February 8, 2016
bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
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Baltic Index Down Again on Muted Vessel Demand

Feb 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, registered a new

February 8, 2016
Total Views: 24

Saturday, February 6, 2016
Santa Barbara Oil Rig Chart
Environment

Environmental Group Halts Offshore Fracking In California

(Reuters) A conservation group said the federal government must stop approving offshore fracking from oil platforms in California’s Santa Barbara Channel

February 6, 2016
Total Views: 100

After Piraeus Port Purchase, China’s COSCO Looks To Build European Train Hub
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After Piraeus Port Purchase, China’s COSCO Looks To Build European Train Hub

By Angeliki Koutantou and Brenda Goh (Reuters) ATHENS/SHANGHAI, Feb 5 China’s COSCO is expected to make an offer for Greece’s rail network

February 6, 2016
Total Views: 69

Thursday, February 4, 2016
Baltic Index Enters New Record Territory: 298 Points
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Baltic Index Enters New Record Territory: 298 Points

Update (Feb 5): The Baltic Dry Index dropped one point to 297 points on Friday, making for nine straight sessions of losses. The capesize index

February 4, 2016
Total Views: 80

Panama Canal Expansion Completion Delayed to End June
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Panama Canal Expansion Completion Delayed to End June

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Feb 3 (Reuters) – After more than a year-long delay, a new set of larger locks for the Panama Canal will be complete by

February 4, 2016
Total Views: 264

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Baltic Dry Index Headed for the 200’s
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Baltic Dry Index Headed for the 200’s

Feb 3 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, tumbled to another

February 3, 2016
Total Views: 45

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Norway Waves License Fee for Laid-Up Offshore Vessels
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Norway Waves License Fee for Laid-Up Offshore Vessels

OSLO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Owners of ships serving the oil industry will be exempt from paying license fees for 2016 on vessels that have been mothballed,

February 2, 2016
Total Views: 41

EEX Exchange Looks Beyond Freight to Steer Through Dry Shipping Storm
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EEX Exchange Looks Beyond Freight to Steer Through Dry Shipping Storm

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Cleartrade Exchange is expanding its commodities business, aiming to boost fertiliser and bunker fuel

February 2, 2016
Total Views: 33

Monday, February 1, 2016
Port of Oakland
News

Oakland’s Outer Harbor Terminal Files for Bankruptcy After Loss of Tenant

CHICAGO, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Outer Harbor Terminal LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, two weeks after terminating its lease held in

February 1, 2016
Total Views: 28

Former Petrobras Exec Sentenced Over Vantage Drilling Contract
Shipping News

Former Petrobras Exec Sentenced Over Vantage Drilling Contract

SAO PAULO, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge sentenced the former head of state-run oil company Petrobras’ international division to 12 years and

February 1, 2016
Total Views: 109

msc cruises signs deal at fincantieri
News

MSC Confirms 4 Ship Order from STX France

SAINT-NAZAIRE, France, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Cruise ship company MSC Cruises on Monday confirmed orders for four ships in a 3-billion-euro ($3.26 billion)

February 1, 2016
Total Views: 108

bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
News

Baltic Dry Index Continues Freefall

Feb 1 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, touched a new

February 1, 2016
Total Views: 50

Saturday, January 30, 2016
U.S. Navy Sends Warship Near Disputed South China Sea Island
Shipping News

U.S. Navy Sends Warship Near Disputed South China Sea Island

By Phil Stewart and Nathaniel Taplin WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI, Jan 30 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of an island claimed

January 30, 2016
Total Views: 113

Friday, January 29, 2016
iran flies drone over u.s. aircraft carrier
Shipping News

Iran Flies Drone Over U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

By Yeganeh Torbati and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/ANKARA, Jan 29 (Reuters) – An unarmed Iranian drone flew directly over a U.S. aircraft carrier operating

January 29, 2016
Total Views: 93

port of new york new jersey
Shipping News

Port of New York and New Jersey Terminals Shut After Longshoremen Walk Off Job

By Joseph Ax and Daniel Bases NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) – New York and New Jersey’s cargo terminals shut down on Friday after more than a thousand

January 29, 2016
Total Views: 107

iranian crude supertanker
News

Iran’s Floating Storage Tankers Slowly Set Sail

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Iran is slowly winding down stocks of oil stored on tankers close to its shores and the process is likely to take

January 29, 2016
Total Views: 83