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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 5 (Reuters) – A group of Japanese shipbuilders led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) plans to exit its 30 percent stake in

By Jaime Hamre HAVANA, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Virginia’s port authority will become the first U.S. port operator to sign a cooperation agreement with

SHANGHAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) – China Ocean Shipping Group Co (COSCO) and China Shipping Group Co will become a new entity after merging, led by the

Jan 4 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell on Monday inching

BENGHAZI, Libya, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Islamic State militants clashed with security forces near Libya’s Es Sider oil export terminal on Monday killing

SEOUL, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd said on Monday it is plans an order target of $19.5 billion in 2016, down from a target of

By Gwladys Fouche and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Dec 31 (Reuters) – A fierce storm in the North Sea forced oil firms to evacuate platforms and shut down

HOUSTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) – The world’s largest oil trader Vitol SA has secured a second cargo of U.S.-produced crude for export, just weeks after

By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, Dec 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than one million refugees and migrants braved the seas in 2015 seeking sanctuary

BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) – A formal inquiry has concluded that freak weather led to the sinking of a Yangtze River cruise ship in June that killed 442

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Iranian Revolutionary Guards launched rockets near the U.S. aircraft-carrier Harry S. Truman and other warships as they

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Shipping companies that transport commodities such as coal, iron ore and grain face a painful year ahead,

By Valerie Volcovici and Catherine Ngai Dec 23 (Reuters) – U.S. energy group Enterprise and oil trader Vitol raced to exploit the end of a 40-year ban on

Dec 24 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged higher on

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Peel Ports, one of Britain’s largest port operators, expects to withstand the container shipping slump

TOKYO, Dec 23 (Reuters) – A Chinese coastguard ship equipped with what appeared to be four gun turrets was sighted near disputed islands in the East

By James Regan SYDNEY, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Australia approved on Tuesday a controversial expansion of the Abbot Point coal terminal, which

Dec 22 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell again on Tuesday

By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Greece said that final bids for a majority stake in Piraeus Port Authority, operator of its biggest

Dec 21 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, inched up on Monday,