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Friday, December 11, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Falls Further
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Baltic Dry Index Falls Further

Dec 11 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell on Friday reflecting

December 11, 2015
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
cargo ship emissions
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China to Toughen Emissions Controls for Ships

By Kathy Chen and Keith Wallis BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Dec 10(Reuters) – China will introduce tough controls on ship emissions at three key port areas from

December 10, 2015
Total Views: 17

Baltic Dry Index Continues to Fall Across the Board
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Baltic Dry Index Continues to Fall Across the Board

Dec 10 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell on Thursday reflecting

December 10, 2015
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, December 9, 2015
BW LPG Joins Battle for Rival Aurora LPG
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BW LPG Joins Battle for Rival Aurora LPG

OSLO, Dec 9 (Reuters) – BW LPG, the world’s biggest liquid petroleum gas (LPG) shipper, has bought 12.1 percent of smaller rival Aurora LPG,

December 9, 2015
Total Views: 41

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Bunker Prices Fall to Near 11 Year Low

By Roslan Khasawneh and Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Ship fuel prices have plummeted to lows not seen in over a decade, pulled down by a

December 9, 2015
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Flat Despite Rising Capesize Demand
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Baltic Dry Index Flat Despite Rising Capesize Demand

Dec 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities was unchanged on Tuesday, as

December 8, 2015
Total Views: 31

Monday, December 7, 2015
CMA CGM Cements Shipping Status with $2.4 Billion NOL Deal
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CMA CGM Cements Shipping Status with $2.4 Billion NOL Deal

By Saeed Azhar, Rujun Shen and Gus Trompiz PARIS/SINGAPORE, Dec 7 (Reuters) – French container shipping giant CMA CGM is to buy Singapore’s Neptune

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 35

Turkey Blasts Russia After Warship Allegedly Brandishes Rocket While Passing Istanbul
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Turkey Blasts Russia After Warship Allegedly Brandishes Rocket While Passing Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Turkey accused Russia of a “provocation” on Sunday after a serviceman on the deck of a Russian naval ship

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 78

Baltic Dry Index Continues to Slide
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Baltic Dry Index Continues to Slide

Dec 7 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell on Monday on sliding

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 56

Sunday, December 6, 2015
CMA CGM Set to Buy Majority Stake in NOL -Source
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CMA CGM Set to Buy Majority Stake in NOL -Source

SINGAPORE, Dec 7 (Reuters) – France’s CMA CGM is set to buy a stake of almost 67 percent in Neptune Orient Lines from Singapore state investor

December 6, 2015
Total Views: 28

NOL Suspends Shares as M&A Talks Enter Final Day
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NOL Suspends Shares as M&A Talks Enter Final Day

SINGAPORE, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Shares of Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL) were suspended on Monday as talks between French shipping giant

December 6, 2015
Total Views: 26

Saturday, December 5, 2015
One Worker Killed, 30 Missing After Caspian Sea Platform Fire -Azeri Government
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One Worker Killed, 30 Missing After Caspian Sea Platform Fire -Azeri Government

Update: An earlier report on Saturday on this incident said 32 workers had died, citing the head of an independent committee. By Nailia Bagirova BAKU, Dec 5

December 5, 2015
Total Views: 78

Friday, December 4, 2015
Vale to Sell 11 Giant Valemax Carriers
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Vale to Sell 11 Giant Valemax Carriers

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Vale SA said on Friday that it plans to sell its 11 remaining Valemax iron ore carriers and lease them back in

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 185

Freight Rates Fall 50 Percent on Key Asia-N. Europe Route -Source
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Freight Rates Fall 50 Percent on Key Asia-N. Europe Route -Source

COPENHAGEN, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe dropped 50.4 percent to $275 per

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 21

VLCC Rates to Hold Steady After Hitting a New Five-Year High
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VLCC Rates to Hold Steady After Hitting a New Five-Year High

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Freight rates in Asian trades for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) are likely to remain firm as vessel

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 39

Baltic Dry Index Down for Third Straight Session
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Baltic Dry Index Down for Third Straight Session

Dec 4 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell for the third

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 11

Thursday, December 3, 2015
Tanker Backlog Builds in Venezuela
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Tanker Backlog Builds in Venezuela

HOUSTON (Reuters) – A backlog of tankers waiting to unload around Venezuela has built up, even though a crude cargo from France’s Total and another

December 3, 2015
Total Views: 53

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Shen Neng 1 Great Barrier Reef
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China may pay “international price” in South China Sea

By Greg Torode and Manuel Mogato (Reuters) HONG KONG/MANILA – When an international court ruled in late October that it had jurisdiction to hear a case

December 2, 2015
Total Views: 27

Tuesday, December 1, 2015
North Korean Ghost Boats
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North Korean Ghost Boats

BY JU-MIN PARK AND KAORI KANEKO (Reuters) Fishing boats carrying decomposed corpses have washed ashore in Japan in recent weeks, leading to speculation

December 1, 2015
Total Views: 168

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Norway Faces Bleak Year Offshore

By Jonathan Saul and Ole Petter Skonnord (Reuters) LONDON/OSLO Norwegian companies that provide supply ships and drilling rigs to the global oil industry face

December 1, 2015
Total Views: 54