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Sunday, September 6, 2015
At Least 10 Dead After South Korean Fishing Boat Capsizes
News

At Least 10 Dead After South Korean Fishing Boat Capsizes

  By Hooyeon Kim SEOUL, Sept 6 (Reuters) – At least 10 people died and about eight were missing after a South Korean fishing boat capsized, a coast

September 6, 2015
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Littoral Combat Ships Transform Wisconsin’s Marinette Marine Shipyard
Navy

Littoral Combat Ships Transform Wisconsin’s Marinette Marine Shipyard

  By Andrea Shalal MARINETTE, Wis., Sept 6 (Reuters) – Big investments, lean manufacturing techniques borrowed from the automotive industry, and a

September 6, 2015
Total Views: 99

Barge Shipping Resumes on Mississippi River After Slurry Oil Spill
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Barge Shipping Resumes on Mississippi River After Slurry Oil Spill

Sept 5 (Reuters) – Barge shipping traffic on the Mississippi River resumed on Saturday after the U.S. Coast Guard reopened a stretch of the river that

September 6, 2015
Total Views: 19

Friday, September 4, 2015
Drillship Built as CIA Spy Ship to Raise Soviet Sub Falls Victim to Oil Crash
Interesting

Drillship Built as CIA Spy Ship to Raise Soviet Sub Falls Victim to Oil Crash

  By John Miller ZURICH, Sept 3 (Reuters) – A ship built by the CIA for a secret Cold War mission in 1974 to raise a sunken Soviet sub

September 4, 2015
Total Views: 341

hapag-lloyd containership
News

Hapag-Lloyd IPO Timing in Doubt

  FRANKFURT, Sept 4 (Reuters) – German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd has taken further steps in preparation of a stock market listing and has

September 4, 2015
Total Views: 22

Thursday, September 3, 2015
Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports to China Soar in August
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Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports to China Soar in August

SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Iron ore exports to China from Australia’s Port Hedland rose 15 percent to 33.9 million tonnes in August from July, as

September 3, 2015
Total Views: 39

China's first aircraft carrier seen in photo Credit: REUTERS/STRINGER
News

China Building Two Aircraft Carriers, Taiwan Defense Ministry Says

  By J.R. Wu TAIPEI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – China is building two aircraft carriers that will be the same size as its sole carrier, a 60,000-tonne

September 3, 2015
Total Views: 84

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Chinese Navy Ships Make First Appearance in Bering Sea
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Chinese Navy Ships Make First Appearance in Bering Sea

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Five Chinese Navy ships are sailing in international waters in the Bering Sea off Alaska, the Pentagon

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 68

European Commission Signs Off On Shell’s Bid for BG Group
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European Commission Signs Off On Shell’s Bid for BG Group

  Sept 2 (Reuters) – BG Group Plc said the European Union’s antitrust regulators had approved Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s $70 billion

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 18

cargo ship
News

Greek Coast Guard Nabs Arms Smuggling Ship Bound for Libya

ATHENS, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Greek authorities have seized a freighter carrying an undeclared shipment of weapons en route from Turkey to Libya, coast

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 44

Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Huntington Ingalls Wants Dibs on Obama’s Icebreakers
News

Huntington Ingalls Wants Dibs on Obama’s Icebreakers

  WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc, which builds aircraft carriers and U.S. Navy warships, on Tuesday said it was

September 1, 2015
Total Views: 34

President Obama Wants More Heavy Icebreakers
News

President Obama Wants More Heavy Icebreakers

  By Roberta Rampton ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept 1 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a faster timetable for buying a new heavy

September 1, 2015
Total Views: 68

Monday, August 31, 2015
Deal Reached in MyFerryLink Dispute
News

Deal Reached in MyFerryLink Dispute

  PARIS, Aug 31 (Reuters) – A deal was reached on Monday to save hundreds of ferry jobs at the northern French port of Calais, the French transport

August 31, 2015
Total Views: 39

‘Historic’ Zohr Gas Discovery Off Egypt Re-Writes Israel’s Energy Playbook
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‘Historic’ Zohr Gas Discovery Off Egypt Re-Writes Israel’s Energy Playbook

  By Ari Rabinovitch and Eric Knecht JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Egypt’s historic gas discovery threatens to sink Israel’s

August 31, 2015
Total Views: 50

the largest found in a decade in the region. Illustration: Maersk Oil.
News

Maersk Oil Approved to Develop Large Culzean Field in UK North Sea

  COPENHAGEN, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Maersk Oil has received approval by the UK’s Oil & Gas Authority to develop the largest gas field

August 31, 2015
Total Views: 68

Sunday, August 30, 2015
President Obama Defends Alaska Offshore Drilling
Offshore

President Obama Defends Alaska Offshore Drilling

  By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday defended his decision to allow Royal Dutch Shell to drill for oil in

August 30, 2015
Total Views: 32

Friday, August 28, 2015
Iranian Fishing Vessel and Crew Escape Captivity Off Somali Coast
News

Iranian Fishing Vessel and Crew Escape Captivity Off Somali Coast

By Drazen Jorgic NAIROBI, Aug 28 (Reuters) – An Iranian fishing vessel and its crew have escaped after being held captive for five months by Somali

August 28, 2015
Total Views: 70

Thursday, August 27, 2015
About 3,000 Rescued, 55 Dead in Mediterranean Yesterday
News

About 3,000 Rescued, 55 Dead in Mediterranean Yesterday

  ROME (Reuters) – Rescuers saved about 3,000 migrants but found more than 50 dead on boats near the coast of Libya on Wednesday, the Italian coast

August 27, 2015
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Explosion at Petrobras Bunker Fuel Plant Kills Two
News

Explosion at Petrobras Bunker Fuel Plant Kills Two

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 26 (Reuters) – A heating unit at a Petrobras depot in Brazil used to treat fuel for ocean-going ships exploded on Wednesday, killing

August 26, 2015
Total Views: 64

Rapid Response Team to Combat Piracy in Malacca and Singapore Strait
Piracy

Rapid Response Team to Combat Piracy in Malacca and Singapore Strait

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Malaysia and Indonesia are deploying rapid reaction teams to combat a soaring number of attacks on

August 26, 2015
Total Views: 107