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Wednesday, August 19, 2015
ship bunkering
News

Full Steam Ahead: Shippers Risk Paying a Price for Cheaper Fuel

  By Keith Wallis and Jane Xie SINGAPORE, Aug 20 (Reuters) – A slide in marine fuel prices to six-year lows should be a welcome break for global

August 19, 2015
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China Port Authorities to Tighten Supervision of Dangerous Goods Shipments
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China Port Authorities to Tighten Supervision of Dangerous Goods Shipments

  SHANGHAI, Aug 19 (Reuters) – China’s port authorities will strengthen supervision of dangerous goods shipments following devastating

August 19, 2015
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Hillary Clinton: Arctic Drilling ‘Not Worth the Risk’
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Hillary Clinton: Arctic Drilling ‘Not Worth the Risk’

  By Timothy Gardner and Amanda Becker Aug 18 (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday staked out her

August 18, 2015
Total Views: 30

maersk triple-e
News

Maersk Line Plans Huge Freight Rate Hike on Key Asia-Europe Route

  COPENHAGEN, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The world’s largest container shipping company, Maersk Line, plans to raise spot freight rates sharply on

August 18, 2015
Total Views: 48

Monday, August 17, 2015
Petrobras 1000 drillship
Shipping News

Former Petrobras Exec Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison Over Samsung Drillship Bribe

  SAO PAULO, August 17 (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge sentenced Nestor Cervero, former international chief of state-run oil firm Petrobras, to just

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 49

Port of Hamburg Slashes 2015 Volume Forecasts on China, Russia
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Port of Hamburg Slashes 2015 Volume Forecasts on China, Russia

  HAMBURG, Aug 17 (Reuters) – The Port of Hamburg Marketing Association has slashed its forecast for container volumes at Hamburg’s port, a

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 47

Tianjin Port Resumes Operations After Blasts
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Tianjin Port Resumes Operations After Blasts

  SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Many operations have resumed at China’s Tianjin port, trade sources said, after explosions last week

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 43

Sunday, August 16, 2015
Greece Using Car Ferry to House Syrian Migrants
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Greece Using Car Ferry to House Syrian Migrants

  KOS, Greece, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Syrian migrants on the Greek island of Kos on Sunday began boarding a passenger ship that is to house

August 16, 2015
Total Views: 24

Friday, August 14, 2015
VLCC Tanker Rates Set to Slide Further On Lower Cargo Volumes, Oversupply
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VLCC Tanker Rates Set to Slide Further On Lower Cargo Volumes, Oversupply

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which have fallen to their lowest level in 10

August 14, 2015
Total Views: 23

shell protestors
Offshore

Greenpeace Protesters Face Steep Fines for Bridge Hanging Stunt

  By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Five Greenpeace protesters who dangled from a Portland, Oregon, bridge for two days in a bid to block

August 14, 2015
Total Views: 33

Key Moments in Petrobras Corruption Scandal – TIMELINE
Offshore

Key Moments in Petrobras Corruption Scandal – TIMELINE

  By Caroline Stauffer Aug 14 (Reuters) – Prosecutors and federal police in Brazil have unearthed the country’s largest-ever corruption

August 14, 2015
Total Views: 151

Thursday, August 13, 2015
Maersk Line Gunning to Defend Top Market Share
Shipping News

Maersk Line Gunning to Defend Top Market Share

  By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Aug 13 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk plans to take action to defend and potentially expand its leading position in

August 13, 2015
Total Views: 78

News

Bankrupt Imtech Sells Marine Unit to Investors

  By Anthony Deutsch and Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Dutch engineering services company Royal Imtech has been declared bankrupt and

August 13, 2015
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Tianjin Port Operating Normally Despite Explosions
Shipping News

Tianjin Port Operating Normally Despite Explosions

  SHANGHAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – The northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin is operating as normal after two massive explosions ripped through an

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 19

Piraeus port
Shipping News

Greek MOU Foresees Rapid Sale of Ports

BERLIN, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Greece will move rapidly to privatise its ports, regional airports and its power grid operator under a memorandum of

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 19

Danube River Blocked in Germany After Ship Grounding
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Danube River Blocked in Germany After Ship Grounding

HAMBURG/LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Shipping on the river Danube was blocked in south Germany on Wednesday after a cargo vessel ran aground because of low

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 142

Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Coast Guard Sees Added Burden in Shell’s Arctic Drilling Quest
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Coast Guard Sees Added Burden in Shell’s Arctic Drilling Quest

  By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard has been forced to divert resources – including a vessel that fights

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 113

COSCO and China Shipping Group In Merger Talks, Sources Say
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COSCO and China Shipping Group In Merger Talks, Sources Say

  By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) – China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) and China Shipping Group are in talks over a possible

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 58

News

Dutch Engineering Group Imtech has Completely Collapsed

  By Toby Sterling and Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Royal Imtech, the Dutch engineering services company, filed for protection from

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 143

Monday, August 10, 2015
Noble Says Report Finds Accounting Practices In Line with Rules
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Noble Says Report Finds Accounting Practices In Line with Rules

  By Anshuman Daga and Rujun Shen SINGAPORE, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Noble Group’s Chief Executive Yusuf Alireza sought to draw a line under a

August 10, 2015
Total Views: 48