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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Egypt to Increase Access to East Port Said With New Channel
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Egypt to Increase Access to East Port Said With New Channel

  CAIRO, July 28 (Reuters) – Egypt plans to allow smaller vessels in the Mediterranean direct access to East Port Said around the clock instead of

July 28, 2015
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Dubai’s DP World Kicks Off $1.6 Billion Jebel Ali Port Expansion
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Dubai’s DP World Kicks Off $1.6 Billion Jebel Ali Port Expansion

  By Tom Arnold DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) – DP World, one of the world’s largest port operators, has started building a new $1.6 billion

July 28, 2015
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Singapore Port Authority Calls for LNG Bunkering Proposals
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Singapore Port Authority Calls for LNG Bunkering Proposals

  SINGAPORE, July 28 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Maritime Port Authority is seeking proposals on liquefied natural gas bunker supplies as it

July 28, 2015
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Monday, July 27, 2015
Florida Family Hauls $1 Million Treasure from Sunken Spanish Armada
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Florida Family Hauls $1 Million Treasure from Sunken Spanish Armada

  By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla., July 27 (Reuters) – A Florida family who has hunted treasure for years found more than $1 million worth of gold

July 27, 2015
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Offshore Wind Power Gets Foothold in U.S. With Rhode Island’s Deepwater Wind Project
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Offshore Wind Power Gets Foothold in U.S. With Rhode Island’s Deepwater Wind Project

  By Richard Valdmanis NEW SHOREHAM, Rhode Island, July 27 (Reuters) – Rhode Island’s Deepwater Wind began installing the foundations for

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 47

Saturday, July 25, 2015
First Cargo Ships Take Trial-Run Through New Suez Canal
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First Cargo Ships Take Trial-Run Through New Suez Canal

  By Yusri Mohamed ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 25 (Reuters) – The first cargo ships passed through Egypt’s New Suez Canal on Saturday in a test-run

July 25, 2015
Total Views: 63

Friday, July 24, 2015
Singapore Shipping Company Sanctioned Over North Korea Ties
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Singapore Shipping Company Sanctioned Over North Korea Ties

  SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) – Singapore-based Senat Shipping said on Friday it had done nothing illegal and that it was unreasonable to be put on

July 24, 2015
Total Views: 93

Thursday, July 23, 2015
INTERTANKO Livid Over Nigeria Tanker Ban
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INTERTANKO Livid Over Nigeria Tanker Ban

  By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) – A ban on 113 oil tankers by Nigerian state oil company NNPC must be lifted immediately as no grounds

July 23, 2015
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U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Change Cuba Travel and Shipping Rules
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U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Change Cuba Travel and Shipping Rules

  By Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday approved amendments that would end

July 23, 2015
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capesize bulk carrier
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Asia Capesize Rates to Hold Steady with All Eyes on Atlantic

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, July 23 (Reuters) – Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers are likely to hold steady next week although a rush of

July 23, 2015
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keppel offshore and marine shipyard
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Keppel Profit Falls As Rig Business Falters

  SINGAPORE, July 23 (Reuters) – Singapore-based conglomerate Keppel Corp Ltd’s second-quarter net profit fell 2 percent to S$396.7 million

July 23, 2015
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China Says Japan’s East China Sea Pictures Provoke Confrontation
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China Says Japan’s East China Sea Pictures Provoke Confrontation

  BEIJING, July 23 (Reuters) – Japan’s release of pictures of Chinese construction activity in the East China Sea will only provoke

July 23, 2015
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Monday, July 20, 2015
maersk drilling rig
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Drillship Maersk Venturer to Start Drilling Exploratory Well in South China Sea

  MANILA, July 20 (Reuters) – An Australian-Filipino consortium led by Otto Energy Ltd is set to drill a deep-water exploratory well in the South

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 125

Three U.S. Navy Admirals Censured in Singapore Bribery Scandal
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Three U.S. Navy Admirals Censured in Singapore Bribery Scandal

  By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO, July 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy censured three admirals in connection with a bribery scandal involving a Singapore

July 20, 2015
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Barge Collision, Fire Closes Section of Gulf Coast’s Intracoastal Waterway Near Houston – UPDATE
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Barge Collision, Fire Closes Section of Gulf Coast’s Intracoastal Waterway Near Houston – UPDATE

  Update: The U.S. Coast Guard says that the closed section of the Intracoastal Waterway from mile marker 348 to the Houston Ship Channel has been opened

July 20, 2015
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Nigeria NNPC Bans 113 Oil Tankers from Nigerian Waters
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Nigeria NNPC Bans 113 Oil Tankers from Nigerian Waters

  By Libby George LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC has banned 113 oil tankers from the country’s waters,

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 63

Friday, July 17, 2015
Spanish Ferry Company Wins Licenses for U.S.-Cuba Service
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Spanish Ferry Company Wins Licenses for U.S.-Cuba Service

  MADRID, July 17 (Reuters) – Spanish ferry company Balearia said on Friday it has been granted U.S. licenses to operate a passenger service between

July 17, 2015
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Thursday, July 16, 2015
Is This the End for South Asia Shipbreakers?
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Is This the End for South Asia Shipbreakers?

By Krishna N. Das and Keith Wallis ALANG, India/SINGAPORE, July 17 (Reuters) – In the world’s biggest ship recycling centre of Alang on

July 16, 2015
Total Views: 247

First of Iran’s Floating Storage Supertankers Sets Sail After Nuclear Deal
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First of Iran’s Floating Storage Supertankers Sets Sail After Nuclear Deal

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) – An Iranian supertanker with two million barrels of oil is heading to Asia after sitting in Iranian waters

July 16, 2015
Total Views: 46

Islamic State Affiliate Claims Rocket Attack on Egypt Navy Vessel – PHOTOS
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Islamic State Affiliate Claims Rocket Attack on Egypt Navy Vessel – PHOTOS

By Eric Knecht and Ali Abdelaty CAIRO, July 16 (Reuters) – Egypt’s Islamic State affiliate said on Thursday it fired a rocket at an Egyptian naval

July 16, 2015
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