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Saturday, May 23, 2015
migrants
News

Five Tunisian Migrants Die In Wreck

By Jonathan Saul [contextly_sidebar id=”yJq4yctHPJVrEXwzB4yvXnoYmzyRrPA9″]London, May 22 (Reuters) by Tarek Amara (Reuters) At least five Tunisian

May 23, 2015
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Friday, May 22, 2015
Iran Aid Ship Docks in Djibouti Without Incident
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Iran Aid Ship Docks in Djibouti Without Incident

An Iranian aid ship docked on Friday in Djibouti, where its cargo will be inspected by the United Nations before being moved to conflict-torn Yemen, Iran's

May 22, 2015
Total Views: 43

Container Freight Rates Fell Over 32% This Week on Key Route
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Container Freight Rates Fell Over 32% This Week on Key Route

Shipping freight rates on the world's busiest route, from Asia to Northern Europe, fell by the largest percentage amount since 2008, reflecting wild volatility

May 22, 2015
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chevron south america ulcc jurong shipyard drydock
Shipping News

Looking Back at a Real Supertanker, the ULCC Chevron South America

The largest Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC) ever to visit Singapore, the Chevron South America, sits in Jurong Shipyard in Singapore in this July 23, 1996

May 22, 2015
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Santa Barbara Oil Spill is SoCal’s Worst Since 1969
Oil Spill

Santa Barbara Oil Spill is SoCal’s Worst Since 1969

Cleanup teams labored on Thursday for a third day to remove patches of crude petroleum that stained a California beach and fouled offshore waters from a

May 21, 2015
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News

DFDS Targets Deals as English Channel Route Reaches Record Profit

Danish ferry and transportation firm DFDS is on the takeover trail, its chief executive said, after reporting its highest first-quarter operating profit on

May 21, 2015
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Iran Agrees to UN Inspection of Aid Ship
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Iran Agrees to UN Inspection of Aid Ship

Iran will allow the United Nations to inspect a Yemen-bound aid ship at the regional U.N. hub in Djibouti, Tehran's deputy foreign minister was quoted as

May 20, 2015
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
News

Vale Sells China Four More Giant ‘Valemax’ Carriers

Brazilian miner Vale said on Tuesday it agreed to sell four large iron ore carriers to China Merchants Energy Shipping Co (CMES), as it looks to raise cash in

May 19, 2015
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BP and Sinopec Join To Deliver Bunker Fuel
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BP and Sinopec Join To Deliver Bunker Fuel

British oil major BP and China's Sinopec Fuel Oil are starting a Singapore-based joint venture in ship fuel storage and sales, BP said in a statement on

May 19, 2015
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Monday, May 18, 2015
Navy

Iran uses maritime confrontations to project power in Gulf

BY PARISA HAFEZI (Reuters) – Iran is using its sea power in the Gulf to show it will not be cowed by Washington’s newly assertive Arab allies,

May 18, 2015
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News

Hundreds of Protesters Block Shell Rig Access in Seattle

About 200 protesters gathered at the Port of Seattle on Monday to block access to a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig headed for the Arctic this summer to resume

May 18, 2015
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Sunday, May 17, 2015
News

New York Journalist Is Aboard Iranian Ship

(Reuters) An Iranian cargo ship carrying aid and activists crossed into the Gulf of Aden on Sunday and will reach Yemen’s Hodaida port on May 21, Iranian

May 17, 2015
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Defense

1.19 Billion Euros – France Refuses Naval Carrier Delivery To Russia

By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexandar Vasovic (Reuters), Russia wants 1.163 billion euros ($1.32 billion) from France in compensation for cancelling a contract to

May 17, 2015
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Saturday, May 16, 2015
Offshore

Seattle Protesters Gear Up To Fight Shell

Hundreds of activists, many in boats and kayaks, were gearing up on Saturday to protest plans to store two Royal Dutch Shell drilling rigs in Seattle's

May 16, 2015
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Navy

Thai Navy Clamps Down On Migrants

A boat crammed with migrants was towed out to sea by the Thai navy and then held up by Malaysian vessels on Saturday, the latest round of “maritime

May 16, 2015
Total Views: 40

Navy

South China Sea – Philippines Wants “Urgent Action”

The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China’s foreign minister asserted its sovereignty

May 16, 2015
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Friday, May 15, 2015
Uncategorized

Australia to further restrict shipping around Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) – Australia will more than double an area near the Great Barrier Reef subject to special curbs on shipping in a bid to protect

May 15, 2015
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Shipping News

Greece Unblocks Piraeus Port Sale

May 14 Greece has asked three firms to submit binding bids by September for a majority stake in the country’s biggest port, Piraeus, a senior

May 15, 2015
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Court Rules MyFerryLink Can Continue Service
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Court Rules MyFerryLink Can Continue Service

Ferries owned by Groupe Eurotunnel and run under the MyFerryLink brand can continue to run between Britain and France after a British court upheld an appeal

May 15, 2015
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Photo of two ships in sailing in broken polar ice.
News

IMO Adopts Polar Code

The United Nations shipping agency on Friday adopted stricter safety and environmental provisions for vessels operating in Arctic and Antarctic waters after

May 15, 2015
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