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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
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With Piracy Threat Faded, Kenya Plans Cruise Ship Rebirth

By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – East Africa’s biggest port of Mombasa will spend 100 million shillings ($980,392.16) to build a new

November 18, 2015
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
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Maersk Oil Says it Has Several Billions to Spend on Acquisition Drive

By Karolin Schaps and Ron Bousso LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Danish oil company Maersk Oil has several billion dollars to buy new licences, oil-producing

November 17, 2015
Total Views: 42

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China Merchants in Talks to Acquire Sinotrans & CSC-Caixin

SHANGHAI, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Chinese transport conglomerate China Merchants Group is in talks to acquire logistics group Sinotrans & CSC in the

November 17, 2015
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Friday, November 13, 2015
Tanker Backlog Threatens World Oil Market Gridlock
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Tanker Backlog Threatens World Oil Market Gridlock

By Jonathan Saul and Libby George LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – As land storage sites worldwide reach brimming point due to a supply glut, tens of millions

November 13, 2015
Total Views: 30

Canada Prime Minister Moves to Deliver on Northern B.C. Oil Tanker Ban Promise
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Canada Prime Minister Moves to Deliver on Northern B.C. Oil Tanker Ban Promise

VANCOUVER, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has instructed Transport Minister Marc Garneau, in a letter released on Friday, to

November 13, 2015
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Sri Lanka Scraps Firm’s Floating Armory Deals Amid Scandal
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Sri Lanka Scraps Firm’s Floating Armory Deals Amid Scandal

By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Maitripala Sirisena on Wednesday revoked all deals by a private security firm related to

November 11, 2015
Total Views: 274

Iran to Face Bumpy Re-Entry Into Global Oil Tanker Market
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Iran to Face Bumpy Re-Entry Into Global Oil Tanker Market

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Even after Western sanctions are lifted, Iran’s oil tanker fleet is expected to face more hurdles

November 11, 2015
Total Views: 78

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Hapag-Lloyd Returns to Profit

FRANKFURT, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Newly-listed German container shipping group Hapag Lloyd said on Wednesday it broke even in the third quarter as it

November 11, 2015
Total Views: 16

Danish Shipping Companies Torm and D/S Norden Helped by Higher Tanker Rates
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Danish Shipping Companies Torm and D/S Norden Helped by Higher Tanker Rates

  COPENHAGEN, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Busy refineries boosting tanker freight rates in the oil tanker market helped both Danish shipping companies D/S

November 11, 2015
Total Views: 111

Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Oil Tanker Backlog in U.S. Gulf Seen as New Symbol of Glut
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Oil Tanker Backlog in U.S. Gulf Seen as New Symbol of Glut

  HOUSTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – A traffic jam of oil tankers has emerged along the U.S. Texas coast this month, a snarl that some traders see as the

November 10, 2015
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Monday, November 9, 2015
LNG Tanker Steaming Toward U.S. Sabine Pass for Inaugural Loading
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LNG Tanker Steaming Toward U.S. Sabine Pass for Inaugural Loading

  NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Cheniere Energy’s landmark Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas export plant in Louisiana will receive its first

November 9, 2015
Total Views: 59

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Maersk Line CEO Expects Shipping Consolidation to Speed Up

  By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Nov 9 (Reuters) – The world’s number one container shipping company Maersk Line expects consolidation in the

November 9, 2015
Total Views: 48

Tanker Futures Market Booms as Rates Rally
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Tanker Futures Market Booms as Rates Rally

  By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – The market for hedging oil tanker freight has revived sharply this year to a value of $4.5 billion

November 9, 2015
Total Views: 66

Friday, November 6, 2015
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Maersk Profit Halves in Worst Market Since 2008

  By Sabina Zawadzki and Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Shipping and oil conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Friday third-quarter

November 6, 2015
Total Views: 69

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd Flounders in Market Debut
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Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd Flounders in Market Debut

  By Arno Schuetze FRANKFURT, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Shares in Hapag-Lloyd hovered around their issue price in their stock market debut as investors gave

November 6, 2015
Total Views: 42

Thursday, November 5, 2015
TransCanada Scraps Plan for Quebec Crude Export Terminal
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TransCanada Scraps Plan for Quebec Crude Export Terminal

By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 5 (Reuters) – TransCanada Corp said on Thursday it has scrapped plans to build a port in Quebec and will have only

November 5, 2015
Total Views: 16

Fredriksen Group CEO Detained in Norway Amid Corruption Probe in Former Role
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Fredriksen Group CEO Detained in Norway Amid Corruption Probe in Former Role

By Stine Jacobsen OSLO, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Former Vimpelcom chief executive Jo Lunder is being held by Norwegian police on suspicion of corruption as part

November 5, 2015
Total Views: 95

Wednesday, November 4, 2015
U.S. Judge Sets Deadline for Damage Claims in Deadly El Faro Wreck
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U.S. Judge Sets Deadline for Damage Claims in Deadly El Faro Wreck

  By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla., Nov 4 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday set a Dec. 21 deadline for damage claims to be filed by

November 4, 2015
Total Views: 37

Maersk Line to Cut 4,000 Jobs, Scales Back Shipbuilding Plans
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Maersk Line to Cut 4,000 Jobs, Scales Back Shipbuilding Plans

  By Sabina Zawadzki COPENHAGEN, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, said on Wednesday it will

November 4, 2015
Total Views: 167

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports to China Drop as Prices Sink
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Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports to China Drop as Prices Sink

  SYDNEY, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Iron ore shipments to China through Australia’s Port Hedland in October fell 9 percent to 30.73 million tonnes

November 4, 2015
Total Views: 50