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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

Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Hapag-Lloyd IPO to Go Ahead Amid Depressed Market
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Hapag-Lloyd IPO to Go Ahead Amid Depressed Market

  FRANKFURT, Nov 3 (Reuters) – German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the low end of a revised range, giving

November 3, 2015
Total Views: 100

Monday, November 2, 2015
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Hapag-Lloyd IPO Expected to Price at 20 Euros Per Share -Source

  FRANKFURT, Nov 2 (Reuters) – German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd is likely to price its initial public offering at the low end of a revised range of

November 2, 2015
Total Views: 31

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Shipping Braces for Pollution Tax After Paris Talks

  By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The shipping industry expects to be stung by a carbon levy as momentum building from climate talks in

November 2, 2015
Total Views: 54

Sunday, November 1, 2015
U.S. Navy Salvage Team Looking to Confirm Wreckage of Sunken El Faro
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U.S. Navy Salvage Team Looking to Confirm Wreckage of Sunken El Faro

  By David Adams MIAMI, Nov 1 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy salvage team prepared on Sunday to launch a remotely operated submersible to confirm that

November 1, 2015
Total Views: 35

Saturday, October 31, 2015
TOTE Services Seeks Protection from Death Claims in El Faro Sinking
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TOTE Services Seeks Protection from Death Claims in El Faro Sinking

  By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla., Oct 31 (Reuters) – The owner of the U.S. cargo ship El Faro that sank in a powerful hurricane off the Bahamas

October 31, 2015
Total Views: 173

Friday, October 30, 2015
Rare Cyclone Gaining Strength Over Arabian Sea
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Rare Cyclone Gaining Strength Over Arabian Sea

  By Tom Miles GENEVA, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Cyclone Chapala, a storm gathering in the Arabian Sea, is heading for Yemen and Oman and may cause floods,

October 30, 2015
Total Views: 123

Thursday, October 29, 2015
China Holds Weight in Numbers in South China Sea
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China Holds Weight in Numbers in South China Sea

By Greg Torode HONG KONG, Oct 30 (Reuters) – When a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed near one of Beijing’s artificial islands in the

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 46

TOTE Hit With Fourth Lawsuit Over El Faro Loss
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TOTE Hit With Fourth Lawsuit Over El Faro Loss

  By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. cargo ship El Faro which experienced engine failure and sank in a hurricane in the Bahamas

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 125

World’s Busiest Shanghai Port Logs First Quarterly Profit Fall in Over a Year
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World’s Busiest Shanghai Port Logs First Quarterly Profit Fall in Over a Year

  SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Shanghai International Port Group Co Ltd, the operator of the world’s busiest container port,

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 56

Asia Capesize Rates Could Slide Further in Overtonnaged Market
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Asia Capesize Rates Could Slide Further in Overtonnaged Market

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers could slip further next week as too many ships available

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
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Hapag-Lloyd Postpones IPO After Maersk Profit Warning Scares Off Investors

  FRANKFURT, Oct 27 (Reuters) – German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd is postponing its stock market debut by a week after investors turned

October 27, 2015
Total Views: 68

Monday, October 26, 2015
U.S. Navy Destroyer to Sail Within 12 Miles of China-Built Artificial Islands in South China Sea
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U.S. Navy Destroyer to Sail Within 12 Miles of China-Built Artificial Islands in South China Sea

  By Andrea Shalal and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy plans to send the destroyer USS Lassen within 12 nautical miles

October 26, 2015
Total Views: 140

Sunday, October 25, 2015
Five Dead, One Missing After Tour Vessel Capsizes Off British Columbia
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Five Dead, One Missing After Tour Vessel Capsizes Off British Columbia

  Update: The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says it will be deploying a team of investigators to Tofino, British Columbia to investigate the

October 25, 2015
Total Views: 99

About 100 Injured After Hong Ferry Hits Object
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About 100 Injured After Hong Ferry Hits Object

  HONG KONG, Oct 25 (Reuters) – About 100 people were injured on Sunday when a ferry returning from Macau to Hong Kong collided with an unknown

October 25, 2015
Total Views: 40

Friday, October 23, 2015
Baltic and China’s Ningbo Exchanges Launch Container Indices Link
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Baltic and China’s Ningbo Exchanges Launch Container Indices Link

  By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – London’s Baltic Exchange and Chinese state-owned Ningbo Shipping Exchange said on Friday they

October 23, 2015
Total Views: 90

kfels b class jack-up rig keppel
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Keppel May Get Sucked Into Petrobras Bribery Scandal

SINGAPORE, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Singapore oil rig builder Keppel Corporation Ltd said it may face an investigation into deals with Brazilian state-run oil

October 23, 2015
Total Views: 77

Thursday, October 22, 2015
Piraeus Port
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Greek Dock Workers Walk Out Over Planned Port Privatization

  ATHENS, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Greek dock workers walked out on Thursday in protest at the planned privatisations of the country’s two biggest

October 22, 2015
Total Views: 91