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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Treasure Hunters Return to SS Central America Shipwreck in Search of Gold Cargo
Shipping News

Treasure Hunters Return to SS Central America Shipwreck in Search of Gold Cargo

A deep-ocean exploration company is seeking to recover a lucrative haul of gold aboard the shipwreck of the SS Central America, nearly 160 years after it sank

April 30, 2014
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Winter Weather Freezes Great Lakes Shipping
News

Winter Weather Freezes Great Lakes Shipping

The biggest ice cover on the Great Lakes in decades is backing up shipments of everything from Canadian grain to U.S. iron and steel in one of North America's

April 30, 2014
Total Views: 40

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News

Hastings, China Merchants Pay $1.6 Billion For Australia’s Port of Newcastle

By Swati Pandey SYDNEY, April 30 (Reuters) – Hastings Funds Management and China Merchants Group have won a state government auction for a 98-year lease

April 30, 2014
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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News

Oil and Gas Explorers Converge Offshore Morocco

By Aziz El Yaakoubi MARRAKESH, Morocco, April 29 (Reuters) – Morocco will drill 30 oil and gas wells in 2014 as part of the North African kingdom’s

April 29, 2014
Total Views: 76

Monday, April 28, 2014
Jack-Up Rig Salvage Off Angola Could Take Upwards of 10 Months
Marine Salvage

Jack-Up Rig Salvage Off Angola Could Take Upwards of 10 Months

By Oleg Vukmanovic MILAN (Reuters) – Salvage work to remove a capsized rig lying in shallow waters offshore from Angola’s new liquefied natural

April 28, 2014
Total Views: 179

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News

BG Group To Review Assets After CEO Quits, Warns On Output

By Karolin Schaps LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) – British energy company BG Group said it would review its assets after Chief Executive Chris Finlayson quit

April 28, 2014
Total Views: 21

Sunday, April 27, 2014
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won resignation
Incidents

South Korean Prime Minister Resigns Over Government Response to Ferry Disaster

By Narae Kim SEOUL, April 27 (Reuters) – South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announced his resignation on Sunday over the government response to

April 27, 2014
Total Views: 41

Friday, April 25, 2014
Italian to Serve Two Years Over Marine-Hose Price-Fixing Scheme
News

Italian to Serve Two Years Over Marine-Hose Price-Fixing Scheme

A former executive of Parker ITR Srl pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to rig bids for marine hose and was sentenced to two years in prison, the U.S.

April 25, 2014
Total Views: 49

dp world
Finance

DP World In Talks With Banks For $3 Billion Loan – Sources

DUBAI, April 24 (Reuters) – Dubai-owned port operator DP World is in talks with lenders to triple the size of an existing $1 billion loan, as well as

April 25, 2014
Total Views: 34

Australian Navy Seizes Heroin Worth $268 Million From Dhow Off Kenya
Defense

Australian Navy Seizes Heroin Worth $268 Million From Dhow Off Kenya

By George Obulutsa NAIROBI, April 25 (Reuters) – An Australian warship patrolling the Indian Ocean has seized more than a tonne of heroin worth A$289

April 25, 2014
Total Views: 129

Thursday, April 24, 2014
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News

U.S. Corn Shipments Hit 24-Year Highs Despite China Cancellations

By Michael Hirtzer April 24 (Reuters) – U.S. exporters last week shipped the most corn in at least 24 years, government data showed on Thursday, despite

April 24, 2014
Total Views: 14

Royal Caribbean Reports Profit Plunge

Royal Caribbean Reports Profit Plunge

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the world's second-largest cruise operator, said its quarterly profit fell by two-thirds as costs rose and passengers spent less

April 24, 2014
Total Views: 41

All At Sea: Global Shipping Fleet Exposed To Hacking Threat
News

All At Sea: Global Shipping Fleet Exposed To Hacking Threat

By Jeremy Wagstaff SINGAPORE, April 24 (Reuters) – The next hacker playground: the open seas – and the oil tankers and container vessels that ship

April 24, 2014
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Scientists Tracking One of World’s Largest Known Icebergs
Interesting

Scientists Tracking One of World’s Largest Known Icebergs

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – Scientists are monitoring an iceberg roughly six times the size of Manhattan – one of the largest

April 23, 2014
Total Views: 64

Pirates Kidnap Three from Japanese Tanker in Malacca Strait [UPDATE]
Piracy

Pirates Kidnap Three from Japanese Tanker in Malacca Strait [UPDATE]

By Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah and Keith Wallis KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE, April 23 (Reuters) – Armed pirates raided an oil tanker off the coast of Malaysia and

April 23, 2014
Total Views: 101

stx offshore lng carrier sovcomflot gazprom
News

Yamal LNG to Order 16 New Gas Carriers – Report

MOSCOW, April 23 (Reuters) – The Yamal LNG project in Russia’s Arctic has chosen Russian Sovcomflot, Japan’s Mitsui OSK and Canada’s

April 23, 2014
Total Views: 68

Tuesday, April 22, 2014
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News

Pacific Accord On Maritime Code Could Help Prevent Conflicts

By Megha Rajagopalan QINGDAO, China, April 22 (Reuters) – Countries embroiled in territorial rows in the East and South China Seas agreed on Tuesday to

April 22, 2014
Total Views: 26

First Distress Call from Sewol Came From Frightened Boy
News

First Distress Call from Sewol Came From Frightened Boy

By Narae Kim and Meeyoung Cho SEOUL, April 22 (Reuters) – The first distress call from a sinking South Korean ferry was made by a boy with a shaking

April 22, 2014
Total Views: 80

CSAV, Hapag-Lloyd Merger Deal Clears Hurdle

CSAV, Hapag-Lloyd Merger Deal Clears Hurdle

SANTIAGO, April 21 (Reuters) – A significant majority of shareholders in Chilean shipper Compania SudAmericana de Vapores lent their support to the

April 22, 2014
Total Views: 22

Monday, April 21, 2014
South Korean President Says Conduct of Sewol Crew Amounts to Murder
Incidents

South Korean President Says Conduct of Sewol Crew Amounts to Murder

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Monday the actions of the captain and crew of a ferry that sank last week with hundreds feared dead were

April 21, 2014
Total Views: 50