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Friday, June 12, 2015
China's first aircraft carrier seen in photo Credit: REUTERS/STRINGER
Navy

China Conducts Aircraft Carrier Drills

(Reuters) China’s sole aircraft carrier conducted exercises on Friday, the navy said without specifying its location, amid escalating disputes over

June 12, 2015
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Arctic Protests – Activists Climb Anchor Chain of Shell Vessel in Washington
News

Arctic Protests – Activists Climb Anchor Chain of Shell Vessel in Washington

Two activists strapped themselves on Friday to the anchor chain of a Shell Royal Dutch Shell vessel docked in Washington state that will be part of a fleet

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 63

Wednesday, June 10, 2015
U.S. Should Ditch ‘Outdated’ Oil Export Ban -Harvard Business School
News

U.S. Should Ditch ‘Outdated’ Oil Export Ban -Harvard Business School

The United States must lift an "outdated" ban on oil exports to take full economic and geopolitical advantage of its hydraulic fracturing boom, according to a

June 10, 2015
Total Views: 31

Eastern Star Tragedy – China Gathers “Multitude” of Evidence in Cruise Ship Sinking Probe
News

Eastern Star Tragedy – China Gathers “Multitude” of Evidence in Cruise Ship Sinking Probe

Chinese investigators looking into last week's deadly capsizing of a packed cruise ship have collected a "multitude of first-hand evidence" and have

June 10, 2015
Total Views: 105

Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Satellite image of dredgers depositing sand on the northern rim of the Mischief Reef
News

Everything You Need to Know About the South China Sea Conflict… In Five Questions

Whose South China Sea is it,

June 9, 2015
Total Views: 82

Costa Rica Questioning Environmental Impact of Nicaragua Canal
News

Costa Rica Questioning Environmental Impact of Nicaragua Canal

Costa Rica wants information from Nicaragua about the potential environmental impact of a planned $50 billion canal project that would rival the Panama Canal,

June 9, 2015
Total Views: 170

Monday, June 8, 2015
Police Dismantle Anti-Shell Protest Tent in Seattle
News

Police Dismantle Anti-Shell Protest Tent in Seattle

Police dismantled a tent on Monday used as a staging area for protests in Seattle over Royal Dutch Shell Plc's use of the city's port as a home base for a

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 29

China Targets Ship Emissions in War On Pollution
Environment

China Targets Ship Emissions in War On Pollution

China is considering regulating emissions from boats and ships, the environment ministry said on Monday, as it tries to clamp down on

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 75

Eurotunnel Bows to Regulatory Pressure with Ferries Sale to Danish Rival DFDS
News

Eurotunnel Bows to Regulatory Pressure with Ferries Sale to Danish Rival DFDS

Eurotunnel, the operator of the undersea rail link between England and France, is selling its Calais-to-Dover ferry business to Danish rival DFDS to end its

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 62

Sunday, June 7, 2015
China coal imports slump 41%
Shipping News

China coal imports slump 41%

BEIJING, June 8 (Reuters) – China’s coal imports slumped 41 percent in May from a year earlier to 14.25 million tonnes and were down sharply on

June 7, 2015
Total Views: 30

migrants italian navy
News

International Flotilla Rescues 5,900 from Mediterranean Over Weekend

An international rescue fleet plucked almost 5,900 migrants from rickety boats making the perilous sea crossing for North Africa to Europe on Saturday and

June 7, 2015
Total Views: 77

Saturday, June 6, 2015
Taiwan Coast Guard patrol ships
Navy

Tensions Rise As Taiwan Coast Guard Launches New Ships

BY J.R. WU (Reuters)Taiwan’s coast guard on Saturday commissioned its biggest ships for duty in the form of two 3,000-ton patrol vessels, as the island

June 6, 2015
Total Views: 74

Rescue workers transport body near site where cruise ship Eastern Star capsized during a media trip to site of the sinking, organised by Chinese government, in Jianli section of Yangtze River, Hubei province
Lifesaving Incidents

Death Toll Jumps in China, Company Says Sorry

(Reuters)The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River jumped to 396 on Saturday, leaving fewer than 50 still

June 6, 2015
Total Views: 43

Friday, June 5, 2015
Raising The Eastern Star
Accidents

Raising The Eastern Star – China Cruise Ship Righted But Hundreds Still Missing

Article Highlights: * Death toll climbs to 103, hundreds still missing * Relatives demand answers; Beijing pledges no “cover-up” * Ship righted,

June 5, 2015
Total Views: 840

Thursday, June 4, 2015
Oil tankers In Rio
Finance

Unwinding “Sea Storage” Tankers Feeds Bloated Oil Market

ByJonathan Saul and Libby George, LONDON, (Reuters) – Physical oil is coming under pressure as trade houses unwind a profitable storage play

June 4, 2015
Total Views: 67

Eastern Star Owner Ordered To Dock And Disembark 2nd Vessel
Lifesaving Incidents

Eastern Star Owner Ordered To Dock And Disembark 2nd Vessel

(Reuters)The owner of a ship that capsized on China’s Yangtze river with 456 people aboard has been ordered to suspend operations of a second boat and

June 4, 2015
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Capsize In China – Spotlight Shines On Ship’s Captain
News

Capsize In China – Spotlight Shines On Ship’s Captain

by Brenda Goh (Reuters) Three years before the cruise ship he was steering capsized in the Yangtze River, the Chinese government honoured captain Zhang Shuwen

June 3, 2015
Total Views: 43

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
U.S. Faces Ship Shortage for Gas Exports
Shipping News

U.S. Faces Ship Shortage for Gas Exports

by Joachim Dagenborg, (Reuters)The expected boom in liquefied natural gas exports from the United States risks being hampered by a lack of vessels to handle

June 2, 2015
Total Views: 63

Statoil Sees Signs Of Gas Demand Recovery
Offshore

Statoil Sees Signs Of Gas Demand Recovery

by Nerijus Adomaitis, TROLL A PLATFORM, North Sea (Reuters) – Norwegian energy firm Statoil sees some signs of gas demand in Europe recovering after

June 2, 2015
Total Views: 31

China Ship Tragedy
Incidents

Hundreds Missing, Captain Detained In China Ship Tragedy

* Ship capsizes in “tornado” on southern stretch of Yangtze * Many of the 458 passengers on board are elderly tourists * Divers pull man, woman

June 2, 2015
Total Views: 82