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Thursday, January 29, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Death Spirals to Near 30-Year Low
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Baltic Dry Index Death Spirals to Near 30-Year Low

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, spiralled downwards to its lowest level in nearly

January 29, 2015
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Stolt-Nielsen Q4 Profit Misses Forecasts, Sees Difficult Tanker Market

Shipping firm Stolt-Nielsen reported fourth quarter earnings below forecasts on Thursday and said it was concerned about the outlook for the chemical tanker

January 29, 2015
Total Views: 55

Wednesday, January 28, 2015
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House Passes Bill to Pressure U.S. Regulators on LNG Exports

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to speed permits for exports of natural

January 28, 2015
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Bomb Threat Shuts Down Lithuanian FSRU

Gas supply from Lithuania's liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal was interrupted on Wednesday due to a bomb

January 28, 2015
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Contract Negotiations at U.S. West Coast Ports Clear Major Hurdle
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Contract Negotiations at U.S. West Coast Ports Clear Major Hurdle

Negotiators for major shipping lines and the union representing 20,000 dockworkers have reached a tentative agreement on the maintenance of cargo chassis,

January 27, 2015
Total Views: 17

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Tanker Carrying Kurdish Oil Leaves U.S. After 6-Month Legal Dispute

After being stuck in legal limbo for six months, a tanker loaded with 1 million barrels of Kurdish crude headed east on Tuesday to leave U.S. waters after

January 27, 2015
Total Views: 28

U.S. Proposes Opening Atlantic in 5-year Oil, Gas Drilling Plan
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U.S. Proposes Opening Atlantic in 5-year Oil, Gas Drilling Plan

The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed allowing for the first time oil and gas exploration in a wide swath of U.S. waters off the Atlantic

January 27, 2015
Total Views: 28

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Tanker with Kurdish Crude Leaving U.S. After 6-Month Dispute

After being stuck in legal limbo for six months, a tanker loaded with 1 million barrels of Kurdish crude headed east on Tuesday to leave U.S.

January 27, 2015
Total Views: 54

Tighter Supertanker Market May Curb Asian Fuel Oil Supplies
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Tighter Supertanker Market May Curb Asian Fuel Oil Supplies

The window to sell Western fuel oil to Asia is starting to close as demand for a limited fleet of supertankers to store cheap crude pushes freight rates to

January 27, 2015
Total Views: 33

Monday, January 26, 2015
Prosecutor Seeks 26 Year Prison Sentence for Costa Concordia Captain
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Prosecutor Seeks 26 Year Prison Sentence for Costa Concordia Captain

An Italian prosecutor asked a court on Monday to sentence the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner to more than 26 years in jail for his role in the

January 26, 2015
Total Views: 49

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Asia-Europe Container Shipping Rates Skyrocket

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe jumped 24.6 percent last

January 26, 2015
Total Views: 45

Sunday, January 25, 2015
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Egypt Awards $2.2 Billion LNG Shipping Deal

Egypt's state gas board has awarded a $2.2 billion tender to import 75 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to four international

January 25, 2015
Total Views: 50

Saturday, January 24, 2015
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China’s COSCO Group Returns to Profit in 2014

China Ocean Shipping Group Co (COSCO) returned to profit in 2014 after three years of losses, state media said on

January 24, 2015
Total Views: 17

Thursday, January 22, 2015
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Tanker Firms Look to U.S. Listings as Market Rebounds

Inspired by an upturn in shipping markets after one of the worst sector downturns on record, a batch of oil tanker companies are looking to raise capital

January 22, 2015
Total Views: 30

Sanctions Sap Allure of Russia’s Arctic Shipping Route
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Sanctions Sap Allure of Russia’s Arctic Shipping Route

Western sanctions on Russia are restricting the Arctic shipping route along its north coast to domestic cargoes and energy exports with many foreign firms

January 22, 2015
Total Views: 34

Arctic Shipping Routes Infographic
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Arctic Shipping Routes Infographic

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January 22, 2015
Total Views: 121

Singapore’s Keppel Corp 2014 Profit Exceeds Expectations
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Singapore’s Keppel Corp 2014 Profit Exceeds Expectations

"The fall in oil prices, the expected reduction in global oil and gas upstream spending and the projected oversupply of oil rigs has created a challenging

January 22, 2015
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
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Traders Book Oil Tankers to Store 40 Million Barrels at Sea

Oil traders have booked up to 20 tankers to store an estimated 40 million barrels of crude at sea, rising from 25 million barrels last

January 21, 2015
Total Views: 72

New Satellite System to Track ‘Pirate Fishing’
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New Satellite System to Track ‘Pirate Fishing’

A new satellite tracking system launched on Wednesday aims to crack down on the industrial-scale theft known as "pirate

January 21, 2015
Total Views: 28

Euronav Launches $175 Million IPO in U.S.
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Euronav Launches $175 Million IPO in U.S.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian crude oil shipping group Euronav said on Tuesday that it was going ahead with its plan to list shares on the New York Stock

January 21, 2015
Total Views: 32