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Monday, August 24, 2015
Enrica Lexie Update: Maritime Tribunal Rejects Italy’s Plea for Release of Marines
News

Enrica Lexie Update: Maritime Tribunal Rejects Italy’s Plea for Release of Marines

  HAMBURG, Aug 24 (Reuters) – An international maritime tribunal on Monday rejected Italy’s request that India provisionally release two

August 24, 2015
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Friday, August 21, 2015
Statoil Gets Final Go-Ahead for Giant Johan Sverdrup Field Offshore Norway
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Statoil Gets Final Go-Ahead for Giant Johan Sverdrup Field Offshore Norway

  OSLO, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Operator Statoil and its partners have been given the formal approval to develop the first phase of their giant Johan

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 52

maersk triple-e
News

Asia-Europe Container Freight Rates Have Fallen Off a Cliff

  COPENHAGEN, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell by 26.7 percent to

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 145

Thursday, August 20, 2015
Dry Bulk – Capesize Rates to Fall on Excess Tonnage, Uncertain Demand
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Dry Bulk – Capesize Rates to Fall on Excess Tonnage, Uncertain Demand

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers are set to slide further next week, after falling to their

August 20, 2015
Total Views: 33

New Suez Canal Dredging Helps Boskalis Sail Past First Half Profit Forecast
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New Suez Canal Dredging Helps Boskalis Sail Past First Half Profit Forecast

  By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Dutch marine engineering company Boskalis reported a 21 percent rise in first-half earnings,

August 20, 2015
Total Views: 133

hapag-lloyd containership
News

Hapag-Lloyd Shooting for September IPO – Sources

  FRANKFURT, Aug 20 (Reuters) – German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd aims to launch preparations for a stock market flotation in September,

August 20, 2015
Total Views: 22

Wednesday, August 19, 2015
ship bunkering
News

Full Steam Ahead: Shippers Risk Paying a Price for Cheaper Fuel

  By Keith Wallis and Jane Xie SINGAPORE, Aug 20 (Reuters) – A slide in marine fuel prices to six-year lows should be a welcome break for global

August 19, 2015
Total Views: 45

China Port Authorities to Tighten Supervision of Dangerous Goods Shipments
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China Port Authorities to Tighten Supervision of Dangerous Goods Shipments

  SHANGHAI, Aug 19 (Reuters) – China’s port authorities will strengthen supervision of dangerous goods shipments following devastating

August 19, 2015
Total Views: 16

Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Hillary Clinton: Arctic Drilling ‘Not Worth the Risk’
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Hillary Clinton: Arctic Drilling ‘Not Worth the Risk’

  By Timothy Gardner and Amanda Becker Aug 18 (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday staked out her

August 18, 2015
Total Views: 30

maersk triple-e
News

Maersk Line Plans Huge Freight Rate Hike on Key Asia-Europe Route

  COPENHAGEN, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The world’s largest container shipping company, Maersk Line, plans to raise spot freight rates sharply on

August 18, 2015
Total Views: 54

Monday, August 17, 2015
Petrobras 1000 drillship
Shipping News

Former Petrobras Exec Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison Over Samsung Drillship Bribe

  SAO PAULO, August 17 (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge sentenced Nestor Cervero, former international chief of state-run oil firm Petrobras, to just

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 55

Port of Hamburg Slashes 2015 Volume Forecasts on China, Russia
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Port of Hamburg Slashes 2015 Volume Forecasts on China, Russia

  HAMBURG, Aug 17 (Reuters) – The Port of Hamburg Marketing Association has slashed its forecast for container volumes at Hamburg’s port, a

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 49

Tianjin Port Resumes Operations After Blasts
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Tianjin Port Resumes Operations After Blasts

  SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Many operations have resumed at China’s Tianjin port, trade sources said, after explosions last week

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 49

Sunday, August 16, 2015
Greece Using Car Ferry to House Syrian Migrants
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Greece Using Car Ferry to House Syrian Migrants

  KOS, Greece, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Syrian migrants on the Greek island of Kos on Sunday began boarding a passenger ship that is to house

August 16, 2015
Total Views: 26

Friday, August 14, 2015
VLCC Tanker Rates Set to Slide Further On Lower Cargo Volumes, Oversupply
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VLCC Tanker Rates Set to Slide Further On Lower Cargo Volumes, Oversupply

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which have fallen to their lowest level in 10

August 14, 2015
Total Views: 23

shell protestors
Offshore

Greenpeace Protesters Face Steep Fines for Bridge Hanging Stunt

  By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Five Greenpeace protesters who dangled from a Portland, Oregon, bridge for two days in a bid to block

August 14, 2015
Total Views: 34

Key Moments in Petrobras Corruption Scandal – TIMELINE
Offshore

Key Moments in Petrobras Corruption Scandal – TIMELINE

  By Caroline Stauffer Aug 14 (Reuters) – Prosecutors and federal police in Brazil have unearthed the country’s largest-ever corruption

August 14, 2015
Total Views: 161

Thursday, August 13, 2015
Maersk Line Gunning to Defend Top Market Share
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Maersk Line Gunning to Defend Top Market Share

  By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Aug 13 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk plans to take action to defend and potentially expand its leading position in

August 13, 2015
Total Views: 79

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Bankrupt Imtech Sells Marine Unit to Investors

  By Anthony Deutsch and Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Dutch engineering services company Royal Imtech has been declared bankrupt and

August 13, 2015
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Tianjin Port Operating Normally Despite Explosions
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Tianjin Port Operating Normally Despite Explosions

  SHANGHAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – The northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin is operating as normal after two massive explosions ripped through an

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 21