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Friday, April 25, 2014
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: 132

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: 19

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: 44

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: 57

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: 66

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: 106

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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: 73

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: 27

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: 85

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: 25

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: 57

Sunday, April 20, 2014
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Incidents

Prosecutors Extend Korea Ferry Captain’s Detention As Death Toll Mounts

By Ju-min Park and Jungmin Jang JINDO/MOKPO, South Korea, April 20 (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors investigating last week’s ferry disaster

April 20, 2014
Total Views: 22

Prosecutors Extend Sewol Captain’s Detention As Death Toll Mounts
Shipping News

Prosecutors Extend Sewol Captain’s Detention As Death Toll Mounts

South Korean prosecutors investigating a ferry disaster said on Sunday they would seek to extend the detention of the ship's captain and two other crew by 10

April 20, 2014
Total Views: 32

Saturday, April 19, 2014
Divers Find Bodies in Sunken Sewol Ferry
Incidents

Divers Find Bodies in Sunken Sewol Ferry

Divers searching for survivors of a capsized South Korean ferry saw three bodies floating through a window of a passenger cabin on Saturday but were unable to

April 19, 2014
Total Views: 184

Friday, April 18, 2014
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News

Gazprom Ships First Arctic Oil from Controversial Prirazlomnoye Platform

By Alexei Anishchuk NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia, April 18 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin hailed Russia’s first shipment of Arctic offshore oil on

April 18, 2014
Total Views: 169

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Defense

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Charged In Bribery Investigation

The fourth U.S. Navy official charged in the widening corruption investigation of a Singapore-based defense contractor made his first court appearance on

April 18, 2014
Total Views: 209

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News

Vice Principal Of South Korea School In Ferry Disaster Commits Suicide

By Jungmin Jang and Ju-min Park MOKPO/JINDO, South Korea, April 18 (Reuters) – The vice principal of a South Korean high school who accompanied hundreds

April 18, 2014
Total Views: 93

Thursday, April 17, 2014
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Finance

Shipping Firms Turn To Equity Markets As Sector Eyes Recovery

By Jonathan Saul and Freya Berry LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) – Shipping companies are turning to equity markets to fill a growing funding gap, betting

April 17, 2014
Total Views: 1149

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Finance

Offshore Marine Firm POSH Raises $311 Million In Singapore IPO

By Elzio Barreto and Rujun Shen HONG KONG/SINGAPORE,April 17 (Reuters) – PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) could raise at least S$388.27 million

April 17, 2014
Total Views: 135

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News

Captain of Sunken Ferry Could Face Criminal Negligence Charges

By Narae Kim JINDO, South Korea, April 17 (Reuters) – The captain of the South Korean ferry that capsized off the southwest coast was facing a criminal

April 17, 2014
Total Views: 50