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Thursday, November 6, 2014
OW Bunker at Risk of Bankruptcy After Uncovering Fraud
News

OW Bunker at Risk of Bankruptcy After Uncovering Fraud

Danish ship fuel supplier OW Bunker said it may go bankrupt after discovering fraud by unnamed senior employees in its Singapore-based subsidiary which will

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 139

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News

U.S. Crude Export Controls are Crumbling -Kemp

In the three months ending in August, the United States and Canada swapped a record amount of crude oil with each other, one of the more bizarre consequences

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, November 5, 2014
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News

COSCO’s Chairman Sees Shipping Slump Persisting for Next 2 years

The global shipping market is unlikely to see a recovery in the next two years due to continuing oversupply of vessels, the chairman of China's largest

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 16

Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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Shipping News

Shippers Work ‘Ebola Clause’ Into Contracts

As Ebola persists in West Africa, shipping lines and traders are tweaking their contracts to protect themselves if the disease puts crews at risk of infection

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 98

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Finance

French Ferry Operator SNCM Files for Court Protection

France-Corsica ferry operator SNCM has suspended payments to creditors and will file for court protection on Tuesday, the firm said in a statement late on

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 44

Monday, November 3, 2014
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Baltic Index Rises On Higher Capesize Rates

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks freight rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Monday on firmer rates for bigger

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 38

Final Victim Believed Found on Costa Concordia
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Final Victim Believed Found on Costa Concordia

A corpse found in the wreck of the Costa Concordia is thought to be that of the last person unaccounted for almost three years after the luxury liner sank,

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 149

Last Victim of Costa Concordia Wreck Believed Found
Interesting

Last Victim of Costa Concordia Wreck Believed Found

A corpse found in the wreck of the Costa Concordia is thought to be that of the last person unaccounted for almost three years after the luxury liner sank,

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 178

St. Lawrence Seaway Workers Go to Arbitration, Averting Strike
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St. Lawrence Seaway Workers Go to Arbitration, Averting Strike

The union that represents workers along the St. Lawrence Seaway has agreed to take a contract dispute to arbitration, avoiding a strike that would have shut

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 38

Sunday, November 2, 2014
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News

Humans Need to Achieve Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2100 – REPORT

Governments can keep climate change in check at manageable costs but will have to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100 to limit fast-worsening risks, a

November 2, 2014
Total Views: 62

Friday, October 31, 2014
Italy to End Migrant Rescue Operation in Mediterranean
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Italy to End Migrant Rescue Operation in Mediterranean

Italy said on Friday it would close a sea rescue mission that has saved the lives of more than 100,000 migrants from Africa and the Middle East, a move one

October 31, 2014
Total Views: 47

Thursday, October 30, 2014
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News

Exmar Optimistic About Gas Carrier Market Into 2015

Belgian gas shipping group Exmar said on Thursday that the market for its very large and midsize gas carriers was at historically high levels in the third

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 24

Suncor to Regularly Consider Shipping Western Canada Crude Overseas
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Suncor to Regularly Consider Shipping Western Canada Crude Overseas

Suncor Energy Inc will look regularly at the economics of shipping Western Canadian crude from the country's East Coast to markets overseas, Chief Executive

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 23

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Finance

Hyundai Heavy Loses $1.8 Billion in 3rd Quarter, Braces for Worst Annual Loss

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd, the world's biggest shipbuilder, slid to a record quarterly loss of $1.8 billion and warned it's heading for its

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, October 29, 2014
French Ferry Operator SNCM to Seek Court Protection Next Week -Source
Shipping News

French Ferry Operator SNCM to Seek Court Protection Next Week -Source

France-Corsica ferry operator SNCM will file for court protection next week, a source close to the company told Reuters on Wednesday, which will clear the way

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 31

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News

Chinese Shipping is Delivering a Toxic Pollution Cocktail – Report

China is waging war on pollution, closing factories and targeting dirty coal-fired power plants, but its ports are pumping out pollution virtually unchecked,

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 61

Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Saint Lawrence Seaway Workers Threaten Strike
News

Saint Lawrence Seaway Workers Threaten Strike

Union workers on the St. Lawrence Seaway, the waterway that links the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, have given notice of a possible strike, which could

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 53

Canada’s Arctic Fleet Expansion Needs More Funds, Watchdog Says
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Canada’s Arctic Fleet Expansion Needs More Funds, Watchdog Says

Canada will fail to deliver a proposed fleet of six to eight Arctic patrol ships unless it spends significantly more than the C$2.8 billion ($2.51 billion)

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 42

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News

BG Group’s Profit Fall Bigger-Than-Expected

Britain's third-biggest energy company BG Group reported a worse-than-expected 26 percent fall in third-quarter operating profit on the back of a continued

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 27

Monday, October 27, 2014
High Arctic Costs Deter Business Despite Thaw
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High Arctic Costs Deter Business Despite Thaw

Despite high hopes for Arctic business from mining to shipping as the ice melts rapidly and temperatures rise twice as fast as the global average, few firms

October 27, 2014
Total Views: 94