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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Striking Ferry Workers Shut Channel Tunnel, Blockade Calais Port
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Striking Ferry Workers Shut Channel Tunnel, Blockade Calais Port

Traffic was halted through the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France on Tuesday after striking French ferry workers set fire to tires, while Britain's

June 23, 2015
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Singapore Opens Next Phase of $3.5 Billion Container Terminal
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Singapore Opens Next Phase of $3.5 Billion Container Terminal

Singapore opened the newest addition to its container port on Tuesday, aiming to handle more of the increasing number of mega-ships plying the

June 23, 2015
Total Views: 158

Monday, June 22, 2015
PEMEX Confirms Another Platform Accident
News

PEMEX Confirms Another Platform Accident

Mexico's state-run oil company, Pemex, confirmed on Monday there was an accident on an oil platform at one of its major operations in the southern Gulf of

June 22, 2015
Total Views: 47

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News

EU Launches Intel Op – Drones, Submarines to Hunt Migrant Smugglers

The European Union will use submarines, warships, drones and helicopters in an operation to gather intelligence on gangs who smuggle thousands of

June 22, 2015
Total Views: 84

Friday, June 19, 2015
Nigeria’s First Major Shipyard Project Receives $1.5 Billion Investment
Shipping News

Nigeria’s First Major Shipyard Project Receives $1.5 Billion Investment

Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) is sponsoring the construction of the first major ship yard in Africa's biggest economy at the cost of $1.5

June 19, 2015
Total Views: 323

Pirates Flee Hijacked Product Tanker, Crewmember Reported Shot
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Pirates Flee Hijacked Product Tanker, Crewmember Reported Shot

The hijacked oil tanker Orkim Harmony has been released by pirates, who fled in the ship's rescue boat, Malaysian navy and maritime officials said on

June 19, 2015
Total Views: 56

Thursday, June 18, 2015
maersk containership
News

Maritime Regulators Agree to Closer Monitoring of Container Shipping Alliances

Maritime regulators from the United States, China and the European Union agreed on Thursday to cooperate more closely to monitor increased tie-ups among

June 18, 2015
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China Approves Plan for Military Use of Civilian Ships
News

China Approves Plan for Military Use of Civilian Ships

The Chinese government has approved a plan requiring civilian shipbuilders to ensure that new ships can be used by the military during an emergency, a

June 18, 2015
Total Views: 84

Malaysian Navy Tailing Hijacked ORKIM HARMONY Off Vietnam
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Malaysian Navy Tailing Hijacked ORKIM HARMONY Off Vietnam

  KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Reuters) – A Malaysian naval vessel has made contact with the pirates onboard hijacked tanker Orkim Harmony and is trying

June 18, 2015
Total Views: 151

Norwegian Offshore Workers Threaten Strike
Offshore

Norwegian Offshore Workers Threaten Strike

Some 574 Norwegian rig workers could go on strike from next Thursday, potentially reducing oil production, unless a wage settlement is reached during talks

June 18, 2015
Total Views: 47

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Flooding Disrupts Grain Shipping on Illinois River
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Flooding Disrupts Grain Shipping on Illinois River

Flooding halted barge traffic on the Illinois River on Wednesday and high water levels prompted futures market operator CME Group Inc to declare force majeure

June 17, 2015
Total Views: 33

Vestas to Test World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Offshore Denmark
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Vestas to Test World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Offshore Denmark

Vestas will step up testing of its 8 megawatt (MW) wind turbine, the world's most powerful, by installing two of them in the port of Esbjerg in southern

June 17, 2015
Total Views: 86

Bunker Price Slump Set to Deepen
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Bunker Price Slump Set to Deepen

Marine fuel prices are set to fall further after plunging to their lowest since late 2013, with traders in Singapore, the world's largest ship refueling hub,

June 17, 2015
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Petrobras Postpones Deep Spending Cuts
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Petrobras Postpones Deep Spending Cuts

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras will likely delay details of major cuts to its $221 billion five-year spending plan until July, two sources said, when

June 16, 2015
Total Views: 26

Monday, June 15, 2015
Shell’s Polar Pioneer Rig Departs Seattle Amid Protests
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Shell’s Polar Pioneer Rig Departs Seattle Amid Protests

  SEATTLE, June 15 (Reuters) – A Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling rig that will search for oil in the Arctic left its temporary base in Seattle on

June 15, 2015
Total Views: 54

Oil Market Beware – Iran Awaits Nuclear Deal with 40 Million Barrels Stored at Sea
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Oil Market Beware – Iran Awaits Nuclear Deal with 40 Million Barrels Stored at Sea

Iran is storing as much as 40 million barrels of oil on supertankers at sea as it prepares for a sales drive if a nuclear deal can be

June 15, 2015
Total Views: 28

Odfjell Drilling Wins Johan Sverdrup Drilling Contracts
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Odfjell Drilling Wins Johan Sverdrup Drilling Contracts

Norwegian oil major Statoil has awarded rig firm Odfjell Drilling contracts worth up to $1.04 billion for work on the giant Johan Sverdrup field in the North

June 15, 2015
Total Views: 28

Southeast Asia Piracy – Orkim Harmony Confirmed Hijacked Off Malaysia
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Southeast Asia Piracy – Orkim Harmony Confirmed Hijacked Off Malaysia

A small oil tanker was hijacked off the southeast coast of Malaysia over the weekend in the second such incident in the same area this month, raising further

June 15, 2015
Total Views: 88

Saturday, June 13, 2015
Prime Minister Tony Abbott
Defense

Did The Australian Navy Pay Off People-Smugglers?

(Reuters)Australia would have stooped to a “new low” if reports that its navy paid people-smugglers bound for Australia thousands of dollars to

June 13, 2015
Total Views: 46

New Suez Canal to Open in August, Egypt Says
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New Suez Canal to Open in August, Egypt Says

Egypt's New Suez Canal will open on Aug. 6, its overseer said on Saturday, a project President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sees as a potent symbol of national pride

June 13, 2015
Total Views: 73