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Monday, March 23, 2015
Golden Ocean Group: Dry Bulk Shipping Market May Rebound Slightly in Q2
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Golden Ocean Group: Dry Bulk Shipping Market May Rebound Slightly in Q2

"It's pretty brutal what's happening in the market right

March 23, 2015
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U.S. Faces Meager Options for Further Russia Energy Sanctions

The United States will struggle to follow through on threats to impose deeper sanctions on the Russian energy sector, as European fears over collateral

March 23, 2015
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Saturday, March 21, 2015
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French Atlantic Coast Hit By Giant Tide

France's North Atlantic coast was experiencing its first giant tide of the millennium on Saturday as the full moon and this week's solar eclipse combined to

March 21, 2015
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Friday, March 20, 2015
EU Sea Mission Braces for Record Year of Mediterranean Migrants
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EU Sea Mission Braces for Record Year of Mediterranean Migrants

With migration across the Mediterranean surging, the European Union's largest border operation is bracing for a record year of arrivals by sea, especially as

March 20, 2015
Total Views: 39

Asia-Northern Europe Container Freight Rates Drop 12.4 Percent -Source
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Asia-Northern Europe Container Freight Rates Drop 12.4 Percent -Source

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell 12.4 percent to $620 per 20-foot container (TEU) in the week

March 20, 2015
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Thursday, March 19, 2015
Venezuela Looking to Reduce Tidewater Ruling
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Venezuela Looking to Reduce Tidewater Ruling

Venezuela will seek to reduce a $46 million compensation claim it has been ordered to pay to oil service company Tidewater in a case stemming from the 2009

March 19, 2015
Total Views: 42

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Port Operator DP World Posts 11.8% Profit Rise in 2014

Dubai's DP World, one of the world's largest port operators, posted an 11.8 percent rise in 2014 net profit as profit margins grew in all its regions, the

March 19, 2015
Total Views: 53

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Asia Dry Bulk – No Sign of Improvement in Capesize Rates as Owners Lay-up Ships

Rates for capesize bulk carriers, which have been close to six-year lows for the last two months, show little sign of improvement as a tonnage glut and

March 19, 2015
Total Views: 82

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Rises on Demand For Panamax and Smaller Vessels
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Baltic Dry Index Rises on Demand For Panamax and Smaller Vessels

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, was lifted on Wednesday by higher demand for panamax

March 18, 2015
Total Views: 69

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Saudi Crude Exports Up in January

Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi has said oil demand was growing and expected oil prices, which hit a near six-year low in January, to

March 18, 2015
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DP World Holding Company Completes $1.2 Billion Loan, Sources Say

Port and Free Zone World (PFZW), the holding company for Dubai-based ports operator DP World, has closed a $1.2 billion loan deal, banking sources aware of the

March 18, 2015
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
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Gunvor a Major Winner in Rosneft Oil Tender

Swiss-based trading house Gunvor, which had been trying to cut asset exposure to the Russian market, is among the winners of a large Rosneft tender, traders

March 17, 2015
Total Views: 79

Monday, March 16, 2015
Óleo e Gás Suspends Payment for OSX-3 FPSO
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Óleo e Gás Suspends Payment for OSX-3 FPSO

Oleo e Gas Participações SA, a Brazilian oil company under bankruptcy protection, on Monday said it suspended payments for an oil-production vessel to

March 16, 2015
Total Views: 93

Seadrill Unit Says Rosneft Rig Contract Difficult to Conclude as Scheduled
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Seadrill Unit Says Rosneft Rig Contract Difficult to Conclude as Scheduled

North Atlantic Drilling warned on Monday it would be difficult to conclude as scheduled a contract with Russia's Rosneft due to weak market conditions and the

March 16, 2015
Total Views: 51

Pengerang Deepwater Terminal Begins Operations With Arrival of First VLCC
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Pengerang Deepwater Terminal Begins Operations With Arrival of First VLCC

A supertanker carrying about 1 million barrels of Middle East crude docked on Monday at a terminal jointly run by Vopak and Dialog Group in Malaysia, the

March 16, 2015
Total Views: 129

Sunday, March 15, 2015
Tanzania Dreams Big With Major Port Project
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Tanzania Dreams Big With Major Port Project

In its heyday, Bagamayo was a gateway to the heart of Africa for colonisers, with trade goods surging in from the Indian Ocean, and timber, ivory and countless

March 15, 2015
Total Views: 66

Venezuela Ordered to Pay $46 Million to Tidewater Over Seized Vessels
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Venezuela Ordered to Pay $46 Million to Tidewater Over Seized Vessels

A World Bank tribunal has ordered Venezuela to pay oil service company Tidewater around $46 million in compensation for seized vessels, in a decision the South

March 15, 2015
Total Views: 82

Saturday, March 14, 2015
More Than 50 Killed After Myanmar Ferry Sinks
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More Than 50 Killed After Myanmar Ferry Sinks

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON, March 14 (Reuters) – About 50 people were believed to have drowned off Myanmar when a ferry sank in bad weather, government

March 14, 2015
Total Views: 90

Friday, March 13, 2015
Turkey Fires On Cargo Ship Carrying Hundreds of Syrian Refugees
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Turkey Fires On Cargo Ship Carrying Hundreds of Syrian Refugees

Turkish coastguards found more than 300 refugees, mostly Syrians, when they seized a cargo ship they had opened fired on for failing to obey an order to stop

March 13, 2015
Total Views: 53

Thursday, March 12, 2015
Asia Dry Bulk | Capesize Rates Hold Down as Tonnage Glut Continues
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Asia Dry Bulk | Capesize Rates Hold Down as Tonnage Glut Continues

Rates for capesize bulk carriers, which have been close to six-year lows for the last two months, will remain under pressure as a tonnage glut continues to

March 12, 2015
Total Views: 120