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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
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News

Australian Project Sells 2 LNG Cargoes, Diversions to Europe Eyed

Australia's North West Shelf liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant sold a cargo to BG Group and Trafigura as part of a recent tender, in which some bidders

February 24, 2015
Total Views: 75

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News

Norway’s Aibel Wins $1.05 Billion Statoil Contract for Johan Sverdrup Platform

Norwegian engineering firm Aibel has won a contract worth 8 billion crowns ($1.05 billion) from Statoil to build a drilling platform for the Johan Sverdrup

February 24, 2015
Total Views: 52

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News

BP Exported Super-Light Crude From Texas

BP Plc exported nearly 670,000 barrels of minimally processed super-light crude oil from the Houston Ship Channel more than a week ago, according to

February 24, 2015
Total Views: 46

Monday, February 23, 2015
U.S. Navy Commander Says Major Middle East Shipping Routes Secure Despite Turmoil
News

U.S. Navy Commander Says Major Middle East Shipping Routes Secure Despite Turmoil

Shipping corridors used by Gulf energy exporters are not at risk from violence and political volatility in Yemen and the seizure of swathes of territory in the

February 23, 2015
Total Views: 62

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News

Maersk May Reward Shareholders as Oil Unit Suffers

Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk may announce a second share buyback scheme in its 110-year history as early as Wednesday, analysts said, allowing it to

February 23, 2015
Total Views: 26

Sunday, February 22, 2015
Scores Killed After Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes After Collision
News

Scores Killed After Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes After Collision

At least 66 people died when a passenger ferry carrying more than 150 passengers and crew capsized after colliding with a trawler on a river in central

February 22, 2015
Total Views: 140

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Interesting

Oil tankers Idle for Months off Delaware Waters, Puzzling Some

Late last November, the tanker Olympic Flag carrying 650,000 barrels of Angolan crude dropped anchor about 7 miles off the coast in Delaware Bay, a seemingly

February 22, 2015
Total Views: 124

Saturday, February 21, 2015
West Coast Ports Deal a Relief for Trans-Pacific Trade
Ports

West Coast Ports Deal a Relief for Trans-Pacific Trade

The dispute had reverberated throughout the U.S. economy, extending to agriculture, manufacturing, retail and

February 21, 2015
Total Views: 100

Friday, February 20, 2015
BAE Wins $1.3 Billion Contract to Design Britain’s New ‘Type 26’ Warships
Navy

BAE Wins $1.3 Billion Contract to Design Britain’s New ‘Type 26’ Warships

Britain agreed to an 859 million pound ($1.32 billion) contract with BAE Systems on Friday, giving the green light to the British defence company to continue

February 20, 2015
Total Views: 48

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News

Transocean CEO’s Exit Linked to Lack of Vision in Tough Market

Was Steven Newman too conservative to deal with the

February 20, 2015
Total Views: 84

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News

Songa Offshore Anticipates Stacking More Rigs

Norwegian rig company Songa Offshore expects a challenging 2015 amid fierce competition for fewer contracts despite reporting a slightly better than expected

February 20, 2015
Total Views: 43

Thursday, February 19, 2015
nakilat mozah q-max lng carrier
Finance

Profit Rises at Qatari LNG Shipper Nakilat

Qatar Gas Transport Co (Nakilat), one of the world's largest shippers of liquefied natural gas, reported a 14 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit on

February 19, 2015
Total Views: 36

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News

Norden Renegotiates Charter Contracts Amid Horrific Dry Bulk Market

Danish shipping company D/S Norden has renegotiated charter agreements for nine vessels with their Japanese owners in reaction to record low dry bulk freight

February 19, 2015
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, February 18, 2015
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News

Weak Vessel Demand Keeps Baltic Dry Index at Record Lows

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, hit another record low on Wednesday as demand for

February 18, 2015
Total Views: 41

Sixth Victim Of Brazilian FPSO Explosion Found
Incidents

Sixth Victim Of Brazilian FPSO Explosion Found

A sixth victim of last week's deadly explosion on a Petrobras offshore oil and natural gas production ship has been

February 18, 2015
Total Views: 138

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News

Qatargas Close to Signing 15-Year LNG Supply Deal With Pakistan

State-run Gulf energy company Qatargas is in the final stages of talks on a deal to supply Pakistan with 3 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG)

February 18, 2015
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Containers and ships sit idle at the Port of Long Beach in this file photo
News

U.S. West Coast Ports Reopen As Labor Secretary Joins Talks – Update

A partial shutdown of 29 U.S. West Coast ports stretched into a third day on Monday ahead of the U.S. labor secretary's scheduled arrival in San

February 17, 2015
Total Views: 55

Tanzania Port Authority Head Suspended in Latest Scandal
News

Tanzania Port Authority Head Suspended in Latest Scandal

The acting director of Tanzania's port authority has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations he violated procurement procedures, officials

February 17, 2015
Total Views: 86

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News

Japan’s Kintetsu Express to Acquire APL Logistics

The expected APL Logistics deal value is far higher than the $750 million to $900 million range that sources said Singapore-based NOL had been looking for.

February 17, 2015
Total Views: 83

Monday, February 16, 2015
Bottleneck from U.S. Port Drama Pushes up Global Freight Rates
News

Bottleneck from U.S. Port Drama Pushes up Global Freight Rates

A U.S. West Coast port strike is pushing up shipping freight rates as delays in offloading and taking on new cargo mean container ships are unavailable for

February 16, 2015
Total Views: 38