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Thursday, December 19, 2013
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Finance

Hanjin Shipping Supported by $3.3 Billion Asset Sale

SEOUL, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Korean Air Lines Co Ltd plans to raise 3.5 trillion won ($3.33 billion) over two years by selling assets such as shares in

December 19, 2013
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Hedge Funds Buy Shipping Loans From Capital-Conscious Banks
Finance

Hedge Funds Buy Shipping Loans From Capital-Conscious Banks

After a five-year slump in shipping, investors are betting on better times by taking over shipowners' debts from European banks keen to offload troubled loans

December 18, 2013
Total Views: 82

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News

TUI AG Not Giving Up Right To IPO Hapag-Lloyd Stake

The chief executive of TUI AG , a shareholder in German shipper Hapag-Lloyd , said he viewed as positive the talks between the shipper and Chilean rival

December 18, 2013
Total Views: 38

Tuesday, December 17, 2013
OSG Jones Act Tanker Secures Record-Breaking Charter
Interesting

OSG Jones Act Tanker Secures Record-Breaking Charter

A Jones Act tanker was recently chartered for six months at a record high rate of $110,000 per day, market sources said, the latest sign of how surging U.S.

December 17, 2013
Total Views: 80

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News

Nigerian Pirates Abduct Ukrainian Captain and Greek Engineer

Pirates have attacked an oil products tanker off the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped its Ukrainian captain and a Greek engineer, Greek coast guard officials

December 17, 2013
Total Views: 24

Monday, December 16, 2013
Russian Navy Ready To Escort Syrian Chemical Weapons
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Russian Navy Ready To Escort Syrian Chemical Weapons

Russia said on Monday its navy was ready to escort ships removing Syria's deadly chemical stockpile, which is due to be destroyed at sea under an international

December 16, 2013
Total Views: 116

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News

U.S. Trade Talks Could Deliver Cheaper Energy For Europe

By Barbara Lewis and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, Dec 16 (Reuters) – European negotiators, hoping to cut fuel bills, will press their U.S. counterparts in

December 16, 2013
Total Views: 21

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News

Vinashin Executives Sentenced to Death

A court in Vietnam sentenced two former executives of a state-owned shipping firm to death on Monday for embezzlement, an unusual harsh sentence in a communist

December 16, 2013
Total Views: 83

Sunday, December 15, 2013
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Finance

Zim Shipping Downgraded by S&P to CCC

JERUSALEM, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s Maalot lowered its rating for Israeli shipping firm Zim to “CC” from

December 15, 2013
Total Views: 34

Friday, December 13, 2013
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Defense

U.S. and Chinese Warships Narrowly Avoid Collision In South China Sea

WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. guided missile cruiser operating in international waters in the South China Sea was forced to take evasive action

December 13, 2013
Total Views: 81

Thursday, December 12, 2013
UAE, Oman Plan to Take On Caribbean as Major Cruise Destination
News

UAE, Oman Plan to Take On Caribbean as Major Cruise Destination

Two Gulf Arab countries aim to take on the Caribbean as it seeks to become a major destination for cruise tourism, especially during the winter months in the

December 12, 2013
Total Views: 62

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News

Bad Weather and Early Fixtures Buoy Capesize Rates

Rates for capesize bulk carriers on key Asian routes are set to remain firm going into next week due to bad weather in Australia and buoyant fixture activity

December 12, 2013
Total Views: 196

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News

Singapore’s Keppel Says it Plans to Build Its First Drillship

Singapore's Keppel Corporation Ltd, the world's top offshore drilling rig maker, said it plans to build its first drillship despite not having a buyer lined

December 12, 2013
Total Views: 75

Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Seine-Nord Canal Project Could Make The Cut, Audit Shows
News

Seine-Nord Canal Project Could Make The Cut, Audit Shows

The cost of a stalled waterway project to link France's Seine river to Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands could be cut by around 40 percent to 4.5 billion

December 11, 2013
Total Views: 56

Bosphorus Strait Closed Due to Snow Storm
Marine Weather

Bosphorus Strait Closed Due to Snow Storm

ISTANBUL, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Turkey shut its Bosphorus Strait, a key shipping channel for Russian cargo, to tanker traffic on Wednesday after a snowstorm

December 11, 2013
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Rock Removal to Disrupt Shipping On Mississippi River
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Rock Removal to Disrupt Shipping On Mississippi River

Shipping will be disrupted on a stretch of the Mississippi River as workers remove rocks "over the next few months," the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

December 10, 2013
Total Views: 24

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News

Dry Bulk Shipping Comes Late To The E-Party

When importing a single cargo by sea requires an average of 36 original documents and 240 copies from 27 parties, the only wonder is that it has taken so long

December 10, 2013
Total Views: 52

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News

Australia Approves Dredging Near Barrier Reef For Coal Port

Australia approved on Tuesday major dredging work to expand a coal shipping port adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef in a bid to attract more coal

December 10, 2013
Total Views: 59

Monday, December 9, 2013
Sunken Steamship Keystone State Found on Lake Huron
News

Sunken Steamship Keystone State Found on Lake Huron

The wreckage of a wooden steamship that sank 152 years ago in a storm on Lake Huron with no survivors has been found, a Michigan explorer said on

December 9, 2013
Total Views: 415

Canada to Lay Claim to Resource Rich North Pole
News

Canada to Lay Claim to Resource Rich North Pole

Canada intends to lay claim to the North Pole as part of a bid to assert control over a large part of the resource-rich Arctic, Foreign Minister John Baird

December 9, 2013
Total Views: 52