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Sunday, March 15, 2015
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: 94

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: 55

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

More Than Half of Mercuria’s South Korean Bunker Traders Jump Ship
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More Than Half of Mercuria’s South Korean Bunker Traders Jump Ship

The nine traders who have left are now in talks to join World Fuel

March 12, 2015
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Oil Market Shrugs Off Worries About Crude Stocks: Kemp
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Oil Market Shrugs Off Worries About Crude Stocks: Kemp

Rebalancing is already under way in the oil market. On the supply side, there are some signs the surge in crude from U.S. shale plays is beginning to level out

March 11, 2015
Total Views: 29

Former Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Sues Virgin Group Over Cruise Line
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Former Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Sues Virgin Group Over Cruise Line

The former chief executive of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd sued Richard Branson's Virgin Group in federal court in Miami for $300 million on Wednesday

March 11, 2015
Total Views: 127

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Volvo Ocean Race Crash Report Calls for Charting Standards Overhaul

The panel found that a failure by the crew to spot the reef on onboard electronic navigational guides was to blame and has recommended that industry standards

March 11, 2015
Total Views: 209

Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Houston Ship Channel Partially Closed While Salvors Retrieve Missing Anchor
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Houston Ship Channel Partially Closed While Salvors Retrieve Missing Anchor

Marine traffic in the Houston Ship Channel will remain partially halted until salvage ships retrieve an anchor that broke off a bulk carrier that collided with

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 40

Canada’s Prince Rupert Port to Boost Container Handling Capacity
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Canada’s Prince Rupert Port to Boost Container Handling Capacity

Maher Terminals Holding Corp said on Tuesday it would boost container-handling capacity by more than half at the Port of Prince Rupert under an expansion of

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 84

Monday, March 9, 2015
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GS Caltex Imports Mexican Crude for First Time in 25 Years

South Korea's GS Caltex Corp has bought Mexican crude for the first time in 25 years, as the refiner takes advantage of low prices to make cheap spot

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 93

Smaller Vessels Boost Baltic Dry Index
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Smaller Vessels Boost Baltic Dry Index

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

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 35

Sunday, March 8, 2015
Hamburg-Süd CEO Expects Higher Sales, Volumes in 2015
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Hamburg-Süd CEO Expects Higher Sales, Volumes in 2015

German container shipper Hamburg-Süd expects to increase sales and volumes this year, Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday, citing chief executive Ottmar

March 8, 2015
Total Views: 36

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Asian LNG Prices Creep Higher on Japanese Demand

Asian spot liquefied natural gas prices edged higher as scattered demand from Japanese buyers and others helped stem the recent decline in prices, traders

March 8, 2015
Total Views: 42

Friday, March 6, 2015
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Guyana says ExxonMobil to Begin Drilling Offshore

ExxonMobil will start exploration drilling at the large Stabroek Block off the coast of Guyana on Friday, the government said, in a move that could inflame a

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 90

Thursday, March 5, 2015
Port of Rotterdam Ups 2014 Sales But Profit Slips Nearly 5 Percent
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Port of Rotterdam Ups 2014 Sales But Profit Slips Nearly 5 Percent

The Port of Rotterdam Authority said on Thursday its net profit for 2014 fell 4.9 percent to 215 million euros ($237 million) on higher financing

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 39

Stronger Panamaxes Drive up Baltic Sea Freight Index
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Stronger Panamaxes Drive up Baltic Sea Freight Index

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, made minor gains on Thursday on higher rates for the

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 38

golar lng carrier tanker
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Rosneft and Golar LNG to Cooperate on Floating LNG Projects

Norwegian shipping company Golar LNG and Russian oil giant Rosneft have signed a preliminary agreement to develop floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 59

Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Ten Migrants Killed, Over 1,100 Rescued from Mediterranean Within 24 Hours
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Ten Migrants Killed, Over 1,100 Rescued from Mediterranean Within 24 Hours

At least 10 North African migrants died when their rubber boat overturned in the southern Mediterranean while almost a thousand more were rescued in a single

March 4, 2015
Total Views: 30

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BG Group Sees Queensland Curtis LNG Helping to Double LNG Supplies

A smooth start to operations at BG Group's Australian project in Queensland is expected to help the British company to roughly double its liquefied natural gas

March 4, 2015
Total Views: 79