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Monday, January 12, 2015
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Finance

Asia Hurt by Continuing Slide in Oil, Dollar on Defensive

Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday as a continuing slide in crude oil prices dampened risk appetite, while the dollar nursed losses against the safe-haven

January 12, 2015
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News

Jack-Up Rig Maker Lamprell Lowers 2015 Revenue Expectations

Rig-maker Lamprell Plc said the slump in oil prices hurt its ability to secure new business, and that it expected its revenue for this year would be about 10

January 12, 2015
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Saturday, January 10, 2015
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News

Dongfeng Race Team Edges Closer to Home Port Victory in Volvo Ocean Race

Dongfeng Race Team edged closer to a first for China in the 41-year-old Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday as they clung on to a paper-thin advantage in the third

January 10, 2015
Total Views: 29

Friday, January 9, 2015
Eurotunnel’s ‘MyFerryLink’ Service Up for Sale After Ban Upheld
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Eurotunnel’s ‘MyFerryLink’ Service Up for Sale After Ban Upheld

Groupe Eurotunnel, which runs the undersea rail link between Britain and France, is putting its ferry service between the two countries up for sale after a ban

January 9, 2015
Total Views: 30

Thursday, January 8, 2015
Oil Traders Stockpiling Oil at Sea Amid Glut
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Oil Traders Stockpiling Oil at Sea Amid Glut

Some of the world's largest oil traders have this week hired supertankers to store crude at sea, marking a milestone in the build-up of the global

January 8, 2015
Total Views: 52

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News

Capesize Rates at Six-Year Lows, Could Slide Further

Rates for capesize bulk carriers have plunged to fresh six-year lows and could fall further with cargoes scarce in the post-holiday period, brokers

January 8, 2015
Total Views: 36

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
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News

Lundin Petroleum Cuts 2015 CAPEX by 31 Percent

Swedish oil firm Lundin Petroleum , which is working on the giant Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, will cut its capital spending

January 7, 2015
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News

Maersk Oil Postpones Decision to Drill Offshore Greenland

COPENHAGEN, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Maersk Oil, a unit of Denmark’s A. P. Moller-Maersk, has postponed a decision on whether to drill for oil at a

January 7, 2015
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, January 6, 2015
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News

Jaguar Land Rover Awaits News of 1,200 Cars Aboard Beached Ship

Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday it was awaiting word on the fate of 1,200 luxury vehicles aboard a 51,000-tonne car transporter ship that has run aground in

January 6, 2015
Total Views: 106

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News

Port Hedland’s Iron Ore Shipments to China up 5 Percent

Exports of iron ore to China via the Port Hedland terminal rose 5 percent in December from November, underscoring in part a subdued start to the Australian

January 6, 2015
Total Views: 90

Monday, January 5, 2015
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Incidents

Greek-Operated Oil Tanker Bombed at Libyan Port, Two Dead

Two crew members were killed when unidentified military aircraft bombed a Greek-operated oil tanker anchored at the Libyan port of Derna, the Greek coastguard

January 5, 2015
Total Views: 80

Friday, January 2, 2015
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After Deadly Blaze, Burnt-Out Ferry Towed to Italy

Tug boats hauled the burnt-out hulk of the ferry that caught fire on Sunday off the coast of Greece to a southern Italian port on Friday, opening the way for

January 2, 2015
Total Views: 73

Thursday, January 1, 2015
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News

Sacyr-led Group Wins $233 Million Claim in Panama Canal Dispute

PANAMA CITY, Jan 1 (Reuters) – A consortium led by Spanish-builder Sacyr said on Thursday it has won a $233 million settlement in a dispute over cost

January 1, 2015
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
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Almost 1,000 Migrants Arrive in Italy on Packed Cargo Ship

Almost 1,000 migrants arrived in Italy on a cargo ship on Wednesday after apparently being abandoned by its crew in the Adriatic Sea, the Italian Red Cross

December 31, 2014
Total Views: 62

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News

U.S. Opening of Oil Export Tap Widens Battle for Global Market

The Obama administration has opened a new front in the global battle for oil market share, effectively clearing the way for the shipment of as much as a

December 31, 2014
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, December 30, 2014
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News

Italian Officials Thwart Plot to Run Merchant Ship Aground

Italian officials boarded a cargo ship carrying hundreds of migrants on Tuesday after it left Greek waters and headed towards the coast of southern Italy, the

December 30, 2014
Total Views: 66

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News

Seamen Killed by Tow Cable to Norman Atlantic Car Ferry

Two Albanian seamen were killed during an operation to salvage a multideck car ferry that caught fire off Greece's Adriatic Coast when a cable connecting their

December 30, 2014
Total Views: 641

Monday, December 29, 2014
Stricken MV Norman Atlantic Fully Evacuated, Death Toll Rises [UPDATE]
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Stricken MV Norman Atlantic Fully Evacuated, Death Toll Rises [UPDATE]

Rescue teams on Monday completed the evacuation of 427 people from a car ferry that caught fire off Greece's Adriatic

December 29, 2014
Total Views: 104

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Incidents

Rescued Ferry Passengers Arrive in Italy from Fire-Scorched Norman Atlantic [UPDATE]

Passengers from a car ferry, ablaze off the coast of Greece, arrived in Italy on Monday as rescue teams worked to save those still

December 29, 2014
Total Views: 49

Sunday, December 28, 2014
Two Drown, Four Missing After Ships Collide Off Italy
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Two Drown, Four Missing After Ships Collide Off Italy

Two people drowned and four were missing at sea and feared dead after two merchant ships collided in rough seas off the Italian coast on Sunday, Italian

December 28, 2014
Total Views: 36