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Friday, February 13, 2015
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Johan Sverdrup: Statoil Gives Go Ahead for $29 Billion Oil Project

Norway's Statoil is moving ahead with plans to develop a giant $29 billion oil field, Europe's costliest offshore energy

February 13, 2015
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
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Five Killed, Four Missing in Petrobras FPSO Accident – UPDATE

Five people were killed and four are missing following an explosion Wednesday aboard a FPSO in Brazil.

February 12, 2015
Total Views: 324

Sembcorp Marine in Talks with Sete Brasil Over Delayed Payments
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Sembcorp Marine in Talks with Sete Brasil Over Delayed Payments

Sembcorp Marine said it is in talks with Sete Brasil over delayed payments worth millions of dollars on orders that the Brazilian company has placed with the

February 12, 2015
Total Views: 53

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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Costa Concordia Captain Found Guilty, Sentenced to 16 Years

An Italian court convicted the former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner on Wednesday for his role in the 2012 shipwreck that killed 32 people and

February 11, 2015
Total Views: 130

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Vale’s Giant Iron Ore Carriers to Be Permitted in China’s Ports

China has amended rules around ships it will allow to berth at mainland ports, paving the way for Brazilian miner Vale to ship iron ore in its giant 400,000

February 11, 2015
Total Views: 225

Francesco Schettino
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Schettino Awaits Verdict in Costa Concordia Trial

The former captain of the doomed Costa Concordia on Wednesday gave his final address to a court where he is being tried over the loss of the giant cruiseliner,

February 11, 2015
Total Views: 55

Tuesday, February 10, 2015
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Russia’s Yamal LNG Sees Global Natural Gas Deficit by 2018

Russia's Yamal LNG project expects the global liquefied natural gas market to move into a deficit by 2018, which will help the country boost its share of the

February 10, 2015
Total Views: 51

Capesize Dry Bulk Shippers Come Together to Form New Chartering JV
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Capesize Dry Bulk Shippers Come Together to Form New Chartering JV

Five dry bulk shipping firms, including shipping tycoon John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean will form a new venture to coordinate chartering services, hoping to

February 10, 2015
Total Views: 75

Monday, February 9, 2015
Containers and ships sit idle at the Port of Long Beach in this file photo
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West Coast Port Operations Resume, More Labor Talks Scheduled

U.S. West Coast port operations resumed in full on Monday after shipping companies suspended loading and unloading of freighters for the weekend, citing

February 9, 2015
Total Views: 31

At Least 29 Migrants Die from Exposure While in Coast Guard Custody
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At Least 29 Migrants Die from Exposure While in Coast Guard Custody

At least 29 migrants died of hypothermia aboard Italian coast guard vessels after being picked up from an inflatable boat adrift near Libya, the mayor of the

February 9, 2015
Total Views: 46

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Diamond Offshore Revenue Falls, Scraps Special Dividend

Rig contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc reported a 7 percent drop in quarterly revenue as demand dropped due to weak oil prices, and said it would not pay

February 9, 2015
Total Views: 36

Sunday, February 8, 2015
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SPOTD: Unloading Iron Ore in Rizhao

Cranes unload iron ore from a ship at a port in Rizhao, Shandong province February 7, 2015.

February 8, 2015
Total Views: 85

Saturday, February 7, 2015
A missile is fired from a naval vessel during the test-firing of a new type of anti-ship cruise missile to be equipped at Korean People's Army (KPA) naval units in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang
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North Korea Tests New Anti-Ship Missile

North Korea has test-fired a new anti-ship cruise missile, images released by state media on Saturday showed, demonstrating the increased capability of the

February 7, 2015
Total Views: 121

Friday, February 6, 2015
Shippers Suspend Weekend Cargo Ops at West Coast Ports
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Shippers Suspend Weekend Cargo Ops at West Coast Ports

Cargo freighter loading and unloading operations will be suspended at U.S. West Coast Ports this weekend due to continuing chronic slowdowns, the companies'

February 6, 2015
Total Views: 129

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Asian LNG Trading at Discount to Europe for First Time Since 2011

"Anyone now with supply going West to East, would be fair to put the cargoes in the West. This will help the (Asia) price stabilise a bit and maybe pick up," a

February 6, 2015
Total Views: 33

Thursday, February 5, 2015
Oil Tankers Run Gauntlet in Nigeria’s ‘Pirate Alley’
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Oil Tankers Run Gauntlet in Nigeria’s ‘Pirate Alley’

A pirate attack that killed a supertanker crewman off the coast of Nigeria this week has highlighted a growing threat off oil-rich West

February 5, 2015
Total Views: 51

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There is a Limit to Capex Cuts as Oil Reserves Continue to Deplete

Capex can't be cut

February 5, 2015
Total Views: 36

Wednesday, February 4, 2015
West Coast Port Talks Hit Snag -Source
Ports

West Coast Port Talks Hit Snag -Source

Shipping companies and terminal operators for 29 U.S. West Coast ports appeared to have hit a snag on Wednesday in protracted labor negotiations with the

February 4, 2015
Total Views: 42

Danish Bulker Owner Copenship Files for Bankruptcy
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Danish Bulker Owner Copenship Files for Bankruptcy

Privately-owned shipping company Copenship has filed for bankruptcy in Copenhagen after losses in the dry bulk market, its Chief Executive Michael Fenger told

February 4, 2015
Total Views: 193

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Finance

GC Rieber Shipping Says Two HitecVision Companies Default on Debt Obligations

Norway's GC Rieber Shipping ASA said on Wednesday that two companies owned by private equity fund HitecVision V, LP, had defaulted on debt

February 4, 2015
Total Views: 64