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Monday, September 1, 2014
United Kalavrvta
Interesting

Kurdish Oil Tanker Reappears Off Texas Still Full of Oil

A tanker carrying disputed Iraqi Kurdish crude oil reappeared on satellite tracking on Monday near Texas, days after having gone silent with a $100 million

September 1, 2014
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News

Samsung Heavy to Absorb Samsung Engineering for $2.5 Billion

Samsung Heavy Industries will absorb Samsung Engineering for about $2.5 billion, the latest step in a restructuring at South Korea's largest conglomerate that

September 1, 2014
Total Views: 38

Friday, August 29, 2014
Shell Submits Revised Arctic Drilling Plan – Report
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Shell Submits Revised Arctic Drilling Plan – Report

Aug 29 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell Plc has sought permission from the U.S. government to drill in the Arctic Ocean and is keeping open the possibility

August 29, 2014
Total Views: 41

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Shipbuilding

China Rongsheng to Announce Restructuring Amid Exponential Losses

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group, the country's largest private shipbuilder, said its first-half net loss widened more than ten times as shipowners

August 29, 2014
Total Views: 38

Captain of Doomed South Korean Ferry Says Lack of Safety Checks was Customary
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Captain of Doomed South Korean Ferry Says Lack of Safety Checks was Customary

The captain of the doomed ferry Sewol told a court on Friday he was just following established practice in not making safety checks before the vessel set

August 29, 2014
Total Views: 39

cosco
News

China COSCO Predicts Overall Loss in 2014, But Says Market Is Improving

China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd said on Friday that it would be tough to escape a loss in 2014, but said the shipping market's outlook was improving in the second

August 29, 2014
Total Views: 24

Thursday, August 28, 2014
Doctor Dies of Ebola In Nigeria’s Oil Hub Port Harcourt
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Doctor Dies of Ebola In Nigeria’s Oil Hub Port Harcourt

A doctor in Nigeria's oil hub of Port Harcourt has died from Ebola after treating a contact of a Liberian-American man who was the first recorded case of the

August 28, 2014
Total Views: 60

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News

Hound Point Crude Terminal Closed to VLCCs Until Mid-September

The supertanker jetty at the North Sea's Hound Point crude oil terminal is shut for maintenance and will not reopen until Sept. 15, industry sources said on

August 28, 2014
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
cosco
Shipping News

China COSCO Poised for 2015 Profit

The tide may be turning for state-backed shipping company China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd as a slower influx of new vessels and an uptick in global trade begin to

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 33

EU to Launch Mission to Help Italy Cope With Boat Migrants
Shipping News

EU to Launch Mission to Help Italy Cope With Boat Migrants

The European Commission said on Wednesday it would launch an EU version of Italy's sea rescue operation to help it deal with the droves of migrants crossing

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 24

Golden Ocean Pulls Unexpected Profit in Q2
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Golden Ocean Pulls Unexpected Profit in Q2

Dry bulk shipper Golden Ocean said it expected to post a small net loss in the third quarter as it announced second-quarter earnings slightly above

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 19

Tuesday, August 26, 2014
United Kalavrvta

Impasse Over Kurdish Crude Cargo Near Texas to Drag On – Source

A tanker loaded with $100 million of Iraqi Kurdish crude oil cannot be delivered in Texas anytime soon because of serious legal risks so a month-long standoff

August 26, 2014
Total Views: 34

Belgium’s CMB Cancels Order with South Korean Shipbuilder
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Belgium’s CMB Cancels Order with South Korean Shipbuilder

Belgian dry bulk shipping group CMB said on Tuesday it had cancelled an order for four vessels with South Korean shipbuilder Samjin set to be delivered in

August 26, 2014
Total Views: 25

Union Workers At U.S. West Coast Grain Terminals Approve Contract
Ports

Union Workers At U.S. West Coast Grain Terminals Approve Contract

Union workers who load grain at U.S. West Coast terminals will return to work on Wednesday after ratifying a four-year contract that included work rule changes

August 26, 2014
Total Views: 40

Monday, August 25, 2014
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News

Mitsubishi Heavy Cruise Ship Exit May Return Aida to Germany

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy is planning to exit the cruise ship-making business, German business daily Handelsblatt reported, citing several ship

August 25, 2014
Total Views: 96

Saturday, August 23, 2014
Two Lorry Drivers Charged in UK Over Afghans Found in Shipping Container
News

Two Lorry Drivers Charged in UK Over Afghans Found in Shipping Container

Two lorry drivers were charged on Saturday by British police investigating the death of an Afghan man who was among 35 suspected stowaways found in a shipping

August 23, 2014
Total Views: 40

Friday, August 22, 2014
Trucker Strike Disrupts Operations at China’s Ningbo Port
Ports

Trucker Strike Disrupts Operations at China’s Ningbo Port

Thousands of truck drivers went on strike over salary and haulage rates in the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo this week, and a logistics firm said on Friday

August 22, 2014
Total Views: 61

Thursday, August 21, 2014
Port of Vancouver Coal Terminal Project Gains Approval
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Port of Vancouver Coal Terminal Project Gains Approval

Port Metro Vancouver, Canada's largest port, said on Thursday it has approved a new facility to transfer coal from trains onto barges at Fraser Surrey Docks, a

August 21, 2014
Total Views: 58

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Germany Gives E.ON Credit Guarantees to Strike LNG Supply Deals

By Oleg Vukmanovic and Henning Gloystein MILAN/LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Germany is providing multi-billion-euro financial guarantees to help its

August 21, 2014
Total Views: 35

Eleonora Maersk
News

Food Goes Bad on Maersk Ships as Russia Imposes Ban

A "significant" amount of produce out at sea needs to be returned to its original senders after Russia imposed a ban on food imports from Western countries, a

August 21, 2014
Total Views: 45