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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
U.S. Senators Set New Bid for Food Aid Overhaul
News

U.S. Senators Set New Bid for Food Aid Overhaul

Two U.S. lawmakers will introduce legislation on Tuesday to end restrictions on international food aid programs, which they say would free up hundreds of

June 3, 2014
Total Views: 22

Maersk, MSC, Others in Talks to End EU Antitrust Probe
News

Maersk, MSC, Others in Talks to End EU Antitrust Probe

By Foo Yun Chee (Reuters) – The world’s two biggest container shipping companies, AP Moller-Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company, are seeking

June 3, 2014
Total Views: 21

Boskalis and Mammoet Start Operation To Raise Baltic Ace Car Carrier
Marine Salvage

Boskalis and Mammoet Start Operation To Raise Baltic Ace Car Carrier

Dutch companies have started a weeks-long operation to raise the Baltic Ace car carrier, which collided with a cargo ship in 2012, killing 11 crew and sending

June 3, 2014
Total Views: 71

Monday, June 2, 2014
Thai Oil Tanker Recovered Minus 3 Million Liters of Diesel
News

Thai Oil Tanker Recovered Minus 3 Million Liters of Diesel

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 (Reuters) – A Thai oil tanker reported missing two days ago has been recovered with all of its crew members safe but pirates who

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 52

qingdao port iron ore dry bulk
Shipping News

Chinese Port Stops Metal Shipments Due To Probe

By Melanie Burton SYDNEY, June 2 (Reuters) – China’s northeastern port of Qingdao has halted shipments of aluminium and copper due to an

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 25

Sunday, June 1, 2014
single point mooring iraq leighton offshore
News

Iraq Oil Exports Rise By 8 Percent In May

By Raheem Salman BAGHDAD, June 1 (Reuters) – Oil exports from Iraq rose by 8 percent in May and a new floating terminal was inaugurated that will expand

June 1, 2014
Total Views: 55

Saturday, May 31, 2014
Thai Tanker Feared Hijacked – IMB
Piracy

Thai Tanker Feared Hijacked – IMB

A Thai diesel oil tanker with 14 crew members en route from Singapore to Indonesia is believed to have been hijacked, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB)

May 31, 2014
Total Views: 63

Friday, May 30, 2014
costa concordia
Marine Salvage

Costa Concordia to Be Scrapped in Italy – Update

Update: The plan calls for the Costa Concordia to be towed to Genoa where the ship will be dismantled, according to reports. The tow is expected to commence

May 30, 2014
Total Views: 70

diver sewol korea
News

Second Diver Dies at Sewol Wreck Site

A diver searching for bodies in a sunken ferry died on Friday after an accident, the coast guard said, as a car believed to be used by a fugitive businessman

May 30, 2014
Total Views: 49

Wednesday, May 28, 2014
west capricorn seadrill
News

Seadrill Outlook Turns Gloomy As Oil Firms Cut Spending

OSLO, May 28 (Reuters) – Seadrill, the world’s biggest offshore rig firm by market capitalisation, has turned gloomy about prospects for the global

May 28, 2014
Total Views: 28

U.S. Navy Official Says “Pings” Unlikely From Missing Malaysia Jet – Report
News

U.S. Navy Official Says “Pings” Unlikely From Missing Malaysia Jet – Report

A U.S. Navy official said four acoustic pings at the center of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in March, are no longer

May 28, 2014
Total Views: 30

Sonangol Sambizanga lng carrier
News

Angola LNG Shutdown to Last Until Mid-2015

By Oleg Vukmanovic May 28 (Reuters) – The Angola liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project is expected to resume production in mid-2015, a spokesman for

May 28, 2014
Total Views: 73

bulk carrier
News

Shipping Firms Shy Away From Iran Despite Deal To Ease Sanctions

Global shipping lines are increasingly shying away from handling cargoes to Iran as restrictions on banking and insurance continue unabated, despite an interim

May 28, 2014
Total Views: 35

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Inmarsat Releases MH370 Satellite Data
News

Inmarsat Releases MH370 Satellite Data

Malaysia's government and British satellite firm Inmarsat on Tuesday released data used to determine the path of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370,

May 27, 2014
Total Views: 1374

vale brasil vloc bulk carrier valemax
News

China Wants Iron Ore Transshipment Partnership with Vale

China is interested in setting up a partnership with Brazilian mining major Vale to move iron ore from its giant vessels on to smaller ones, as a ban on the

May 27, 2014
Total Views: 176

South Korea Offers $500,000 Reward for Elusive Sewol Owner
Shipping News

South Korea Offers $500,000 Reward for Elusive Sewol Owner

South Korea has hiked to nearly half a million dollars its reward for information leading to the capture of Yoo Byung-un, the head of the family that owns the

May 27, 2014
Total Views: 35

front duke vlcc supertanker frontline
Finance

Frontline May Need To Restructure

OSLO, May 27 (Reuters) – OSLO, May 27 (Reuters) – Oil tanker firm Frontline reported deepening losses Tuesday and said it may struggle to repay its

May 27, 2014
Total Views: 51

Monday, May 26, 2014
Veolia’s Transdev In Talks With Unishipping About SNCM Sale
News

Veolia’s Transdev In Talks With Unishipping About SNCM Sale

By Geert De Clercq PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) – U.S.-Mexico ferry operator Baja Ferries is in talks with French transport firm Transdev about buying its 66

May 26, 2014
Total Views: 37

Sunday, May 25, 2014
west alpha drilling rig
News

Rosneft May Take Controlling Stake in Seadrill [UPDATE]

ST PETERSBURG, Russia/OSLO, May 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s Rosneft could buy a controlling stake in the world’s largest offshore driller,

May 25, 2014
Total Views: 48

Friday, May 23, 2014
bw suez boston lng carrier
News

BW Group and Pavilion Energy Form LNG Shipping Joint Venture

SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) – Commodities shipper BW Group and Singapore’s Pavilion Energy have agreed to form a joint venture to manage, acquire

May 23, 2014
Total Views: 88