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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Weak Oil Threatens U.S. LNG Exports, Leaving Asian Buyers Stranded
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Weak Oil Threatens U.S. LNG Exports, Leaving Asian Buyers Stranded

By Oleg Vukmanovic MILAN, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Plunging global oil prices may turn hopes for cheap liquefied natural gas supplies from the United States

October 21, 2014
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Profit Falls at Singaporean Rig Builder

"We believe that with the depleting (oil) reserves and aging (rig) fleet, the industry fundamentals are still strong," said Chief Executive Loh Chin Hua in a

October 21, 2014
Total Views: 37

Monday, October 20, 2014
Petrobras Extends Ultra Deepwater Ocean Rig Contracts
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Petrobras Extends Ultra Deepwater Ocean Rig Contracts

Cyprus-based Ocean Rig UDW Inc said on Monday that it signed a $1.1 billion three-year contract with Brazil's state-run oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, to

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 192

Texas Lab Worker Isolated On Carnival Cruise Tests Negative for Ebola
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Texas Lab Worker Isolated On Carnival Cruise Tests Negative for Ebola

A Dallas hospital lab worker who spent much of a cruise holiday in isolation after possible exposure to Ebola, has tested negative for the disease, Carnival

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 22

Sunday, October 19, 2014
Sweden Says Credible Reports of Foreign Submarine In Its Waters
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Sweden Says Credible Reports of Foreign Submarine In Its Waters

Sweden released on Sunday a grainy photo of a mysterious vessel in Stockholm's archipelago, as the military hunted for a foreign submarine or divers in the

October 19, 2014
Total Views: 60

Friday, October 17, 2014
Gonzalo Makes Landfall in Bermuda As Category 2 Hurricane
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Gonzalo Makes Landfall in Bermuda As Category 2 Hurricane

Hurricane Gonzalo scored a direct hit on Bermuda on Friday evening, knocking out most of the electricity there as it lashed the tiny Atlantic island chain with

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 38

Venezuela Buys Two Russian Crude Cargoes for Curacao Refinery -Sources
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Venezuela Buys Two Russian Crude Cargoes for Curacao Refinery -Sources

Venezuela's PDVSA bought two cargoes of Russian Urals light crude from a unit of Petrochina to be delivered starting in November at the Isla refinery in

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 40

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Maersk Line to Raise Freight Rates by Over 100 Percent

Maersk Line plans to raise freight rates sharply on main routes from ports in Asia to ports in northern

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 60

Thursday, October 16, 2014
Eagle Bulk Shares Soar After Debt Cut By 80 Percent
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Eagle Bulk Shares Soar After Debt Cut By 80 Percent

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc's shares shot up to as much as $15.46 from 68 cents as the company cut its borrowings by about 80 percent after converting debt into

October 16, 2014
Total Views: 55

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Prices, Time, Expectations: The Oil Market’s Fuzzy Price Floor

How far do oil prices need to fall to curb the investment in shale production and stem the destruction of

October 16, 2014
Total Views: 34

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Floating Storage Stalls Despite Falling Oil Prices
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Floating Storage Stalls Despite Falling Oil Prices

Despite falling oil prices, traders in recent weeks have booked just a few tankers to store cargoes at sea as higher freight costs outweigh any profit play for

October 15, 2014
Total Views: 40

China’s Domestic Cruise Market Shows Big Potential, CSSC Signs MoU With Carnival
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China’s Domestic Cruise Market Shows Big Potential, CSSC Signs MoU With Carnival

SHANGHAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) – China, the world’s largest shipbuilder, is looking to build its first luxury cruise vessel, with help from cruise

October 15, 2014
Total Views: 29

IMO Secretary-General, Koji Sekimizu
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Denmark Lobbies for Top Post at the IMO

Denmark and its maritime industry are lobbying to get the top position at the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations body that wields great

October 15, 2014
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, October 14, 2014
VLCC Departs Algeria With Venezuela’s First Ever Imported Crude
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VLCC Departs Algeria With Venezuela’s First Ever Imported Crude

The first tanker of imported crude ever bought by Venezuela has sailed from Algeria in a move to reduce costs by the South American state-run oil company

October 14, 2014
Total Views: 109

U.S. Navy Warship to Remain in Philippines Amid Murder Probe
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U.S. Navy Warship to Remain in Philippines Amid Murder Probe

The United States will keep custody of a Marine named as a suspect in the murder of a transgender Filipino he met in a bar, the head of the Philippine military

October 14, 2014
Total Views: 37

Monday, October 13, 2014
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Australian Coal Exports Reach Record Levels

Australian coal miners are shrugging off a global glut of the fuel, exporting a record 158.5 million tonnes in the January-September period from the key mining

October 13, 2014
Total Views: 86

Saturday, October 11, 2014
Russian Navy Interfered With Baltic Sea Research Vessel, Finland Says
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Russian Navy Interfered With Baltic Sea Research Vessel, Finland Says

The Russian navy twice interfered with a Finnish state environmental research vessel in international waters in August and September, the Finnish Environment

October 11, 2014
Total Views: 78

Friday, October 10, 2014
Valemax Iron Ore Carrier Docks at China Port After Deals
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Valemax Iron Ore Carrier Docks at China Port After Deals

A giant iron-ore freighter owned by Vale SA was allowed to dock at a Chinese port last week, Reuters data showed, the first since the Brazilian miner signed

October 10, 2014
Total Views: 150

Samsung Heavy Industries to Build Tankers for Sanctioned Russian Firm
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Samsung Heavy Industries to Build Tankers for Sanctioned Russian Firm

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries plans to build three Arctic tankers for Russian oil company Gazprom Neft, which has been targeted by Western

October 10, 2014
Total Views: 144

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Asia-Europe Freight Rates Fall 10 Percent, Hit Year Low

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell 10.2 percent to $738 per 20-foot container (TEU) in the week

October 10, 2014
Total Views: 46