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Tuesday, February 11, 2014
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News

Pentagon Responds to Iranian Naval Plans In Atlantic

The Pentagon said on Monday it was unconcerned by an Iranian announcement that it would send naval vessels toward U.S. maritime borders, noting that lots of

February 11, 2014
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News

Cameron LNG Terminal Gains U.S. Export Approval

The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday approved exports from Sempra Energy's Cameron liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Louisiana as the Obama

February 11, 2014
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Monday, February 10, 2014
New Zealand Protests Japanese Whalers Creeping Into EEZ
News

New Zealand Protests Japanese Whalers Creeping Into EEZ

New Zealand summoned Japan's ambassador on Monday to protest the entry of a Japanese whaling ship into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), after clashes earlier

February 10, 2014
Total Views: 39

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Defense

Asylum Seekers Detail Abuse by Australian Navy as Boat Towed To Indonesia

By Aubrey Belford KUPANG, Indonesia, Feb 10 (Reuters) – On New Year’s day, 45 asylum seekers in a ramshackle wooden boat slid ashore on a small

February 10, 2014
Total Views: 90

Sunday, February 9, 2014
Italy Scorns Indian Decision To Try Marines With Anti-Piracy Law
News

Italy Scorns Indian Decision To Try Marines With Anti-Piracy Law

Rome harshly criticized an Indian decision to try two Italian marines accused of killing two fisherman under an anti-piracy and anti-terrorism act, in a case

February 9, 2014
Total Views: 41

Iran Says Warships Sailing Towards U.S. as ‘Message’
Navy

Iran Says Warships Sailing Towards U.S. as ‘Message’

An Iranian naval officer said a number of warships had been ordered to approach U.S. maritime borders as a response to the stationing of U.S. vessels in the

February 9, 2014
Total Views: 42

Saturday, February 8, 2014
Icy Illinois River Impedes Barge Traffic
News

Icy Illinois River Impedes Barge Traffic

Icy waters on the Illinois River brought barge traffic to a virtual halt this week, slowing transportation of grains and other raw materials to export

February 8, 2014
Total Views: 83

New Proposals to Rescue Panama Canal Expansion
News

New Proposals to Rescue Panama Canal Expansion

The companies working to widen the Panama Canal and the waterway's administrator on Friday each made new proposals aimed at reviving the multibillion dollar

February 8, 2014
Total Views: 71

Friday, February 7, 2014
Enrica Lexie Marines Will Not Face Death Penalty in India
Piracy

Enrica Lexie Marines Will Not Face Death Penalty in India

Two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen will not face the death penalty, India's attorney general said on Friday, the latest twist in a

February 7, 2014
Total Views: 48

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News

As Woodside Acquires Stake in Leviathan, Israel Takes Step Toward LNG Exports

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Israel has taken a step closer to becoming a natural gas exporter after Australia’s Woodside Petroleum Ltd signed a deal

February 7, 2014
Total Views: 224

Thursday, February 6, 2014
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Shipping News

Shipping Industry Sees An End To Five-Year Downturn

The shipping industry is poised to emerge from its longest downturn in three decades, buoyed by an end to years of overcapacity that have depressed freight

February 6, 2014
Total Views: 35

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News

Corn Shipments to China Halted

Chinese importers canceled purchases of four cargoes of U.S. corn this week, after one cargo was diverted to Vietnam last week, U.S. government data showed on

February 6, 2014
Total Views: 75

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News

Offshore Drillers Face Pain Of Oversupply as Oil Majors Cut Back on Spending

Drillers face a year of pain as they take delivery of a slew of new vessels ordered during boom times just as oil companies ruthlessly tighten spending on

February 6, 2014
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Man Convicted of Murdering Coast Guard Officer
News

Man Convicted of Murdering Coast Guard Officer

A jury convicted a Mexican man of murder on Wednesday for ramming his suspected smuggling vessel into a U.S. Coast Guard inflatable boat, killing an officer

February 5, 2014
Total Views: 76

Global Transport Sector Looks To Ride Natural Gas Boom
News

Global Transport Sector Looks To Ride Natural Gas Boom

Natural gas has started to challenge oil as the dominant transport fuel with companies building gas-powered ships and installing networks of service stations

February 5, 2014
Total Views: 27

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Incidents

Cargo Ship Breaks Up Off France [IMAGES]

A Spanish cargo ship broke in two on Wednesday after hitting a sea wall off the southwestern coast of France in high winds and was leaking some fuel into the

February 5, 2014
Total Views: 784

Tuesday, February 4, 2014
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Shipping News

Wilbur Ross-Backed Diamond S Shipping Files For IPO

The Greenwich, Connecticut-based company owns and operates medium-ranged tankers to transport refined petroleum and other

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 40

Child Drowns Aboard Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Ship

Child Drowns Aboard Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Ship

A 4-year-old child died abroad a Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the coast of North Carolina on Monday after being found unresponsive on the pool deck, a coast

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 57

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Finance

Strong Marine Orders Lift Cargotec’s Turnaround Hopes

Finnish cargo handling equipment maker Cargotec reported a stronger-than-expected order intake in the fourth quarter, boosting hopes its troubled marine

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 90

Monday, February 3, 2014
Indian Government Given One Week to Decide Fate of Enrica Lexie Marines
News

Indian Government Given One Week to Decide Fate of Enrica Lexie Marines

India's top court has given the government a week to decide if it will invoke a maritime security law that carries the death sentence against two Italian

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 34