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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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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: 63

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
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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: 38

EU to Launch Mission to Help Italy Cope With Boat Migrants
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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: 26

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: 21

Tuesday, August 26, 2014
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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: 38

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: 26

Union Workers At U.S. West Coast Grain Terminals Approve Contract
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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: 41

Monday, August 25, 2014
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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: 107

Saturday, August 23, 2014
Two Lorry Drivers Charged in UK Over Afghans Found in Shipping Container
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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: 42

Friday, August 22, 2014
Trucker Strike Disrupts Operations at China’s Ningbo Port
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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: 67

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: 60

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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: 36

Eleonora Maersk
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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: 46

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
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Maersk Line Plans ‘2M’ Alliance With MSC

Maersk Line plans to launch its new vessel sharing service with MSC Mediterranean as early as January next year, and expects to notify customers of the network

August 20, 2014
Total Views: 142

The Crazy Uncle Known as the Jones Act
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The Crazy Uncle Known as the Jones Act

As the first U.S. oil condensate exports head to Asia from the Gulf Coast, crude producers and refiners are exploring ways to get around a century-old law that

August 20, 2014
Total Views: 61

Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Man Arrested In Connection to Tilbury Stowaways
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Man Arrested In Connection to Tilbury Stowaways

A man was arrested in Northern Ireland on Tuesday on suspicion of murder after the death of an Afghan Sikh who was among 35 suspected stowaways found in a

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 51

karadeniz power ship
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Karadeniz to Send Self-Propelled Power Ship to Gaza

Turkish shipbuilder Karadeniz Holding plans to send an electricity generating vessel to Gaza to provide urgently needed power in the enclave left reeling by an

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 68

Monday, August 18, 2014
U.S. Ship Destroys Syrian Chemical Weapons
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U.S. Ship Destroys Syrian Chemical Weapons

A specially equipped U.S. ship has finished neutralizing all 600 metric tons of the most dangerous of Syria's chemical weapons components surrendered to the

August 18, 2014
Total Views: 84

nakilat mozah q-max lng carrier
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Q-Max LNG Carrier Delivers Commissioning Cargo to Hainan LNG Terminal

Qatargas delivered the first cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to China National Oil Corporation's (CNOOC) Hainan LNG terminal located in the Hainan

August 18, 2014
Total Views: 81