Reuters

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Friday, April 5, 2013
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News

Another Negative Week for the Dry Bulk Market

April 5 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry commodities, fell on Friday for a

April 5, 2013
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Finance

Baltic Ferry Operator Scandlines Attracts Private Equity Bids

FRANKFURT, April 5 (Reuters) – Private equity groups 3i and Allianz Capital Partners have attracted three tentative bids for their jointly-owned ferry

April 5, 2013
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
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CSAV Plans $570 Million Containership Binge

SANTIAGO, April 4 (Reuters) – Chilean shipper Compania Sud Americana de Vapores said it would spend $570 million to purchase seven container ships and

April 4, 2013
Total Views: 35

Egyptian Navy Seizes Private Security Ship in Territorial Waters [UPDATE]
Piracy

Egyptian Navy Seizes Private Security Ship in Territorial Waters [UPDATE]

Update: gCaptain has learned that there is conflicting information with regards to the name of the ship being held, reported by Reuters as COMR. Turkish media

April 4, 2013
Total Views: 62

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News

Bonny Gas Transport Signs $895 Million Order for 4 New LNG Carriers

SEOUL, April 4 (Reuters) – Samsung Heavy Industries said on Thursday it won a 1 trillion won ($895 million) order to build four liquefied natural gas

April 4, 2013
Total Views: 88

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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News

Workers End 2-Day Strike at OSX Brazil Shipyard

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 3 (Reuters) – Workers ended a two-day strike at the OSX Brasil SA shipyard at Brazil’s Port of Acu on Wednesday, after

April 3, 2013
Total Views: 34

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News

Problems for Batista Mount as Workers Continue Strike at OSX Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 3 (Reuters) – Workers extended a strike at the OSX Brasil SA shipyard at Brazil’s Port of Acu for a second day on Wednesday,

April 3, 2013
Total Views: 68

Tuesday, April 2, 2013
U.S. Deploys Warships as North Korea Tensions Rise, Denies SBX-1 Mobilization
Navy

U.S. Deploys Warships as North Korea Tensions Rise, Denies SBX-1 Mobilization

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Tuesday that a second U.S. guided-missile destroyer had taken position in the western Pacific on a

April 2, 2013
Total Views: 105

Israel’s Navy Gears Up For New Job Of Protecting Offshore Gas Fields
Uncategorized

Israel’s Navy Gears Up For New Job Of Protecting Offshore Gas Fields

By Ari Rabinovitch ASHDOD, Israel (Reuters) – Israel’s huge new offshore gas resource offers its enemies an obvious target and gives its navy, long

April 2, 2013
Total Views: 34

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News

Chinese Supertanker Loads in Iran, Insurance Coverage Likely Nullified

By Chen Aizhu BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) – A Chinese tanker loaded crude in Iran in March, according to shipping data and an industry official, the first

April 2, 2013
Total Views: 92

STX Offshore Seeks Corporate Restructuring Amid Serious Debt Issues
Finance

STX Offshore Seeks Corporate Restructuring Amid Serious Debt Issues

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, April 2 (Reuters) – South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co Ltd is seeking a corporate restructuring agreement from

April 2, 2013
Total Views: 44

Monday, April 1, 2013
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News

Israel’s Navy Is Under-Equipped to Protect Offshore Energy Facilites

By Ari Rabinovitch ASHDOD, Israel, April 1 (Reuters) – Israel’s huge new offshore gas resource offers its enemies an obvious target and gives its

April 1, 2013
Total Views: 79

Friday, March 29, 2013
Huntington Ingalls Awarded $2.6 Billion USS Abraham Lincoln Nuclear Refueling Contract
Navy

Huntington Ingalls Awarded $2.6 Billion USS Abraham Lincoln Nuclear Refueling Contract

WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. on Friday won a $2.6 billion contract to refuel and overhaul the USS Abraham Lincoln,

March 29, 2013
Total Views: 150

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News

STX Pan Ocean Sale Fails To Attract Bids, Bank Considering Other Options

SEOUL, March 29 (Reuters) – An initial round of bidding to acquire a controlling stake in South Korean bulk shipper STX Pan Ocean Co failed to attract

March 29, 2013
Total Views: 36

Thursday, March 28, 2013
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News

Britain’s LNG Import Prices Now Rival that of Japan

By Henning Gloystein LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) – Britain is currently paying some of the world’s highest wholesale gas prices, rivalling those in

March 28, 2013
Total Views: 23

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
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Finance

COSCO Put on Shanghai’s Watch List After Posting $1.5 Billion Loss

HONG KONG, March 27 (Reuters) – China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd posted its second-largest yearly net loss of 9.6 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) in 2012 as its

March 27, 2013
Total Views: 24

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Finance

Berlian Laju Tanker Company Files for Chapter 15 Creditor Protection

(Reuters) – Indonesia-based oil and gas shipping company, PT Berlian Laju Tanker, filed for Chapter 15 creditor protection in a U.S. bankruptcy court on

March 27, 2013
Total Views: 52

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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News

Italian Foreign Minister Resigns as Marines Return to India for Murder Trial

By Steve Scherer ROME, March 26 (Reuters) – Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi resigned on Tuesday over his government’s decision to return two

March 26, 2013
Total Views: 46

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Finance

OSX Brazil is Stymied by the Capital Markets, Still Seeks $265 Million Loan

Brazilian shipbuilding and ship-leasing company OSX Brasil SA is in the process of raising a $265 million short-term loan due in 2014 from foreign investors to

March 26, 2013
Total Views: 45

Monday, March 25, 2013
Deepwater Horizon Fire Too Big to Fight, Chief Mate Testifies
Offshore

Deepwater Horizon Fire Too Big to Fight, Chief Mate Testifies

By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, March 25 (Reuters) – The officer in charge of safety on Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, destroyed in a BP

March 25, 2013
Total Views: 224