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Thursday, January 16, 2014
japan P&I club
News

Japan P&I Club to Resume Ship Insurance For Iranian Oil Imports

TOKYO, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Japanese crude buyers are set to switch back to private insurance providers for transportation of Iranian oil, after relief

January 16, 2014
Total Views: 147

Israel Corp To Lose Control Of Zim Shipping In Debt Deal
News

Israel Corp To Lose Control Of Zim Shipping In Debt Deal

The Israel Corp holding company is set to lose control of shipping company Zim under the terms of a bailout agreement being negotiated with Zim's creditors,

January 16, 2014
Total Views: 94

Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Chinese Inexperience A Factor In Warships’ Near-Miss, Says U.S. Admiral
Navy

Chinese Inexperience A Factor In Warships’ Near-Miss, Says U.S. Admiral

Chinese operational inexperience and communications difficulties on both sides contributed to a near-collision between the USS Cowpens and a Chinese warship in

January 15, 2014
Total Views: 61

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News

Baltic Index Marks First Gain of 2014

he Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Wednesday, marking its first gain this year,

January 15, 2014
Total Views: 59

Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Kemp: Long Live The Jones Act?
Shipping News

Kemp: Long Live The Jones Act?

Reuters Commodities and Energy Senior Market Analyst, John Kemp, questions the effectiveness of the Jones Act in today's modern

January 14, 2014
Total Views: 38

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News

First Jubail Diesel Cargo Adds To Pain For Europe’s Refiners

Diesel from the new Jubail refinery in Saudi Arabia will head to Europe for the first time this month, piling pressure on refineries already battered by huge

January 14, 2014
Total Views: 51

Monday, January 13, 2014
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News

Transatlantic Clean Tanker Rates Rally To 5-Month High

Clean tanker rates on major export routes were mostly lower on Monday while firmer bookings helping to lift the transatlantic market to its highest level in

January 13, 2014
Total Views: 62

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Shipping News

Falling Capesize Rates Bring Down Baltic Index

The Baltic's capesize index dropped 11.61 percent, shedding 244 points to

January 13, 2014
Total Views: 34

Sunday, January 12, 2014
hapag-lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd to Reach Deal to Buy CSAV in January – REPORT

German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is nearing a deal to buy Chilean shipper Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV), a German newspaper

January 12, 2014
Total Views: 27

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News

Japan Loans Mozambique $672 Million To Develop Access to Energy Resources

Japan will lend Mozambique 70 billion yen ($672 million) over five years, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday, as the Asian nation seeks to secure access

January 12, 2014
Total Views: 72

Saturday, January 11, 2014
Sacyr Says Has $574 Million At Stake In Panama Canal Expansion Contract
Shipping News

Sacyr Says Has $574 Million At Stake In Panama Canal Expansion Contract

Sacyr, the Spanish building company leading a consortium to expand the Panama Canal, said it risks losing $574 million in guarantees and advance payments if a

January 11, 2014
Total Views: 24

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
News

Freeport Halts Indonesia Copper Exports Ahead Of Mineral Export Ban

U.S. mining giant Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc halted its copper exports from Indonesia, less than an hour before a controversial mineral export ban

January 11, 2014
Total Views: 78

Friday, January 10, 2014
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Uncategorized

Italy to Sell Stake in Fincantieri

The Italian government will go through with plans to sell a minority stake in Fincantieri within the next few months, the chairman of the state-owned

January 10, 2014
Total Views: 82

Costa Concordia To Be Refloated In June
Marine Salvage

Costa Concordia To Be Refloated In June

Thirty massive tanks filled with air will lift the hulk of the Costa Concordia off the seabed in June so it can be towed away from the Italian island of Giglio

January 10, 2014
Total Views: 39

Thursday, January 9, 2014
nyk lines aquarius leader

Japan Likely To Fine NYK and Other Shippers for Price-Fixing

Japan's anti-trust regulator is likely to fine Nippon Yusen KK and three other shipping companies a total of around 22 billion yen ($210 million) for

January 9, 2014
Total Views: 122

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Engineering News

Rolls-Royce Takeover Talks With Wärtsilä End With No Deal

Rolls-Royce made a takeover approach to Finnish ship and power plant engine maker Wartsila but the talks ended without a deal, the two companies said on

January 9, 2014
Total Views: 119

Wednesday, January 8, 2014
energy sprinter tanker
Uncategorized

Libya Threatens to Sink Oil Tankers

LIBYA'S PREMIER ZEIDAN SAYS ANY OIL TANKERS TRYING TO LOAD CRUDE AT SEIZED PORTS MUST STOP OR THEY WILL BE

January 8, 2014
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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Uncategorized

Shell, OMV, Mitsui to Drill Deepwater Well Offshore New Zealand

Royal Dutch Shell, Austria's OMV and Japan's Mitsui will drill an exploration well off New Zealand's southeast coast, becoming the latest group to search for

January 7, 2014
Total Views: 50

Incheon LNG Receiving Terminal korea gas

CNOOC Plans $1.1 Billion LNG Import Terminal In Fujian

State-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), leader of the country's liquefied natural gas import business, plans another receiving terminal in the

January 7, 2014
Total Views: 53

Monday, January 6, 2014
gulf sheba tanker

Shareholders Back Struggling Dubai Shipowner Gulf Navigation

Dubai's Gulf Navigation received shareholder backing to continue operating as well as approval for measures aimed at fixing its long-standing debt problems,

January 6, 2014
Total Views: 48