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Thursday, December 13, 2012
LNG Tanker Owners Face Falling Profits

LNG Tanker Owners Face Falling Profits

By Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON – Gas tanker owners face falling profits over the next few years as delays to Australian gas project leave new ships

December 13, 2012
Total Views: 66

Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Iran: Not Certifying Our Ships Poses a Serious Threat to International Safety
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Iran: Not Certifying Our Ships Poses a Serious Threat to International Safety

By Jonathan Saul LONDON – Western sanctions imposed over the past months against Iran’s shipping industry will seriously affect

December 11, 2012
Total Views: 37

Monday, December 10, 2012
trans-alaska pipeline marine terminal
News

Alaska Plans $355 Million Liquefaction Facility to Support US-Asia LNG Trade

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Alaska‘s governor will introduce legislation allowing the state to provide $355 million (221 million pounds) in

December 10, 2012
Total Views: 1193

Sunday, December 9, 2012
US Has Almost No Excuse to Not Export More LNG [COLUMN]
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US Has Almost No Excuse to Not Export More LNG [COLUMN]

By John Kemp LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – The Obama administration will find it almost impossible to refuse permission for more liquefied natural gas

December 9, 2012
Total Views: 38

Thursday, December 6, 2012
APM Terminals Accused of Spying
Ports

APM Terminals Accused of Spying

COPENHAGEN, Dec 6 (Reuters) – A U.S. port workers union has accused APM Terminals, a port operator of A.P. Moller-Maersk, of spying on union

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 37

Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
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Reuters: Iran Falsifying AIS Data to Conceal Ship Movements

  By Jessica Donati and Daniel Fineren LONDON/DUBAI, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Iranian oil tankers are sending incorrect satellite signals that confuse

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 168

Baltic Ace Sinks: Five Dead, Six Still Missing in North Sea
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Baltic Ace Sinks: Five Dead, Six Still Missing in North Sea

By Thomas Escritt and Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Human error was probably to blame for a collision that killed five crew and sank

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 139

Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Teekay LNG and EXMAR Form LPG Joint Venture
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Teekay LNG and EXMAR Form LPG Joint Venture

Teekay LNG (NYSE:TGP) and Antwerp-based EXMAR (EXM:BB) announced Wednesday plans to create a new 50/50 joint venture that will operate in the midsized LPG

December 5, 2012
Total Views: 91

Car Carrier Sinks Near Rotterdam After Collision, Casualties Reported – UPDATE
Incidents

Car Carrier Sinks Near Rotterdam After Collision, Casualties Reported – UPDATE

Update 3: Five bodies have been recovered and six are still missing in the North Sea.  AIS Data and damage photos of the Corvus J can be found here.

December 5, 2012
Total Views: 168

Iran Tanker Safety Risks Rise as Ship Classifiers Get Forced Out
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Iran Tanker Safety Risks Rise as Ship Classifiers Get Forced Out

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Western pressure that forced foreign ship classifiers out of Iran has increased safety risks, including the

December 5, 2012
Total Views: 18

Strike Ends, Ports of L.A.-Long Beach Return to Full Operations
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Strike Ends, Ports of L.A.-Long Beach Return to Full Operations

By Dan Whitcomb and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The largest U.S. cargo shipping complex resumed full operations on Wednesday after harbor clerks

December 5, 2012
Total Views: 161

Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Two Charged in Death of Coast Guard Officer
USCG

Two Charged in Death of Coast Guard Officer

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two Mexican nationals were charged on Monday in the death of a U.S. Coast Guard petty officer who was thrown

December 4, 2012
Total Views: 56

Grounded Barge Closes Stretch of Mississippi River Near Memphis
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Grounded Barge Closes Stretch of Mississippi River Near Memphis

(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard reopened a stretch of the lower Mississippi River on Tuesday after refloating a barge tow that had run aground south

December 4, 2012
Total Views: 62

Valdarno tanker
News

Italian Court Sends Pirates to Jail for Attack on Italian Tanker

ROME (Reuters) – Eleven Somali men who attacked an Italian oil tanker in January were each jailed for three and a half years on Tuesday after a Rome

December 4, 2012
Total Views: 39

Volgo Balt 199
Incidents

Coal Carrier Sinks off Northern Coast of Turkey, 3 Killed [UPDATE]

ISTANBUL, Dec 4 (Reuters) – At least three people were killed and nine others were missing after a cargoship with a Ukrainian and Russian crew sank in a

December 4, 2012
Total Views: 64

Monday, December 3, 2012
Somali Pirates Free Four Hostages After 19 Months in Captivity
Piracy

Somali Pirates Free Four Hostages After 19 Months in Captivity

SEOUL (Reuters) – Four South Korean sailors abducted by Somali pirates 19 months ago were released on Saturday, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry

December 3, 2012
Total Views: 37

Cargo Ships Stack Up At Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as Strike Continues
Ports

Cargo Ships Stack Up At Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as Strike Continues

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Freighters with no place to unload their cargo lined up at anchorages off Los Angeles and Long Beach for a seventh day on Monday

December 3, 2012
Total Views: 555

Thursday, November 29, 2012
frontline tankers
News

Frontline Misses Wall Street Estimates, VLCC Sector Improvement Could be Short-Lived

(Dow Jones) Frontline Ltd.’s (FRO, FRO.LN) third-quarter loss narrowed sharply as the oil tanker company’s operating expenses dropped, though

November 29, 2012
Total Views: 30