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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Panama Freeing Most Of North Korean Crew in Smuggled Arms Case, Captain Still Held
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Panama Freeing Most Of North Korean Crew in Smuggled Arms Case, Captain Still Held

Panama is freeing most of the 35 North Korean crew members it detained more than four months ago for smuggling Cuban weapons aboard a ship, a senior government

November 27, 2013
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Tanzania Considering New LNG Export Facility That Could Rival Qatar

Tanzania is looking at building a massive facility to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) similar to those developed by the world's biggest gas exporter Qatar

November 27, 2013
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Frontline Looks to Restructure Amid Delayed Tanker Market Recovery

The global tanker market is still some time away from a full recovery and Frontline, the crude tanker arm of shipping tycoon John Fredriksen's business empire,

November 27, 2013
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
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OSX Brasil Board Elects Euchério Rodrigues Chief Executive

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 26 (Reuters) – OSX Brazil SA, the shipbuilding company controlled by Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista, said on Tuesday that its board of

November 26, 2013
Total Views: 46

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Steams Towards Disputed South China Sea For Drills
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China’s New Aircraft Carrier Steams Towards Disputed South China Sea For Drills

China sent its sole aircraft carrier on a training mission into the South China Sea on Tuesday amid maritime disputes with the Philippines and other neighbors

November 26, 2013
Total Views: 68

Monday, November 25, 2013
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Iran Taps Tanker Shipping Network To Tackle Unsold Oil Glut

Iran is quietly mobilising more ships to store and transport oil, aiming to keep its fields working and mitigate losses of several billion dollars a month from

November 25, 2013
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Sunday, November 24, 2013
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
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Iranian Nuclear Deal Could Mean 400,000 BPD in Additional Crude Exports

By Daniel Fineren DUBAI, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Iran’s nuclear deal with the West is not intended to let more of its oil into the market, the White

November 24, 2013
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Saturday, November 23, 2013
East China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone
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Regional Stability at Stake as China Makes Bold New Claim Over East China Sea

By John Ruwitch SHANGHAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) – China on Saturday bolstered its claim to islands that Japan says it owns, warning that it would take

November 23, 2013
Total Views: 174

Friday, November 22, 2013
EU Regulators Target 14 Shipping Companies in Antitrust Probe
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EU Regulators Target 14 Shipping Companies in Antitrust Probe

EU regulators will investigate whether 14 of the world's major container shipping companies, including world No. 1 A.P. Moller-Maersk and No. 2 MSC, have been

November 22, 2013
Total Views: 48

International Maritime Tribunal Orders Release of Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’
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International Maritime Tribunal Orders Release of Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’

An international maritime tribunal on Friday ordered Russia to release a Greenpeace ship and 30 people arrested in a protest against Russian Arctic oil

November 22, 2013
Total Views: 41

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LNG Tanker Membrane Maker GTT Planning IPO

French gas and power group GDF Suez is working on a stock market listing for its Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) subsidiary, Chief Executive Gerard Mestrallet

November 22, 2013
Total Views: 261

Thursday, November 21, 2013
Miami Dredge Set to Kick Off
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Miami Dredge Set to Kick Off

The long-awaited dredge of Miami's port will begin this week as it and other cities up and down the east coast scramble to prepare for the massive ships that

November 21, 2013
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Transpacific Container Shippers Plan Freight Rate Rise

Container shipping lines have agreed to raise Asia-U.S. freight rates in two stages in an effort to halt current losses. "The central truth in this market is

November 21, 2013
Total Views: 37

Navigator Holdings Shares Rise 11 Percent in NYSE Debut
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Navigator Holdings Shares Rise 11 Percent in NYSE Debut

Shares of liquefied gas carrier Navigator Holdings Ltd, controlled by billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, rose as much as 11 percent in their debut, valuing the

November 21, 2013
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Indian Bulk Carrier Bound for China Arrested In Singapore

SINGAPORE, Nov 21 (Reuters) – A vessel owned by India’s Essar Shipping carrying iron ore bound for China was arrested in Singapore on Sunday due to

November 21, 2013
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Navigator Holdings Prices IPO at $19
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Navigator Holdings Prices IPO at $19

The liquefied gas carrier Navigator Holdings Ltd, controlled by billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, raised $228 million after its initial public offering was

November 20, 2013
Total Views: 127

EU Ruling Could Be Final Straw for French Ferry Operator SNCM
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EU Ruling Could Be Final Straw for French Ferry Operator SNCM

The European Commission has told France to recover 440 million euros ($595 million) in illegal state aid from long-struggling ferry operator SNCM, threatening

November 20, 2013
Total Views: 43

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Under Extreme Criticism, China Decides to Send Hospital Ship to Philippines

By Greg Torode HONG KONG, Nov 20 (Reuters) – China is sending a state-of-the-art hospital ship to the Philippines following criticism that it was slow

November 20, 2013
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Britain to Summon Spanish Ambassador Over Research Vessel
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Britain to Summon Spanish Ambassador Over Research Vessel

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Britain is to summon Spain’s ambassador following what it said was a serious incursion into Gibraltar’s

November 19, 2013
Total Views: 44

Monday, November 18, 2013
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Russia Grants Bail to Seriously Pissed Off Greenpeace Medic

By Maria Tsvetkova ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov 18 (Reuters) – A Russian court granted bail on Monday to one of 30 people held in pre-trial detention over

November 18, 2013
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