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Thursday, August 29, 2013
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News

Creditors Give Zim Shipping Relief As Industry Stays Depressed

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Debt-laden Israeli shipping company Zim said it has received support from its creditors as it continues to

August 29, 2013
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china cosco headquarters
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COSCO’s Bulk Shipping Arm Reports Loss of 990 Million Yuan [REPORT]

HONG KONG, Aug 29 (Reuters) – China’s largest bulk shipper, COSCO Holdings Co Ltd , posted on Thursday a first-half net loss of 990 million yuan

August 29, 2013
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Batista Quits As LLX Chairman
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Batista Quits As LLX Chairman

Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista quit as chairman of Brazilian port operator LLX Logística SA on Wednesday, after agreeing to sell control of the company to

August 28, 2013
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Africa’s Top Coal Port Expands To Open Up Export Capacity

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Africa’s biggest coal export port is be expanded in a $192 million investment designed to help

August 28, 2013
Total Views: 212

UASC SCHUAIBA, containership
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Hyundai Heavy Set For $1.4 Billion Containership Order

DUBAI/SEOUL, Aug 28 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries is close to winning an order worth about $1.4 billion to build 10 huge

August 28, 2013
Total Views: 46

Tuesday, August 27, 2013
D’Amico Shipping On $290 Million Bulker Buying Spree

D’Amico Shipping On $290 Million Bulker Buying Spree

Shipping company d'Amico Societa' di Navigazione has placed orders for dry cargo ships totaling $290 million, a senior official said, as it sees ship building

August 27, 2013
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News

In Bustling Houston, It’s a Case of ‘Build, Baby, Build!’

With Texas one of the few bright spots in the U.S. economy, the skyline of swaggering Houston is where the action is as builders and global oil companies, from

August 27, 2013
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Uncategorized

Libya Warns Will Destroy Tankers Illegally Exporting Oil

TRIPOLI, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Libya warned on Monday it will attack and destroy any tanker illegally exporting oil after forces last week fired at a

August 27, 2013
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Russian Authorities Board Greenpeace Protest Ship in Arctic
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Russian Authorities Board Greenpeace Protest Ship in Arctic

Greenpeace accused Russia on Monday of trying to block its protest against offshore drilling in the mineral-rich but ecologically fragile Arctic after Russian

August 26, 2013
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
For Jerry Ren, the Commodity Boom Continues in Australia’s Outback
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For Jerry Ren, the Commodity Boom Continues in Australia’s Outback

By James Regan SYDNEY, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Former Chinese commodities trader Jerry Ren, who is quietly building a mining empire in the Australian outback,

August 25, 2013
Total Views: 98

Saturday, August 24, 2013
Batista’s OSX-3 FPSO Arrives in Brazil
Offshore

Batista’s OSX-3 FPSO Arrives in Brazil

OSX Brazil said on Friday that its OSX-3 vessel arrived in Brazilian waters and would be delivered to sister oil producer OGX Petroleo e Gas

August 24, 2013
Total Views: 110

Friday, August 23, 2013
Baltic Dry Index Up as Capesize Rates Hit 9-Month High

Baltic Dry Index Up as Capesize Rates Hit 9-Month High

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Friday as Chinese demand for iron ore pushed

August 23, 2013
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propane gas flame
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Traders Cash In On U.S. Propane Boom [REPORT]

By John Kemp LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – The United States has emerged as a big net exporter of propane and other liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs), thanks

August 23, 2013
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cmb yasmine
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Prospect Of Higher Shipping Freight Rates Aids Belgium’s CMB

BRUSSELS, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Shares of Belgian dry bulk shipping group CMB rose for a sixth consecutive day on Friday, bringing their gains in the past

August 23, 2013
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Bulk Shipper Golden Ocean Sees Growing Rates In 2014, 2015

By Joachim Dagenborg OSLO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Golden Ocean, the bulk shipping arm of John Fredriksen’s business empire, expects a sharp rise in

August 23, 2013
Total Views: 27

Thursday, August 22, 2013
Propulsion Problem is Season-Ender for Celebrity Millennium

Propulsion Problem is Season-Ender for Celebrity Millennium

Mechanical problems on a Celebrity Cruises ship have forced the cancellation of all of the vessel's remaining Alaska sailings this year, a company spokeswoman

August 22, 2013
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Canal Lock Workers’ Strike Disrupts German Inland Shipping

HAMBURG, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Cargo shipping on various rivers and canals in Germany was again disrupted on Thursday, German inland navigation agency WSA

August 22, 2013
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Libya’s Brega Port May Restart Oil Exports Soon
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Libya’s Brega Port May Restart Oil Exports Soon

LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Libya’s Marsa al Brega port, which local sources said reopened on Tuesday, may handle oil cargoes in the next few days,

August 21, 2013
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Nigerian Navy Parades Captured Pirates
Piracy

Nigerian Navy Parades Captured Pirates

The four suspected pirates were arrested during one of only two successful operations against a sharp rise in pirate attacks this year - and Nigerian

August 21, 2013
Total Views: 115

Palmer: Massive Gas Field Discovered off Papua New Guinea, 28 TCF Recoverable
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Palmer: Massive Gas Field Discovered off Papua New Guinea, 28 TCF Recoverable

SYDNEY, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Australian mining mogul Clive Palmer says his oil and gas business has identified what could be one of the world’s

August 21, 2013
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