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Thursday, August 15, 2013
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News

Seadrill Seeks Partner In North Atlantic Drilling

OSLO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Seadrill, the world’s biggest gas and oil rig company by market capitalisation, is to sell part of its North Atlantic

August 15, 2013
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
FSRU Hoegh lng
News

China Approves First Floating LNG Import Terminal

BEIJING, Aug 14 (Reuters) – China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) said it had won final government approval to build China’s first floating

August 14, 2013
Total Views: 95

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News

Gunmen Release Fuel Tanker Hijacked Off Nigerian Coast

ABUJA, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Gunmen have released a fuel tanker which was hijacked off the coast of Nigeria, security sources and the vessel’s manager

August 14, 2013
Total Views: 30

Indian Submariners Killed After Being Trapped By Explosion, Fire
Incidents

Indian Submariners Killed After Being Trapped By Explosion, Fire

India's navy chief held out little hope for survivors on a submarine after some of its weapons detonated accidentally and fire swept through it. The likely

August 14, 2013
Total Views: 73

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
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News

India’s IOC to Start Work on Ennore LNG Terminal

NEW DELHI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Indian Oil Corp will start work on its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at Ennore in the east coast by the end

August 13, 2013
Total Views: 102

Monday, August 12, 2013
Baltic Dry Index Drops Below 1,000
News

Baltic Dry Index Drops Below 1,000

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell 5 points on Monday to its lowest since June

August 12, 2013
Total Views: 27

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News

Tankers Delayed as Strikes Close Libya’s Two Largest Oil Export Terminals

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Striking security guards again halted loadings at Libya’s two largest crude oil export terminals, Es Sider and Ras

August 12, 2013
Total Views: 28

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News

Surging Grain Imports To Buoy Dry Bulk Rates, Say Asian Shipowners

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Soaring imports of wheat by China and Pakistan are set to drive up freight rates for smaller dry bulk cargo

August 12, 2013
Total Views: 26

Sunday, August 11, 2013
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Incidents

Gunmen Kill 5 Yemeni Troops Guarding LNG Export Plant

By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Suspected al Qaeda militants killed four Yemeni soldiers in their sleep early on Sunday in an attack on

August 11, 2013
Total Views: 90

Friday, August 9, 2013
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News

Nigerian Oil Exports To Rise After Bonny Cargoes Added

GENEVA, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Nigeria will export four cargoes of Bonny Light crude oil in September, a shipping list showed, boosting monthly exports for

August 9, 2013
Total Views: 32

Thursday, August 8, 2013
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Interesting

Fish-Inspired Vessel Joins Brazil Offshore Oil Boom

By Andrew Callus LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – A strange-looking vessel inspired by the exotic sucker fish is due to leave Norway for Brazil’s giant

August 8, 2013
Total Views: 153

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
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News

The Love Boat Sails Final Voyage to the Shipbreakers

ISTANBUL, Aug 7 (Reuters) – The MS Pacific, a cruise ship made famous by its appearance in the popular U.S. 1970s television show “The Love

August 7, 2013
Total Views: 290

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News

Italy Agrees To Take In Stranded Migrants After Malta Refuses

ROME, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Italy on Wednesday allowed 102 migrants who were stranded on a tanker in the Mediterranean to disembark on the Sicilian coast

August 7, 2013
Total Views: 39

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Engineering News

China’s Yangzijiang Navigates Rough Seas, But Raises Warning Signal

By Rujun Shen SINGAPORE, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd, China’s second-largest listed shipbuilder, is standing tall in

August 7, 2013
Total Views: 46

Tuesday, August 6, 2013
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News

Colombian Strike Forces Drummond to Call Force Majeure on Coal Cargoes

By Helen Murphy BOGOTA, Aug 6 (Reuters) – U.S. coal miner Drummond Co Inc and striking workers in Colombia failed to reach agreement on Tuesday to end a

August 6, 2013
Total Views: 126

mt salamis tanker
News

Malta Insists Rescued Migrants and M/T Salamis To Be Denied Entry

VALLETTA/BRUSSELS, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Malta said on Tuesday it would not allow a tanker which picked up 102 migrants off the Libyan coast to dock, despite

August 6, 2013
Total Views: 30

Baltic Index Falls Further On Lower Capesize, Panamax Rates
News

Baltic Index Falls Further On Lower Capesize, Panamax Rates

Aug 6 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for the third

August 6, 2013
Total Views: 55

Monday, August 5, 2013
Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Up 37 Percent To China

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Up 37 Percent To China

(Reuters) – Iron ore exports to China from Australia’s Port Hedland, which handles about a fifth of the global seaborne market for the steel-making

August 5, 2013
Total Views: 104

Swiber Finds Funding On New Islamic Bond Market
Offshore

Swiber Finds Funding On New Islamic Bond Market

(Reuters) A debut Singapore dollar sukuk from offshore marine services company Swiber has introduced a new group of Islamic investors to the city’s

August 5, 2013
Total Views: 25

Sri Lanka Opens First Phase Of Chinese-Funded Port Expansion
News

Sri Lanka Opens First Phase Of Chinese-Funded Port Expansion

By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Aug 5 (Reuters) – On Monday, Sri Lanka commenced the first phase of a $500 million container terminal, part of

August 5, 2013
Total Views: 53