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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Dredge Contract Awarded for Miami Port Deepening
News

Dredge Contract Awarded for Miami Port Deepening

A $180 million contract to dredge Miami's harbor was awarded to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock on Thursday, part of a plan to deepen the port channel to handle

May 16, 2013
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Port Battle Looms As Israel Plans New Competition
Ports

Port Battle Looms As Israel Plans New Competition

Israel is betting its economic future on high-tech exports but faces a low-tech bottleneck in state-owned ports subject to work stoppages and slowdowns because

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
hapag lloyd hamburg sud
News

Hamburg Süd – Hapag-Lloyd Merger Talks Put on Indefinite Hold

FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) – Hamburg Süd, Germany’s second-largest shipping group, said on Wednesday it did not expect to resume merger talks

May 15, 2013
Total Views: 242

Taiwan Imposes Sanctions On Philippines Over Killing of Fisherman
News

Taiwan Imposes Sanctions On Philippines Over Killing of Fisherman

Taiwan imposed sanctions against the Philippines on Wednesday, rejecting as unacceptable a Philippine apology for the killing of a fisherman from Taiwan last

May 15, 2013
Total Views: 43

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
GDF SUEZ Neptune FSRU
News

Uruguay Contracts GDF Suez for Newbuild Floating LNG Regasification Facility

MONTEVIDEO, May 14 (Reuters) – Uruguay awarded French gas and power group GDF Suez SA a contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification

May 14, 2013
Total Views: 98

Schettino Plea Bargain Rejected, Captain of Costa Concordia will Head to Trial
News

Schettino Plea Bargain Rejected, Captain of Costa Concordia will Head to Trial

Captain Francesco Schettino will stand trial on charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship.

May 14, 2013
Total Views: 152

myanmar sittwe
Grounding Incidents

Boat Carrying 100 Capsizes Off Myanmar, at Least 50 Feared Dead

A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized off western Myanmar with many feared drowned at the start of a mass evacuation from low-lying regions ahead

May 14, 2013
Total Views: 49

Monday, May 13, 2013
medium range tanker transpetrol
News

Transatlantic Clean Tanker Rally Runs Out of Steam

Clean tanker rates for refined petroleum products on top export routes were mostly lower on Monday with a rally on the transatlantic market running out of

May 13, 2013
Total Views: 57

Kinder Morgan to Expand Terminal Capacity on Houston Ship Channel
News

Kinder Morgan to Expand Terminal Capacity on Houston Ship Channel

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP will build nine new storage tanks at its Galena Park terminal, increasing storage capacity by 1.2 million

May 13, 2013
Total Views: 173

USCG Arctic Ice Patrol
News

Experts Push for Improved Rescue Services in Arctic Regions

Arctic nations must urgently improve rescue services in the resource-rich region that is opening up fast to shipping, energy and mining companies, experts

May 13, 2013
Total Views: 51

Thursday, May 9, 2013
Bulk Ship Loading Grain, Image by the Port Of Seattle

Cargill: Bulker Buy Simply an “Opportunistic Play”

Cargill Inc's move to order bulker ships is taking advantage of low vessel values and the U.S. agribusiness company has no plans to become a long-term ship

May 9, 2013
Total Views: 51

Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong

Iran Seen Routing Oil Via Indonesia To Keep Up Exports

Iran is using an Indonesian port in a strategy to keep up sales to buyers in Asia in the teeth of Western sanctions, sources

May 9, 2013
Total Views: 24

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Shell to Develop World’s Deepest Offshore Oil and Gas Production Project in GoM
Offshore

Shell to Develop World’s Deepest Offshore Oil and Gas Production Project in GoM

Shell's 100 percent-owned Stones field was discovered in 2005, some 200 miles southwest of New Orleans in 9,500 feet of

May 8, 2013
Total Views: 116

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Britain Pledges Anti-Piracy Aid to Somalia
Piracy

Britain Pledges Anti-Piracy Aid to Somalia

Britain to spend millions on bolstering Somalia's security forces and help boost radio communications along the Somali

May 7, 2013
Total Views: 31

iran flag iranian
News

Iran Faces Fresh Trade Heat As More Shipping Firms Exit

Foreign container shipping lines are giving up on Iranian business ahead of new U.S. sanctions in July, dealing a further blow to Tehran's vital seaborne

May 7, 2013
Total Views: 35

Monday, May 6, 2013
nigeria lng terminal shell

Nigeria LNG Exports Delayed Over Tax Dispute

Nigeria's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports have been delayed after a security agency blocked ships from accessing the Bonny terminal from May 3 to May 5,

May 6, 2013
Total Views: 43

Battle of the Barges: U.S. Shipping Sector Seeks More Federal Funds
News

Battle of the Barges: U.S. Shipping Sector Seeks More Federal Funds

Recent lobbying blitz makes case for $150 million more each year from the U.S. government to upgrade infrastructure on the nation's major

May 6, 2013
Total Views: 66

port hong kong container shipping containers
Ports

Hong Kong Dockworkers Reach Deal, End Month Long Strike

About 500 striking workers at a port operated by billionaire Li Ka-shing agreed to a 9.8 percent pay rise on

May 6, 2013
Total Views: 66

Sunday, May 5, 2013
France Spurns Call To Take Over STX’s Saint-Nazaire Shipyard
Shipbuilding

France Spurns Call To Take Over STX’s Saint-Nazaire Shipyard

France's government dismissed a call to nationalise the Saint-Nazaire

May 5, 2013
Total Views: 60

Friday, May 3, 2013
As Debt Problems Worsen, STX May Sell off Shipyards Worldwide
Finance

As Debt Problems Worsen, STX May Sell off Shipyards Worldwide

South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co is considering the sale of shipyards in France, Finland and

May 3, 2013
Total Views: 55