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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
Total Views: 97

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
Total Views: 31

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
Total Views: 118

Tuesday, August 20, 2013
CSAV Launches Stock Offer Short of Goal
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CSAV Launches Stock Offer Short of Goal

Chilean shipper Compania Sud Americana de Vapores on Tuesday kicked off a share offering, which it hopes will raise about $330 million -- an amount short of

August 20, 2013
Total Views: 31

Explosion Rocks New Jersey Naval Weapons Station
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Explosion Rocks New Jersey Naval Weapons Station

Eight people were injured, one of them seriously, after an explosion and fire struck a U.S. Navy ammunitions depot near the New Jersey shore on Tuesday, Navy

August 20, 2013
Total Views: 124

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Bahri Signs MoU With Aramco, Sembcorp Marine For New Saudi Shipyard

DUBAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) – The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Aramco and

August 20, 2013
Total Views: 58

Monday, August 19, 2013
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Nigerian Navy Kills 12 Pirates in Battle Over Tanker

The Nigerian navy killed 12 pirates in a gun battle as they tried to flee from a fuel tanker they hijacked off the coast of the Gulf of Guinea last week, the

August 19, 2013
Total Views: 106

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Statoil Divests $2.65 Billion in North Sea Assets to OMV

By Balazs Koranyi and Michael Shields OSLO/VIENNA, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Norway’s Statoil sold stakes in North Sea oil fields to Austria’s OMV

August 19, 2013
Total Views: 117

ferry Talisay oil spill
Collision

Philippines’ Cebu Declares Calamity As Sunken Ferry Leaks Oil In Pristine Waters

By Rolando Ng CORDOVA, Philippines, Aug 19 (Reuters) – The central Philippine province of Cebu, famous among divers around the world for its clear waters

August 19, 2013
Total Views: 141

Sunday, August 18, 2013
philippines ferry disaster cebu
Collision

After Deadly Ferry Disaster, Philippines Asks What Went Wrong

By Rolando Ng TALISAY, Philippines, Aug 18 (Reuters) – As rescuers plucked more bodies from the sea after a Philippine ferry and a cargo ship collided

August 18, 2013
Total Views: 142

Saturday, August 17, 2013
Philippines Suspends Search For Ferry Disaster Survivors [UPDATE]
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Philippines Suspends Search For Ferry Disaster Survivors [UPDATE]

Worsening weather and sea conditions on Saturday forced the Philippines to suspend a search for survivors of a ferry disaster that killed at least 32 people

August 17, 2013
Total Views: 151

Friday, August 16, 2013
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U.S. Lawmakers to Introduce Harbor Maintenance Tax Overhaul Bill

U.S. Harbor Maintenance Tax would be converted into a fee on goods brought into the United States by rail and highway from Canada and Mexico under legislation

August 16, 2013
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Deep Ocean To Resolve Human Role In Global Warming

By Gerard Wynn LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – The world’s oceans have absorbed more than 90 percent of global warming since the mid-20th century,

August 16, 2013
Total Views: 58

Thursday, August 15, 2013
Energy-Rich Turkmenistan To Build $2 Bln Caspian Sea Port
Ports

Energy-Rich Turkmenistan To Build $2 Bln Caspian Sea Port

Energy-rich Turkmenistan on Thursday launched a $2 billion project to build a new port on the Caspian Sea designed to boost

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 326

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Iran Detains Tanker Carrying Iraqi Crude To India [UPDATE]

UPDATE: According to tracking data gathered by Windward Maritime Analytics Services Company, the Desh Shanti is underway again and steaming toward the Strait

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 59

seadrill west venture
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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
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
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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: 100

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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