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Thursday, November 14, 2013
Norway’s DNB Latest Bank to Sell Shipping Loan
News

Norway’s DNB Latest Bank to Sell Shipping Loan

Norwegian bank DNB has sold some of the debt it held against distressed shipping firm Genco Shipping and Trading Ltd, a bank spokesman said on

November 14, 2013
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013
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News

Asian Capesize Rates To Slide As Cargo Fixtures Dry Up

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE Nov 14 (Reuters) – Rates for capesize bulk carriers on key Asian routes are expected to fall going into next week in the

November 13, 2013
Total Views: 44

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Set For Best Year Since 2007
Shipbuilding

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Set For Best Year Since 2007

China's third-largest listed shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd is on track this year to win the most new orders since 2007, a feat unlikely to

November 13, 2013
Total Views: 41

Spanish Court Clears Captain, Merchant Navy In Prestige Oil Spill
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Spanish Court Clears Captain, Merchant Navy In Prestige Oil Spill

A Spanish court on Wednesday found the crew and the government not guilty of criminal responsibility in the 2002 sinking of the Prestige oil tanker, Spain's

November 13, 2013
Total Views: 100

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Finance

Lloyds Cuts Exposure to Shipping Sector by $500 Million

By Jonathan Saul and Matt Scuffham LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Lloyds Banking Group has sold a $500 million-plus portfolio of shipping loans to cut its

November 13, 2013
Total Views: 87

Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Tanker Hijackings Raise Piracy Concerns In Seas Around Singapore
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Tanker Hijackings Raise Piracy Concerns In Seas Around Singapore

Two tanker hijackings in about a month in the South China Sea and Malacca Strait, a route for about a quarter of sea borne oil trade, have fuelled fears piracy

November 12, 2013
Total Views: 48

Freeport LNG terminal
Uncategorized

U.S. To Ship 10-15 Bcm LNG A Year To Europe From 2020 -Wood Mac

The United States is likely to export 10-15 billion cubic meters (bcm) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year to Europe from 2020, although it will ship much

November 12, 2013
Total Views: 34

Monday, November 11, 2013
OSX Brasil Files for Bankruptcy
News

OSX Brasil Files for Bankruptcy

Brazilian shipbuilder OSX Brasil SA filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, becoming the second company controlled by former billionaire Eike Batista to

November 11, 2013
Total Views: 69

torm kansas tanker
News

NATO Arrests Suspects In Foiled Indian Ocean Ship Attack

By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Nine suspected pirates have been arrested on suspicion of trying to hijack a Danish refined oil and

November 11, 2013
Total Views: 43

RBS In Talks To Sell $800 Million Shipping Loan – Sources
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RBS In Talks To Sell $800 Million Shipping Loan – Sources

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is in talks to sell a shipping loan worth close to $800 million as part of moves to scale down exposure to the seaborne industry,

November 11, 2013
Total Views: 24

Sunday, November 10, 2013
New Details Emerge About Google “Mystery” Barge
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New Details Emerge About Google “Mystery” Barge

Able-bodied seamen, decorative sails meant to evoke fish fins and dozens of security cameras will eventually make up the on-board complement of a mysterious

November 10, 2013
Total Views: 35

Saturday, November 9, 2013
ships ashore philippines typhoon
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Official: At Least 10,000 Feared Killed in Philippines

One of the most powerful storms ever recorded killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines province of Leyte, a senior police official said on

November 9, 2013
Total Views: 141

Friday, November 8, 2013
OSX Brasil Plans Bankruptcy Filing
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OSX Brasil Plans Bankruptcy Filing

Brazilian shipbuilder OSX Brasil SA said on Friday it will file for bankruptcy protection, another step in the decline of former billionaire Eike Batista's

November 8, 2013
Total Views: 27

china cosco headquarters
News

China Extends Graft Investigations To Shipping Industry, COSCO Exec Resigns

China's investigations aimed at rooting out corruption have now extended to the shipping industry, with China COSCO Holdings saying that one of its top

November 8, 2013
Total Views: 31

Thursday, November 7, 2013
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Frontline Pays Big to Terminate Charter Contracts

Oil tanker firm Frontline has terminated two charter contracts with Ship Finance International Limited and agreed to pay $90 million in compensation for the

November 7, 2013
Total Views: 51

Super Typhoon Haiyan Hits Philippines as One of Strongest Storm on Ever Recorded – UPDATE 2
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Super Typhoon Haiyan Hits Philippines as One of Strongest Storm on Ever Recorded – UPDATE 2

Haiyan had top winds of almost 196 miles (315 kilometers) per hour when it was about 489 miles southeast of Manila, the U.S. Navy’s Joint Typhoon

November 7, 2013
Total Views: 198

china cosco headquarters
News

China COSCO Exec Flagged in Government Corruption Investigation

China's campaign to root out deep-seated corruption has now extended into the shipping industry, after the country's largest bulk shipper, China COSCO Holdings

November 7, 2013
Total Views: 152

Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Northern Sea Route May Be Safer with Anglo-Russian Radio Navigation Initiative
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Northern Sea Route May Be Safer with Anglo-Russian Radio Navigation Initiative

The perils of the new Arctic shipping route, warmed by climate change, may diminish with a British-Russian radio navigation initiative, under development to

November 6, 2013
Total Views: 30

BAE Systems Cuts 1,775 Jobs And Ends Portsmouth Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding

BAE Systems Cuts 1,775 Jobs And Ends Portsmouth Shipbuilding

Defence contractor BAE Systems plans to lay off 1,775 ship workers across the UK as the biggest warships Britain has ever built near completion with no

November 6, 2013
Total Views: 146

greenpeace murmansk detention center russia
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U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Unenforceable as Dutch Hope to Free Greenpeace Activists

The Netherlands asked an international court on Wednesday to order Russia to release 30 people detained during a Greenpeace protest against oil drilling in the

November 6, 2013
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