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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Costa Cruises Settles With Italy Over Concordia Grounding
Grounding Incidents

Costa Cruises Settles With Italy Over Concordia Grounding

By Silvia Ognibene GROSSETO, Italy, April 10 (Reuters) – Costa Cruises, the unit of Carnival Corp that owned and operated the capsized cruise liner Costa

April 10, 2013
Total Views: 35

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News

Hong Kong’s Port Workers are Tired of Pooping in Newspapers, Strike Continues

By James Pomfret and Grace Li HONG KONG, April 10 (Reuters) – Striking dock workers at a port operator backed by Hong Kong’s richest man Li

April 10, 2013
Total Views: 58

Monday, April 8, 2013
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News

Hamburg City Pushes For Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd Shipping Merger

KIEL, Germany, April 8 (Reuters) – The city of Hamburg wants shippers Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd to resume merger talks so that they stand a better

April 8, 2013
Total Views: 113

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News

Frade FPSO Finally Given Green Light for Restart by Brazilian Authorities

By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, April 8 (Reuters) – Brazil’s oil regulator, the ANP, said on Monday that it authorized Chevron Corp to restart output

April 8, 2013
Total Views: 165

Egyptian Authorities Release Private Security Ship
Piracy

Egyptian Authorities Release Private Security Ship

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities released a ship loaded with heavy weapons and its crew three days after they were seized for entering Egyptian

April 8, 2013
Total Views: 39

Sunday, April 7, 2013
Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout
Navy

A Glance at the Near Future of Naval UAVs

(Reuters) – The Navy plans to carry out the first catapult takeoff of its new X-47B unmanned plane from an aircraft carrier next month and other

April 7, 2013
Total Views: 86

Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change
Uncategorized

Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change

OSLO (Reuters) – Climate change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into the air, scientists

April 7, 2013
Total Views: 47

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Ports

Most Chilean Ports Back to Normal, But Strike Resumption Possible

Reuters – Most ports in Chile were returning to normal operations on Saturday after an extended strike that slammed the No. 1 copper producer’s

April 7, 2013
Total Views: 52

Saturday, April 6, 2013
Arctic ice flow
Uncategorized

Report Calls For New US Arctic Ocean Strategy

Reuters – With the warming U.S. Arctic region poised for greater oil and mining development, the White House needs to develop a national strategy that

April 6, 2013
Total Views: 30

Friday, April 5, 2013
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News

Another Negative Week for the Dry Bulk Market

April 5 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry commodities, fell on Friday for a

April 5, 2013
Total Views: 29

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Finance

Baltic Ferry Operator Scandlines Attracts Private Equity Bids

FRANKFURT, April 5 (Reuters) – Private equity groups 3i and Allianz Capital Partners have attracted three tentative bids for their jointly-owned ferry

April 5, 2013
Total Views: 44

Thursday, April 4, 2013
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CSAV Plans $570 Million Containership Binge

SANTIAGO, April 4 (Reuters) – Chilean shipper Compania Sud Americana de Vapores said it would spend $570 million to purchase seven container ships and

April 4, 2013
Total Views: 38

Egyptian Navy Seizes Private Security Ship in Territorial Waters [UPDATE]
Piracy

Egyptian Navy Seizes Private Security Ship in Territorial Waters [UPDATE]

Update: gCaptain has learned that there is conflicting information with regards to the name of the ship being held, reported by Reuters as COMR. Turkish media

April 4, 2013
Total Views: 67

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News

Bonny Gas Transport Signs $895 Million Order for 4 New LNG Carriers

SEOUL, April 4 (Reuters) – Samsung Heavy Industries said on Thursday it won a 1 trillion won ($895 million) order to build four liquefied natural gas

April 4, 2013
Total Views: 92

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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News

Workers End 2-Day Strike at OSX Brazil Shipyard

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 3 (Reuters) – Workers ended a two-day strike at the OSX Brasil SA shipyard at Brazil’s Port of Acu on Wednesday, after

April 3, 2013
Total Views: 36

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News

Problems for Batista Mount as Workers Continue Strike at OSX Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 3 (Reuters) – Workers extended a strike at the OSX Brasil SA shipyard at Brazil’s Port of Acu for a second day on Wednesday,

April 3, 2013
Total Views: 72

Tuesday, April 2, 2013
U.S. Deploys Warships as North Korea Tensions Rise, Denies SBX-1 Mobilization
Navy

U.S. Deploys Warships as North Korea Tensions Rise, Denies SBX-1 Mobilization

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Tuesday that a second U.S. guided-missile destroyer had taken position in the western Pacific on a

April 2, 2013
Total Views: 108

Israel’s Navy Gears Up For New Job Of Protecting Offshore Gas Fields
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Israel’s Navy Gears Up For New Job Of Protecting Offshore Gas Fields

By Ari Rabinovitch ASHDOD, Israel (Reuters) – Israel’s huge new offshore gas resource offers its enemies an obvious target and gives its navy, long

April 2, 2013
Total Views: 37

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News

Chinese Supertanker Loads in Iran, Insurance Coverage Likely Nullified

By Chen Aizhu BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) – A Chinese tanker loaded crude in Iran in March, according to shipping data and an industry official, the first

April 2, 2013
Total Views: 104

STX Offshore Seeks Corporate Restructuring Amid Serious Debt Issues
Finance

STX Offshore Seeks Corporate Restructuring Amid Serious Debt Issues

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, April 2 (Reuters) – South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co Ltd is seeking a corporate restructuring agreement from

April 2, 2013
Total Views: 51