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Thursday, March 7, 2013
DP World Continues Divestment Streak, Exits Hong Kong
News

DP World Continues Divestment Streak, Exits Hong Kong

By Dinesh Nair DUBAI (Reuters) – Ports operator DP World Limited is selling its stakes in two container terminals and a logistics centre in Hong Kong for

March 7, 2013
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
DryShips Loss Widens
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DryShips Loss Widens

March 6 (Reuters) – DryShips Inc reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss as voyage revenue in its drybulk carriers business fell. Shares of

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 30

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Finance

Samsung Heavy Cancels $2.4 Billion FLNG Order, Battle Over Down Payment Continues

By Oleg Vukmanovic and Joyce Lee LONDON/SEOUL, March 6 (Reuters) – South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries on Wednesday cancelled a $2.39

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 97

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Finance

Danish Shipper Norden Just Barely Makes a Fourth Quarter Profit

COPENHAGEN, March 6 (Reuters) – Danish shipping company Norden on Wednesday reported a slim fourth quarter operating profit but said it expected markets

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 21

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Finance

All Metrics Point Toward Sustained Prosperity for Bourbon, Fleet Growth Continues

By James Regan and Benjamin Mallet PARIS, March 6 (Reuters) – France’s Bourbon SA, which supplies ships for the oil and gas industry, sees

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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European Ports Spearhead Movement for Greater LNG Bunkering Infrastructure

By Henning Gloystein and Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) – North European ports are leading a switch to natural gas as a cleaner way to power

March 5, 2013
Total Views: 65

Warmer Climate To Open New Arctic Shipping Routes By 2050, Study Shows
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Warmer Climate To Open New Arctic Shipping Routes By 2050, Study Shows

By Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The quickest way to get goods from Asia to the U.S. East Coast in 2050 might well

March 5, 2013
Total Views: 92

Monday, March 4, 2013
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News

ExxonMobil Beats BP to the Arctic, Again

By Melissa Akin MOSCOW (Reuters) – BP, which lost its first deal to drill for oil in Russia’s Arctic to ExxonMobil, tried to negotiate a new deal

March 4, 2013
Total Views: 54

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News

Archer Daniels Midland Mistakenly Uses Iranian Ship to Transport Grain

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) – Archer Daniels Midland Co unwittingly used a vessel controlled by a sanctioned Iranian shipping firm last

March 4, 2013
Total Views: 95

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Blog

Shipping Containers Provide Meager Accommodations in Shanghai [IMAGES]

A child stands at the door of a shipping container serving as his accommodation, in Shanghai March 4, 2013. The containers, which house different families,

March 4, 2013
Total Views: 274

Friday, March 1, 2013
Cargill Makes First Grain Shipment Using Electronic Bill Of Lading

Cargill Makes First Grain Shipment Using Electronic Bill Of Lading

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Mar 1 (Reuters) – Cargill made its first grain shipment using an electronic freight document this week as the U.S. agribusiness

March 1, 2013
Total Views: 130

Political Pressure Forces India’s Mercator Lines to Halt Shipments of Iranian Oil
News

Political Pressure Forces India’s Mercator Lines to Halt Shipments of Iranian Oil

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Mercator Lines has stopped offering a ship for transporting Iranian oil to India due to U.S. political

March 1, 2013
Total Views: 39

Ship Photo of the Day: Cranes Arrive at DP World London Gateway Aboard the Zhen Hua 26
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Ship Photo of the Day: Cranes Arrive at DP World London Gateway Aboard the Zhen Hua 26

Large cranes arrive on board a transport ship at a global shipping port being constructed in Stanford-le-Hope near London March 1, 2013. Three of the five

March 1, 2013
Total Views: 95

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News

Gazprom Plans to Use Massive Floating LNG Facility Offshore Israel

By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The latest floating terminal technology could be the key to unlocking gas exports from Israel’s Tamar

March 1, 2013
Total Views: 108

Capital Product Partners To Keep Tankers Chartered To OSG at a Discount
News

Capital Product Partners To Keep Tankers Chartered To OSG at a Discount

(Reuters) – Ship owner Capital Product Partners LP said it would continue to lease three of its product tankers to Overseas Shipholding Group Inc, which

March 1, 2013
Total Views: 20

Thursday, February 28, 2013
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News

Nearly 1,000 Pirates Granted Amnesty in Somalia

By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has granted an amnesty to hundreds of young Somali pirates to reduce the

February 28, 2013
Total Views: 71

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Finance

Rig Downtime Costs Seadrill Millions in 2012

By Balazs Koranyi OSLO (Reuters) – Offshore oil driller Seadrill expects to resolve operational problems this year, it said on Thursday, and predicted

February 28, 2013
Total Views: 90

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News

Vitol Records Over $300 Billion in 2012 Revenues, “Solid” Says CEO Ian Taylor [UPDATE]

By Emma Farge and Dmitry Zhdannikov GENEVA, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Vitol, the world’s biggest oil trader, reported revenues that topped $300 billion

February 28, 2013
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Australian Billionaire: “Titanic II” Will NOT Be Unsinkable

Australian Billionaire: “Titanic II” Will NOT Be Unsinkable

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Australian mining entrepreneur Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled blueprints for Titanic II, a modern replica of the

February 27, 2013
Total Views: 279

Shell Throws in the Towel on Alaska Drilling for 2013 [UPDATE]
Offshore

Shell Throws in the Towel on Alaska Drilling for 2013 [UPDATE]

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell Plc will not drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic seas this year, the company

February 27, 2013
Total Views: 67